Dude...

Ella was in the room with Cleopatra, and Jane led Mike into the hallway, ensuring he was kept out of the discussion. It was not particularly new to Jane that Cleopatra and Ella didn't have a particularly harmonious relationship, which was precisely why everyone was taken aback to see her there.

"Who was that?" Mike questioned, his curiosity getting the better of him. Cleopatra's pale skin resembled that of a corpse walking among the living—an unsettling contrast to Ella's more vibrant, rosy complexion.

This stark difference made Cleopatra impossible to ignore, and Mike was no exception to her chilling presence. Yet, his question wasn't entirely innocent, as Mike very well-known to have wandering eyes.

"That's Cleopatra," Jane replied without much thought, her voice neutral as if dismissing Cleopatra's presence entirely. "Ella's older sister."