The Villain's Redemption

Chapter 385: Headmistress Mo's Loyalty

The name of the person who almost died at the hands of Isaac was Thomas Gentry. And he… well he was Anna's grandfather, the one that she didn't meet.

Her mother said they were estranged and thus, Anna didn't have the chance to meet her own maternal grandfather. If she did, she couldn't really remember it.

Anna waited until Isaac left before she slowly made her way into the room. Thomas wasn't dead, yet. However, he was bleeding. Clearly, Isaac was hell-bent on hurting this man.

He tortured him until he lost consciousness. Despite all the things he put him through, it looked like Isaac didn't want Thomas to die.

Was he trying to warn the King?

But he didn't control his strength and actually left the man like this.

She smiled and held the man's chest. It would be a waste if Thomas died. As a kind citizen, she should make sure that he survives.

After that, she left and went back to her guarding routine with King Agostos.

Just as she expected, King Agostos told her about the attack after a few days.

"An attack?" she acted surprised.

"Yes. Thomas… is your grandfather, no?"

"I don't remember meeting him."

"Interesting."

"What?"

"You don't seem surprised."

Anna snorted. "I already lost my mother and father. Do you think I would act sad because I lost a relative I haven't met?"

"Point taken." King Agostos drank his tea. "They tried to hide it. They claimed he was attacked by an enemy, an assassin. Someone who wanted the Gentry family gone."

"And… you think it wasn't true?

For a few seconds, the old man stared at her.

"No."

She squinted at him. Was he suspecting her?

"I think… Isaac might be alive."

"Huh?" Well… that was a surprise. Many people, including Mo Li, didn't believe that Isaac died. And they were right. Her father survived. But she wasn't planning on telling anyone about what she saw. There was a reason why Isaac didn't want her to know that she was alive.

And to be honest, she was curious to know why he just left her.

Was it because of the fact that Aurora had some talisman inside her body?

She bit her lower lips.

"I have a suspicion… I think the competition was done to bait Isaac into showing himself."

Anna didn't say anything. If that is indeed the case then, they needed a stronger bait. There is no reason for Isaac to show up just because of the competition.

No.

This competition isn't for Isaac.

It was for someone else.

And just like that… the days passed.

Anna wasn't surprised that Thomas's Gentry's incident was kept was a secret. King Agostos informed her that the old man was still alive. Which… was good.

Anna was certain that Isaac did it as a warning to the King and to everyone else involved in this matter.

She watched the list of names that King Agostos gave her. These were the names of people that she needed to be wary of while serving King Agostos. The first one was a bishop that the King invited for this event.

The second was the King's wives.

Third were the princes.

Fourth are the King's, right-hand man.

And fifth is the Headmistress of the Royal Academy.

"The headmistress?" she arched an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Because of her loyalty."

"Huh?"

"Headmistress Mo used to love my brother. I wouldn't be surprised if she was involved in the death of her own husband."

"You mean… my father didn't kill Mr. Mo?"

The older man shrugged. "Who knows? I wasn't there. The style was the same, silent, dead without blood. But any expert could do it. They found no evidence and everyone just assumed it must be the King's assassins."

"But you assumed it was my father too."

"Ah, yes. As I said, no evidence says it wasn't him either."

Anna nodded. "So, I should be careful of Headmistress Mo?"

"She worked and will work for the king until she dies. She would gladly sacrifice her life for that man."

This made Anna silent. She recalled her interaction with that woman. While she didn't stop anyone from bullying Anna, she also showed that she would do everything that the King asked her to do. Even if she hated it.

After a while, they finally left to join everyone at the Arena where the competition is going to happen. Dressed in her servant outfit, Anna followed King Agostos towards the VIP section of the Arena. She immediately noticed that everyone that King Agostos mentioned on that list was here.

Even the two princes and Mo Li were here.

She eyed the second Prince Josiah came. Rumor has it that Josiah chose to join the Hunter academy because he didn't want to interact with his own brother. And just from the looks of it, the two Princes were indeed acting like they didn't know each other.

Prince Asahel was talking to his aid, and Abiel and Prince Josiah were enjoying a cup of tea with Mo Li.

Next to them, the two Queens were there. The Queen Luna the Queen Mistress.

Despite their original age, the two women looked vibrant and young. In fact, they looked like they were in their thirties. One was wearing a vibrant red gown while the other was wearing white.

Next to each other, the two looked like best friends, laughing and talking about some menial things.

On the outside, their relationship was pretty good. However, she couldn't help but wonder how they treat each other behind closed doors.

'Robot, please scan the area. Find some hidden doors, bombs, or anything harmful.' She wanted to know if Isaac is around here somewhere.

[System Scanning…]

After a few seconds, the robot said, [Scanning complete]

[Hidden space underneath the floor spotted.]

[Hidden door behind the Lycan King's majestic chair spotted]

[Hidden arrows laced with poison spotted]

'Really? Would you mind telling me the location of the arrow?'

[Arrow pointed at Host's location: 5]

[Arrow pointed at the VIP section: 25]

Anna lowered her gaze.

For a few seconds, she thought about what the system said. Then her eyes glinted.