Chapter 47: Proof
At the end of Ivan’s witty remark, the prideful look on Albert’s face immediately blanched.
"Proof, you say?" Prince Aldrich simply uttered, then frowned questionably, "this isn’t the right time to beat around the bush Ivan. As you already know, this matter concerns your life and safety."
"Who says I’m beating around the bush?" Questioned Ivan as an indecipherable smirk reached the corner of his sinful lips. "To correct you there, it’s all going according to the way ’I’ planned."
As always, his subtle retort left another heavy silence hanging in the air. Albert, who remained unusually quiet in his seat, secretly eyed the Vampire Lord with narrowed eyes. He failed to comprehend the meaning behind his so-called ’Proof’ - Moreover, it was difficult to predict what type of incongruous scenario the Vampire Lord might be thinking.
Feeling more precarious as minutes passed by, he looked down at his untouched meal and shifted uncomfortably on his seat.
"Shall we begin?" Snapping his fingers, Herbert quietly walked away from the scene. Samantha’s curious eyes followed Herbert as he disappeared from behind the bushes, and her gentle eyebrows creased dubiously.
Everyone kept waiting in silence, already getting tired of the tight suspense. Several times, Samantha would steal a glance at the bushes where Herbert had taken. She was beginning to wonder if anything happened to him when Herbert finally returned.
The only problem was, he was dragging a strange man who looked no older than thirty years of age.
"Get on your knees!" Pushing the man forward with his tone harsh, he sent him to his knees in front of Ivan. The strange injured man was dressed in an outfit that was made for only the royal subordinates of the Palace, evoking shocks and unanswered curiosity from everyone at the table.
The man’s bloody physical appearance brought back painful memories - the kind Samantha wished she could clog from her mind, and her frantic fingers nervously balled at her side.
"Come." Ivan motioned for Samantha to join him, whilst she obediently stood beside him, looking down at the bleeding servant.