Sarah didn't have time to think further. She swiftly tidied up the study and walked out.
She hid Laura's dagger in her pocket.
Just as she finished, Hugo walked in briskly from outside.
Seeing Sarah, he instinctively glanced at the study door.
"Were you home all day today?"
Sarah sat calmly on the sofa, meeting his gaze steadily. "What's it to you?"
That one sentence immediately darkened Hugo's expression.
He stared at Sarah with a cold gaze.
"Mind your attitude and tone when speaking to me."
What was clearly a concern from him seemed like deliberate trouble-making in Sarah's eyes.
Sarah shrugged her shoulders indifferently, unwilling to even spare Hugo an extra glance now.
"It's work hours. What brings you home so unexpectedly?" she inquired, her brow furrowing in a mixture of
