New law of Beast Taming

"My dear, were you able to convince Sakura to take the family head title? Is she going to finally drive that Yoko Tsurugi out of the house? My dear, say something. Elios, I am talking to you."

Akabe Tsurugi looked at his wife with frustrated eyes. She was not replying to his words once more, but that was more common than one thought.

His wife, Elios Tsurugi, had always been a cold and unfeeling lady. She had never taken Akabe's words seriously before and she had never given him the benefit of the doubt. She had always driven Akabe into a corner and he hated it. Read new chapters at empire

Everyone in the world thought that Akabe had been the one who was dumped by his wife. But little did they know that it had been Akabe who did the dumping this time.

He had just not been able to take his wife's smug and mighty attitude otherwise.

Even now, he wanted to make his wife suffer for ignoring his words and actions. His hands itched to do something to his wife, but Akabe held his desire back.

He needed to take a deep breath and hold his temper in.

"That girl! That Yoko Tsurugi! You never told me that she was such a bold character. There is a certain air around her that makes her presence stand out even more."

Akabe clenched his hand tightly into a fist as soon as he heard his ex-wife's words. He knew that she was getting interested in Yoko.

'This is not a good sign. If Elios is interested in something, then she would not let it go until she either ruined it or acquired it. I cannot allow her to take an interest in Yoko like this.'

"Elios, my dear, you know who kids are in the teenage years. Yoko is young and she is still changing. Her current self is temporary so I saw no point in telling you about her."

The nervous laughter Akabe gave his wife did not have any impact. Instead, his wife looked even more curious to know more about Yoko.

"You are right. Yoko Tsurugi is still young and developing. That makes me more curious about where her confidence comes from. I want to go and visit her now. Do you think I should?"

It was quite early in the noon. The sun was shining brightly outside and there were no signs of clouds in sight. It was a clear and fun day to be out and about.

But Akabe Tsurugi felt gloomy as he realized that his wife had made up her mind. There would be nothing that would be able to change her mind now.

"I understand. But I still think you should wait for her to come to you. Who knows what Yoko Tsurugi is thinking and doing right now."

Akabe had a feeling about what Sakura and Yoko were doing.

Despite his coming across as ignorant and careless, he was anything but ignorant. He had been the head of the Tsurugi family for a long time now so he knew when he needed to keep his mouth shut.

"I see. You might be right to say that I should wait for Yoko to come to me herself. That way, our encounter would be much more memorable."

Akabe Tsurugi looked at his wife with a look of frustration and admiration. He knew instantly that she was planning something devious.

'My wife was always a crafty one who got what she set her eyes on. I am sure she has her eyes on Yoko in this case.'

Akabe did think that it would be a good thing for him if Yoko decided to leave with his wife. It would help him clear the way for Sakura's future.

But Yoko was a crafty one who was apt at seducing people and the elder did not want to risk his wife falling into Yoko's hand.

'I will have to keep an eye on this situation. I cannot allow it to develop any further in the wrong direction.'

That was what Akabe decided.

......…..

Amane decided to head back down during lunchtime. Sakura was sleeping all this while so Amane took this time to catch up with her staff. She wanted to know what was going on around her house.

The staff looked happy to see Yoko back. They shot her looks of appreciation and even bowed down to her when she walked past them.

Many of her secret spies stopped and gave Amane a signal. It told her that they had things to tell Amane about later.

When she arrived at the lunch table, there was someone already there. Akabe Tsurugi's wife and Sakura's mother already sat at the table and waited for Amane to join her.

"Yoko, come and join me for lunch. It had been such a long time since we last met. You grew up to be a splendid lady. It's a shame that I did not get to watch you grow up."

Elios Tsurugi was a name Amane had seen in her reports before when she had been looking at reports regarding the Tsurugi household.

As far as news about Elios went, she was a successful business owner and had married into the Tsurugi family for its connections. Once she had gotten what she wanted, she filed for a divorce.

It had been a well-known news at that time and Amane could not help but feel suspicious of this lady now.

"Aunty, it is nice to see you again as well. I forgot what you looked like since we have not seen each other in such a long time. Please forgive me for my rudeness before."

Amane gave his aunt a small bow as she took her seat.

Both females observed the other and tried to gain dominance over the other from the looks alone.

The staff looked on with a tense smile on their face as their owners fought silently. The lunch was awkward and no major conversation took place.

It was not until lunch was over and Amane started standing up that Elios decided to make her move.

"Yoko, I want to invite both you and Sakura for an outing today. I feel like we have not gotten off to the best start of our relationship and I would like to rectify that."

Eliso Tsurugi seemed to be planning something and her gaze was hungry as she looked at Amane.

Truthfully, Amane did not dislike Elios Tsurugi and her ambitious ways. Rather, she appreciated that Elios was not putting up a front to hide her intentions. It made dealing with her far easier for Amane.

"Alright, Aunty. If you want an outing with me and Sakura today, then we don't mind. I will send you a message once Sakura is awake and ready to head out."

Amane easily agreed with his aunt's suggestion because she wanted to see what her aunt was cooking up.

Elios Tsurugi gave a charming smile and stood up as well. She looked rather satisfied with herself.

When Amane reached her room, Sakura was already awake and she looked ready to head into the shower. She finally looked comfortable while sitting down.

"Sakura, get ready. Your mother said that she wants to take us out for an outing today. I will send her the message that you are awake now."

Amane informed Sakura with a calm voice. She did not expect Sakura to hiss and stand up with wide eyes. Sakura looked as if she had heard the worst news possible in her life.

"No way. Yoko, we cannot go out with my mother. You don't know the kind of lady she is. Everything she is showing you is a facade, a way for her to gain your trust. She is trying to use you."

Sakura shuddered as she remembered the time she had spent under her mother's rule. It had been a harsh and cruel time for her.

Not only had Sakura been forced to practice until her body collapsed, but she had also been punished severely by her mother. Being locked up for not performing had been a common thing for her.

And even now, the fear that time had installed into Sakura was too much. Her body froze up and she felt fear gripping her soul.

Sakura was sure that she would not be able to have a good time if she was with her mother. She would be too worried the whole time to get anything done.

"I know that you are afraid Sakura. But there is no need for you to worry. I will stay with you the whole time and keep you safe. There is no need for you to fear anything."

Sakura's panic lessened as she heard Yoko's words. She could not help but calm down bit by bit. There was just something about Yoko's presence that caused Sakura to feel like this.

And Sakura could also tell that the feeling she was having was not because of her human nature.

Whatever had been changed inside her due to that drug seemed to be making her feel like this. It was her new instincts that wanted to please Yoko and listen to her words.

"Fine, I understand what you are saying. If this is what you want me to do, then I will come with you. Not because I want to spend time with Mother, but because I want to make you happy."

Sakura had chosen to truth and believed in Yoko. So, she would do so until the very end. She would protect Yoko from her mother.