Chapter 165 Mortal Curse

[Ares] Adrian was spineless. He wanted to tell me about his son when we were in the dungeon, and now that he had a taste of the outside world, he was determined to hold on to freedom tightly. “I’ll talk! I’ll talk!” Adrian nodded incessantly. “I have another son, but he didn’t grow up with us. My wife said he’s not well, so– Ow! It hurts…” Midway through the conversation, Adrian held his chest and curled up on the group in agony. In mere seconds, he had broken out in a cold sweat. I assigned my men to watch over him while I hurried back to the secret passageway in my room to look for Mars. Mars was knee-deep in a book, so he wasn’t pleased to be interrupted. “This better be urgent, Ares!” Mars wanted to bring the book along, but it struck him to put it back. He glared at me before leaving the secret room. Mars was surprised to see Adrian. “Um… Why are you keeping him around? What’s the point of keeping him?” Mars even kicked Adrian, ignoring Adrian’s pain, It was a