I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 76 - Exposed

“Mr. Zenith, recently... the situation on the front line is getting worse and worse.” In the basement, Donny looked at the golden-haired man before him, his expression full of worry.

“Have all the cities north of Florence City almost fallen?” Zenith looked at the battle report in his hand and sighed.

“Young Master Donny, it’s not for me to say, but judging by the current situation, we don’t have the slightest possibility of turning the tide.”

“So, that’s the only method, is that right?” Donny said, hesitating.

“Mm, as things stand, that is the only method.”

“...” Donny was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

“I understand. I will do it.”

“Mm, Young Master Donny. To achieve great things, one must know how to let go. Only by knowing how to let go of some things can you succeed and gain something better.”

Donny said nothing, turned, and quietly left.

Zenith looked at Donny’s retreating figure and revealed a meaningful smile.

A few minutes later, the door of the room sounded again. Zenith thought Donny had forgotten something. As soon as he reached the door, the door panel was directly blown inward.

Dust instantly filled the entire basement, obscuring the view.

Zenith himself was directly hit in the chest by the flying door panel. A mouthful of fresh blood immediately spurted out from his mouth.

“Tsk...” At this moment, he ignored the pain in his body, raised his head, and looked before him.

A dark figure was standing at the entrance, wrapped completely in black cloth, with only a pair of eyes showing.

And those bright red eyes staring at him looked at him as if he were already dead.

Indeed, had he been discovered?

Zenith barely managed to support himself against the wall.

“Your Excellency, we have no grievances between us. Why are you doing this to me?”

“You... deceived Donny. The Duke wants me to kill you,” A passage of words was hoarsely squeezed out from his mouth. The voice sounded completely inhuman.

“Heh, as expected, I was discovered,” Zenith heard this and actually revealed a hint of a smile.

“Since that’s the case, take my life. Anyway, I’m right here, and I can’t escape, can I?”

“...” Upon hearing Zenith say this, the other party did not waste any more words and directly charged forward...

At this moment, Donny had just gotten into the carriage to go home.

After returning home, Donny took out the poison Zenith had given him.

He went to the kitchen, poured a cup of coffee into a cup, and then just looked at his own face reflected in the cup.

At this moment, the Donny reflected in the cup was looking nervous, his forehead was seeping with a hint of sweat, and the hand holding the poison bottle was also trembling slightly.

“No, all of this is necessary. Father has done so many wrong things. I am eliminating a menace for the people.”

Donny’s body trembled. He softly muttered to himself, trying to encourage himself. After he finished saying this, all the poison had already been sprinkled into the coffee.

Fortunately, the dosage of the poison itself was not large. After sniffing it with his nose and confirming that the smell of the poison could not be detected, Donny carried the coffee to Giovanni’s office.

“Father, you must be tired. This is coffee I just poured for you downstairs,” Donny forced himself to look as normal as possible, suppressing the fear in his heart, and said with a smile.

Speaking without his voice trembling was already the greatest effort he could make.

“I see,” Giovanni said this, took the coffee, blew on it by his mouth, and made a move as if to drink it.

Donny watched Giovanni’s every movement, his eyes almost bulging out.

And just at this moment, Giovanni seemed to suddenly remember something and put the coffee down.

“By the way, Donny, did you put sugar in this coffee?”

“Ah... I think I did.”

“I don’t smell it. Take it back down and add a little more for me.”

“Uh, how about you take a sip first to see if the taste is right, Father?” Donny said softly.

“...” Giovanni was silent. He raised his head and stared intensely at Donny.

That gaze was as if he could see through whatever Donny was thinking inside.

“Donny, tell me the truth,” After a period of staring, Giovanni said.

“What?” Donny asked in confusion.

“Were you just now very eager for me to drink this cup of coffee?”

“Father, what do you mean by that?” Donny was completely flustered now. Could it be that Giovanni had noticed something from his actions?

“Did you poison the coffee?!” At this moment, Giovanni slapped the table and stood up.

“Fa... Father, you... why are you saying that?” Donny was so scared that he took two steps back, leaning against the door, looking at Giovanni in terror.

“Why am I saying this? Don’t you know yourself?!” Giovanni walked around the desk, casually picking up the cup of coffee.

“If this cup of coffee is not poisoned, come, drink it yourself!” He directly handed the coffee to Donny.

Donny could no longer hold the cup of coffee. The cup fell directly to the ground, shattering into pieces everywhere.

“What? You can’t even hold a cup of coffee steady? And you still want to inherit my position like this?”

The scene unfolding before him was something Zenith had never told Donny about, but it was indeed the situation Donny had faced the most.

Once his father lost his temper, he, in front of him, was like a child who couldn’t rebel. Even though he was an adult now, even though his strength could now resist his father.

“I’m... I’m sorry, Father. I disappointed you...” Donny’s body trembled. He lowered his head and couldn’t stop apologizing.

“I... I didn’t mean to. I, it’s just that someone told me so, so I...”

“So you did? You think everything you did was right?” Giovanni looked at Donny with wide eyes, reached out, and slapped him directly.

The crisp sound echoed in the study.

“I thought you had shown some promise before, but you are still like this. In front of me, you are still a child who hasn’t grown up, a piece of garbage who can’t be helped, no matter how I teach you!” Giovanni returned to his desk in anger.

“Where you’ve been running off to these past few days, I know. The person who has been helping you behind your back, I have already sent people to eliminate him. From now on, you cannot trust anyone,” Giovanni said, turning his back.

Donny was in shock at this moment.

It turned out that Giovanni had known about Mr. Zenith all along.

“I can tolerate you being momentarily misguided, but you must remember, we are in the same boat. Even if I die, you will still not have a good end. Do you think that after I die, the Imperial Family will not dig up the old accounts of the things you did for me?”

“In this era, only strength is the absolute truth,” Giovanni said this, essentially warning his child.

“If there is a next time, I will not consider the blood relationship between you and me.”

“Get out,” After Giovanni finished saying this last sentence, Donny fled the study as if escaping.