The question which was asked by Xerxes did not seem to have surprised Hemming. It appeared to be an expected question for him. His facial expressions stayed the same, which showed that he was not at all bothered about the WIC company. Nothing showed on his face except his willingness to answer that question. He did not take time longer than a couple of seconds and replied, “As a matter of fact, I do.”
It was something that Xerxes was not expecting to hear. He asked him just for the sake of it only because he mentioned it. Generally, not everyone knows the details in such cases. Besides, Hemming must have been very young from what he could guess since he was of the same age as Xerxes, it looked like that. He might have been a year or two younger than him at the most. And yet, he knew ab
