Chapter 315
Silence crackled like thin ice. Romandro and Timothy were clearly straining their ears outside.
Time seemed frozen in the office until Damon unconsciously clawed at the sofa. Ian’s gaze flowed along Damon’s fingertips. The whitened edges revealed how much force he was applying.
“Fortunate the sofa is sturdy.”
Otherwise, it would have long since lost its form like the vase on the floor.
Damon responded to Ian’s joke with a vicious look. His thoughts seemed quite complicated. Understandably so – his secret had been exposed, yet he’d gained nothing from it.
“Your departure is not far off. We’ll expedite the investigation. Please make sure no purses were exchanged with others during your palace stay. If there’s even the slightest potential issue, it would be troublesome.”
When high-level national leaders meet, they surely didn’t just laugh and make merry. As family versus family or official versus official, various deals must have been conducted under the surface.
Though the palace would commend constructive dealings, the problem was when illegal transactions were occasionally uncovered. Ian was warning him to be careful with purses of gold and silver received as payment.
“Did the gypsy truly make such a prophecy?”