Jilted Heiress Strikes Back
After settling him down, she came back downstairs, clearly a little tired, and said to Rael, “Mr. Cruz, as you can see, Mr. Vexley’s condition isn’t great. He’s blind now.”
Rael and Leo exchanged glances, then—rather guiltily—took two full steps back, putting even more distance between themselves and Raina.
Raina: “…”
Aren’t you two supposed to be his brother and assistant, for crying out loud?!
Rael looked wary. “So?”
Raina gestured around. “Didn’t you see how unsteady he was? He kept bumping into everything—can you not back away so seriously?!”
Rael pressed two fingers to his temple and coughed lightly. “So, Miss Carrington, what exactly are you trying to say? You want us to stay here and