From the word “Town Chief” that escaped the thug leader’s mouth, Natalie understood that this fool in front of her had absolutely no idea what had happened to this mansion.
‘He dares to come looking for trouble without knowing a thing? I almost admire how stupid he is.’
Of course, Natalie could have just killed all these thugs outright, but she thought that would be too boring.
She had to toy with these clueless thugs properly to have some fun.
Besides, Natalie was curious about what these thugs were so cocky about.
However, the fact that they kept staring at Emily made Natalie silently decide she’d gouge out their eyes later.
In Natalie’s mind, Emily, dressed in such a holy wedding dress, was not something these trash were allowed to appreciate.
Especially since the thugs’ gazes at Emily were clearly filled with intense lust.
This gave Natalie, who already wanted to kill them, even less reason to spare their lives.
With the idea of playing with the thugs, Natalie played along and said, “As for the Town Chief, he’s not available to see you right now, so I’ll be the one talking to you.”
“!”
Hearing Natalie’s polite reply, Emily beside her showed an expression of disbelief.
Normally, Natalie wore arrogance and insolence right on her face.
She didn’t understand manners or humility at all.
Yet now she was using such a polite tone to talk to these damn thugs—how could that not shock Emily?
‘This Emily really is rude… Is it that strange for me to be a little gentle? I’m always gentle with her, at least I’ve never hurt her.’
Although she wanted to rant about Emily’s reaction, in order to toy with the thugs, Natalie held back her displeasure, planning to “play” with Emily properly after this was over.
“I see…”
Faced with Natalie’s words, the thug leader wasn’t very surprised.
After all, in his view, it was only natural that the Town Chief wouldn’t dare to meet him when he saw this kind of force.
Besides, the thug leader’s main goal was to take Emily away and make her his bandit chief’s wife.
Seeing the old Town Chief or not didn’t really matter.
“So, what do you all want?”
Natalie continued to smile as she asked the thugs.
Seeing Natalie’s radiant smile, Emily only felt creeped out.
Natalie’s current expression perfectly matched her appearance.
But because Emily knew Natalie’s true nature, she found it terrifying.
Xilina, hiding behind the sofa, felt the same way.
Right now, Natalie looked like an elegant noble young lady, her movements very dignified.
“Didn’t this woman tell you what she did yesterday?”
The thug leader said, shifting his gaze toward Emily.
Faced with his sudden stare, Emily was naturally dumbfounded.
‘What I did yesterday? What did I do yesterday? I was just pranked by Natalie yesterday, wasn’t I? Or is he upset because I brought Xilina back? Is his target really Xilina?!’
“Oh? What did she do yesterday?”
Natalie was also curious about what Emily could have done to make this thug leader so angry.
“My second-in-command had his arm cut off by this woman yesterday. If you can’t explain this properly, we won’t let it go!”
The moment they heard that, both Emily and Natalie understood.
So these people were the companions of the thugs from yesterday.
“I see. She did such a terrible thing?”
‘No, what do you mean “I did such a terrible thing”? It was you who cut off that arm! How did I end up taking the blame for Natalie?!’
Emily, hearing the thug leader’s words, was naturally speechless.
But speaking up now would only complicate things further.
Besides, Emily had to rely on Natalie for protection, so she could only stay silent.
“Yeah… My second-in-command is still unconscious, so I came to the Town Chief to demand an explanation.”
‘Wow, how can this guy be so shameless? That guy attacked me first!’
“And what explanation do you want?”
“Well…”
Hearing Natalie’s question, the thug leader didn’t hide his desire and stared at Emily with a disgusting, lecherous gaze.
Faced with that stare, Emily immediately got goosebumps, feeling physically repulsed.
It was the first time in her life Emily had seen such a creepy face.
She never thought she’d be stared at with that kind of lustful look by a man.
“As long as the Town Chief hands this woman over to me, I’ll forgive you. The reason he had her wear a wedding dress and come out is to hand her over to me, right?”
Of course, that sentence almost broke Natalie’s smile.
After all, Emily’s wedding dress wasn’t prepared for scum like him—it was prepared by Natalie for herself.
And daring to say that in front of her made her furious.
In a way, it was even more suicidal than calling Natalie a shorty.
“Is that all?”
Natalie suppressed her rage and asked again, curious to see how else he would court death.
“Of course, if you can pay some medical expenses, that would be best. And we don’t want much—just one hundred gold coins.”
“One hundred gold coins? You’re really asking for a lot, aren’t you?”
After all, just a few gold coins could support a family of three for a whole year without worry about food or drink.
Asking for a hundred gold coins right off the bat was something a small-town mayor couldn’t afford.
“What do you mean? My subordinate will be bedridden for the rest of his life. Asking for a bit of money is nothing. I’m sure the Town Chief won’t object. Of course, if you won’t give it, we don’t mind taking it ourselves.”
Seeing this small-time thug act so arrogantly, Natalie lost all interest in playing with him anymore.
She dropped her facade and said, “You’re pretty cocky, aren’t you?”
“What? You won’t give it to me? I’ve been polite and come to talk to you!”
Sensing the change in Natalie’s tone, the thug leader stood up and put his hand on his weapon.
With his movement, the thugs behind him also silently picked up their weapons.
“Of course. In this world, I’m the one who robs others. No one robs me.”