"Do you see it, Cedric? Tell me, you see it!" Victoria screamed, finally succeeding in flinging her arm away from Cedric's strong hand—or rather, the latter just loosened his grip on her.
She knew that a mark would blossom there on the morrow, but she was too incensed to think about it now. Instead, she started pacing outside the house, not minding the guards around the compound were watching her.
"That woman has a sinister plan, Cedric. I told you, but you wouldn't listen! Talking about…" She paused when she looked up and noticed that Cedric was not with her. Had he returned to the dining room without her?
The opening of the gates, however, alerted her that he didn't; he was rather going home.
"Where are you going, Cedric! Are you just going to give up like that?!!"
