Chapter 694. Preposterous!
"Where was Louis?" Jael asked darkly.
Mauve felt her throat dry. She turned to look at Jael, panic covering her features as she frantically tried to explain herself. "It was my fault. I said I wanted to stay long—"
"You’re not answering my question," he said and lightly touched her face. "And I hate seeing you so scared. I am not scolding you, I was simply asking."
Mauve nodded, tears staining her lashes. The matter was getting more out of hand. Jael’s gaze further darkened as he smelt her tears. He opened the door to her room and led her inside. He guided her to the bed and sat down.
"What happened?" he asked when she was comfortably seated. Mauve was trying her very best to hide how she truly felt about the matter, but Jael had heard some of the conversations between Lord Garth and his daughter. He had a vague idea of what had happened.
"I told you, I bumped into Lord Garth. It was my fault. I was distracted with my thoughts."
"And what happened to Louis?" he asked.
"I don’t know. He didn’t look like he was getting much rest. He had bags under his eyes and didn’t look like he had fed in a while, so I told him to get some rest."
Jael had equally noticed this, but what went on with Louis was none of his business, and he had not cared to ask. He still didn’t care to know. Right now, dealing with the miscreant who thought it was right to try and hit his mate was more important.
Jael had not retaliated for two reasons. The first and only important one was because of Mauve. He could clearly see the bright smile she wore and how she didn’t want the issue to get out of hand.
He could clearly hear the loud beating of her heart, but she had smiled at him and apologized to Lord Garth, even though the Lord had tried to hit her. To say he was fuming was an understatement.