Chapter 59 Her Blatant Ignorance (1) (1/2)

Chapter 59 – Her Blatant Ignorance (1)

In the quiet study, the air stood still Except for the ruffling of pages, there was nary a sound There were only two people in the study, yet it wasthan a crowded rooes of the ledger, every now and then, Ruth pressed theto pin down his eh line after line, word after word, his thoughts dared not reflect on his face

Nearby, a sullen Max stood still, like a child who had been reprier as well as if it held authoritarian power over her future Every ti second, she’d steal a glie the other’sand could only go back to feeling more sullen

After what felt like forever, his wordless audit had finally drawn to a close The party in charge of the rising tension in the roohly rubbed his face out of habit Then, he turned to the only other person in the rooht in the eyes

“I don’t knohat to talk about first,” he said impassively

Max, as by now a bundle of nerves, felt like crawling into a hole She had little courage to face as to come

“Are you sure you have all the purchase bills in here?” His face did not betray his thoughts even now

“Y-yes! The b-bundle of p-papers there…”

He narrowed his eyes at the pile of parcher with a smack that reverberated in the silent roohtly

“We can start toested

“Yo-you ca-can t-tell , the sooner she was done with the better it would be If she had to go through this for a er, she was afraid of an ier isn’t so that we can fix in a couple of days”

Max immediately pursed her lips, silenced by the sharp words What did she have to say? Ulti in silent shame

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“You’re early!”

The nextto the library as soon as she woke up She didn’t want to delay even a er Her entire night had been spent in jitters, the bags under the eyes serving as proof

When he saw the dainty figure scurrying into the rooreeted her with a lazy, uni in a corner, dressed in his usual, tattered apparel frohten hi was of so very important

Max narrowed her eyes, clearly aware of what the gaze on her meant She had snuck out of her roo, she’d wiped her face with a wet towel, not wanting to bu unke and a thin layer of sweat had made its way on her flushed face