How to Tame a Villain Character-Chapter 216: Execution Ceremony

Today was the first time the palace held a public execution ceremony for a palace traitor. The people of the Godnation kingdom actually strongly supported the palace in giving the death penalty in the open so that everyone would be satisfied condemning the criminal who had made the people’s lives miserable.

Even though the execution was carried out openly, only the palace could access the surroundings of the execution area, including the duke and duchess who were victims of all the torture carried out by the traitor.

At first Harry didn’t want to take Claudia to witness this brutal execution ceremony, because he was worried it would affect her mental condition. However, Claudia couldn’t wait to see the criminal who killed her parents finally be given the death penalty.

When the traitor and several of his surviving subordinates were dragged to the execution area, all the people who witnessed it from afar immediately gave various curses. There were those who said that trash should be destroyed, devils should return to hell, and many other curses were uttered by ordinary people and noble families.

Claudia looked at Harry’s flat face with pity. She was worried that Harry actually didn’t want to see his biological father executed even though he had committed various crimes for decades.

"Harry, are you okay?"

Harry smiled faintly, holding Claudia’s hand tightly. "Are you worried about me now?"

"Because he’s still your father even though he’s a criminal."

"Claudia, even though he is my father, I still cannot forgive him. A criminal should be punished according to his actions. If I involve my personal feelings because I have a family relationship, then there will be more victims."

Claudia patted Harry on the back. "If you can’t see it, just close your eyes."

"Isn’t it more likely that you will be frightened? In your entire life, you have surely never witnessed a brutal act like this."

"Actually, I’ve often seen it in the dramas I watch."

Harry rolled his eyes and patted his forehead. "Scenes in dramas still don’t compare to those in the real world."

Seeing that King Godfrey was present and accompanied by several palace ministers, Claudia and Harry returned to acting professionally. The execution ceremony began with a word spoken by King Godfrey against the traitors of the palace.

"Actually, this is the first time that I, as king, have directly announced the execution sentence for all my beloved people. The defendant is my older brother and a rebel. Due to internal palace problems, the defendant decided to flee the palace and caused various chaos in the kingdom. Therefore, based on discussions from all the palace ministers and the opinion of the duke and duchess, we decided to execute the defendant by cutting off the defendant’s body parts one by one, as retribution for torturing innocent people."

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The execution ceremony of the traitors had ended successfully. The people cheered Duke Harry and Duchess Claudia for saving the Godnation Kingdom. To celebrate their victory, Harry invited all his closest friends to dinner at his luxurious residence.

Since Harry was known as a hero in this kingdom, the Harperwood family always respected him even though Harry didn’t want his adoptive family to treat him so awkwardly. All his closest friends enjoyed this dinner happily, Harry was very relieved because finally he could enjoy this moment of happiness with all the people closest to him, including the woman he loved most.

"Harry, we are very proud of you for being a hero in this kingdom," said his stepmother with sparkling eyes.

"Thanks for the compliment, Mom."

"I’m sorry that we rarely paid attention to you because you were only an adopted child. Even though all this time your life has suffered a lot, you always covered it up," said his stepfather quietly, making Harry even more embarrassed.

"Dad, Mom, I’ve always solved my own problems well. As long as I can solve them, I don’t want to bother you guys."

Kyle narrowed his eyes and folded his arms. "Isn’t it more likely that you push yourself too hard?"

Clarissa nodded. "It’s true what Kyle said. We’ve always offered help, but he’s always refused."

"By the way, you’ve been quiet all this time, Harris." Harry’s eyes fell on his half-brother who looked listless while eating soup.

"I haven’t had enough sleep lately," said Harris weakly.

The corners of Harry’s lips lifted. "Really? Is it because you’re worried about me too?"

"As your half-brother, of course I’m worried about you."

"It’s good that you still have the conscience to worry about my condition."

After having dinner together at their residence, Claudia and Harry were finally able to rest in their room. It was quite a tiring day today because for the first time they witnessed a brutal death sentence openly. Moreover, Claudia felt nauseous when she witnessed the neck being cut.

"By the way, do you still feel nauseous?" Harry asked, patting Claudia’s shoulder.

"It turns out what you said was true. In fact, real events are much scarier than in dramas."

"That’s why I closed your eyes immediately when I saw you suddenly feel nauseous."

"Forgive me."

"You’re apologizing again even though it’s not your fault." Harry hugged Claudia’s body lovingly. "Now all the troubles are over. You don’t need to be afraid of anything anymore."

"It seems to me that all the troubles are not over yet, Harry." Claudia let out a weak breath. "We still haven’t restored Victor’s good name."

"Actually, I still remember that problem. In fact, I was suspicious of Harris at dinner last night. I felt that something had happened to him when I saw that his facial expression was not like usual."

"So, you will punish him in the near future?"

"This is all for the sake of justice. Victor has been treated unfairly for more than a year. Of course I have to be responsible for restoring his good name."

For a moment Harry remembered something important too that he had almost forgotten. "Damn, the musical drama show is over!"

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