Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 364

Chapter 364

Lone Wolf moved forward and bowed his head for several seconds to show respect, which everyone followed.

After that, it was time for Aaron to say the eulogies.

Not having prepared one for Daniel’s mother, he had to come up with something on the go to praise her deeds.

Half an hour later, the ceremony was over.

Adam and Aaron’s hearts finally returned to their chests from where they had been in their throats the whole time.

With the ceremony finished, there was no way the general would look into them mistreating his savior’s ashes, right?

They would soon realize that one should never count their chickens before they hatch.

Lone Wolf made a beeline for the corner of the cemetery, crouching down at the empty hole where Daniel’s mother used to be buried.

The two brothers’ hearts pounded faster at his actions.

The man’s voice was cold when he accused, “You initially buried my savior here at a plot for the servants, didn’t you?”

Panicked looks crossed the Hinton family’s faces. Sweat beaded on Aaron’s face as he hemmed and hawed, not being able to come up with an excuse. Especially not with such concrete evidence before him.

Lone Wolf snorted, “Hmph, how dare you bunch of spineless worms bully my savior! All of you, get down on your knees and beg for forgiveness from now until the next morning!”

Nobody dared to disobey a direct order from him, and they all fell to their knees with loud thumps.

Lone Wolf then focused his gaze on Adam. Hate had him gritting his teeth and he growled, “As the husband of my savior, not only did you not protect her, but you also led her to an early death! Even after her death, you did not allow her to be buried here in Hinton Hallow; have you got no shame!”

“You will have to kneel here for the next three days to atone for your sins!”

Adam felt depression take hold of him. Ignoring the fact that it would be endlessly humiliating to be kneeling here for three days, he was an old man now and his body would be unable to take it.

But seeing as it was an order from the general, he could only lower his head and agree.

Next, the general looked at Lacey and the others. “Thank you for protecting my savior’s remains just now. The five of you are in charge of them. Make sure they keep kneeling for the duration I set for them, not a minute less.”

Nodding, Zeke promised, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on them.”

With that, Lone Wolf departed with his men.

A dead silence descended upon the graveyard once more.

Zeke tried to pull Daniel to his feet. “Dad, Mum, get up. The general wants us to supervise them, which means we don’t need to kneel.

Daniel sighed wearily and muttered, “Zeke, don’t bother. Just let me kneel here. I failed her as her son by not having her interred among the ancestors immediately after she died.”

Hannah chimed in, “That’s right, Zeke. Today, Mother was able to move to a new resting place, so we should be paying our respects regardless.”

“Okay.” Giving up on his in-laws, he directed his attention to Lacey. “Lacey, let’s go. It’s enough that Mum and Dad are here. We still need to incorporate the Whiteridge project into Linton Group.”

Lacey shook her head and insisted, “Zeke, those matters are inconsequential compared to my Grandma. You and Nancy can handle the Whiteridge project. I wish to spend more time with my parents and Grandma.”

Exasperated but seeing no other option, he nodded. “Alright then.”

He was the Great Marshal, the pride of the nation. There was no way he would kneel.

Glancing at Nancy, he uttered, “C’mon, to Whiteridge.”

The woman shook her head and threw out an incredibly valid question, “How did you know the savior of the almighty general was my grandma?”