"Why?" Selene furrowed her elegant brows.
"Alex laid out his conditions crystal clear."
"If I do not offer this, how can I save the Duke of Hale's life?"
"Princess Orchid, a scoundrel like Daven Hale who commits such deeds deserves to die anyway!" Knox urged desperately.
"The reason Alex proposed this condition is solely to scheme against you!"
"If you give it to him, you'll be falling right into his vicious trap!"
"Let's just leave! Whether this old geezer is killed or sliced to pieces, leave it entirely up to the Hale family!"
"You... what did you say?"
Selene appeared incredibly shocked.
The way she looked at Knox became completely foreign.
She simply couldn't fathom that such cold-blooded, ruthless words could come from the mouth of the kind, righteous youth she had developed favorable feelings for upon their first meeting.
"Princess Orchid, am I wrong?" Knox asked anxiously.
