CHAPTER 89
Amyla looked at him afraid and surprised while he glared back at her coldly, waiting for an answer.
"I asked you a simple question, zaffiro," he said calmly, as she kept silent, his eyes demanding an answer.
The atmosphere in the room was tense as he waited for her to speak. Amyla opened her mouth to speak but closed it again, thinking about what to say. She didn't like what Clara did to her, but still, she wouldn't want something bad to happen to her. Taking a short breath, she decided to lie, if not for Clara, then for Margaret.
"I-I wasn't careful and cut myself," she lied, looking down. Though it was a bad lie, she hoped he would believe her and cut off the topic there, as she didn't want to dwell on this subject and talk about
Clara's crazy obsession with him.
"I've
