—Charming decor— I said to break the awkward silence in the room and pretended to look around. The floor there was black and, like the floor of the entire place, reflected everything there, such as the leather sofas, the bookshelves filled with books, and the peculiar and strange sculptures of two black tigers that glared furiously at anyone who dared to enter that office.
My father stayed silent, looking at me the same way he did the day he ordered me to marry Arthur. It was a cold, desolate stare that showed the complete lack of affection he felt for me; perhaps he didn't even consider me his daughter, he never did.
I saw him get up from his seat, wearing a very flashy white suit, it seemed like he came from some event just to see me, and I would have loved to crack a joke about it. I
