Alaric's Order

This really isn't a dream, he thought. Alaric was still as cold and cruel as before, and he would only change around Aleksis.

One thing that was certain was that he and the two directors at the table heard that Alaric considered Elien as nothing more than an employee working for Splitz as Virconnect's ambassador. They mistakenly thought that Alaric had a special relationship with her.

Especially now that they've seen for themselves how impressive their boss' wife really was.

Five minutes later, two staff members rushed into the ballroom while half-dragging Elien Mikhailova, who seemed very reluctant to keep going. People could see her frustrated face and trembling body and could only wonder what was happening.