The Most Favored Little Cotton-Padded Jacket

Tell Selena the truth about her, as Lake had planned all along.

Otherwise, Lake wouldn’t have let Selena follow them here.

There was no choice.

Selena was the heroine of the night, and Lake scoffed at the so-called "protagonist’s halo." Since he had entered the game, the protagonist could only be him, and him alone.

But even if he didn’t believe it…

He still had to be prepared.

Just like how Lake had directly subdued the wasteful Xiaobai Wesley, who knew if some lingering protagonist’s luck would add half a point to this matter.

Besides…

It seemed that his wayward son was mixed up with Craven because his son, just like Craven, had fallen for this Selena.

So the problem was…

If a son was too stupid, beyond saving, what good methods were there besides directly killing him?

Find a smart daughter-in-law to manage his foolish husband.

So…

Lake weighed the options and decided to spare Selena’s life.

As for Michael Corvin, who had fainted?

An irrelevant person, Lake didn’t even spare him a glance.

Lucian watched as Selena was released. He shot a look at one of his werewolf subordinates and his gaze towards Selena was no longer as hostile.

After all…

They both shared a deep hatred for Viktor.

Even though their races were different, in the face of such a profound enmity, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Lucian understood this well.

If Lucian were a rigid person, he wouldn’t have allied with Craven and used his own flesh and blood to help Craven successfully ascend to the second-in-command position in the Vampire Council.

A werewolf subordinate vigilantly watched Selena, then walked to her side and reached out a claw towards the fainted Michael Corvin on the ground.

Just then.

Michael Corvin’s eyes snapped open with a whoosh, and his expression turned manic as he prepared to leap from the broken second floor.

But…

Could a normal person, and a doctor at that, be faster than the vampires and werewolves here?

A werewolf grabbed Michael.

Michael shouted, "Let go of me, damn it, let go of me!"

Bang!

Michael fainted spectacularly once more.

Lucian said, "Take him back first."

The werewolves here exchanged glances, then howled and left with Michael Corvin.

"Selena?"

Lake’s little cotton-padded jacket, Katherine, walked up to Selena, who stood there as if lost in a daze, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Selena came to her senses and looked at Katherine, who was watching her with a worried expression.

Lake said directly, "When Viktor killed your family, as per our agreement at the time, Emilia and Marcus had fallen into a deep slumber once more. Emilia was unaware of your situation."

Katherine’s face showed a hint of surprise as she looked at Lake, "Really, Daddy?"

Lake smiled, "I wouldn’t deign to lie about something like this."

Emilia was indeed unaware.

If Emilia had known, then the idea of Selena potentially becoming his daughter-in-law would have had no foundation. Even if Lake had woven a lie, there would still be some unease.

After all, Lake didn’t want to receive news one day that Selena, having learned the truth, had killed both his son and daughter. That would break him.

Of course…

If his son died, so be it.

But if his daughter died, Lake would feel guilty for the rest of his life. He would even tear through hell to snatch his daughter back from Mephistopheles.

An hour later.

The train chugged along.

On the train back to the castle.

Katherine, his little cotton-padded jacket, looked at Lake with some curiosity, "Daddy, do you think Lucian will do as you said?"

Lake looked back at his little cotton-padded jacket, "Does he have a choice?"

Katherine thought for a moment, then shook her head.

Perhaps Lucian had a choice before.

But in the face of absolute power, Lucian’s only remaining choice was the one Lake had offered him.

As long as he still cared about his own life.

It’s just…

Katherine frowned, "But this choice will also lead Lucian to his death."

Lake looked at his "little cotton-padded jacket." "Why do you say that?"

Katherine tapped her chin. "If he doesn’t obey Daddy and attacks Mommy, he will die. But if he obeys Daddy and kills Marcus and Viktor, Mommy, as the sole surviving elder, will still kill Lucian to avenge Marcus and Viktor. Moreover, if he reveals what you told him, it would be a great danger to Mommy’s complete control."

"Clever."

"Of course, I’m your daughter, after all. Whatever you say."

"Haha!"

Lake chuckled with amusement, then looked at his "little cotton-padded jacket," who resembled him. "Then tell me, how will Lucian choose?"

Katherine shrugged. "If he chooses the former, Lucian is as good as dead. If he chooses the latter, he has a slim chance of survival. He’ll choose the latter."

The most basic instinct of any creature is survival.

One path was a dead end.

The other path offered a sliver of hope, and on this path, there were two enemies for him to kill.

How would he choose?

It was obvious.

"But…"

Katherine paused for a moment before speaking again. "What about Selena, Daddy? Do you want to kill Selena too?"

Lake smiled. "This is a test for her."

Katherine frowned.

Yes.

For Selena, this was a test of her intelligence.

And it was an open-book exam.

Knowing that Lucian’s enemies and her father’s killer were one and the same, if Selena still didn’t know what to do, it would only mean her intelligence was lacking.

Such a foolish daughter-in-law was not worth having.

Of course.

If Selena understood but was still blinded by rage and wanted to kill Viktor with her own hands, that wouldn’t be unacceptable. It would show she had spirit, and Lake would still protect her. However, her score as a daughter-in-law would be lowered.

Lake smiled, watching his "little cotton-padded jacket" ponder for a moment before saying "Oh," and looking up at him. "What, have you thought of something?"

"Daddy."

"Hmm?"

"You’re very wicked."

"You can choose to help Selena."

Katherine blinked, her body trembling slightly, feigning a delicate and fragile appearance. "Daddy, I’m very weak. If even a random werewolf comes along, I’ll be in danger of being killed."

Lake chuckled. "Weak, perhaps, but a hundred times stronger than your foolish brother."

Katherine always reserved her sharpest barbs for her younger brother, David, taking pleasure in her verbal attacks and using them to put down her foolish sibling whenever she had the chance.

If she didn’t have absolute strength to back her up, would Katherine still be so sharp-tongued with her brother?

After all, Emilia had forbidden Katherine from actively provoking David. This spoke volumes. Even Emilia had to use eighty percent of her strength to truly suppress Katherine.

From this, it was clear that Katherine’s weakness was not genuine weakness, but a facade of playing the pig to eat the tiger.

This was excellent.

Although Lake didn’t particularly favor the act of playing the pig to eat the tiger, Katherine was his daughter, and that made all the difference. Why did a girl need such a powerful aura? It was better for her to be gentle and quiet, not to provoke others. And if others provoked Katherine, they wouldn’t get away with it.

Katherine swayed Lake’s arm. "Daddy, I’m very weak. You have so many good things, give me one."

Lake smiled. "You’ve already pre-ordered the Fate Coin and storage space from me. Why aren’t you satisfied? Your foolish brother doesn’t have a single one. If your mother knew, she’d say I was playing favorites again."

Katherine smiled sweetly. "That’s because I’m smart. Smart and sensible children naturally receive preferential treatment. This is also to motivate that foolish brother, to make him learn from me."

Lake rolled his eyes.

Learn to be sharp-tongued from Katherine?

Katherine’s sharp tongue was backed by her strength. If an enemy who couldn’t handle provocation attacked, Katherine could still beat them senseless.

That foolish, rebellious son?

He would probably get beaten senseless by the enemy.

"Daddy."

"Alright, alright, alright."

Lake sighed, waved his right hand, and a Bamboo Dragonfly appeared in his hand.

Katherine blinked, looking at the strange Bamboo Dragonfly.

What is this?

A toy?

[Bamboo Dragonfly: Item, Rank A, Fantasy. Function as the name suggests. Wear it on your head and control its flight with your mind. Practice makes perfect. It’s the most frequently appearing item in a certain animation, bar none.]

This item was one of ten Lake had drawn using the Hydra’s million points concerning that late female assassin.

As for the other nine items?

Let’s just say this.

Not a single golden legendary item dropped.

Furthermore, all ten items that came out seemed to be fixated on this darn animation, even the item that came out of the bonus treasure chest.

"Oh, right!"

Lake raised an eyebrow, took out the item that came from the bonus treasure chest from the ten-draw, and handed it over to his Little Cotton-padded Jacket as well.

"What is this?"

Little Cotton-padded Jacket Katherine blinked, looking at the semi-circular cloth bag in her hand.

[Fourth-Dimensional Pocket: Item, Rank SS, Fantasy. The blue fatty’s four-dimensional pocket. Don’t think about it, it’s empty. It doesn’t contain any items. Its spatial size is approximately equal to a normal-sized Japanese house.]

Lake took the Fourth-Dimensional Pocket that Little Cotton-padded Jacket was holding, and with a snap, he attached it to his daughter’s T-shirt. He then said to his daughter, "Try putting yourself inside to see."

Katherine blinked and reached her hand into the pocket.

The next second.

Wow!

Little Cotton-padded Jacket’s eyes instantly lit up.

Lake watched his Little Cotton-padded Jacket, who was having a blast, and asked, "Do you like it?"

Little Cotton-padded Jacket nodded, then looked at the Bamboo Dragonfly in her hand, "What about this one?"

"Put it on your head and see."

"Oh… Ah!"

Little Cotton-padded Jacket, who was directly lifted into the air by the Bamboo Dragonfly, cried out happily. Then, boom, boom, boom, she started bumping into things all over the train.

"Oh, sh*t!"

"Stop."

"Bang!"

"Ow, that hurt."

"Waaah, Daddy save me."

"…"