IRNDGL - Chapter 251: How Heinous

Prima was at a loss.

Dead… Jerome, the man behind the disappearance of Prima’s sister Margaret and the one who had sent the dark elf stalker after her, was dead just like that?

For a moment, everything felt surreal to her, but she felt even more bewildered by the ‘lofty ambition’ she felt which hadn’t yet dissipated.

Wanting to protect the sincere Boss Lin and that gentle smile of his… To make the world a kinder place?

And amid Boss Lin’s gentle smile, Jerome had died a silent and tragic death in his own office, hollowed out until only a bag of skin remained.

Judging from the trembling in Andrew’s voice, the scene of Jerome’s death was so gruesome that even the Vice-Chairman of the Truth Union was shaken to his core.

Dead men, of course, couldn’t confess.

From a certain point of view, there really wasn’t any error in what Lin Jie had said.

Others might not know who was responsible for this “Truth Union Secret Room Murder Case,” but the two people, who recently witnessed Boss Lin’s anger toward Jerome for destroying his bookstore’s door, were clear about the truth.

Prima felt that the idea she had earlier on was really foolish and naive.

Really foolish, really…

She knew that Boss Lin’s smile was so gentle, yet she had forgotten that he had that same gentle smile when he had pointed to the patched-up hole on the door, asking Andrew to bring Jerome over to discuss compensation.

And now, it was difficult to tell… Was the world crueler, or was Boss Lin the one who was crueler…

For a moment, Prima felt conflicted.

The young maiden’s heart of hers that had the desire to protect something felt vaguely disillusioned.

It was just like the princess saving the prince only to find out that the one she saved was actually a hypocritical, villainous dragon.

Still, the thought of Boss Lin coming down so harshly on Jerome because of harm to her and Margaret — although that door was probably the main reason — suddenly didn’t seem that unacceptable after all.

Also… It made her feel really happy.

E-Even if he’s the vi

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I'm Really Not the Demon God's Lackey Chapter 251: How Heinous

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