Chapter 132
Daphne POV
Luciano is going to be busy.
I may or may not have caused that explosion at the factory.
In my defense, I was furious. And he had it coming.
That aside, something far more interesting has captured my attention. Not the fire. Not the box of fingers being discreetly cleaned up by the staff, still muttering prayers under their breath. No, the interesting thing is Estela.
She didn't flinch.
Not when the box hit the floor. Not when the smell hit. Not even when she realized what it was.
That silence, that eerie calmness in her eyes as she stared at a box full of human remains?
Fascinating.
Jiang Yuxi—I made it my business to keep her away from the dark. She turned a blind eye, and I appreciated her for that. Loved her for it, even. Evelyn once saw me in the fighting pit, and I remember the way she froze. How her hands trembled afterward. She never said anything, but the look never left her eyes partly why after we left to the village I never did that again.
