"...Oh no."
Perhaps even more audible than the Lord's loud and raging words was Miss Pepondosovich's stuttered gasp as she looked at the large portrait behind the Lord's throne. Now that she was seeing the painting, she could not help but be in awe of whoever sculpted the figurine Riley was holding, as they truly did capture her likeness.
Miss Pepondosovich thought that Riley was just exaggerating and feeling homesick so he was seeing all sorts of things he wanted to see, but it would seem that wasn't the case at all.
If so, what exactly was happening here? Was she truly about to witness the greatest drama that would ever unfold in the entirety of Creation?
"Answer me!" The Lord once again raised his voice. And as he did so, the knights who were just standing on the sides pointed their spears at Riley while very slowly marching closer to him,
"Why do you besmirch my mother's name by announcing in front of the citizens that you are her lover!?"
Villain Retirement is a romance novel