[Isolde]
I’d already started to walk away, choosing to mind my own business as Nikolai had made abundantly clear with his cold indifference over the past few days.
But then I heard the soft thud of knees hitting the ground.
Then Phoebe’s voice, barely above a whisper: “How could you just stand there and watch him suffer like that? How could you look so… unbothered?”
I stopped mid-step.
Without turning around, I kept my eyes fixed on the path ahead and replied flatly, “I’m just a servant. It’s not my place to interfere.”
The words were true enough.
“Did you ever truly feel anything for him?” Phoebe asked, her voice still quiet. “Or was it just about the s*x and money?”
My eyes immediately darted around our surroundings, checking for anyone who might have overheard. This was an open
