Chapter 245: Daphne Camellia’s Reaction

Krista Dragoon facepalm as she was rendered speechless by Zen. However, she wasn't surprised by his attitude since he was always like this.

Never once can he keep a secret from his women as his mouth seems to be the gossiper type.

"Anyway, we should leave now otherwise, you're going to have an awkward time with Daphne Camellia," Krista Dragoon sighed softly before suggesting they should leave now.

Zen nodded his head, "Mhmm, who knows if Byrne Camellia would suddenly come back and annoy me about that topic again. Merchants are always annoying to deal with."

Sometime later, Zen and Krista Dragoon left the Camellia family where the maids gave them a bow as they went away.

Meanwhile, Byrne Camellia went to his daughter's room as he knocked on the door.

"Daphne, father has something to say to you," Byrne Camellia asked nicely.

After all, he was about to tell her about a marriage arrangement he did and he knew her daughter would be extremely angry. To the point where she might even leave the Camellia family if he was to word it wrongly.

"What do you want, father?" Daphne Camellia replied from inside the room, without any intention of opening the door for him.

Byrne Camellia didn't mind as he opened the door and walked inside the room.

Afterward, he found a chair and sat down before staring at Daphne Camellia with a solemn expression.

"What do you think about that Zen Von Henning?" Byrne Camellia then asked.

Daphne Camellia was surprised by the sudden question and wondered if she was getting interrogated right now.

'What does father want to do with Zen?' Daphne Camellia pondered inwardly.

She was still in the dark about her father having already made an alliance with Zen and Krista Dragoon so she was a bit afraid to be questioned.

"Uhh- We first met at the auction house and he is a shameless scoundrel that always goes against me in every item bidding list." Daphne Camellia replied, thinking that her father might be suspicious of her and wanted to warn her.

"And?" Byrne Camellia glared at Daphne Camellia as he wanted to know more.

Alas, his expression caused Daphne Camellia to further misunderstood her father's intention.

She believed his father wanted her to get as far away from Zen as possible. Thus, she took a deep breath before looking at Byrne Camellia with a serious expression.

"He's not just a shameless scoundrel but also a womanizer that has multiple women by his side already." Daphne Camellia then said.

Byrne Camellia twitched his mouth slightly as he never expected his daughter to hate Zen this much.

'How am I going to tell her that I wanted her to become his woman now?' Byrne Camellia found himself in a dilemma as he doesn't know how to explain things to her.

"Cough, so you hated this Zen to the gut?" Byrne Camellia cleared his throat and asked softly.

Meanwhile, Daphne Camellia raised her eyebrow slightly at what he was trying to know from her.

'Father is acting so weird today.' Daphne Camellia exclaimed inwardly as she shook her head.

"I don't really hate him to the gut… It's just that he always picks on me for no reason and he even dared to slap me in public, causing me to be shamed by others." Daphne Camellia said and clenched her fist in anger.

Although her anger has already been subsidized, she wanted to show her father that she does not want to interact with Zen. 

Byrne Camellia rubs his head slightly, confusing Daphne Camellia further.

'Sigh, screw this, I'll just say it to her whether she likes it or not.' Byrne Camellia exclaimed inwardly as he decided to stop beating the bush.

"Daphne, listen carefully right now and make sure you do not get mad at me," Byrne Camellia said slowly.

Daphne Camellia nodded her head as she waited for Byrne Camellia to continue his word.

Daphne Camellia had a little bit of nervousness in her when she saw Byrne Camellia opening his mouth.

"I want you to marry Zen Von Henning whether as concubine or wife, either way, work and I hope you know that this is not up for negotiation." Byrne Camellia said, shocking Daphne Camellia completely.

Daphne Camellia held a gawking expression as she stuttered, "A-Are you serious?"

"I have never been this serious before in my life." Byrne Camellia replied swiftly.

"U-Unbelievable," Daphne Camellia mumbled softly.

Never in her life did she expect to hear her father ordering her to marry someone like Zen. After all, he was infamous in the Jade Kingdom, and only when someone went crazy would they offer their daughter up for him.

"I don't care if you don't like him at all but he has a powerful background- one that even the empress in the Jade Kingdom cannot touch," Byrne Camellia continued, hoping to let Daphne Camellia know that he did this for her and the Camellia family.

He wouldn't be surprised if Daphne Camellia outright refuses his arrangement but as a father and the patriarch, he only wants the best for her.

"Daphne, listen, do you remember the platinum card that Zen Von Henning took out?" Byrne Camellia asked.

Daphne Camellia raised her eyebrow slightly and nodded her head, "Yes, what was so special about that platinum card that got you agitated. Isn't it just a card with some platinum embedded on it?"

She has been wondering what the platinum card symbolizes ever since she got kicked out of the room by Byrne Camellia when he saw it.

Byrne Camellia took a few moments before clearing his throat to speak.

"Do you remember that in the past, there were many kingdoms being razed to the group because of a mysterious group?" Byrne Camellia then said.

"Un, I remember the event from the past and that the mysterious group went to multiple kingdoms and massacred many mages." Daphne Camellia nodded as her expression turned pale.

That event where multiple kingdoms collapsed at the same time was a nightmare for everyone as they lived in fear, praying to gods for mercy that the mysterious group would not go to them.

Daphne Camellia still remembered how blood flows like a river- no it was an ocean instead. 

Suddenly, Daphne Camellia came to a realization as she recalled the beginning of the incident when she overheard her father talking in a secret meeting with other merchants, discussing the event.

"T-They said the event started because a group of nobles tried to rob a person that had a platinum card in his hand," Daphne Camellia mumbled softly before staring at Byrne Camellia with a shocked expression.

"F-Father… don't tell me Zen belongs to that mysterious group?" Daphne Camellia quickly stood up as she grabbed his sleeves and asked in a panicked voice.

Byrne Camellia patted her head slightly to calm her down and said, "Although I haven't confirmed the fact that he belongs to that mysterious group, I can at least guarantee that he must have some relationship with it."

And he continued, "After all, no one is allowed to carry that platinum card unless they are connected to the mysterious group since history has already been proven. If someone dared to steal a platinum card without permission then that mysterious group would appear and start another bloodbath."

"I-Is that's the reason why you want me to marry Zen?" Daphne Camellia then asked when she got her thoughts gathered together.

Byrne Camellia stayed silent but nodded his head to confirm her thoughts.

The mysterious group was too powerful where even the kingdom had no power against them. Some kingdoms refused to be a coward and tried to fight them- only to end up in the pile of corpses they have killed.

"Daphne, I know you hate Zen but for the sake of our family, we must gain a friendly relationship with him." Byrne Camellia held Daphne Camellia's hand tightly as he begged her to accept the arrangement.

As long as he can establish a link of relationship with Zen through Daphne Camellia, then their family would be spared since his useless son decided to not only chase after the women of a platinum cardholder but also offended him at the same time.

Daphne Camellia was rendered speechless as this was the first time her father has ever begged her to do something.

She took a deep breath before speaking, "Father, I-I was lying before about the fact that I hated him."

And she continued, "W-We even had an alchemist face-off previously and he has tried to order me to strip before him."

Daphne Camellia blushed slightly when she imagined herself actually stripping naked for Zen to leer at her.

Meanwhile, Byrne Camellia's expression brightened up when he heard her words.

"Perfect, you can just do that and spread your legs for Zen Von Henning to be the Camellia family savior." Byrne Camellia shouted in excitement, causing Daphne Camellia to become extremely embarrassed that she slapped him in the face unconsciously.