Alexander unconsciously loosened his collar and swallowed hard, feeling a sweat forming on his forehead. “Did you feel any sympathy for him? Any mercy?”
“None.” She stared at him, still standing on the side of the table and holding the wet rug. “Peng knew I was pregnant and yet he shall allow my child to live in such a place, without a chance to experience the world. I have suffered enough and I shall not let my child do so.”
He nodded, trying to understand her side. “What did you do after?”
She wetted her lips, her grin never wavering. “I gave the Varseilles a little surprise when they come and visit.”
He does not have to know more to understand that she has actually done what she has said to Peng before she ended his life.
“And then?”
“I cleaned myself and waited for the storm to p
