Yun Shen was unable to make a move when Oliver (one of the twin elite forces of Lord Knightley) caught him off guard and slammed him onto the table.
"You really have some guts kid," Oliver whispered threateningly towards Yun Shen"s ears.
"Hmmm..." Yun Shen responded with such detachment written all over his face.
"Why you..." Oliver became annoyed seeing how nonchalance the boy look. He raised his hand in the air about to land a blow on Yun Shen"s face when someone grabs his hand. "What do you want?"
Oliver was surprised to see his brother grabbing hold of his hand and looking down at him. He became fl.u.s.tered and embarra.s.sed that he became easily agitated by Yun Shen.
"Forgive me, Lord Knightley." Oliver apologized as his brother released his hand.
"So tell me now, where is my daughter?" Lord Knightley spoke so calmly yet with a cold and frightening feeling hidden deep within his tone of speaking,
"She safe, you don"t need to worry about her." Yun Shen pulled himself together and face Lord Knightley. He dare not act weak and frightened in front of him. If Lord Knightley was a dragon he was a fierce white tiger. Both so majestic and powerful creatures.
"Lord Knightley, apart from my family background is there another reason why you are so against me marrying your daughter?" Yun Shen inquired.
"You just a replacement." Lord Knightley directly answered.
"Lord Knightley, even if I am not the right heir of the Yuns. I"ve built my own empire in which I"ll be able to provide your daughter with everything she needs. She"ll be able to live the life of a fine woman. With her career and my support, she"ll be able to reach her dreams without any worries."
"Hha, without any worries my a.s.s. Thanks to you our Young Miss has been bullied so many times. She has risked her life for your daughter and family so many times. Yet, when she was in her breaking point. It wasn"t you who was there to support and help her." Oliver spoke once again without thinking and realizing the people around them. "Who do you think you are? You just a f***ing replacement. Even if you aren"t a replacement, you will never be good for her."
"Enough!" Michael pulled his brother aside seeing how upset his brother is with the situation. He too was annoyed but tried his best to restrain himself as well.
Lord Knightley has seven elite men working side by side with him including Winston. Apart from Winston, the rest are also top secret agents before, a member of the underground society or people who were rescued by Lord Knightley. They have witnessed how Elizabeth grew up and acted as if she were their own child as well. And to think someone could easily put her life in danger annoys them.
Oliver and Michael are the twins who were rescued and are very skilled fighters.
Alex is a young heir of a powerful family who has served the Knightley family for a long time. They are very loyal to the Knightly family and have taken care of Elizabeth since she was a baby.
Jaden is a member of the underground society whom Professor Petrovich introduced to Lord Knightley. He notices how fond Petrovich was with the man and saw why he showed so much interest in him. For Lord Knightley was a man who should be praised for his skills and talent. Plus, he had such a beautiful gem always beside him.
The rest of the members are Shane, Marcus, and lastly Elder Shou.
Shane was an ex-member of a secret organization. Who showed the same interest as Jaden.
Elder Shou is an ex yakuza member. He is the eldest member of Lord Knightley"s elite force and is Lord Knightley"s teacher in fighting and strategy.
Elder Shou stood behind Lord Knightley and observed the situation. He became interested of Yun Shen all of a sudden. It was the first time he met and seen the boy for he never went ahead and check on him.
"Where have I seen him before..." He muttered as he ponders as to why Yun Shen looked so familiar to him. As if he has seen the boy before.
Lord Knightley overheard what Elder Shou murmured and turned to him. "What do you mean?"
"It seems he looked like someone in the underground society whom I"ve met a long time ago but I can"t seem to recall who. I"m curious if whether he has another ident.i.ty apart from whom we think he is."
"He"s just a replacement." Lord Knightley uttered such disrespectful words for he really hated the boy.
"My boy, I know you hate the man but right now. He knows where your daughter is. I"ll take us almost a year to find her and I"m afraid that a lot can happen during those times. It"s best you cooperate with him." Elder Shou suggested but it seems Lord Knightley does not agree with what he was saying.
"My Lord, what should we do?" Winston asked seeing the two have made an agreement with each other.
"He has 3 months if he can"t find the people after his family. Will kill his family right in front of him. I don"t care if Liz will be angry. Also, spread the news of the Knightley family suffering from great loss. Spread news that mother is in bad health." Lord Knightley order as he left the scene peacefully ahead with Elder Shou, Alex, Marcus, and Jaden. Whilst Winston, Oliver, and Michael settle everything.
Outside, Lord Knightley paused for a moment before moving ahead. Waiting outside for them were a few of the Knightley and Zhao men on standby in case a fight was to unfold.
"My Lord, should I proceed with the plan?" Alex inquired seeing the man seems to be in a trance still of the situation.
"Go ahead, child." Elder Shou answered for him, for it seems the man was not in the right mind to answer Alex"s question.
"Elder Shou, we"ll go ahead then. Marcus, let"s go." Alex said as she and Marcus went ahead.
"Elder Shou, I"ll go ahead and look for Petrovich. I"ll ask if he already has any leads on where the Young Miss is." Jaden said and respectfully greeted the old man and left ahead as well.
"I"ll arrange for someone men to follow him. Can you calm down, you"re even more frightening than death himself." Elder Shou sighs seeing how deadly cold Lord Knightley"s eyes were gazing at blankly.
"Because of the boy, I"m about to send my daughter to h.e.l.l. The old man will surely find a way to take her now. Our plan to set her with Young Feng was perfect. She would have lived a peaceful and great life with him. Yet he just needs to get her involved again. I don"t understand what Liz sees in him?"
"My boy, I may be wrong but, could he be one of the people she has met in the past whom she has recalled. I mean, she is slowly regaining her memory day by day. And, her attachment towards the boy is far greater than what he thinks. As if they"ve known each other for such a long time."
"Impossible."
Lord Knightley thought about it and can someone see what the old man meant. He found it strange why his daughter acted so differently towards Yun Shen.
Could it really be that he was someone important in her past?
And if he is, why doesn"t he recognize her?
Also, Yun Shen was never a member of the underground society?
Lord Knightley puzzled everything together but couldn"t understand her daughter"s mind. He realized there is only one person who can answer everything and right now that person is even harder to find than his daughter. What"s worse, that person holds the biggest key in everything.
"Elder Shou, arrange more men to find Petrovich and the ident.i.ty of the old man. I have a feeling Yun Shen might be involved with them somehow and the old man, hmm..." Lord Knightley finally uttered some words.
"What do you mean?" Elder Shou was confused as to what Yun Shen has to do with Petrovich and the mysterious old man.
"It just my hunch but I feel that they might be related."
"You mean..." Elder Shou needed not to say what was in his mind for it was quite shocking. To think Yun Shen could be a member of the mysterious family but have lost his memories as well.