"Yes, Good to meet you again, King Alexander," the cardinal greeted casually without a hint of respect in his eyes, his heavy staff clicking against the marble floor as he approached.
Then his gaze shifted toward us.
"So this is the new southern family, huh?" he muttered, eyes raking over us in a way that made my skin crawl.
A chill ran through me. He was looking at us like inspecting some meat, not living beings.
'What is wrong with this man's gaze?' I thought, brows furrowing in discomfort.
But then... his gaze changed, his face went pale, color draining from his face.
His confident, arrogant expression suddenly twisted into horror. His face went ashen, as if he'd just seen a monster standing before him.
My eyes narrowed slightly, and then I glanced to my side.
Of course.
Hemiros was glaring Daggers at him like she could murder him with just a stare—and knowing her way of destroying auction, maybe she could.
