167 The Admonition (Part 2)

"Father, I did not expect her to be so perceptive," the youth replied in an upset tone. The youth looked coy in front of his father, so his father did not know that he had been planning to use force on Lex.

"She might only be a grade-6 mage, but you did not bring any underlings with you?"

"She had a mage master with her as well, and I was not confident that I would be able to keep this matter under wraps."

"You have underestimated Lex. Chanake did not favor Lex just because he pampered her. I will only allow you to commit this kind of mistake once, and if you repeat it…" Dominic stared at his son savagely, causing that youth to break out into a sweat. According to the rules of the Qin Empire, the eldest son would not necessarily inherit the title of the duke, and the youth still had two more brothers.