Chapter 53: A Good Day

Rosette’s point of view~~~

I sat across the long table from Mr Blakewood, there was so much silence that the clock ticking in the corner started sounding too loud.

He was right there in front of me, intimidating in his perfectly tailored suit. He didn’t talk unless he had to.

He didn’t waste words the way most men did, trying to fill up space with their voices. If anything, he seemed comfortable saying nothing at all.

Only when something required his attention did he open his mouth, and even then, it was short and direct.

Sometimes, when one of the assistants spoke to him, he didn’t bother answering back. He just looked, and they folded like paper under his eyes.

I watched him go through the contract in front of him with careful movements. His long fingers turned the pages. Then, finally, his deep voice broke the silence.

“This is sloppy work. Cesare Llewellyn prepared this?”

My lips parted in surprise.

My first instinct was to laugh, but thank God I caught myself and pressed my