Heartthrob: The vampire princess doesn't want to be a stand-in

Evelin didn’t reply and lowered her head quietly.

Even if she was wrong, she would not admit that it was Garland's intention.

So after learning that the operation had failed, she decided to handle the incident on her own.

"You are a special agent who graduated from an orthodox military academy. You have never made any mistakes since you carried out your first mission at the age of 10."

"I believe you are well aware of how many people besides you risked their lives to complete a mission. What impact did this have on you?"

Seeing this, Edward's voice deepened slightly, and he tried his best to suppress his anger.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry to disappoint you this time.

"I accept the punishment willingly."

Evelyn did not answer Edward's question, and Edward seemed to understand that he could not pry her open, so he did not ask any more questions.

"Go to the punishment room and receive your punishment." Edward waved his hand, and after Evelyn left, he sat quietly in a chair and fell into deep thought.

In his impression, Evelyn has always been an excellent agent.

He had tried it countless times, and feelings like sympathy and compassion had almost been cut off from him since he was a child.

The only person he couldn't cut off and who could have a profound impact on Evelyn was Garland.

In the torture room, Evelyn's hands and feet were bound by cold iron chains, and the thick iron whip was hit on her body again and again.

Not leaving a single inch untouched, not giving her any chance to breathe.

Evelin clenched her teeth tightly, her clothes were soaked with sweat and blood, but she said nothing, as if she was not hurt at all.

On Anders' side, after a morning class, Huo Youshan once again pestered Yuri to ask about Evelyn's whereabouts.

"Why hasn't Brother Qiao come yet?"

"none of your business?"

Yuri was already worried about Evelin's situation after returning to the Lan family, and this time he was upset by Huo Youshan's noisy voice.

His tone and expression were so gloomy that even someone as tactless as Huo Youshan was frightened.

Later, when Garland discovered that Evelyn was missing, he forced them to tell him the whole story.

They returned to the Northern Continent almost at the same pace as Evelyn, which made Yuri even more worried.

Garland hurried without taking a break, and headed straight for Lanburg after getting off the plane.

Edward had already been informed and was sitting leisurely in his study reviewing documents.

In a moment, there was a loud bang, and Garland kicked open the door of Lan Castle in a hurry. Then Garland appeared in the study.

"Sit down." Edward saw the anxiety in Garland's eyes, slowly put away the documents, took a sip of black tea and then spoke.

"Where is she?"

Garland ignored Edward and spoke straight to the point in a rather unfriendly tone.

"Are you worried about her now?"

Edward sneered, crossed his legs, and looked at Garland in front of him with his gleaming eyes.

"I asked you where she is!"

Garland's suppressed anger reached its peak, and he slammed his hands heavily on the table.

"Garland." The corners of Edward's lips twitched, and his eyes, which were originally smiling, immediately became bottomless.

Instantly, an overwhelming aura filled the entire study. The king was the king after all, and just a glance from him exuded an aura of majesty without even being angry.

Garland then realized his own gaffe. He lowered his eyes, straightened his clothes, sat down, and forced himself to calm down.

"You accompanied Evelyn to study again after you graduated from the military academy. You can be considered to have taught Evelyn step by step, right?"

"Yes." This time, Garland did not refute Edward and answered his question quietly.

"As a special officer of an orthodox military academy and the leader of Group 32, is this how you enforce military regulations?" Edward threw the document in front of Garland without any mercy.

Garland was stunned for a moment, then quickly flipped through the documents and understood what was going on.

During the more than half a year in the southern continent, Edward never stopped monitoring them.

So he was the first to know about letting Val go.

However, he kept waiting, giving himself the opportunity to come back and admit his mistake.

But because most of his attention was focused on the sanatorium and he had no time, Edward secretly recalled Evelyn.

And Edward also knew that he was the one who let Val go.

"It's my fault." Garland lowered his head and sat upright.

There was no trace of anxiety in his expression. Instead, his attitude of admitting his mistakes was so sincere that Edward was somewhat surprised.

"Do you know what will happen to your partners and team members if you let this criminal go?"

"If you show some compassion, your partner's life may be in danger!"

"Team members who are waiting for instructions may be captured and their organization will be exposed if they don't receive the signal to retreat, and the base in the southern continent will also be implicated!"

"Is this the attitude that a spy who graduated from a military academy should have? It's fine if you risk your own life."

"Are you going to risk Evelyn's life? She's your sister!"

"I have taught you since childhood that you are not allowed to have any feelings towards your mission targets, regardless of gender, age or status."

"Even if your mission target today is the rebellious Evelyn, you cannot show any sympathy. Did you swallow my words?!"

Edward's fingers poked Garland's heart hard, and every word he said felt like a knife cutting into his body.

He was brainless and thoughtless, which has never been his style.

But he didn't know why. When he saw Val Brando's eyes and the girl's pleading words, he couldn't do it no matter what.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa." Garland immediately knelt on one knee. Only then did he realize his mistake.

"Evelyn is in the torture chamber." As soon as Edward finished speaking, Garland suddenly looked up and looked at Edward in disbelief.

"I want you to remember that she is in this situation because of you."

"Your partner will be held responsible for your erroneous instructions." Edward stared at his stiff back as he walked away and gave him final advice.

Or maybe it would be more appropriate to describe it as a warning.

As Garland left, Edward collapsed in his chair and closed his eyes, feeling somewhat heartbroken.

The southern continent was about to be closed in, and he didn't want to see Evelyn get hurt more than anyone else.

If they are not severely punished this time, they will learn a lesson.

What if something goes wrong again when we try to recover the Blue Blood Rose?

He hopes that Garland can understand the consequences of acting impulsively through this incident.

Even as harsh as he was, he couldn't bear to see Evelin in pain.

Only by being cruel this time can Garland understand that the price of his recklessness is Evelyn's pain. Only in this way will Garland learn his lesson.

Evelin received the last ten lashes in the torture chamber. She gritted her teeth and endured it from yesterday afternoon until dawn.

At this moment, she was suffering to the extreme both physically and mentally.