Chapter 2162


    Nathan kept quiet for a few seconds before asking calmly, "What favor?"


    Catherine flipped her beautiful hair a little. With a skin-deep grin on, she said, "There''s a guy behind me. He''s spying on us, isn''t he?"


    Nathan discreetly checked, then replied calmly, "Yes, he is. It''s themander-in-chief of Ferropene, Reno. He''s acting like he''s drinking nonchntly, but his eyes kept secretly turning to us. I think he''s into you."


    Catherine immediately replied, "But I am not interested in him. In fact, I have had it with his harassment, and I want to be rid of him. The thing is, my country is on good terms with his country, and as the Duchess, it''s inappropriate for me to be violent toward him..."


    "So you want me to help you get rid of him?"


    Catherine smiled and said, "It''s so much easier talking to someone with a brain. How about we make a deal?”


    Nathan shook his head and answered, "The answer''s no. I am not interested in making the deal with you. I will investigate and find Clifford eventually, so I won''t be troubling you for anything, Duchess."


    After saying his piece, Nathan turned around to leave.


    Catherine, however, added nonchntly, "You''re right. Your investigation will bear fruit eventually, and you will find him. Though, Ariarica has already sent their men over to discuss terms with Clifford. They want to recruit him, and the only reason he hasn''t already gone with them is that he''s trying to get a better deal. There''s no saying whether your men will find him before he moves to Ariarica. If he made it over, do you think it''d still be a piece of cake for you to capture him when Ariarica''s forces are protecting him? Also, I''m guessing it will be a heavy burden on your country if Clifford works with Ariarica."


    Nathan frowned.


    Catherine smiled and added, "Mr. Cross, we''ll both benefit greatly from this cooperation."


    Nathan weighed his options before agreeing to those terms. "Fine, I''ll help you deal with Reno, but you must tell me where Clifford is hiding." Catherine replied with a smile, "Deal!"


    Some distance away...


    Reno had been staring at Nathan and Catherine for a while, but he was too far away to hear what


    the two of them were talking about.


    He did, however, notice Catherine stopping Nathan from leaving several times.


    In the end, he saw that Catherine and Nathan were getting closer and more at ease with each other. Catherine''s smile even turned bright as day by then.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Jealousy and fury swelled up in Reno''s heart.


    B*tch! cussed Reno internally.


    He had, on multiple asions, publicly dered his love for Catherine, but she kept rejecting his advances.


    And now she''s taking the initiative to get close to some other guy!


    Fury got Reno''s eyes to turn red.


    He couldn''t hold it in anymore, so with a grim expression on, he led a bunch of subordinates and headed over to Nathan and Catherine.


    "Yo, isn''t that the beautiful Duchess Catherine? What''s up? You''re not into this foreign ape, are you? Haha, boys, do you think this creature can satisfy the wrinkled virgin known as the Duchess?"


    Reno''s harsh words and loud vore


    got the others'' attention. Theyughed at Nathan and Catherine and were all staring discriminatingly at the two of them.


    Catherine''s expression turned grouchy, but she didn''t act up. She simply turned to Nathan.


    Nathan shot a look at Reno and dissed, "Didn''t your mom teach you any basic social rules about courtesy?"


    Renoughed evilly and replied, "She did, but she never mentioned anything about being polite to foreign apes."


    Reno''s subordinatesughed aloud.


    Catherine secretly shook her head a little. Nathan is a great guy, but guys from his country are too polite. Theyck the fiery temper of a man.


    The thought had just run past Catherine''s mind when...


    Nathan had already lifted his hand and pped Reno mercilessly across his face.


    p!


    A booming sound that was simr to the sound of an explosion rang.


    The muscles on Reno''s face couldn''t withstand Nathan''s terrifying force. Reno''s skin broke, and blood spewed everywhere.


    Reno''s enormous figure flew to the side and fell hard on the ground.


    Catherine couldn''t help bulging her eyes. She stared at Nathan with both glee and surprise burning in her heart.


    Everyone at the party was stunned as well.


    Nathan red at Reno, who was


    lying on the ground like a disheveled dog. The former growled, "I see your mom also forgot to tell you that talking nonsense will earn you a p."