She casually picked up a book to leaf through, clearly not wanting to continue the topic.
Cidy saw her resolve, closed her mouth, and bowed before retreating.
It was only after hearing the sound of the door closing that Fiona Schmidt stopped flipping through the book, though she hadn't actually read a single word.
Her mind was a blur, thinking of the report Cidy had just given, then she let out a self-mocking laugh.
Have she and Norton Abyss really come to such a state now? She sent her sister-in-law a gift through Smaii to Norton Abyss's palace, and he too relayed a few words through someone.
Have they really fallen to the point where they need others to communicate?
"Who's to blame? Only yourself..." Fiona closed the book, her heart aching, the sharp pain causing her to furrow her brows, eventually wrapping her arms around her knees and burying her head in them...
