The Black Night Curtain Draws Open

But…

Lake didn’t expose the mother and daughter who were putting on a show.

While a bit foolish, he was still his own son.

One offense could be forgiven.

But a second time?

Lake felt it was better to just destroy him. He was still young and wanting a son was simple enough. At worst, after killing him, he could try harder and compensate Emilia with two more.

One for two.

Anyone would consider that a good deal.

David took a deep breath, ignoring the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Lake, felt his sister Katherine’s gaze, and after a moment of silence, lowered his head and said, "I’m sorry."

Katherine breathed a sigh of relief.

Good.

Although this brother of hers was a bit foolish, he wasn’t stubbornly foolish.

Lake sensed his "little padded jacket’s" feelings and let out a cold laugh, "Sorry? I wouldn’t dare accept it. What, how much blood have you drunk? How much of my blood is left in you?"

David’s expression froze.

Lake snorted. Considering his past life and this one, Lake had eaten more salt than this rebellious son had drunk blood. Moreover, Lake had also been rebellious, so he understood the thoughts of such unfilial sons very well.

"Little brother?"

Katherine’s mouth fell open. Good heavens, she had always thought her brother David only sucked blood because he was greedy. She never expected it was for this reason?

Good heavens.

He was foolish to an extreme.

Sucking someone else’s blood to replace his own?

Are you an idiot?

Putting aside whether this method would even work, the reason they were born superior to ninety-nine percent of vampires stemmed from the bloodline within them. He was trying to directly replace it?

Had he truly been brainwashed from an idiot into a naive sweetie after getting together with Craven?

Katherine silently roasted her brother in her mind.

But…

Katherine hugged Lake’s right arm and acted spoiled, "Daddy, I think little brother was just greedy. Little brother, you tell him yourself, weren’t you just greedy? I’ll watch him from now on and won’t let him suck blood anymore."

Lake looked at David expressionlessly, "Is that so?"

David’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. In David’s eyes, Lake had always been smiling whenever he visited. But this time, he truly felt what it meant to have a father’s authority.

Emilia frowned beside them.

Putting aside whether sucking blood could replace his own blood, just having this thought was very dangerous. If David didn’t have Emilia and Lake’s blood flowing through him, why would these vampires fawn over him?

David received Katherine’s gaze, hesitated for a long time, looked at Lake, and then nodded.

The next second.

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

"Ah!"

Lake kicked out directly, Dragon Claw Manifestation, his claws reaching out in mid-air and slamming into David’s chest. Boom, boom, David was hit as if by a cannonball, smashing through a stone pillar, breaking through the castle’s outer wall, and continuing his trajectory unabated into a giant rock outside.

The giant rock instantly cracked.

"David!"

Emilia snapped back to reality and, activating her powers, appeared in front of David.

His chest was caved in.

He was breathing in more than out.

"Brother."

Katherine’s eyes widened. With a whoosh, she appeared beside David, watching blood continuously flow from his seven orifices. Clearly, his self-healing speed couldn’t keep up with the severity of his injuries.

"You’re crazy."

Emilia turned towards Lake, who was walking over slowly, and said in a deep voice, "You really killed your son?"

Lake’s expression was blank as he looked at David, whose seven orifices were bleeding, "I gave him my bloodline, and he dislikes it. Since that’s the case, I’m taking it back."

"He was just foolishly manipulated."

"And then?"

Lake flicked his right hand, and the Fate Coin was thrown out.

Ding!

The Fate Coin was tossed high, spinning in the air.

It landed level with Lake’s eyes.

The yellow side faced up.

"Ah!"

David, who had been on the verge of death, let out a cry. Instantly, he sat up as if recovering from a fatal illness, his face filled with terror. His injuries were healed, and he was gasping for breath.

"Huh?"

Katherine froze, blinking. She looked at her brother, who had recovered in the blink of an eye, then her eyes flickered as she gazed at her daddy.

That coin.

I like it.

With a swish.

Katherine sweetly smiled and hugged her dad again. "Daddy, can I play with that coin?"

Lake chuckled and flicked his daughter’s nose. "It’s gone. When I get another, I’ll give you one."

Katherine was a little disappointed, but upon hearing Lake’s next words, her large eyes curved into crescent moons.

Lake looked expressionlessly at David, who was touching his chest after his injuries had healed, and said coldly, "Next time you want to change blood, don’t be so troublesome. Just tell me, and I’ll help you change it."

David snapped back to reality and looked at Lake’s stern face, shivering.

Lake summoned two vampires. "Take him to the solitary confinement room for a month. Let him think properly. I don’t lack a son like him. If I kill him, I can just get a replacement who isn’t stupid."

After speaking.

Lake looked down at his daughter. "Daughter, come with me for a walk."

Katherine nodded. "Mhm."

Soon.

Lake and his daughter Katherine left the castle. They had been in the castle for three days, and it was time to go out and move around.

It was still the solitary confinement room in the bunker.

This time, Emilia came to visit.

David sat in the solitary confinement room, head down and dejected. After all, at that moment, he truly felt like he was going to die. For the first time in his life, he felt so close to death.

Emilia crossed her arms and looked at her son inside, sighing.

David looked up at his mother, saying nothing.

Emilia shook her head. "Maybe your dad is right, I spoil you too much."

Change blood?

Without Lake’s blood, would you even have had a chance to be born?

David opened his mouth but said nothing.

Emilia turned and walked towards the exit. She couldn’t be soft-hearted this time. Emilia knew Lake’s personality best: he was stubborn and wouldn’t yield to force. Anyone who defied him, no matter who they were, could be killed when his heart turned cold.

Maureen, who had her head shot off, was the best proof.

Emilia had been paying close attention to Lake. If she continued to spoil David and let him act recklessly, who knew if her son’s grave would already be blossoming by the time she woke up.

Budapest.

After Katherine got off the train, she stretched and turned, looking at Lake with a smile. "Daddy, should we go through the procedures, or just barge in?"

Lake tilted his head. "Go through the procedures, then barge in?"

Katherine said, "Yeah. That Craven calculated against David like that, can you stand it?"

"What’s there for me not to stand?"

Lake and Katherine walked on the streets of Budapest. Hearing his daughter’s words, he laughed heartily. "Your brother is just stupid, and that guy is smart. I’d like to vent, but there’s no reason. If he were a little smarter, would he have been calculated against? Also… you’re his sister, didn’t you know to remind him when he was being calculated against like that?"

Katherine pouted. "What else could I say? Ever since he started hanging out with Craven, good heavens, he thinks he’s the best in the world. Craven kept offering him fine wine and beautiful women, and he’s already gotten so arrogant. Daddy, you said, and I agree, that he needs to experience the harshness of society to know his place."

Lake burst into laughter.

"Then tell me, where does your brother rank?"

"Tch, brother is just brother."

"Hahaha."

As expected, my eldest daughter is like me.

Lake raised an eyebrow and pointed to the coffee shop at the triangular intersection not far away. "Let’s go, I’ll treat my daughter to a cup of coffee."

It started raining in Budapest that night.

However…

Neither Lake nor Katherine used an umbrella. It was just a light rain, completely unnecessary.

Should they go directly to beat up that Craven?

Lake was not interested.

If your skills are inferior, you will be beaten. No matter how much Craven calculated against David, Lake would only take his anger out on David. It was the same old saying: his son could be stupid, he could afford it, but he couldn’t tolerate his stupidity making him a pawn for others.

"A bottle of Bourbon!"

"Latte."

"…"

Lake and Katherine sat by the window in the cafe.

Katherine rested her chin on one hand, her eyes fixed on the window, spinning aimlessly. She rarely left the castle, and only accompanied Lake down the mountain when he visited.

After all, the castle had everything, and there was also the internet. She studied knowledge with those vampire professors, enjoyed afternoon tea on boring afternoons, and then watched her younger brother court disaster step by step.

Wasn’t that wonderful?

"Huh?"

"What’s wrong?"

"Daddy, look there."

"Oh."

Lake glanced at the figures walking into the subway entrance not far away, then withdrew his gaze and smiled, "It seems the timing is just right."

Katherine blinked her eyes. "What timing is just right?"

Lake took a sip of the Bourbon that had just been served. "You know, your mother is about to go into hibernation, and Marcus will take over, right?"

Katherine nodded. "I know. I’m not worried at all."

Lake raised an eyebrow.

His little "cotton-padded jacket" said with a smile, "Because I know Daddy definitely won’t let Mommy go into hibernation. Daddy isn’t not going to settle scores with Craven because Craven is still useful for Daddy’s plan right now, right?"

Lake chuckled, tilted his head, and looked at his little "cotton-padded jacket." "Have you had your IQ tested, you little brain?"

Katherine said proudly, "Of course. Those professors tested me. Even in the ordinary world, I would be considered a genius."

Lake nodded. "Impressive. Stronger than me."

He had also taken an IQ test.

The result?

It was rather disappointing.

Katherine refilled Lake’s glass, her big eyes blinking cutely. "Daddy, what’s your plan? Tell me, I’ll give you some advice."

Lake glanced at Katherine. "Plan? Wait and see."

Katherine: "…"

What plan was needed for this?

Sitting aside, calmly watching the show. Viktor, Marcus, and the like would naturally be dealt with by that pair of male and female protagonists, who would kill them all.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!