Madness
Chapter 49's

Two days later.

"What did you say?" Johan's voice rang out in his room.

"Dad, that was Nate-"

"Dad was asking Nathanael, Lin."

His father's cold tone of voice made Lin speechless. He turned to the man sitting next to him, and found Nate's look was the same as his father's. The man looked cold and stiff.

"So, what do you mean"

"I've marked Lin. I'll marry her, even without your blessing."

Nate's disrespectful-sounding words infuriated Johan. The old man was already aware that his daughter had been marked by this young man, without his permission. Lin's body seemed to glow with the essence of Nate, indicating that the woman belonged to someone.

Nate's answer confused Lin. Marking off? Whatdoes thatmean?

Lin wanted to ask, but looking at the two men in front of him who were grimacing full of hostility, made him bite his tongue. He doesn't want to make things runnyam.

"That doesn't mean anything! I will be able to eliminate it easily! You're..."

Nate's hand pulled Lin's waist, making the woman's body stick tightly to her.

"Lin has become mine. Totally."

The words made Johan glare. The old man's breathing sounded sharp.

"Don't tell me you're..."

"Lin's body has become mine. You want proof?"

Nate's reply left Lin and Johan flabbergasted. Just this time they heard the polite man was behaving very arrogantly and possessively.

This situation made Lin misbehave. He was deeply ashamed of his personal life being known to his father. His face was red like a tomato.

"Dad, about this-"

"Is that true, Lin?" Johan looked at his daughter sharply.

"Dad..." Lin was only able to squeak. He is really embarrassed at the moment.

"Have you really given yourself to him?"

Chief Lin lowered. He felt guilty not being able to take good care of himself. Both of his eyes were warming.

"Yes, dad. I belong to Nate."

Hearing that, Johan's hand immediately pressed the button on his chair. Not long after, Felix entered the room that felt full of a hostile aura.

Aware of this situation, Felix slowly walked up to the old man in front of him.

"Can I help you, Master?"

"Felix, it looks like my request hastened. I want that to be done today."

Both of Felix's eyes were puffed. The tall man looked very shocked. Slowly, he looked at the two people still sitting in front of him.

"Do they know, Master?"

"Know what?" The couple looked confused.

"You must be married today!"

After saying the announcement, Johan turned his chair to the bedroom and slammed the door tight. Leaving behind three people still dumbfounded.

Nate was the first to come to terms with this shock. Heart's pounding.

"Felixes. What did Master Johan mean?"

Felix's lips revealed a smile.

"Master Johan has actually prepared for the two of you to get married in a few weeks. But apparently, he wanted this to be done today."

This explanation took Nate by surprise and he looked at the tightly shut door.

"Master Johan planned this?"

The blond man chuckled softly.

"True Nate. So it seems, your request just now is no longer valid, because the previous Master Johan wanted it."

Before meeting Johan, Nate had spoken to Felix about his desire to hold a wedding ceremony at the man's place. He needed someone who could marry them off and to take care of his official papers.

"Then, excuse me. There's a lot I need to get ready for tonight's show."

After Felix withdrew, the couple looked at each other in silence.

Nate looked at Lin with a different look. This woman will soon be his. Being wife.

Holding the side of Lin's face, Nate gently kissed her forehead long ago.

Smiling, Nate squeezed Lin's hand.

"I need to talk to your father first, Lin."

Lin nodded and smiled at Nate.

"Please don't be so hard on him, Nate. She really loves you too."

Closing both of his eyes, Nate kissed Lin's hands. This woman really made him feel like he had the passion to live again.

"I know, Lin. I-i know. Wait here, I'll be right back."

Kissing Lin's forehead quickly, Nate got up and directly knocked on the closed door of the room. The man entered without waiting for an answer from within.

Arriving inside, Nate saw Johan sitting behind her.

"Master Johan."

"I didn't expect Nathanael at all, it turns out you've changed a lot."

Slowly, Nate advanced towards the old man. He stopped a few steps from the man sitting behind him.

"Changed? Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean."

"First, you wouldn't have entered without being told to. In the past, you never denied. And in the past, you never wanted anything. What made you change?"

Johan's words awakened Nate. Has he really changed? He himself did not realize it. But incident after incident a few days ago, made the man realize that there are things he did for the first time in his life. Pretty silly things actually.

"Say. How do you feel about Lin actually, Nathanael?"

Hearing that question, made the young man further straighten his body. Both of his hands clenched at his sides.

"I love Lin."

Johan's eyes widened slightly. To be honest, he did not expect this answer.

"You love my daughter?"

"Yes. I love your daughter."

"Then will you promise to take care of her?"

Nate nodded his head steadily. "Yes. I'll take care of him."

"Even with your own life?"

The young man nodded back. "Yes. With my own life."

Johan sighed and closed both eyes. His heart was relieved at this moment.

Not long after, he opened his eyes and looked at Nate again.

"What about Lin himself? Does he love you?"

This question made Nate's head shake slowly.

"I don't know. As I said before, I myself am not sure of how Lin feels about me."

Nate's two hands clenched tightly. It used to be possible that he was afraid to step up because of this but now, Nate was not willing to take the dizzy anymore. He claimed the woman.

"Which I know for sure, Lin felt comfortable being near me. He worries about me. And he loves me. That's enough for me."

That very humble answer made Johan's eyes slightly foggy. This kid hasn't changed at all. He is still a good man, who will not impose his will on others despite sacrificing himself.

"If you knew that, why did you mark it?"

"I can't live without him. I must have it, before it is owned by anyone else."

"You're a selfish man, Nathanael!"

Johan's been fishing for Nate a little.

"For something else, I can still give in. But for this one, frankly I don't care. If necessary, I will force him to bond with me. Forever."

"You forced her by desecrating her?"

"If you mean if I already have his body, then the answer is yes. I have desecrated it. And that's what I do more than once, if you want to know. But I didn't force him to do that. Lin wants it too."

The words from Nate sounded extremely vulgar and challenged the old man in front of him.

Just this time Johan saw Nate's eyes glittering, showing a sense of ownership in something. Lin had completely made this young man go out of control. It seems that for this one, Nate has indeed changed considerably compared to the past.

Snorting, Johan turned his gaze. His heart was happy. Eventually Nate was able to experience the feeling of being free to own something. It was not at all his due when he lived in the past as a noble.

Looking at the silent Johan, Nate finally expressed her thoughts.

"Do you approve of us?"

The old man looked back at Nate angrily.

"You've done all that, and you still dare to ask my blessing?"

"Anyway, you're still his father. Old man Lin was the only one. Of course, I have to ask for your blessing even though it won't have any effect on my decision later."

Returning to hear the overbearing answer from the man, made Johan laugh out loud cynically. Johan's eyes glinted at Nate and again threw his face away.

"We'll see, Nathanael. Now, call my daughter here. I'm sick of seeing your face."

But Nate hasn't moved out of place at all. He looked at the old man in front of him. His gaze softened a little.

"Master Johan's. Do you support our relationship?"

Nate's softer tone made Johan stare back at the young man. His eyes look squeaky.

"Why do you think I want to marry you two today? Now, call Lin over here Nathanael. I'm sick of seeing your face!"

Nate's face looks bright. A wide smile appeared on his handsome face. "Thank you Master."

"out! Now!"

When he saw the young man coming out of the room, Johan's smile rose from his lips. How he had been waiting to see Nate's happy look all this time. And he was grateful, if it turned out that his daughter could give happiness to the young man.

Before long, there was a slow knock from the door and there was a daughter who looked anxious when she entered the room.

Slowly, Lin closed the door and stepped up to his father.

"Dad..."

"Come on Lin." Johan spread out his hands and smiled broadly.

"Hug dad, Lin. You have made me proud of my daughter."

Johan's words made Lin smile very widely, making both his eyes narrow.

Very tightly, the father-son hugged happily. Finally Johan was able to fulfill his dream of seeing his children unite. And Lin was happy, because he had been able to fulfill his father's request for the first and perhaps the last time.

The only one unaware of this was Nate, who seemed to be waiting impatiently in the living room.

One of his legs was agitated and he grabbed something from his pants pocket. He needed something to calm his nervous self. All his life, only this time Nate was nervous about something.

The man took out a small box of silver and opened it. Inside was a pair of wedding rings he had just obtained yesterday.

The shape is quite simple and blackish blue. There were no decorations of any kind, except for the intricate carvings on both sides.

The ring was simple, but at the same time it looked expensive. Nate was very satisfied with the ring that had actually been ordered long ago that day.

When Lin said he wanted to have an inconspicuous ring, Nate was very happy because he had indeed ordered the ring as desired by the woman.

He took one of the smaller rings and examined it. CIncin for women was only decorated by one embedded blue diamond stone. Inside there is a very clear blue-silver graphite. Nathanael D'Axelle.

Nate's smile rose on his lips. It was so wide that it showed its white teeth.

At last. Eventually in his life, he can choose and own things freely. And this he did, without the interference of others.