Tony's face remained calm as Kaene walked forward.All the soldiers on the opposing side bowed slightly as the army general walked past them and stopped, standing closer to Tony.With an expressionless look on Kaene's face, he said to Tony, "It's nice to meet you again, Mr. Hoggs."The sergeant who had jumped forward to confront Tony earlier was surprised that his boss knew Tony.It wasn't just that; his boss had to address him so formally.Of course, he had thought that Tony didn't seem ordinary with the force he was able to pull with just a snap of his finger.But the sergeant was trying to gauge how significant it could be for the general to address Roderick with some respect.Tony answered calmly, "It's good to see you too, General."Kaene looked into Tony's eyes and said to him,"I never thought I would meet you here. But I would be glad if you could give us the chance to get to the why we are here. We have nothing against you, but the criminal whom we have come to find."The ser

"What?!" Roderick's eyes darkened with great anger immediately after Tony disclosed the news to him. "I'm so sorry, my lord. Forgive me for being useless. I tried my best to stop them from taking Miss Bolton away, but they had the upper hand." Tony begged his boss genuinely. Roderick had asked him to watch over Oliver and Kate while he was away. Failing in such a small assignment made Tony feel completely useless. Tony knew how much Roderick valued Kate; for him to allow her to be exposed to danger now meant he had betrayed his boss. "My lord, I know how useless I am at this point. Please, punish me or even end me for this great mistake on my part. I deserve it." At this point, Roderick swallowed hard as the anger on his face grew deeper. He helped his lieutenant to his feet and said to him, "This is not your fault, Tony. It's my fault." Tony was surprised as to why his boss was taking the blame upon himself. Then, Roderick made things clear to him. "Besides, it’s a diffic

What?!The Jospos couldn't believe their ears.The Bolton family couldn't contain their shock at why Roderick would make such a bold claim.Sophia, who had already lost her mind, quickly waved a hand and dismissed Roderick's claim to the Jospos."That's not true! Please don't listen to the nonsense this kid is spouting. He is only here to cause trouble!"Despite Sophia's efforts to clear the air, it did not affect the Jospos.Their faces all looked unfriendly now.The groom's father stepped closer to Roderick and asked, "How sure are you of the claim you just made?"Calmly, Roderick responded, "If you think the claim is false, you can go ahead and ask Kate who her husband is."Ah!Sophia's heart sank immediately. She couldn't expect to have such a pain in the ass as Roderick on this day.She had sacrificed a lot for her daughter's marriage to the Jospos to come to life. She didn't think Roderick would appear as an obstacle today.Sophia was about to protest and tell the Jospos not to