"A wild beast... why would you keep a wild beast in the residence?" she cried, and even though she was trying hard to sound stern, her voice trembled badly enough to reveal that what she truly wanted to do was turn around and run. "This is a family courtyard, not some mountain den. How can you let such a thing wander here freely?"
She tried to straighten her back while speaking, because now that so many guards were watching and Bai Lingling was also looking at her, Yun Peilan's old pride would not let her collapse completely. She had to act as though she was not afraid. She had to act as though she was still the elder, still the motherly authority, still the one with the right to question and accuse.
Unfortunately for her, Little Black was already growing annoyed.
He had tolerated her noisy arrival. He had tolerated her shouting at Bai Lingling. He had tolerated her trying to strike her.
And now she was still screeching in his presence.
How troublesome.
How ugly.
How loud.
