Chapter 261: Let's hurry up and clean things up.
' I'm quite sure the Viscount won't just sit by and do nothing after learning of the unfortunate demise of his beloved first son. In fact, I'm counting on his grief-stricken rage to drive him into the very traps I've already laid.'
' It's a shame I couldn't find a way to use him as a puppet to take over the Viscounty from the inside. '
He felt a momentary flash of disappointment as he looked at the cooling remains of the young nobleman.
' Unfortunately, the boy was simply too arrogant and volatile to control with any degree of reliability. He would have eventually tried to bite the hand that fed him. Besides, with Victoria and Charles already firmly on my side, taking over the Montgomery lands shouldn't take much longer at the rate things are currently progressing.'
"As you wish, Master," Yu An replied, nodding as she carefully collected the bloody head.
