Detecting that Arsalan was weary of the woman he defended so many times, Jariyah followed him to his small resting place, boasting about how weak and unworthy Stephanie was. Her plans got squashed when Haness showed up unannounced and told her to leave. The two men went into a stare-off before the elder started throwing jabs. "Of all the days, you choose this one to act like a spoiled brat! Did it even occur to you why I brought her here?" "You brought her here?" Arsalan stood tall, fisting the wall. "She complained about your absence to our father. His orders led us here!" Haness put it to him. "How is that possible, who took her there?" Arsalan gritted his teeth. Bringing his father into this was worse. "Who took her is not important. You let Jariyah beat up a woman who genuinel

