Chapter 15 Cassandra's Brutal Reality
Author: M_W Cancer
Grammar Checker: M_W Nomral
When Leo was choosing a restaurant before, he wasn't only thinking of the food, but also the people who frequent the place. It was because he wanted to avoid any trouble. But, he soon realized that with Cassandra, no matter how much he tries to avoid trouble, it would be trouble himself that would look for him.
Leo just stared at the five men as if looking at a bunch of idiots. It doesn't need a wise man to understand that these five men are newbies from an ordinary small gang. He is already familiar with big and medium-sized gangs and they don't operate in such a way; it was only those small and new gangs that hadn't yet been exposed to the cruel rules of the Underground world that would act in such rude behavior. He, after all, had paid some gangs in this kingdom in the past, hence he naturally had a lot of knowledge about how gangs work.
"Did you hear what our boss said, kid?!" A henchman of the thirty-year-old man yelled at Leo.
"What if I don't?" Leo replied nonchalantly.
"What if you don't?!" The thirty-year-old man repeated what Leo said like a fool.
"Are you deaf? Do you want me to repeat what I said?" Leo replied, further provoking the old man. It was one of his joys to provoke people to make them angrier. For him, the angrier a person is, the less they can think of anything else aside from wanting to punch his face.
"Good, good, good, you got guts, kid! However, you should know that there are tall mountains and small mountains, and I'm a tall mountain!" The thirty-year-old man said, cracking his knuckles before he pulled Leo's collar close to his face.
Leo became amused hearing such a line from the old man. They were aware of such words, yet they still went off and offended a Noble. 'What a bunch of stupid people! Also, it's taller mountains above small mountains..."
Leo started laughing loudly while the thirty-year-old man was holding his collar.
"Did he become crazy?"
"Was he that scared to the point that he had turned mad?"
"What a coward, kid! He acted calmly before, yet he immediately became crazy when our boss made a move. Way to go, Boss!"
The thirty-year-old man just became more arrogant after hearing his underlings complement.
He turned and looked at Cassandra, who was also looking at him.
The old man thought, "Look, she is attracted to my toughness. She should date the likes of me and not a scholar-looking kid who looks weak!"
Leo knew that it was because of Cassandra that they dared to offend him, just based on how they looked at her from time to time. But he still wasn't planning to do anything aside from making them more angry.
Leo just continued to laugh in front of them, making them more enraged.
When the thirty-year-old man noticed that Leo wasn't planning to stop laughing, he felt infuriated. He quickly made a ready-to-punch-his-face motion aimed toward Leo's not so handsome face. At least in his own opinion.
However, before the old man could make his move, he suddenly heard Leo whisper to him, "What a bunch of fools!"
Suddenly, a loud crash sounded behind them. Turning around, the five men quickly realized that the crash was caused by dozens of soldiers who suddenly barged inside the restaurant.
The soldiers quickly looked around their surroundings after barging in and soon they noticed the five men. Their eyes instantly turned ferocious as if like wild animals and they charged forward towards the five men.
In no time, the five men lay on the floor unconscious. The thirty-year-old man, who was obviously the boss, was in a miserable state.
Leo can't even tell whether the old man is still alive or not.
Looking at the soldiers, Leo just nodded his head.
Those soldiers were Leo's soldiers stationed inside Silver City. To be exact, these people were Fatty Ben's men who were ordered to protect Leo from any danger whenever he visited the capital of the Silver Kingdom.
Since it was already dark, Leo had naturally ordered one of his men, whom he had seen hiding to secretly protect him, to call a few of his team to escort him to the Heart City as soon as he and Cassandra finished eating their meal.
Leo was already long aware that his men would surely arrive. That's because he had noticed before when the waiter who had taken their order earlier had suddenly rushed out of the restaurant. The waiter definitely went to report to the nearby soldiers that a Noble was being attacked.
An ordinary person attacking a nobleman is considered a huge crime in the Silver Kingdom no matter how low the rank of a Noble Household they belong. Not to mention Leo is a Viscount. Everyone throughout the entire Silver Kingdom was made aware of such a rule.
However, there were still some people who didn't care or weren't aware of such a rule. So, the Silver Kingdom could only encourage people to report if ever an ordinary person attacks a member of a Noble Household.
Coincidentally, when the waiter ran outside to report, the soldiers he had met were Leo's men who were currently on standby outside the restaurant.
That was the reason why Leo was just laughing just now. Because he had already seen the future of those five men.
A miserable future...
Without wasting time, Leo ordered his men to empty the restaurant for a moment.
As soon as no one was present anymore, Leo immediately turned towards Cassandra with anger in his eyes, "If you don't plan to protect me then what other purpose do you still have for me to keep you alive?!"
Cassandra turned solemn the moment she heard Leo's voice full of anger.
"If you still think that you are a princess, then I'll force you the see the reality of your current life!" Leo said before he ordered the Blood Contract, which Cassandra had signed, to immediately punish her.
Aside from binding a master to a slave, the Blood Contract also has the purpose of punishing the slave who doesn't follow the master's order. It was purposely established that way so that slaves would become obedient to their masters and also avoid any possible betrayal.
"Ahhhh!!!" Cassandra immediately shouted in pain as soon as the Blood Contract punishment took its effect on her. She fell on the floor while black lightning could be seen around her entire body from time to time.
While on the floor, she was twitching due to the pain. Her eyes were looking at Leo tearfully, too.
However, Leo just looked at her coldly. She was screaming at the top of her lungs, but it was as if he didn't hear a single sound at all.
Naturally, Leo had his reason for punishing her.
Leo had long noticed earlier that Cassandra was not making any moves on purpose. She was just sitting in her chair, watching how the scene would unfold. Obviously, she was waiting for him to get punched or something, before finally making any attempt to protect him.
Though it wasn't a big deal that Cassandra didn't make any move. However, if Leo indeed allowed her to continue acting in such a way because it wasn't a big deal, then this would eventually backfire on him.
It might even cause Leo his own death!
This time, it might just be five ordinary men trying to harass him because of wanting to have Cassandra. But what if one day the ones to harass him were powerful people who will unreasonably kill him immediately the moment he disagrees or shows any form of disagreement? Such ruthless people do exist and would do something much worse than those five men. Although he wasn't stupid to provoke such people. But what if a day indeed comes when he has no other choice but to provoke them?
Would Cassandra wait until he gets beaten up into becoming a cripple? It was a logical thing to do, since the moment he becomes a cripple, the contract wouldn't take effect anymore. Cassandra had, after all, added in the contract that the Blood Contract would lose its effect the moment Leo lost the ability to grant her his side of the deal.
Would Cassandra just watch Leo die? It was also a logical thing to do. Since the moment he dies, the Blood Contract would also lose its effect. His death naturally means that the contract would not be realized anymore.
"If you want a chance to make those people pay, then show me that you deserve such a chance to be given to you!"
Leo had thought, "Since it might threaten my life, then she needs to learn her place and also see her brutal reality!"
Because of that, Leo was forced to show her the reality of her life. He wanted her to understand that she was no longer the princess of the Crimson Rose Kingdom, but his slave!
Face it or die denying the current reality!
After a few minutes, Cassandra finally passed out due to the extreme pain. Leo just shook his head while looking at her unconscious body lying on the floor. He bent down his body to carry her up before putting her on his back and then making his way out of the restaurant.
Outside, Leo's men were already waiting for him.
The soldiers could clearly see and hear what had happened inside since the restaurant was covered with glass to make the customers see the view outside and it wasn't also soundproof. Although they don't know the reason why their Young Master had punished the Young Miss, they still didn't voice out any concern. Since their Young Master did such action, then obviously he had his reason to do so.
Unexpectedly, Madam Silva was also outside with her men the moment Leo exited the restaurant.
"I rushed out immediately after receiving the news, but it looks like you were once again prepared. I supposed you have planned to make her see the reality of her life?" Madam Silva immediately said as soon as Leo arrived in front of her.
Leo just nodded his head before looking at the unconscious Cassandra silently lying on his back, kindness could be seen in his eyes. His eyes at this moment were two worlds different from before.
Looking closely, Leo couldn't help but notice that there was a tear that suddenly escaped from Cassandra's eyes, which he then unconsciously wiped off before he returned his attention to Madam Silva.
"Aren't you a little bit cruel to your beautiful princess slave?" Madam Silva said in concern.
"She might not follow any of your orders anymore after this..." She added.
"I'm only doing this for her own sake... In my own way..." Leo said before walking towards a carriage that his men had long prepared for him.
Leo was already exhausted, adding to the fact that he wasn't even able to eat his lunch-dinner in the restaurant. His body doesn't have any more energy left to explain his reason to Madam Silva.
As soon as Leo got inside the carriage, he immediately fell asleep beside Cassandra.