Chapter 195
Author: Rex Magnus
last update2024-12-02 06:47:48

*****

“This…” A collective gasp finally rippled through the crowd after what felt like an eternity had passed, shattering the heavy silence as all eyes locked on the old landlord, who remained sprawled face-first in the dirt.

“What… what just happened?” Someone stuttered, refusing to believe their eyes.

Even the obese old man stayed frozen in shock, to the extent that he wasn’t able to spit out the gritty soil invading his mouth.

Although he hadn’t seen the culprit when he fell, the truth now struck him like a cruel joke. It was his son’s foot—his own son’s foot—that had caused his humiliation.

‘This can’t be real,’ he thought, his mind whirling in denial.

‘My son wouldn’t trip me to make such a huge joke of me!’

‘Even if he did, it must not be intentional! Definitely not!’

A storm of conflicting thoughts churned in his mind, each more absurd than the last, and this lasted for what felt like an eternity before he finally forced himself to lift his gaze to Barth, expecting some
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