Seeing the man sitting on the sofa—the one who had almost ruined their village if not for Yuan's help—Rose, Julie, and Ava felt a wave of discomfort and fury, and the tension in the room thickened once more.
Emperor Philip, Empress Selena, Concubine Priscilla, and Valeria immediately noticed the intense expressions on the Monroe sisters' faces and understood the reason for their anger.
'This is getting dangerous. I can't sense it fully, but the look in those women's eyes is… deadly, as if someone in this room is in real danger,' Emperor Philip thought, feeling sweat bead on his forehead as the situation seemed to spiral.
Yuan and his other wives' expressions turned icy as they took in the sight of Fedrick and Agatha, who sat with smug smiles as though they were the most noble figures in the room.
Silence settled over the room, thick with tension. The Imperial Family members felt a mounting sense of dread, sensing that something was about to go terribly wrong.
