Chapter 9

It was like how even when something made you angry, you’d calm down if the person beside you flew into an even greater rage. Still, she ought to stop here. If she kept being spiteful and putting the Cardinal in a difficult position, she would be no different from the harlot in the prophecy. Dong. Just then, the bell rang to announce five o’clock. Daphne rose from her seat without hesitation. “I shall take my leave, Your Eminence. May Abba’s grace always be with you.”