TAP TAP TAP TAP...
The sound of frantic running came from Yelena's feet. After escaping through the back door, she sprinted toward the nearest wall, her mind racing to analyze the situation.
Rijeka had set this trap for her, but their grandmother's tacit approval alone wouldn't have been enough.
Because her father would normally have attended this birthday banquet, but he hadn't come. 'Was he lured away by Rijeka's scheming, or did he also tacitly approve of this trap?'
'...Probably not.'
Yelena didn't think her father would allow Rijeka to do this.
If her father had truly decided on a successor, he would have just announced it. He wouldn't resort to such despicable tactics.
As their grandmother said, her father was a very proud man. Even if time had made him more composed, it wouldn't change his fundamental nature.
