The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 142: Changed my mind

Except for Victor’s joyful whistling, the car was silent, as Margret and Lily, who were in the back, were having difficulty sitting down after the punishment. They were not in a mood to talk.

 “Take these,” Victor said, throwing them two healing pills. He may have gone a little bit overboard, but he was enjoying himself and failed to remember that he was now a lot stronger after he leveled up.

Lily and Margaret quickly took the pills and began to feel better.

“Don’t do it again. One mistake and you might have compromised my entire mission.” He warned.

“Understood…” They said, pouting.

“Margret, Lily told me that you convinced those mountain owners to sell it. How did you do it? As far as I know, those villagers tend to be very stubborn.” He asked, intending to lighten the atmosphere.

“Well…. “ Margret hesitated a little. She was embarrassed. “You see… The mountain belongs to some villagers. They seem to have gotten it as compensation from the country because some of their lands got flooded after the building of a dam about 50 years ago. I met with the mayor, and asked him nicely first…. But they refused no matter how much money we offered him. He seemed to be under the impression that we want to build some kind of a big resort and he wants to keep the mountain and benefit from it later when the land price rises. Another company tried to scam him before, so he was very sensitive.” She said,

“So what did you do?” He asked,

“I tried to seduce them…. But he called me a slut and then threw stones at me with the rest of the villagers… Those guys are very conservative…” She said puffing her cheeks,

“And?” He asked in surprise. Resisting Margretʼs charm skills is very hard.

“I invited the mayor and the village elders for a drink under the premise of an apology…. I Intended to drug them.” She said, “And maybe film a short clip to use it to blackmail them.” She added.

“Oh… That would work… Did you say Intending? What happened?” He asked.

“Well… they refused to drink from the bottles I prepared, bringing their own home-brewed ones… So… I used the drug you gave Alpha when we raided the brothel… I put it in the air conditioner. “ She said, making Victor frown.

“That thing is very potent.” He said, Although the soul poison he gave Alpha was very diluted, it was still very dangerous.

“I know that Alpha told me at the brothel… so I diluted one drop of it before using. “ She protested, she was not stupid.

“Oh… did it work.” He asked,

“Not as intended…. I think it had something to do with their local wine…they didn’t sleep.” She said, “I was confused at first as they suddenly started acting strangely but later I noticed that they became very gullible and did whatever I told them to… So I tried to convince them to sign the selling contract and they did it with a smiling face. They put their names and their signatures on the contract one by one.” She said, making Victor press the breaks and look back at Margret.

“Really? Didn’t they go after you with pitchforks the next day?” He asked as he thought.

“They completely forgot about that night, so when Aria sent the lawyers to complete the paperwork they protested, so we sent the chicks to scare them….  It seemed like it was all the mayor and his gang’s plan. But after he signed the contract, the Villagers no longer trusted him or the elders, and after seeing the money they were not reluctant anymore.” She said,

“Are you sure it was their wine?” He asked, he never expected that a soul poison could have such an effect. Theoretically, it was possible. As its effect was on weakening the soul. But it has never been done before.

“Yes… It was the only factor, and when we used the poison in the brothel no such effect happened despite all the guests being a little drunk. Even Aria was very surprised.” She said as she nodded. “I thought that you would be interested. Do you want to use this on someone? I tried to get some more wine from the villagers But they kicked me out, they even refused to tell me what it was made of, saying things about some kind of sacred oath..…. so I sneaked into the village’s warehouse and took one of the bottles. I put it in the mansionʼs cellar. I wanted to try it on someone, but Lily stopped me, saying that it was very dangerous. ” She added,

“I see. This thing might be very useful.” Victor said frowning in thought. He needed to test it on players. If this thing really works… Killing a scion would not be impossible.

And maybe that village had some kind of secret. He needs to check it.

He sighed, intending to start the car again, but was stopped by a police siren as a police car parked behind him, and a police officer that was too proud for her own good stepped out. Lea.

“Office Lea we meet again,” Victor said as she approached his window.

“License and registr…… Victor!” She was surprised. “Is this your car?” She asked.

“One of them,” He said arrogantly while thinking about how to get rid of her.

“Why are you parked in the middle of the road?” She asked looking at the back seat while wondering who the girls were. Wasn’t he gay?

“I just got my license and was having trouble driving, so I parked to catch my breath.” He said

“Oh… I wanted to ask you… did you have anything to do with the car explosion about two weeks ago?” She asked. The chief ordered her to drop the case, but she couldn’t.

“Yes, a man was trying to assassinate me and threw a grenade at my car, so my bodyguard threw it back.” Victor lied. Making Lea frown. His description fits what the witness saw.

“As long as you are fine.” She said, “Who are the girls? I thought you were only interested in guys? And I heard you took a girl with you to the gala…” She asked with some jealousy as she looked at Margret.

 She knew that Victor was at the gala after being ordered to investigate the pervert who assaulted Linda. And she saw the photos of him hugging Margret.

“Yes…. I was only interested in men, but after spending a night with Margret here….. I changed my mind.” He said, making Lily shoot him a glare from the back.

“Ahhh… Really? Can that happen?” Lea asked looking at him and then at Margret who blushed a little while twirling her red hair...

Lea had investigated this Margret… and all of her reports repeated the same words. “Slut.” and “Gold digger.”

Lea was annoyed a little because he chose this slut over her, but a moment later she changed her mind.

“No…. I should save him from her evil clutches. She must have used some dirty means to trick him.” She told herself.

“I would need her to go with me to the station… I need her witness report on the gala accident.” She said, intending to have some private time with this slut Margaret… And maybe lock her up. She would definitely have some dirty past…. Everyone does.

“That won’t work. She needs to accompany me tonight. If it is necessary, contact my lawyer.” Victor said, rendering Lea speechless. “He is defending her…. He has already fallen.” She thought

“I….. I will see what I can do…” Lea said while wondering what should she do. No, wait…. What if she sends the reports of Margaretʼs past to him? Wouldnʼt he hate her then….

But what if that caused him to revert to being gay?

It doesnʼt matter, that would be better than sleeping with this slut…. And maybe she would be able to flip his preferences again later…. It has already been proven possible.

“I will send you some documents to look at later. See you later.” She said and turned around returning to her car after giving Victor and Margaret one last look. Just wait for me.

“Who is that crazy woman? Why did she seem to be in love with you? Wasn’t she the policewoman who arrested you that day? ” Margret asked, a little worried.

“The one and the same…As you said, she is crazy. Be careful around her though, and if you ever feel the need to use force to get rid of her, make sure to do it easily and don’t hurt her.” He said as he started the car.

“Why?” Margret asked as Lily looked curiously at him.

“Well…. Don’t tell anyone, She is my half-sister,” Victor whispered, making the girls open their mouths wide.

“She doesn’t know?” Margret asked.

“No. But my father really likes her mother… so if anything were to happen to her he would be very angry.” Victor replied remembering the past…

“How many half-sisters do you have?” She asked again, her interest peaked.

“My father has never spent a night alone since his ceremony… He is 49 years old this year. You do the math.” He said, making Both Margret and Lily astonished. Would the young master be the same?

…

Returning to the Mansion, it was 3.00 AM. So Victor decided to postpone checking the soul poison until tomorrow and spend the night in Lily’s room.

Margret slept with them too.

The bed was not very wide…. But no one minded, except Lily who kept giving Margret threatening looks which the latter completely ignored.

Victor hugged the two girls firmly and closed his eyes then connected with Tom. Due to the trouble with Windy, he had completely forgotten to ask him About Nova.

…

; ; THE WHIMSICAL SYSTEM FEELS SORRY FOR YOU SO HE WILL GRANT YOU A CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION
ANSWER THIS QUESTION….

WHO IS NOVA VON ASTROM?

The system asked, surprising Tom who was sleeping alone to hide his constitution from the girls. Does The System know about Nova? He asked about her before but the system ignored him.

“She is my wife,” Tom replied proudly after some thoughts.

; ; CLARIFY
The system told him.

Tom quickly told the system his story of how he met Nova in a desolate mountain, how he slept with her because of the aphrodisiac and how they grew in love as they hid and how she taught him how to be a player. Then… how her brother took her away from him… and how she saved his life with that escape talisman.

; ; ANSWER ACCEPTED
REWARD: YOU ARE A MAN AGAIN

“Where is Nova now?” Tom asked as he felt the life returning to his crotch.

; ; … … …
The system paused a little, seemingly thinking.

; ; NOVA VOW ASTROM IS DOING GREAT… SHE WAS ENGAGED TO A NEW YOUNG MASTER AS A CONCUBINE… SHE WILL LIVE A HAPPY LIFE SATISFYING HER HUSBAND…
The system reported, making Tom stand up from his bed and shout “NO.”

“SYSTEM, find a solution.” He shouted.

; ; THE WHIMSICAL SYSTEM IS ANALYZING THE SITUATION PLEASE WAIT…
THE SYSTEM WOULD DELAY HER MARRIAGE FOR ONE YEAR…

THE SYSTEM WOULD MONITOR HER SITUATION AND REPORT TO YOU WHEN IT FINDS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO TAKE HER BACK.

BE WARNED THOUGH, SHE MIGHT NEVER WANT YOU BACK.

The system reported making Tom sigh in relief. “Nova would never abandon me.” He said confidently while thinking that he should raid a new dungeon to get stronger.

…

Victor frowned after hearing Tom’s story. The situation is worse than he anticipated. Nova should be his first love… Very troublesome.

After some thinking, he decided to go see Nova first. If she really wanted to go back to Tom, he wouldn’t mind letting her go. Maybe that would make the family stop finding wives for him if they kept running away...

Now, he should focus on what to do about Linda….. Pussy. Tomorrow he plans to go shopping for some gifts, to appear as if he was really planning to propose in a few days.