Chapter 27

“Lord Fren…?” Vanessa stared blankly at Fren, his hands suddenly empty now that the plate of meat had been snatched away. Fren set the dish down on the floor and bowed his head. “Forgive me, Your Highness. But I truly cannot eat this.” “Oh? Look at you two.” Daphne knitted her brows. “You do realize how utterly insolent you’re being right now, don’t you?” “Yes. But as I said earlier, Io was one of my friends. She was kind to Vanessa as well. No matter how I look at it, this hardly seems like proper respect for Io.”