Delphine was still reeling from the shock of Griffith Squire's appearance and, seeing the suppressed anger in Ignatius Leclair, she knew there was yet another fierce battle to be fought.
Without even glancing at the handsome, resolute man before her, she walked over to the drink cabinet in the suite, opened a bottle of wine, took a large gulp as if it were nothing, then abruptly set the glass down and mockingly said, "What do you want to ask? About what happened five years ago or five years later?"
She lifted her small face, gazing at the much taller man, not retreating a single step.
Ignatius Leclair's expression was somewhat grim, the events of five years ago remaining a sharp thorn in his heart.
Back then, he had returned to the country grieving his mother's death, and seeing this adorable and naïve young girl, also Beatrice Carter's daughter, he decided to tease her. Having already embraced his role as the villain, he didn't mind seeing it through to the end.
