Layla noticed that her cousin was scared out of his wits just because of a small document and complained, "What are you doing, Griffin? A military ID? He must be some low-ranking officer! The Harbor family has connections everywhere and many of our connections are in the military! Just arrest them!"
Griffin stuttered, "Layla, he's..."
Layla interrupted him impatiently, "I don't care who he is. You can't let him off after he slapped me. I want you to arrest him and torture him. Let him know the consequences of offending me in Mayberry...”
Griffin broke out in a cold sweat and wanted to cover Layla's mouth.
He explained, "Layla, he's the General of the North!”
Layla replied, "So what if he's a general? The consequences of offending me are... Huh? Wait, what did you say? H-He's a general?"
By the time it registered in her mind, her face had turned pale and she stared at Nathan fearfully. She started stammering in shock.
General of the North! The God of War! The Nation's top warrior, who piled up corpses against the Coalition Army of eighteen nations! I can't afford to offend him!
Layla and Griffin were shaking with fear and they regretted their actions.
Had they known that he was the General of the North, they would never have offended him.
Layla's triumphant expression immediately turned to one of envy when she knew that Wendy had connections to someone as powerful as the General of the North.
Nathan told Colin to keep the ID and glared at Layla and Griffin. He sneered, "Do you still want to lock me up and torture me?"
Layla stammered, "General, this... this is all a misunderstanding..."
Griffin echoed, "That's right, general. This is all a misunderstanding..."
Nathan snorted, "I don't think so!”
Layla and Griffin's faces were drained of all color.
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