Binding System

'Layla? Why is she in my house?'

Scarlett was startled when she saw Layla sitting on the chair next to Ace.

"Welcome home." Like usual, Ace welcomed Scarlett with a smile on his face.

'Hmm? Who is she?'

He shifted his gaze from Scarlett to Valeria.

He could not find any memory related to Valeria, so he did not know who she was. But he was sure she was Scarlett's important subordinate.

'Was she the one who bought Diem cake for us a few days ago?'

He suddenly remembered the delicious Diem cake.

When Scarlett noticed Ace's gaze, she knew what he had in mind. "Ace, she is lieutenant Valeria."

Valeria was shocked when Scarlett introduced her to Ace.

'Why did city mistress introduce me to him? Doesn't he already know me?'

Even though they rarely talked together, but they had met many times.

"Ace lost his memory, so he doesn't remember you." Scarlett told Valeria the reason why she suddenly introduced her to Ace.

Valeria shifted her gaze from Scarlett to Ace.

'He lost his memory?'

She finally understood the reason why Scarlett introduced her to Ace.

She stretched out her right hand and uttered, "I'm Valeria Mils."

Ace stretched out his right hand to handshake with her. "I'm Ace Farley."

"Let's talk in the living room." Scarlett uttered.

"Alright." They agreed instantly.

Then they headed to the living room to talk.

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Henry Howard's House, Living Room.

Henry was currently sitting on the couch alone. He was wearing an annoyed expression because Scarlett refused to go on a date with him earlier.

'How should I teach him a lesson?'

Because he knew it would be very difficult to get Ace to leave Scarlett's house, he changed his mind.

As he was thinking of ways to teach Ace a lesson, his strongest subordinate stepped into the living room.

The name of his subordinate was Liam. Liam had red hair and black eyes. Even though he was already forty years old, but his body was still fit and full of energy.

"What's wrong?" Henry asked when he caught sight of Liam.

"My lord, I have good news." Liam did not tell Henry the news immediately.

"Good news? What is it?" Henry asked curiously.

"Ace would be participating in the monster subjugation." Liam told Henry that he saw Ace when he was in the Rilt district.

When he was following Ace in secret, he found out that Ace would be participating in the monster subjugation tomorrow.

Of course, he still did not know that Ace was much stronger now because he stopped following Ace after getting good information.

"That's good news!" Henry's mood immediately improved.

"My lord, I have another good news." Liam got another good news on his way to Henry's house.

"Oh, another good news? What is it?" Henry's eyes shone brightly.

"It's like this…." Liam told Henry about Sean's grudge against Ace.

He said Sean really hated Ace. Layla refused to get back with Sean because of Ace. This was the main reason why Sean desired to kill Ace.

"That's another good news!" Henry stated.

'Wait!'

He realized something.

'Does that mean Ace has a special relationship with Layla? I can use this to ruin his relationship with Scarlett.'

His lips curled up into a grin.

"My lord, we can use Sean to injure or kill Ace later." Because Sean also hated Ace, Liam was sure they could use Sean easily.

"I suddenly have two good plans." Henry spoke and paused for a second before he continued, "We will humiliate Ace first before fatally injuring him or killing him later."

He revealed his two plans to his subordinates. His first plan was that he would suggest having a friendly match during their break on the way to the Red Ogre village.

During break time, he would order someone to beat Ace in the arena. With this, everyone would know how weak and useless he was.

And his second plan was that he would tell Sean to poison Ace in secret. Even if they were caught later, they could blame Sean for everything.

"That's actually a good idea, my lord." Liam praised Henry.

Henry rose to his feet and uttered, "Let's go meet Sean now."

"Understood." Liam followed his lord.

Then they traveled to Sean's house.

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Scarlett's House, Backyard.

Scarlett, Ace, Layla and Valeria were currently chatting in the backyard.

Previously, they talked in the living room, but they decided to go to the backyard when the sky grew dark.

They were currently sitting on the mat. There were many snacks and drinks in front of them because Scarlett asked her maids to bring snacks and drinks earlier.

"Hehe." They laughed happily.

"Ace, how do you feel surrounded by three beauties?" Layla teased him.

"Not bad." It was not his first time being surrounded by more than two beauties, so Ace could act normally.

"Are you sure? You don't feel nervous, do you?" Layla kept teasing him.

"You keep teasing me, huh?" after saying that, he pinched her soft cheeks. "This is what you get for teasing me."

"Aghh… Scarlett, help me." Actually, Ace did not pinch her cheeks hard, but Layla pretended as if she was in pain.

"Hehe." Scarlett and Valeria giggled.

After Ace stopped pinching her cheeks, Layla uttered, "How could you do this to me, Ace? Don't you know that you should treat women well? You won't get a lover if you treat women like this."

At this moment, she forgot that Ace already had Scarlett as his lover.

"Hey, I did not pinch your cheeks hard earlier, so stop pretending now. And what do you mean by saying I won't get a lover? I only need to stand on the road and I'm sure I can get a lover in no time." Ace was the most handsome man in Nightshire city, so it would not be difficult for him to get a new lover.

If Scarlett was not a city mistress, many women would have seduced him or dragged him to their bedrooms because he was so attractive.

"Ops! I forgot that you are handsome." Layla covered her mouth.

"Hehe." Scarlett and Valeria giggled again.

After talking for several minutes, Valeria went home because she was tired. Scarlett, Layla and Ace were still in the backyard, enjoying the beautiful night.

Because Valeria had left, Scarlett wanted to cuddle with Ace. For this reason, she sat between Ace's legs.

"Huft. Today is a beautiful day!" even though Layla was with them, Scarlett did not feel shy.

Ace immediately wrapped his arms around her waist. The air was a little cold, so it felt great embracing her from behind because her body also gave him warmth.

"Layla, do you want to participate in the monster subjugation tomorrow?" After throwing a question at Layla, Scarlett consumed the snack in her hands.

"Of course. Who will help you if I don't participate?" Layla decided to participate because she wanted to help Scarlett and Ace.

"I'm strong." After eating the snack, Scarlett wanted to feed Ace. "Ace, try this snack."

Ace consumed the snack without removing his arms from her slender waist.

'Hmm? This snack is delicious.'

He placed his head on her right shoulder.

"It's delicious!" Ace stated.

"Ace, which one is more delicious? Scarlett or the snack?" Layla inquired.

Before he could answer Layla's question, Scarlett responded, "Of course, I'm more delicious. Isn't that right, Ace?"

"I don't know about this. How about I taste you first?" Ace teased Scarlett.

"Sure. You can taste me now." Scarlett knew that Ace was joking around, so she played along with his joke.

"Wait! Don't do it now. I'm still here." Layla said immediately.

"Hehe." Ace and Scarlett chuckled happily.

As Ace was having fun with Scarlett and Layla, Henry talked with Sean in the living room.

"So, how is it? Do you agree?" Henry inquired.

Previously, he invited Sean to join monster subjugation tomorrow. Sean would join his group later.

He also told Sean about his evil plans. He believed his plans would be successful later.

"What if I get caught later?" Sean needed to think about this carefully because the consequences would be fatal if he was caught trying to poison Ace.

"Don't worry. You won't get caught." Henry responded, "The poison won't take effect immediately. He will only slowly grow weak and feel dizzy later."

He then continued, "When we attack the Red Ogre village later, I'm sure he will get killed because of the poison. How is it? Isn't it a good plan?"

After thinking for a minute, Sean agreed. "Alright. I will do that."

His hatred and anger toward Ace were far bigger than his rationality, so he could not think straight and agreed immediately.

"Good!" Henry smiled happily.

'Be a useful dog for me.'

He added in his head.

"Come to my house tomorrow morning. We will go together tomorrow." Henry uttered.

"Alright." Sean responded.

Shortly after that, Henry and his subordinate went home.

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Scarlett's House, Backyard.

"Hehe." The sound of laughter reverberated in the backyard.

Scarlett and Ace were alone in the backyard because Layla had returned home. Like before, she was still sitting between his legs because cuddling in the backyard felt great.

"Ace, it's cold now. Let's chat in your room." the air was cold in the backyard, so she wanted them to cuddle in his room.

"Sure." He agreed immediately because he also felt cold.

"Carry me, Ace." Like usual, she wanted to be spoiled by him.

Ace pinched her nose before finally carrying her. "You have to reward me after reaching my room."

"Sure. I will reward you later." Scarlett agreed.

Then they headed to his room.