Villain, Let Me Touch You! - Chapter 92

“What’s Benz’s condition?”

“We’ve tied his hands and feet. Lady Ebony poured sedatives down his throat. He finally passed out.”

The person receiving the report was Helios.

While Rienna was away at the Queen’s summons, Benz had an episode.

But this time, it wasn’t just a simple seizure. As if driven mad by the pain, Benz had tried to bite off his own tongue.

If the servant beside him hadn’t forced a hand into his mouth, he might have ended up permanently damaged.

Fortunately, Ebony, who had been with Helios at the time, had managed to bring the situation under control.

“Should we call for Lady Rienna?”

“You said Benz is sleeping now. Let’s not disturb either of them. It’s not like she can do anything at this point.”

If the Queen found out about this, Rienna could be caught in the crossfire.

Even if Rienna scolded him later, Helios didn’t want to do anything that would so much as leave a speck of dust on her.

“Were you startled?” asked Vincenzo. “Or are you worried about Sir Benz, Your Highness?”

Helios’s face was dark, so he glared at Vincenzo as if he’d just said something absolutely offensive.

“He has quite the talent for having seizures with a perfectly straight face,” answered Helios.

Vincenzo pouted. So much for showing concern.

Ignoring Vincenzo’s sulky gaze, Helios walked toward the window.

The sky had been dark for a while, and now, raindrops began to fall — at first, just a few, but soon, the downpour thickened.

His eyes sank deeper than usual.

“What’s on your mind, Your Highness?”

He was thinking about Rienna.

Watching Benz convulse, he had suddenly recalled the moment Rienna, overwhelmed by pain, had tried to hurt herself.

Seeing Ebony restrain Benz like a wild beast had jolted him back to reality.

Rienna’s condition would only worsen. How much longer was he supposed to sit back and wait for her name to appear on his body?

And what if it never did?

If they didn’t see her name on his body soon, he would lose her.

“You seem unwell. Should we cancel tonight’s schedule?”

Helios shook his head, keeping his eyes closed.

His gesture seemed to say not to worry him and for his secretary to mind his own business.

Vincenzo sighed lightly, accustomed to his master’s standoffishness by now. It seemed like Helios needed some time alone.

“I’ll bring the documents.”

Helios had ordered the list of visitors to the Steel Merchant Company. By now, his subordinates would have already compiled a list, recording even the tiniest ant that entered the Steel Merchant Company.

“Wait.”

Helios opened his eyes and called to Vincenzo.

“I need you to raid the Steel Merchants’ secret vault. It should be in the Blue Bank.”

“Breaking into the Blue Bank isn’t easy. As you know, it’s not even under the Empire’s jurisdiction.”

The Blue Bank, an international financial institution, was infamous for being a haven for slush funds.

Even though everyone knew it was a tax haven and a breeding ground for dirty money laundering, no one dared investigate it.

From royals to nobles, everyone had personal vaults in the Blue Bank.

And if someone dared to raid it, they’d better be ready for the consequences.

The Blue Bank was a shady place where large sums of money changed hands, so its security was top-notch.

Dozens of magical devices had to be activated to verify one’s identity before a vault could be opened, and the procedures changed daily.

“Even if it’s hard, do it. It’s not impossible. If you can’t do it, just say so. Otherwise, we could always raid it with the Phoenix.”

Helios had been planning to rob the Blue Bank for a long time, as he was the only royal without a vault there.

“The Emperor and the Imperial Consort won’t stay quiet about this.”

“If things go south, we’ll simply go to war.”

Vincenzo couldn’t tell whether Helios was serious or joking.

“Are you really going to do it? What are you looking for?”

“The list of Inscribers.”

“Inscribers?”

“Yes, Inscribers. The skilled and tight-lipped ones.”

Vincenzo’s heart sank. A bad feeling crept up as he hesitantly asked, hoping it wasn’t true.

“Are you really going to do that?”

Helios smiled, as if to say he hadn’t even hesitated. His smile was so clear and cold that it sent chills down Vincenzo’s spine.

“You’re truly planning to engrave Rienna’s name on your body? You’re not joking, are you?”

“Of course, I am.”

Fate from the gods?

Screw that.

I will create my own fate.

Helios’s smile deepened, spreading across his face.

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