"Andy…" Vera's voice trembled, as if fear had seized her throat.
She suddenly stopped, her shoe soles scraping a faint mark on the ground, not daring to approach Andy by even an inch.
She stared straight at Andy, only to see his face filled with aloofness and resolve, an expression like a sharp knife, piercing directly into Vera's heart.
In an instant, the guilt and self-reproach of abandoning him surged like a tide, completely engulfing her, reaching their peak at this moment.
Just then, Andy's figure vanished instantly.
Vera only felt a gust of cold wind swiftly sweep past her.
Immediately after.
A muffled 'bang' exploded in the air, the sound heavy and deep, like a heavy hammer striking her heart.
"Ugh…"
"Pfft…!" Screams and sounds of vomiting blood intertwined abruptly, like a terrifying symphony.
Vera was terrified, her heart feeling as if it would leap out of her throat.
She spun around frantically, only to see Tie E already slammed heavily against the wall, the plaster crumbling down.
At this moment, he was spitting blood, his body slowly sliding down, leaving a shocking trail of blood on the wall.
And Andy, with steady steps, slowly walked towards Tie E again, each step like a beat on the drum of death.
"Ah!!" Vera shrieked, her voice piercing the silent air, "Andy! Don't…don't kill him! I beg you!"
Her face was full of terror as she frantically ran towards Tie E, her hair flying wildly in the wind.
Andy seemed not to hear, giving no response.
His figure vanished like a phantom again, and in the next second, he reappeared in front of Tie E.
In Tie E's terrified eyes, Andy reached out and tightly gripped his neck like a pincer, then slammed him hard onto the ground!
"Bang!" A dull, massive thud shook the air, and the floor directly cracked open.
At the moment Tie E's body violently collided with the ground, it was instantly smashed into a pile of rotten flesh, blood splattering everywhere, and a nauseating smell of blood permeated the air.
"You? You dare to harbor murderous intent towards me?" Andy looked at the smashed Tie E with an indifferent gaze, his tone cold and stern.
At this moment, Vera's heart was filled with extreme fear.
Looking at the bloody and brutal scene before her, she trembled all over, not even daring to make a sound, her throat feeling as if it were blocked.
She looked at Andy in disbelief, wondering how her son could have become like this? Why was he so vicious? Could what the newspapers said be true, that Andy had become a cruel and murderous demon?
Andy slowly turned, his gaze falling on Vera, and he spoke indifferently: "He sent people to kill me today, and now I've killed him. That should be very reasonable, right?"
Hearing Andy's voice, Vera slowly came back to her senses.
She looked at Andy, her eyes full of heartache, and immediately retorted subconsciously:
"Impossible!
Today I already stopped Tie E, telling him not to attack you, so why did you still kill him?!
Is it really as the newspapers say, have you become a cold-blooded demon who kills without batting an eye?"
Before Vera had finished speaking, Andy's fiery red eyes instantly turned a bizarre red, and a chilling killing intent emanated from him.
Seeing Andy's appearance at this moment, and the chilling aura emanating from his eyes, Vera felt a coldness spread from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
Her heart was filled with extreme fear, as if Andy would rush over like a beast in the next second and tear her to pieces.
But a sliver of rationality made Andy suppress the surging killing intent within him.
He looked at Vera and asked in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Indeed, one is a man you lived with for fifteen years, and the other is a dispensable son you abandoned from a young age. How could you believe what I say?"
Hearing this, Vera opened her mouth, her throat feeling as if something was caught in it, and in the end, she couldn't say anything, only tears flowed silently and uncontrollably, wetting her cheeks.
Andy continued to speak to himself:
"Actually, at first, I just wanted to come here to see you once, and then leave this country.
But I didn't expect this person to be a bit too bold, sending your son to kill another son you abandoned 15 years ago.
Anyone who tries to kill me will have only one outcome: death! Isn't that right, Princess Vera?"
After speaking, Andy looked coldly at Vera, his gaze as sharp as an ice blade.
"I…I…I don't know…I'm just a woman.
I know I wronged you, I can compensate you, I'll give you anything you want.
As long as you don't kill Kuma, I can give you anything, okay?" Vera wiped away her tears, speaking incoherently, her eyes full of pleading.
At this moment, Andy smiled, but there was no warmth in his smile. He said softly, "Unfortunately, that foolish guy has already had his head smashed in by me."
"You mean…you've already killed Kuma?" Vera stared blankly at the unfamiliar son before her, a chill running straight to her brain.
"I said, I won't let anyone who tries to kill me go! Princess Vera, you shouldn't be showing such an expression. After all, a son is someone you can abandon at will." Andy feigned surprise as he looked at Princess Vera.
At this moment, her gaze towards Andy was filled with disappointment. Indeed, someone who grew up in a lower-class society could not possess the noble temperament of someone like Kuma.
But…Kuma was actually killed…
The guilt she felt for abandoning Andy all those years ago was slowly fading. If she hadn't left with Tie E fifteen years ago, she wouldn't have been able to enjoy these past fifteen years of noble life.
Now that Kuma and Tie E were both dead, she was the only one left in the entire royal family. So, could she become the queen of this country?
Thinking of this, Vera suddenly felt an ambition growing, a feeling that was both stimulating and somewhat frightening.
But to maintain her current privileged and noble life, she had to do this. Only by becoming queen would she no longer need to act submissively as she had before.
"Hmph~" Andy scoffed, seemingly mocking Vera, and perhaps himself, for having had a flicker of fantasy about this woman today.
Indeed.
A woman who could heartlessly abandon her own child at the age of one for a better, more noble life, how could she possibly…
But this was good too; it meant his last weakness had also disappeared.
Thinking of this, Andy gave Vera a meaningful glance, then said nothing and calmly left the palace.
It wasn't until Andy's figure disappeared that Princess Vera immediately became excited. She began to contact the deputy army commander and several other ministers.
The people she contacted were all influential figures she was confident she could win over and make them obey her.
Only…
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