Chapter 235

Things went quiet the moment Harrison Reid was mentioned. The guy had been scheming for ages, trying to stir up trouble among the four major families. His goal? Crash them all and come out on top, turning the Reid family into the biggest force in Verduria. Ambition off the charts. Sure, Nathaniel pushed him in that direction, but Harrison had that idea in his head long before. He wasn't exactly innocent in any of this. Mr. Reid looked over at Tristan. "Tristan, your uncle may have deserved what he got, but whoever killed him can't just walk free either." Megan instinctively glanced at Tristan. He'd promised her to keep Nicole Flynn safe. Tristan's face stayed neutral. "I let the killer go. She played a key role in taking Nathaniel down. Her merits cancel out her crimes." Mr. Reid's brow furrowed, his fingers tightening around his dragon-head cane. "Your uncle made his bed, sure. But the one who ended his life shouldn't just be out there like nothing happened. It doesn't sit right with