No one in the room expected what came next—
Caleb, eyes closed and face covered in creamy soup, spoke in a deep voice, "Why punish my woman? Xenia belongs to me. Whatever she does to me isn't a crime."
Then, he coolly gave a command. "Where's the maid, Eva? Come clean this soup off my face immediately."
After a pause, he even muttered an almost complaint toward Xenia. "You're so clumsy. You tried to clean my face earlier, but you didn't even get the soup out of my eyes. I still can't open them."
Xenia stood frozen, but inside, her heart raced. She was bracing for severe punishment from Caleb after the accident. Yet to her surprise, Caleb didn't reprimand her.
He wasn't angry at all. He even forgave her outright, as if she hadn't done anything seriously wrong.
At that moment, Xenia lo
