CHAPTER 419: I'm Willing

As things stood, there was simply no hiding it any longer. Han Shuo hadn't expected to find himself in such a situation at such a crucial time.

Emily's eyes watered. Being exposed in front of so many people was completely beyond her expectations. At that moment, the feeling of bitterness, misery, helplessness, fear and many other emotions flooded her, causing Emily's inferior heart to be severely hurt. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her delicate face.

"It's true!" Unexpectedly, Han Shuo replied coldly before Emily could reply.

As everyone's eyes turned to Han Shuo, he released Phoebe's hand, whose face was pale as she looked at him, and walked directly over to the crying Emily, holding her hand tightly in front of everyone. His face was sombre as he slowly looked at everyone and said, "What he said is the truth, Emily is my woman. However, I was the one who pursued her bitterly, she has nothing to do with anyone else!

Old Hahn's face turned ashen, he glared at Han Shuo and Emily in anger as he said, "Good, very good, I never thought that our Betteridge family would actually produce such a scandal!"

"I apologise on behalf of my sister! However, if anyone wants to bully my sister, they'll have to see if I'm agreeable!" After a brief shock, Amyes resisted the urge to question Emily and instead sneered as he looked at everyone.

As Emily's blood brother, the extent of Amyes' love for Emily was something only she knew. At such a crucial time, Amyes stood by Emily's side without the slightest hesitation. Seeing Emily trying to hide her tears, Amyes, who was the God of Death in the eyes of the Empire's nobles, was similarly enraged.

"Bryan, look at the good you have done!" the Sacred Swordmaster Karel stared coldly at Han Shuo as he shouted in anger.

In an instant, everyone's gaze returned to Han Shuo. It was only at this moment that everyone came to their senses. The main culprit should be Han Shuo. All sorts of criticising and angry looks landed on Han Shuo.

In the face of everyone's anger, Han Shuo had a sombre expression on his face as he looked at everyone and said, "This is our business and seems to have nothing to do with you. Whoever thinks they can use the power in their hands to pressure me, we will wait and see what happens."

"Brat, you have guts!" Firenze was so angry that he laughed and pointed at Han Shuo as he said, "As long as you leave those two women immediately and concentrate only on my daughter, I can treat the past as bygones. As long as you follow me back to the southern border, no matter how chaotic the Lancelot Empire is, I can guarantee that you will have no worries."

Firenze paused for a moment before continuing, "If not, we will fight to the death. Let's see who's laughing at the end!"

"Father!" At this moment, Fanny's expression was also desperate, as she couldn't help shouting loudly. Fanny hadn't expected things to turn out this way. But then again, she had no control over Firenze temper, and she simply could not predict when he would go mad. At the moment, Emily, Phoebe, herself and Han Shuo were extremely embarrassed.

What had originally been Han Shuo's personal business was now like a three-way conversation. Fanny had expectedly blamed herself and thought to herself, "Bryan would definitely hate me. Ah, what should I do now?"

"Bryan, since things have come to this, shouldn't you give us an explanation?" Old Hahn's face was ashen as he glared at Han Shuo.

Han Shuo took a deep breath as he looked at the crying Emily, glanced at the distraught Fanny, and glanced at the frightened Phoebe. As everyone watched attentively, Han Shuo said, "I have already described the sequence of events to the three of you. The three of you should already be aware of what happened. At this point, I don't have anything more to say, you all know how I feel about each of you.

For now, I'm going to give you all a choice. You should give yourselves that choice. If you wish to be with me, you need only nod in agreement. I will face any difficulties that come up with you. As long as you are willing to be with me, I promise that I will treat you well in the future and I will not let anyone bully you.

If you are unable to accept this, you can take it as something I owe you in this life. Our relationship in this life will end here, and from now on we will have no emotional connection!

"Kid, what nonsense are you talking about? Could it be that you still want to have them all?" Firenze angrily raised his sleeves with the intention of punishing Han Shuo.

Han Shuo's expression darkened as he glared at Firenze and said angrily, "What does this have to do with you! The person I want to marry is not you, why do you have so much to say?"

"Damn you, you stinking brat, you have such a temper. There's no one else in the Lancelot Empire who dares to talk to me like that. You should look at your..." Firenze shouted loudly as he prepared to lunge at Han Shuo.

"Father, you don't need to concern yourself with my affairs!" Fanny held onto Firenze and shouted loudly.

"I'm willing. I don't care about anything else. As long as you want me, I will follow you!" Emily, tears rolling down her face, was the first to declare her position, sobbing. She was already ready to give up everything.

Emily gripped Han Shuo's hand tightly. Because she was using power, her fingertips had even penetrated his skin. Emily seemed to be using this method to gain strength and courage.

"Brother, I'm sorry. I love him. I'm sorry to cause you trouble, but I can't leave him!" Emily's tears rolled down her face as she spoke, looking at Amyes.

Amyes trembled, suddenly remembering their misery in their youth and how they had relied on each other for so many years...

"Fool, what are you saying all this for? No matter what happens, I will always be on your side!" Amyes had a doting look on his face as he smiled and replied gently to Emily.

It is said that an older brother is like a father. Amyes had always treated Emily that way. When they were younger, their parents had died and it was Amyes who had worked hard to raise Emily. Everything they had today was the result of them risking their lives and their efforts. In Amyes' heart, his sister was the most important person in the world. He had married Emily to the Betteridge family, but Emily's husband had died suddenly on the battlefield before they had consummated their marriage. All these years, Emily had become a widow, which was difficult to accept.

Amyes clearly understood the pain Emily had endured all these years. He blamed himself and had always wished for Emily to find happiness again. But Emily just didn't have anyone she liked. Amyes didn't think the current situation was ideal, but it wasn't bad either. Without thinking, he naturally put his sister's happiness first.

"Thank you, brother!" Emily cried as she thanked him. Soon after, she looked towards Old Hahn, who had a queer expression on his face, and said, "Father, all these years I have been very happy living in the Betteridge family. I have truly thought of you as my father. I also know that you love me very much. I am very grateful to you and I know that what I have done may tarnish the Betteridge family name. I'm sorry, I really am, please forgive me. Father, you will always be my father.

Old Hahn was startled and stared blankly at Emily. After a while, Old Hahn sighed. He didn't say anything, his expression was desolate as he walked back to the meeting room on the third floor.

"I am also willing. I don't want much. Father, I beg you not to interfere in my affairs!" Fanny had a death grip on Firenze, as if she feared Firenze would be so angry that he would disregard everything. She continued sharply, "If you don't promise me, I will leave the house again and you will never see me again!"

Firenze, who had been shouting loudly that he wanted to kill Han Shuo, was suddenly stunned, his face reddening as he pointed at Han Shuo and cursed, "What is so good about this brat? There are so many good men in the Lancelot Empire. Why do you insist on being with a half-hearted fellow? Are you really thinking of leaving your family for him?"

"Father, you are incredible at war, but you would never understand what true love is. My mother has waited for you all her life, always afraid that something would happen to you on the battlefield. When she was ill, you were still fighting over a thousand miles away. . Even when Mother died unhappily from her illness, you weren't at her side.

You have already ruined her happiness. Don't tell me you want to destroy my happiness too? Fanny was somewhat hysterical when she saw Firenze throwing off her hand and charging towards Han Shuo and suddenly screamed.

Firenze, who had struggled to free himself from Fanny, suddenly stopped in his tracks. His face was distorted and his breathing was uneven, showing the signs of a beast about to run away.

Everyone was startled. Some of them looked nervously at Firenze, afraid that he might act recklessly. This person's reputation had always been that he didn't behave like an ordinary person. Therefore, everyone had reason to believe that he would go mad.

Even Han Shuo was somewhat afraid and secretly increased his vigilance. He felt that if Firenze dared to attack him recklessly, he would preemptively knock Firenze unconscious and tie him up to avoid his fluctuating exuberant energy. He would explain to Fanny afterwards.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Firenze's distorted face did begin to calm down. But his expression was still dark and frightening. After a long while, Firenze turned to look at Fanny and, for the first time since he had come, spoke in a calm tone and asked, "Lass, are you really sure?"

Fanny immediately nodded her head, her expression firm as she replied, "Father, I am sure."

"Boy, can you bring Fanny happiness?" Firenze suddenly stared at Han Shuo and inquired word by word.

"As long as I am alive, no one can bully her!" Han Shuo raised his hand and promised with a calm expression.

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