After Joseph left, the atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense.
Furina gazed at Yide's handsome face and said with a somewhat cold tone, "Yide, what exactly did you do to Joseph?"
Yide felt the coldness and questioning in Furina's tone, which stirred up an inexplicable sense of irritation within him.
However, he tried his best to suppress these emotions, attempting to keep his voice calm, "Just used some minor tricks, that's all. I didn't cause him any substantial harm."
Furina frowned slightly and continued to press him, "What kind of minor tricks?"
Faced with Furina's relentless questioning, Yide's expression gradually darkened. "Lady Furina, I must remind you, I am under no obligation to explain my actions to you."
Hearing his words, Furina felt deeply aggrieved.
She felt as if she was being ruthlessly pushed away by Yide, and her eyes couldn't help but become watery.
She struggled to hold back the tears that were about to spill, her voice trembling slightly as she said loudly, "Do you even realize that your actions have trampled on the laws of Fontaine!"
"So what?" Yide's tone was full of disdain. "There are so many nobles in Fontaine who trample on the law. Why are you fixated on me?"
Furina was both angry and anxious. "The nobles and the people will send you back to the defendant's seat one day!
I… I don't want you to end up like that!"
The moment Yide heard these words, the irritation and frustration in his heart vanished instantly, like mist dispelled by sunlight.
Instead, a warm current flowed through his heart.
This anxious and clumsy woman in front of him was worried about him.
A bright smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
"Furina, after I've cleared out these nobles, I'll go and accept judgment."
He had already decided that after completely clearing out the noble factions in Fontaine, he would go to the Fortress of Meropide to farm more Adventure Points.
Hearing his words, Furina's heart felt like it had been stabbed hard with a steel needle, the pain making it difficult for her to breathe.
Tears finally couldn't be held back and streamed down her cheeks.
She hadn't cried in many years, but the sorrow at this moment was like a river flowing in reverse, unstoppable.
This person, who had always been upholding justice and trying to save Fontaine, was destined to face such a bleak ending.
Yide stepped forward and gently pulled her into his arms. "Fufu, it's okay. Even if I go to the Fortress of Meropide, I'll be out soon."
His affectionate "Fufu" made Furina's cheeks flush slightly, and the sadness in her heart gradually faded, replaced by a strong sense of shyness.
She nestled against his chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, feeling the burning heat emanating from his body.
At this moment, all the unease and worry disappeared.
Yide gazed at Furina in his arms, her face after the rain of tears appearing even more pitiful and moving.
He couldn't help but lower his head, preparing to kiss her soft red lips.
"Father!"
Lynette's clear and lovely voice suddenly rang out in the spacious and quiet living room, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the original tranquility.
This sudden shout made the two who were immersed in tenderness suddenly wake up.
As if they had touched some sensitive nerve, they immediately pulled away from each other, a trace of embarrassment and panic flashing across their faces.
In order to cover up their intimate behavior just now, they quickly adjusted their expressions and postures, pretending that nothing had happened.
Two figures appeared at the door of the living room—Lyney and the ignorant Lynette stood there.
"Father, Ms. Furina, sorry, we didn't see anything."
After Lyney finished speaking, he quickly pulled Lynette away.
After this little episode, the atmosphere became awkward for a while.
The air seemed to be filled with an indescribable emotion, making the originally warm space a little cramped and uneasy.
Yide stood in place, watching the direction in which Lynette and Lyney left, secretly relieved in his heart.
He turned around and looked at Furina, only to see her lowering her eyes, a slight blush on her cheeks.
He brazenly said softly, "Uh… uh… Fufu, should we continue?"
Furina glared at him, turned around, and ran out of the living room.
Yide watched her pretty figure disappear at the door, his expression full of regret.
At this moment, the system's voice also sounded, "Congratulations to the host for completing the event - Hugging Furina, gaining 400 Adventure Points."
After hearing this voice, Yide suddenly had a bold idea. If he did that, he wondered how many Adventure Points the system would give him.
Moreover, in his previous life, he had learned a lot of positions through the action movies of the little island country.
Thinking of this, a lewd smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
…
After Joseph stumbled back to his apartment, he immediately locked himself in his study.
Only in this closed and quiet space could his panicked heart get a little comfort.
He would never forget everything Yide had done to him in that gloomy and terrifying secret room.
Those pieces of paper were tightly pressed against his face one by one. As the tea was poured down, the wet paper instantly blocked his breathing. That feeling of despair and suffocation that gradually spread pushed him into an endless abyss.
And what made him even more frightened was the sharp killing intent revealed in Yide's eyes.
At that moment, he had no doubt about the other party's determination and will to kill him.
How could such a terrifying god of death appear in Fontaine!
He flusteredly took out a blank piece of paper and couldn't wait to start drafting the equity transfer agreement for the Steambird.
Wealth and power could be lost, but if life was lost, it would be completely gone.
After carefully drafting this equity transfer agreement, Duke Joseph finally felt a long-lost sense of security.
Just then, his door was gently knocked on, and his butler's voice came from outside the door, "Duke Joseph, Duke Tywin is here to visit."
He was stunned for a moment, instinctively wanting to have the butler decline Duke Tywin's visit.
But when his gaze inadvertently swept over the contract that had just been completed on the table, the thoughts in his heart began to waver subtly.
"Then please invite him in."