"Lord Silafiel, please come in." Felyn forced a smile, looking at Silafiel standing at the door with a serious expression, along with several tall guards behind him.
Silafiel was in his prime years—you could tell he was a handsome man when he was young.
After all, with Viloti being so beautiful, Silafiel surely deserved some credit.
"It's so late, I'm not disturbing you, am I?"
Silafiel noticed the women's clothing at the entrance, but there were no changes to the clothes themselves.
"Not at all..."
Before Felyn could finish answering, Silafiel had already walked inside.
Can't anyone wait at the door for me to finish speaking!
"Do you live alone?"
Silafiel turned his head, showing what looked like a peaceful smile, but his gaze was already scanning Felyn up and down, making all the hair on Felyn's body stand on end.
This kind of intimidating presence couldn't be faked—it was something only possessed by those who had overcome countless desperate situations and difficulties.
"No, one of my clients is staying here temporarily."
Silafiel nodded, his eyes glancing at the staircase, then sat at the dining table under Felyn's guidance.
"Lord Silafiel, would you like something to drink?"
"Black tea, thank you."
Felyn had thought Silafiel would be polite about it, but he wasn't at all.
What exactly was he here for?
Could it be to blame him for his precious daughter almost being killed by a demon in the Dungeon last time?
Or had he found out about the relationship between himself and Viloti?
Felyn prepared tea while listening for any possible sounds from upstairs.
Viloti shouldn't have gone to the wrong room, right?
Adelina shouldn't have wandered into the wrong room, right?
Daiyi shouldn't be wandering around, right?
The person checking whether he and Daiyi were a couple shouldn't come now, right?
Ahhhhh,
Felyn's head was about to explode.
Why!
Why did everything pile up on Thursday!
"Lord Silafiel, the tea is ready."
Steam rose from the black tea as Silafiel's gaze unabashedly met Felyn's eyes directly.
Five minutes passed like this.
Felyn couldn't help but take a sip of tea.
When he was tied up and taken to Viloti's mansion last time, it was the same—Viloti and he didn't speak for half an hour.
Was this a Silafiel family trait?
So the reason Viloti doesn't like to talk came from you!
Silafiel picked up his teacup and took a delicate sip.
"My daughter likes you."
Felyn nearly spat out the tea in his mouth.
Lord Silafiel, do you know what you're saying!
"You seem very surprised."
"I just didn't expect you to say that. Viloti and I are innocent."
Silafiel tapped the table: "I don't like to argue with people about meaningless things. When I reach a conclusion, I've definitely done thorough research."
Felyn fell silent—Silafiel's intimidating presence was overwhelming.
Silafiel straightened his posture, looking into Felyn's eyes.
"Lord Silafiel, after the contract ended, I never actively sought out Miss Viloti."
"I know, I'm aware of everything you've done." Silafiel leaned forward, getting closer to Felyn.
"But my daughter likes you."
Felyn swallowed hard.
This was the rhythm of getting himself killed.
Felyn had known early on that Silafiel particularly doted on his daughter.
A fallen noble like himself being liked by Viloti—as her father, Silafiel as someone with experience would definitely step in to correct Viloti's misguided feelings.
But he doted on his daughter, so he would only correct Viloti's wrong choice of romantic interest—namely, himself.
Once he disappeared from this world, Viloti wouldn't risk being with some scoundrel.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Do you want me to leave last words?
"Lord Silafiel, it's just that our contract ended too suddenly, and Miss Viloti isn't used to it."
"I regret this matter too. I thought she wouldn't have any feelings for you, but you worked too excellently." Silafiel smiled.
Felyn couldn't tell if this was a smile or a threat.
Silafiel took out a wooden seal and placed it on the table.
"This can locate my daughter's position. She's not at your house right now, is she?"
Felyn forced himself to maintain his composure and showed a smile.
"She's not."
I have no other strengths except being stubborn.
Confessing now might get him killed immediately, but being stubborn could let him live a few more seconds.
As for why Felyn didn't say that Viloti came on her own initiative—that would get him killed even faster.
Silafiel didn't waste words either. He gently touched the wooden seal.
The seal activated, and pale blue light waves began emanating from it.
Felyn's gaze was fixed on that light wave, afraid it would suddenly fly toward the second floor.
Thirty seconds later.
Felyn felt like a century had passed.
The wooden seal showed no reaction.
Great! The wooden seal malfunctioned.
"Its detection range is five kilometers. It seems my daughter isn't here."
Silafiel put away the wooden seal. He could never have imagined that the daughter of a Church elder was upstairs.
The bracelet Daiyi wore was actually a seal-blocking device that could shield against this type of auxiliary wooden seal—a top-secret device only available to the most core members of the church.
In terms from Felyn's original world: "My code overrides yours!"
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed considerably.
"Sorry Felyn, I thought you had hidden Viloti away."
Although Silafiel said this, his expression showed no trace of apology.
"Haha, Lord Silafiel, you jest."
Silafiel took off his coat and gestured, and a guard handed him a wine flask.
"Care for some wine?"
Without waiting for Felyn's answer, Silafiel had already handed him a wine cup.
He drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, and Felyn could only accompany him.
Two grown men drank several cups without eating a single dish, not saying a word.
Please say something!
Felyn was getting fed up with the Silafiel family.
"Felyn, you know, I've wronged my daughter."
After several cups of wine, Silafiel spoke with liquid courage. Once it involved his daughter, Silafiel's floodgates opened and couldn't be stopped.
"Because a few years ago, in order to compete for the Sorester family's inheritance... sorry, I forgot I was competing for your family's inheritance. Forget I said that."
Silafiel showed a helpless smile for the first time. "The competitors really had no limits—they actually joined forces to attack my daughter, making my lovely daughter shut herself away."
"Fortunately, I won in the end. Those people's fate... well, you don't want to hear about it."
"You helped her overcome her difficulties, and I'm grateful. But she likes you—honestly, I regret hiring you."
Felyn didn't dare speak up.
The two continued drinking silently.
"By rights, I should send you out of the Siveshus Empire overnight right now, so Viloti could never find you." Silafiel suddenly spoke, his eyes fixed intently on Felyn.
"But I can't do it."
He took out a childhood photo of Viloti from his wallet. In the photo, she was tiny, holding a doll and looking up with a confused expression.
"Cute, isn't she?" He showed Felyn the photo with a proud smile.
"If I really did that, my daughter would be very angry. I finally got her to come out of the shadows—should I make her shut herself away again?"
Felyn felt that Silafiel's attitude was somewhat different from what he had imagined. What did this mean?
"After all, she's my daughter. If she likes someone, I trust her judgment won't be wrong. Moreover, I think you're quite decent. Throughout that long contract period, you never did anything inappropriate to Viloti and took good care of her."
Silafiel put on his coat—the night was getting chilly.
"My daughter likes you, but you don't like her—I won't blame you for that. But if one day you also develop feelings for my daughter, then love her properly and don't let her down."
Silafiel stood up, giving him one last look that seemed like both a warning and recognition of seeing his younger self in Felyn.
"Regarding the previous contract terms, except for not letting Viloti know that I hired you, everything else is voided. You can interact with Viloti, but..."
Silafiel paused and said seriously: "But you cannot toy with my daughter's feelings, or even her body. If you've made up your mind, then you can be with Viloti. But if you haven't, please let my daughter go, or I won't be polite with you."
Silafiel said nothing more to Felyn and turned to leave.
His thinking was simple: since Viloti liked him, and he could take such good care of Viloti, and he was also quite well-behaved and good-looking, just let him stay by Viloti's side for life.
Moreover, Felyn's background was extremely clean—just him alone, very easy to control. Supporting him wouldn't be a problem at all.
Escorted by guards, three black cars once again vanished into the darkness.
Felyn roughly understood Silafiel's meaning.
This father who doted on his daughter wanted his daughter to be happy, even if the other party was just a fallen noble.
However, how could he possibly have any relationship with Viloti?
Felyn cleaned up the dining table, but a more urgent problem appeared before him.
The three young ladies upstairs still hadn't made any noise, so they must be staying in their respective rooms.
So who should he bring out first?
Just as Felyn was worrying, tonight's seemingly never-ending doorbell rang again.
Someone else?
Felyn immediately realized it should be the person checking whether he and Daiyi were a couple.
Why are you all coming one after another? It's so tight-packed that I have no time to struggle!
Should he bring Daiyi down first?
But if they talked for a long time, what if those two young ladies came out?
Soon, Felyn wouldn't need to make excuses.
Because the door had already been opened by that person.
Black-red dyed short hair, black leather boots.
Wearing a gray trench coat with a white shirt and black pants underneath.
The only difference was no chest padding.
She stood at the door like an emotionless doll.
"Your house is really busy today. I waited at the door for a long time."
Bernice spoke.
(End of Chapter)