Chapter 552: The Invitation (3)
The sound of grinding teeth echoed sharply as Eugene finished speaking. Sienna pounded the desk with her small fist as she stood up in anger and exasperation.
"Break that stubbornness of yours!" she demanded while looking at Anise for help.
Sienna turned to glare at Eugene. Anise couldn’t help but anticipate how many heated arguments had already passed before she woke up.
"How am I supposed to do anything about his stubbornness?" Anise asked with a deep sigh.
She was well aware of Hamel's obstinacy. In fact, she had known for over three hundred years.
"If his stubbornness could be swayed by words, Hamel wouldn’t have ended up dead like that, would he now?" Anise mocked.
"Oh, come on, how long are you going to milk that story? It’s already been three hundred years,” Eugene complained in annoyance.
"I’ll milk that tale till you turn three hundred. It’s a story that needs to be told over and over again,” retorted Anise.
Eugene ignored the piercing gazes and smacked his lips before saying, "Yeah, well, you two know best how stubborn I am. So, no matter what you say, I am—"