Sincere And Fake

Selma Payne's POV:

Finally!

From the moment he entered the room, we'd been waiting for this moment.

"Look at what you're saying. I've never laid my hands on the Evaria Family, and you say you're here to visit?" I asked back with a smile.

Earl of Marlowe's face turned serious, and he said sternly, "I know that you're not someone who likes to argue, and I'm not someone who likes to waste my breath. Please believe that I'm here today with utmost sincerity and want to have a frank and open talk with you."

My face also darkened as I asked expressionlessly, "What do you want to talk about?"