Bathroom.
Audrey stood at the sink, lost in thought.
He said: Audrey Price, if I were really Clive, I would now deeply regret saving you back then.
He also said: If I had known saving you would lead to you breaking Mona's heart, then indeed, I shouldn't have saved you.
No matter how much mental preparation she did, no matter how much she warned herself that they were now mere strangers, she could clearly feel him because he was sitting opposite her.
If in the past, he was mostly seen as majestic and aloof in the castle, now his civilian attire softened his imposing manner greatly, surrounded by a gentle aura of nobility.
This gentle aura was particularly familiar, Clive had it once too.
Perhaps due to being outside, he no longer wore that formal smile, but occasionally revealed a genuine one.
That smile was also particularly familiar, Clive had it once too.
She desperately splashed water on her face to remind herself: He is no longer the Clive he once was.
