Erhardt rushed straight into the bedroom.
He was immediately flustered when he saw Matthew who was lying sick on the bed.
After a moment, he took his pistol out without hesitation and aimed it straight at Matthew.
Saoirse ran to her father's front at once, with her body right in front of the pistol. "Father, you can't kill him!"
Erhardt said in fury, "Get out of the way, Saoirse. This man must die. You must have forgotten the rules in the family. You are not allowed to meet any strange men before you get married. Not only did you just meet up with him, you even hid him in your own bedroom, that is why he must die!"
"Father, you really cannot kill him." Saoirse cried and shouted.
"Someone, come and take Saoirse away," Erhardt ordered his men.
Soon, a few young and strong bodyguards went over and dragged Saoirse away.
Saoirse didn't want to leave no matter what, yet she still got dragged away at the end.
Erhardt aimed his pistol right at Matthew again.
He wanted to pull the trigger but he suddenly hesitated for a bit.
The young man on the bed was giving him a reaction that was beyond his expectations. He'd thought that the young man would surely be in a fright seeing a pistol being aimed at him, and he would plead hard for mercy in tears.
But this man's reaction was just so calm, so terribly calm.
He looked at Erhardt with his dark eyes and said, "Sir, you have no rights to kill me."
His voice was cold.
Erhardt frowned. "This is the rule of my family. Unmarried girls are not allowed to meet any strangers except for the family members, and my youngest daughter is unmarried."
There was a ripple of changes in expression in Matthew's eyes.
He said calmly again, "I don't have any ability to resist now. If that is what you want, do as you wish then."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and stopped looking at Erhardt.
It was as if whatever Erhardt was about to do next, had nothing at all to do with him.
The dumbfounded look in Erhardt's eyes was getting more and more obvious.
This young man was definitely no ordinary man.
He was so brave and fearless even when faced with such danger.
Erhardt still did not shoot in the end. He hesitated for a moment and then turned away.
He had to look up the background of this young man.
After three days, Erhardt finally found out about Matthew Perry's details.
When he knew what Matthew had done, he was shocked.
No wonder Devonte Limbaugh had suddenly died. It turned out that it had something to do with that young man.
The courage and boldness of that young man were far beyond his imagination.
He suddenly thought that he didn't want to kill Matthew anymore.
Such an excellent man should not die just like this.
Erhardt was in hesitation.
At the same time, Liselle came to plead with Erhardt.
She knelt onto the ground and said, "Master, Miss
Saoirse has been kneeling in front of your door for three days and three nights. Even in the heavy rain, she still kept on kneeling like that. You have to promise Miss Saoirse not to kill that man. I beg you, Master."
Erhardt suddenly stood up at once.
He walked to the door, it was raining heavily outside.
Saoirse was there kneeling.
She was soaked all over.
It was obvious that she was so cold that her body was trembling all over.
Erhardt walked over to get her up.
However, Saoirse refused to get up.
She locked her gaze stubbornly at Erhardt. "Father, if you don't agree to let him go, if you still insist on putting him to death, then I will keep on kneeling here, until you promise me not to."
Erhardt sighed heavily. "Do you really not want him to die so much?"
"I definitely wouldn't allow William to die!"
"Saoirse, the rules of our family is not to be broken. Except for putting him to death, there is still one other way, but are you willing to?"
Saoirse's entire body shook.
She looked at her father in disbelief. "Father, would you allow it?"
There was a hint of surprise in Saoirse's tone.
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