Right before her eyes, Ivy grasped the contract with both hands and tore it into pieces.
The crisp sound of ripping paper filled the hovercar's quiet interior, and the fragments fluttered down between them.
Rayami stared at Ivy in disbelief, unable to comprehend what she had just witnessed.
Before she could even react, Ivy raised her head, and the innocent expression she had worn moments earlier disappeared completely.
Her gaze had turned cold, and her voice carried a sharpness that sent an unmistakable chill through the air.
"Do you truly think I don't know the laws?"
Indeed, although the royal family possessed the authority to make demands, citizens still had the right to refuse them. The law did not permit royalty to force people into accepting every demand simply because of their status.
After delivering those words, Ivy opened the hovercar door, stepped outside, and walked away without sparing Rayami another glance.
