Delphine stood at the doorway, her expression filled with unease as she looked at Cassius Turner. Then she walked over and softly asked, "Are you feeling better? What did the doctor say?"
Cassius Turner raised his eyes. The refined and pale professor from the esteemed Land Family forced a smile that was more bitter than tears and rasped, "Actually, I always knew a day like this would come. Did you see everything that happened just now?"
Delphine didn't speak. She simply nodded lightly. Between her and Cassius Turner, certain truths didn't need concealing.
Cassius Turner laughed bitterly. The cunning methods of the ruthless South Seas man were truly unprecedented in their brutality, each move designed to push someone to the brink of ruin. Even such old, buried matters had been unearthed, played out right in front of Delphine.
That man was far too cruel—too unsuitable for someone as kindhearted and gentle as Delphine.
