Chapter 1028 Indirect Approach

• The hanging clock in the financial security company was made of brass, standing roughly half a man's height, and required a wooden mallet to strike.
• Daphne arrived at the ceremony dressed in a vintage-style, grey-green suit. She carried herself with grace and poise, but what caught everyone's attention were her shoes. Unlike the high heels she usually wore to banquets or other prestigious events, she had opted for a pair of flats.
• Jacob, clutching some sunflowers, stood amidst the crowd. His eyes, hidden behind the bouquet, were brimming with laughter. Any sense of grievance, let alone his discontent toward Dante, had completely dissolved away.