Hawk laughed.
"I've been talking about blood all along, haven't I? I didn't even say 'fresh blood.'
"I misunderstood."
Caroline hurriedly explained.
Hawk chuckled, looking at Gwen, "And this is supposed to be a Vampire? Probably the worst hearing among all Vampires."
Gwen glanced at the slightly embarrassed Caroline, shook her head, and said to Hawk, "It's normal for them to be scared. Ancestral Vampire, after all. If you weren't by my side, I'd be scared too. So as long as Elena gives her blood, Klaus won't target her. But, how much blood does he need?"
Hawk's peripheral vision noticed Elena, who was eavesdropping.
"All of it, I suppose."
"What?"
Caroline's eyes widened again: "Wouldn't that mean she'll..."
Gwen looked helplessly at Caroline's startled expression, "Can't you have your friend draw blood over several months? Hawk just said it doesn't need to be fresh blood."
Caroline looked at Elena with a sudden realization.
Elena, hearing Gwen's explanation, also had a look of realization.
Draining all her blood at once would be deadly.
But if it's done in batches...
It's just that...
Gwen frowned slightly, looking at Hawk, "Would Klaus agree to this?"
Hawk smiled at Gwen without saying a word.
Gwen blinked.
The next second.
She understood what Hawk's smile meant.
Gwen pursed her lips.
"Sorry."
"If you want, I can kill Klaus."
Hawk smiled, looking at Gwen, "You know me, if you ask, I'll do it. But your cousin with the bad hearing might die too."
Caroline's eyes widened instinctively, looking at Hawk, "What does this have to do with me, brother-in-law, if you kill Klaus?"
Gwen also frowned at Hawk, "If Klaus dies, why would Caroline die too?"
Hawk shrugged.
"That's just the nature of the Michaelson Lineage Vampires. If the Ancestral Vampire dies, all who belong to his lineage will die too."
"What?"
"But it was Stefan's blood that turned me into a Vampire."
Caroline instinctively looked at Hawk, "What does that have to do with Klaus?"
Just as Hawk was about to speak, he suddenly raised an eyebrow, feeling a presence at the manor's entrance, rose from the sofa, and looked at the stunned Caroline.
"Who turned Stefan?"
"Catherine?"
"Who turned Catherine Pierce?"
"I don't know."
"Catherine Pierce was turned by Vampire Rose. And guess who turned Vampire Rose?"
"...Klaus?"
"So who does your Vampire origin trace back to?"
"Klaus?!"
Caroline responded instinctively, then widened her eyes.
Hawk smiled lightly, looking at Gwen, "Your cousin isn't entirely dim."
Gwen shook her head helplessly at Hawk's smile, then watched as he seemed to prepare to leave.
"Where are you going?"
"To meet someone at the door."
Hawk spoke without turning his head and walked outside the manor.
With Hawk's help, Caroline straightened out her Vampire lineage in disbelief, looking at Gwen, "Cousin, Hawk isn't serious, is he?"
Gwen looked at the three females staring at her and shook her head, "Hawk never bothers to lie; he has no need to."
The three women gasped in unison.
Gwen suddenly felt the surrounding area become noticeably warmer.
The three exchanged glances.
Caroline mused, "So if Klaus dies, I'll die too?"
Elena looked confused as well, "Stefan was also turned by Catherine, so if Klaus dies, Stefan will die too?"
The young Black Witch beside them also seemed puzzled, "Klaus's mom must have been a powerful Black Witch."
Hawk didn't concern himself with the three women.
Just as when Gwen asked if he could persuade Klaus, he remained silent, just looking at her.
Joking aside.
With his current power, he's already produced a Face Fruit.
Unless someone is entirely irrational, they'll agree to almost any request, considering his reputation.
Moreover, he hasn't stopped Klaus from unlocking his Wolf Blood.
He merely requested that Klaus not drain all of Elena's blood at once; extracting in batches would just take a little more time.
But since Klaus has waited for centuries, waiting a year or two, drawing Elena's blood regularly, isn't a big deal.
As for the Werewolves, that's not his concern.
So...
Klaus is just a sideshow.
Hawk is more focused on his own affairs.
The next second.
After leaving the manor, in one stride, he was at the manor's entrance. He looked at the figure standing outside: "Good morning, Lady Pierce."
Catherine Pierce, standing outside the manor, turned and smiled faintly at Hawk.
"You messaged me."
"Yes, please come in."
Hawk extended an invitation to Catherine.
Catherine then stepped into the manor's boundaries.
The Michaelson Lineage Vampires adhere to the ancient rule of not entering a house without the owner's invitation.
Although Hawk isn't the owner of Fox Manor, Gwen is part of the Fox Clan, and as her fiancé, his invitation is valid.
If his invitation didn't count.
Catherine would be suffering a splitting headache by now!
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