Krista Dragoon facepalm as she was rendered speechless by Zen. However, she wasn't surprised by his attitude since he was always like this.
Never once can he keep a secret from his won as his mouth seems to be the gossiper type.
"Anyway, we should leave now otherwise, you're going to have an awkward ti with Daphne Callia," Krista Dragoon sighed softly before suggesting they should leave now.
Zen nodded his head, "Mhmm, who knows if Byrne Callia would suddenly co back and annoy about that topic again. rchants are always annoying to deal with."
Soti later, Zen and Krista Dragoon left the Callia family where the maids gave them a bow as they went away.
anwhile, Byrne Callia went to his daughter's room as he knocked on the door.
"Daphne, father has sothing to say to you," Byrne Callia asked nicely.
After all, he was about to tell her about a marriage arrangent he did and he knew her daughter would be extrely angry. To the point where she might even leave the Callia family if he was to word it wrongly.
"What do you want, father?" Daphne Callia replied from inside the room, without any intention of opening the door for him.
Byrne Callia didn't mind as he opened the door and walked inside the room.
Afterward, he found a chair and sat down before staring at Daphne Callia with a solemn expression.
"What do you think about that Zen Von Henning?" Byrne Callia then asked.
Daphne Callia was surprised by the sudden question and wondered if she was getting interrogated right now.
'What does father want to do with Zen?' Daphne Callia pondered inwardly.
She was still in the dark about her father having already made an alliance with Zen and Krista Dragoon so she was a bit afraid to be questioned.
"Uhh- We first t at the auction house and he is a shaless scoundrel that always goes against in every item bidding list." Daphne Callia replied, thinking that her father might be suspicious of her and wanted to warn her.
"And?" Byrne Callia glared at Daphne Callia as he wanted to know more.
Alas, his expression caused Daphne Callia to further misunderstood her father's intention.
She believed his father wanted her to get as far away from Zen as possible. Thus, she took a deep breath before looking at Byrne Callia with a serious expression.
"He's not just a shaless scoundrel but also a womanizer that has multiple won by his side already." Daphne Callia then said.
Byrne Callia twitched his mouth slightly as he never expected his daughter to hate Zen this much.
'How am I going to tell her that I wanted her to beco his woman now?' Byrne Callia found himself in a dilemma as he doesn't know how to explain things to her.
"Cough, so you hated this Zen to the gut?" Byrne Callia cleared his throat and asked softly.
anwhile, Daphne Callia raised her eyebrow slightly at what he was trying to know from her.
'Father is acting so weird today.' Daphne Callia exclaid inwardly as she shook her head.
"I don't really hate him to the gut It's just that he always picks on for no reason and he even dared to slap in public, causing to be shad by others." Daphne Callia said and clenched her fist in anger.
Although her anger has already been subsidized, she wanted to show her father that she does not want to interact with Zen.
Byrne Callia rubs his head slightly, confusing Daphne Callia further.
'Sigh, screw this, I'll just say it to her whether she likes it or not.' Byrne Callia exclaid inwardly as he decided to stop beating the bush.
"Daphne, listen carefully right now and make sure you do not get mad at ," Byrne Callia said slowly.
Daphne Callia nodded her head as she waited for Byrne Callia to continue his word.
Daphne Callia had a little bit of nervousness in her when she saw Byrne Callia opening his mouth.
"I want you to marry Zen Von Henning whether as concubine or wife, either way, work and I hope you know that this is not up for negotiation." Byrne Callia said, shocking Daphne Callia completely.
Daphne Callia held a gawking expression as she stuttered, "A-Are you serious?"
"I have never been this serious before in my life." Byrne Callia replied swiftly.
"U-Unbelievable," Daphne Callia mumbled softly.
Never in her life did she expect to hear her father ordering her to marry soone like Zen. After all, he was infamous in the Jade Kingdom, and only when soone went crazy would they offer their daughter up for him.
"I don't care if you don't like him at all but he has a powerful background- one that even the empress in the Jade Kingdom cannot touch," Byrne Callia continued, hoping to let Daphne Callia know that he did this for her and the Callia family.
He wouldn't be surprised if Daphne Callia outright refuses his arrangent but as a father and the patriarch, he only wants the best for her.
"Daphne, listen, do you rember the platinum card that Zen Von Henning took out?" Byrne Callia asked.
Daphne Callia raised her eyebrow slightly and nodded her head, "Yes, what was so special about that platinum card that got you agitated. Isn't it just a card with so platinum embedded on it?"
She has been wondering what the platinum card symbolizes ever since she got kicked out of the room by Byrne Callia when he saw it.
Byrne Callia took a few monts before clearing his throat to speak.
"Do you rember that in the past, there were many kingdoms being razed to the group because of a mysterious group?" Byrne Callia then said.
"Un, I rember the event from the past and that the mysterious group went to multiple kingdoms and massacred many mages." Daphne Callia nodded as her expression turned pale.
That event where multiple kingdoms collapsed at the sa ti was a nightmare for everyone as they lived in fear, praying to gods for rcy that the mysterious group would not go to them.
Daphne Callia still rembered how blood flows like a river- no it was an ocean instead.
Suddenly, Daphne Callia ca to a realization as she recalled the beginning of the incident when she overheard her father talking in a secret eting with other rchants, discussing the event.
"T-They said the event started because a group of nobles tried to rob a person that had a platinum card in his hand," Daphne Callia mumbled softly before staring at Byrne Callia with a shocked expression.
"F-Father don't tell Zen belongs to that mysterious group?" Daphne Callia quickly stood up as she grabbed his sleeves and asked in a panicked voice.
Byrne Callia patted her head slightly to calm her down and said, "Although I haven't confird the fact that he belongs to that mysterious group, I can at least guarantee that he must have so relationship with it."
And he continued, "After all, no one is allowed to carry that platinum card unless they are connected to the mysterious group since history has already been proven. If soone dared to steal a platinum card without permission then that mysterious group would appear and start another bloodbath."
"I-Is that's the reason why you want to marry Zen?" Daphne Callia then asked when she got her thoughts gathered together.
Byrne Callia stayed silent but nodded his head to confirm her thoughts.
The mysterious group was too powerful where even the kingdom had no power against them. So kingdoms refused to be a coward and tried to fight them- only to end up in the pile of corpses they have killed.
"Daphne, I know you hate Zen but for the sake of our family, we must gain a friendly relationship with him." Byrne Callia held Daphne Callia's hand tightly as he begged her to accept the arrangent.
As long as he can establish a link of relationship with Zen through Daphne Callia, then their family would be spared since his useless son decided to not only chase after the won of a platinum cardholder but also offended him at the sa ti.
Daphne Callia was rendered speechless as this was the first ti her father has ever begged her to do sothing.
She took a deep breath before speaking, "Father, I-I was lying before about the fact that I hated him."
And she continued, "W-We even had an alchemist face-off previously and he has tried to order to strip before him."
Daphne Callia blushed slightly when she imagined herself actually stripping naked for Zen to leer at her.
anwhile, Byrne Callia's expression brightened up when he heard her words.
"Perfect, you can just do that and spread your legs for Zen Von Henning to be the Callia family savior." Byrne Callia shouted in excitent, causing Daphne Callia to beco extrely embarrassed that she slapped him in the face unconsciously.
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