9 - A Place That Can Never Be Touched

"Don't ever tell Hilbert about that stupid thing you did at the bar yesterday, got that?" my father threatened in sharp tone.

He looked like he was about to play his hand with me, if not for the fact that there were a lot of people watching us here. As a result, he could only warn me and confiscate the only small money I had.

"Do you still remember that mission I gave you?" he asked. Before that, he had pulled me to a quieter place to avoid people eavesdropping.

I don't know how long my father has been here. I wanted to ask him why he sold me to Hilbert. And why he was also the one who asked me to carry out that senseless mission.

"Do you still want me to poison him, Father?" I asked, with an expression as uneasy as the state of my heart right now.

"Why do you ask that? Don't you want to become a rich?" he shot back. "If you manage to conceive his child and kill him, all his wealth will be yours!"

"You don't understand, Dad," I complained. My arms reflexively hugged my own body as if