Chapter 145 Regret

• Aleksi's face flushed with embarrassment, the color rising in his cheeks a testament to the truth behind the butler's words.
• The room fell into a tense silence, broken only by John's sharp intake of breath, his earlier disdain turning into regret, which overwhelmed him to the point of collapse, sending the room into further disarray.
• “How could this happen? Did I misunderstand him?” Elvira's voice was barely above a whisper, her mind racing as she grappled with this new revelation.