Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse

"Is there something wro... Chloe?!" William, who had been busy with some paperwork, froze in surprise after he looked up mid-speech.

His tired-looking eyes widened so much that one might think they were going to pop out. It was clear to see that he was caught completely off guard by Chloe's appearance.

"Father..." Chloe spoke the word that had almost become foreign to her with some emotion charged behind it.

There was relief, resignation, love, hate and a bunch of other emotions behind her voice. She was relieved that he was alive and seemingly doing well. She felt hurt that he seemed to have been living his life comfortably without worrying about her. Soon all the emotions were replaced by one...

"HOW ARE YOU HERE?! WERE YOU NEVER ABROAD ALL THIS TIME? DO YOU HATE ME THAT MUCH? DID YOU EVER LOOK FOR ME?" Chloe suddenly exploded as she angrily asked her father one question after the other.

Some were questions she had wanted to ask even before the apocalypse, but never had the courage to. Now, everything just exploded out all at once. Her eyes were burning with anger and hatred as she looked at her father.

Sparks of lightning were subtly crackling on her body as she struggled to control her power. Her aura was vaguely leaking out. Just the traces of it shocked both William and Tilda.

They couldn't believe that she was so strong. Tilda was even more shocked than William. She had been close to Chloe to the point of even hugging her at some point. Yet she didn't sense anything.... Wait, she didn't sense anything?

How could she miss such an obvious thing? If she was stronger than Chloe, who was clearly an Evolver from her improved appearance. How was it possible for her to not sense Chloe's power then?

She really had been blind from the start. Her thoughts then drifted to Muku and Audrey, whom she also couldn't sense the auras of. Cold sweat immediately drenched her back. To think she had been playing with death without even knowing it.

"Calm down, Chloe... Do you want to destroy the whole base on our reunion?!" William hastily called out to his daughter, who was about to go berserk.

He felt quite helpless. He was completely unprepared for their sudden reunion. Yet, there she was, his daughter he had practically abandoned.

He couldn't help but give Tilda a hateful look for not giving him a heads-up. She always spoke to him before making any decisions that involved him in the past. What went wrong?! The idiot really chose the wrong time to exercise her free will.

Which had led to the current situation. How was he supposed to stop her without making the situation worse? All he could think of at the moment was to use force... That was definitely a big no, no.

"Chloe..." Suddenly, a young male voice sounded from behind Chloe and Tilda.

Chloe's rampage immediately stopped. Her mana and aura started to stabilise until she was completely back to normal. Though she still gave William a hateful look.

William ignored all that for a second. His attention was on something else. That something was a handsome grey-haired young man standing behind Chloe with a wry smile on his face.

Of course, the young man was Muku. The reason he smiled wryly was because of how he got there. He had to use the new ability he got from his Telekinesis Domain. That ability was invisibility!

That's right, his Telekinesis Domain allowed him to manipulate air particles! He used that to create an air pocket space that absorbed light. This made him invisible when he was inside the domain.

It was definitely not an ability one would want to show to people they just met. However, it was out of his hands. It was the only way he could quickly get there after sensing Chloe's impending mana explosion.

While he was super fast, so fast that the guards in the mall wouldn't be able to see him. That kind of speed would pretty much destroy everything behind him. The wind force generated from it was just that strong. So, it was out of the question...

There was no way the guards would have let him through to that special location if he had asked them. So, without hesitation, he bit the bullet.

Of course, he was only so civil because he sensed that Chloe wasn't in any danger, otherwise... Anyway, it all made sense to him after seeing William. He immediately knew who it was.

He had seen William's face on a picture before Chloe destroyed it in frustration once. So, he was well aware of the complicated feelings she had towards her father.

"Who are you? What's your relationship with my daughter?" William asked in a commanding tone.

His "Father's Aura" that was missing before exploded out as he looked at Muku. It was obvious from the glare on his face that if Muku's answer wasn't to his liking, he would pounce on him.

Who was the brat that dared to have so much control over his daughter? To dare excise that ability in front of him! Did he even put him in his eyes??

Such thoughts went through William's head. He had completely forgotten that if it wasn't for Muku, the situation might have gone out of control.

The more he looked at Muku. The more he disliked him. He was regretting leaving Chloe behind, even if it would have been quite troublesome doing what he wanted to do with her around.

"Why are you being rude? He's my former teacher. Someone a lot better than you. He didn't abandon me even under terrible conditions!" Chloe was angered even more by her father's behaviour.

He hadn't explained himself to her. Yet, he dared show his attitude like that? Did he think so little of her?

"Oh, so he's your former teacher, huh? That's all right? He didn't try anything with you, did he? If he did, I'll end him right now!" William spoke again. It seemed he only heard what he wanted to hear as she immediately went back, glaring at Muku after learning his identity.

"Umm, I think I should go back for now. This seems like a family matter I shouldn't be involved in," Muku spoke awkwardly. Trying to back out of the murky waters he was about to step into.

"No, you don't have to leave... You know what, you're right. Let's leave. I don't want to be associated with people who ditch me, then keep on disrespecting the person I owe my life to," Chloe spoke to Muku. She was basically ignoring William and Tilda at that point. She felt that she had given them enough chances to treat Muku better.

Muku didn't know what to say, so he just remained quiet as Chloe grabbed his hand and dragged him away. William and Tilda stood starstruck. They didn't think Chloe would go that far. This prevented them from reacting immediately when Chloe said she was leaving.

"WAIT!"

Woosh!

William called out from the office. In the next moment, he was standing in front of Muku and Chloe.

While they both clearly saw how he did it. They were still shocked by his strength. He was definitely the strongest person they had ever seen outside of their group. What surprised Muku was how he was actually LR3 like him!

While his hunch that whoever ran the base was quite different was proven true. However, that wasn't of any importance at that time. There were other things to deal with at the time...

"No, please don't go. I was wrong. I don't know what came over me. For that, I apologise. Let's go inside and talk," William spoke after blocking their way.

Unlike Tilda, he was actually being genuine. Which both Muku and Chloe noticed. However, she was still unwilling to stay. Her emotions were still high.

"Sure, we accept your apology. It's understandable for a father to act like that. I'm sure everything will be clear after we talk," Muku spoke before Chloe could refuse again.

"Thank you for your understanding and forgiveness. I must have been really blind before," William spoke while leading Muku and Chloe back inside.

He didn't even try to speak to Chloe, seeing her silence. It was already clear to him that the girl wouldn't speak to him unless he showed his sincerity to Muku. An apology was not enough for her to forgive him, it seemed.

"Tilda, you're excused. Close the door behind you. Also, tell the others not to disturb us," William addressed Tilda after they entered the room.

"...Yes, Sir!" Tilda replied after a moment of silence. It was obvious to her that he had as holding a grudge because she didn't notify him about Chloe's arrival first. It was actually the first time he had practically kicked her out of an important meeting.

What made it even worse was how Chloe was unshaken. Had her relationship with her really fallen so low due to one man?

With such thoughts swirling in her head. Tilda left, closing the door behind her. Leaving the three people to their discussion...

...

In another room in the mansion...

"So, the lost princess has appeared on her own, huh?. I wonder... Is she going to make things a little more fun around here, or will she be as boring as the rest? I guess time will tell..." A white-haired young man spoke to himself after receiving some information from his assistant.

It was obvious that the strong people in the base would notice Chloe's little episode from before. The only reason they didn't make a move was because of the location where it happened.

After all, their leader was a beast in human skin. There was no problem he couldn't take care of himself if he wanted to...