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Chapter 116

ผู้เขียน: Laughing Riot
From a distance, Frederick heard Freya's agonized screams. Dropping everything, he raced to her with every ounce of speed he could muster.

"Fred, help me!" Freya cried, panic lacing her voice.

Frederick's heart pounded in his chest as he ran. Yet, just as he was about to reach her, a gust of wind pushed him back.

"Nathaniel?" Frederick blinked in surprise at the tall, imposing figure blocking his path, then ground his teeth in frustration. "Nathaniel, someone is bullying Fey! I'm going to save her. I insist that you stand aside!"

"Bullying her?" Nathaniel arched a brow, his smile polite but mocking. "All I see is Dawnmere's seventh princess engaging in a friendly bout with someone from Hawthorne Estate. Where is the harm in that? It seems like slander to call it bullying simply because one's skill falls short."

"Nathaniel!" Frederick ground his teeth, his temper rising.

Clearly, this was bullying, not a friendly spar!

But at that moment, a scream rang out from afar, "It hurts! A
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