They Called Me Heartless So Reborn I Watched Them Self Destruct novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169: 169- Astraea

Arabella Toussaint:

We were all sitting in Lucien’s office after the mess in the security room, and judging by the looks Victor and Bradley kept giving each other, the fight clearly wasn’t over yet.

Bradley’s nose had already healed, and whatever damage he had done to Victor’s face was gone too. Apparently, their beasts could fix broken noses and bruised cheeks, but neither could do anything about their attitudes.

Lucien sat behind his desk, quietly turning the paperweight between his fingers while I sat beside him. Victor and Bradley occupied the chairs across from us, leaving a wide gap between them.

“So,” Lucien finally said, placing the paperweight back on his desk. “Would either of you like to explain why my security office nearly turned into a fighting ring?”

“He started it—”

“That bastard was talking about—”

They both spoke at once, and somehow that only made them louder. Victor pointed at Bradley while Bradley leaned forward in his chair, talking right over him.

“Oh, Goddess.”

I covered my ears with both hands as the headache I had been fighting since we came here started getting worse. Strangely, my stomach wasn’t helping either. I had eaten a proper breakfast that morning, yet I was already hungry again. I wanted food.

Maybe dealing with idiots burned more calories than I thought.

“Enough!” Lucien’s voice cut through the room, making both men finally shut up. He turned his attention to Victor. “You’re lucky I allowed you inside my palace, Toussaint. Don’t make me regret letting you into my office too.”

Victor immediately lowered his head and bared his neck in submission to his King.

“I understand, Your Majesty. And I know I never got the chance to say this before, but I’m innocent. I didn’t kill Anika.” His voice had lost the anger from a moment ago. “I’ll cooperate with whatever investigation you want. Ask me anything. Check anything. I have nothing to hide.”

For once, he sounded like the more sensible one in the room, but then he decided to ruin it. “I assure you, I’ll cooperate, Your Majesty. But you might want to keep your Beta on a leash. He seems to bite without warning.”

Bradley was out of his chair before Victor had even finished speaking, his fist already swinging toward him.

I rushed forward to stop him, and somehow reached Bradley much faster than I should have. My hand closed around his fist before it could connect with Victor’s face, stopping the punch midway. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

“Enough, Bradley,” I whispered, holding his fist firmly in my hand, “Stop this madness!”

It took me another second to realize what I had just done. The room went completely quiet.

I was still holding Bradley’s fist when I noticed the way everyone was looking at me. Victor’s smugness had disappeared, Bradley seemed confused, and even Lucien had frozen behind his desk.

I slowly released Bradley’s hand and stepped back, but before anyone could question me about it, Lucien drew their attention to himself. “Are you two done behaving like kindergarten kids?”

Neither of them answered.

“Good.” Lucien looked at Victor. “You may leave now. You’ll be summoned when your presence is required again.”

Victor gave him a small nod before getting to his feet. He behaved himself all the way to the door, but just before walking out, he glanced at Bradley and didn’t forget to give him a smug smile.

Bradley looked ready to follow him out and finish what they had started, but the door closed behind Victor.

“Personal?” I snapped back. “We’re investigating her murder, and you thought you could keep something like this from us because it was personal?”

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