Chapter 58

In the oppressive silence that enveloped the dining table, a silence so profound it seemed to suffocate the very air out of the room, Charlotte's voice cut through the tension like a sharp knife, slicing through the stillness with an unsettling ease.

"Oh no," she exclaimed, her tone laced with artificial concern, a concern that seemed to border on insincerity.

"My green tea seems to be missing," she lamented, her voice dripping with disappointment, a disappointment that appeared to be carefully crafted to elicit a specific response.

She glanced around the table, her eyes scanning the impeccable table setting, searching for the missing tea with an air of entitled expectation.

As if expecting someone to magically produce the missing tea, to conjure it out of thin air and present it to her on a silver platter.

"I think the maid forgot," she added, her voice tinged with a hint of reprimand.