章 160: His Majesty, the Emperor

Dominique's words lingered in my head even after we went back to the banquet hall. 'No, I shouldn't let his words bother me.' I told myself as I shook my head, shutting my eyes closed. 

'He's Stefan's people. I can't trust anything he said.' I convinced myself, but the thought of the word "co-exist", was what got me hung up. It was a word I never heard before.

"Are you alright?" Yul asked, furrowing his brows. "Did Dom say something stupid?"

When Dominique and I went back, Yul approached us. They nearly had another confrontation if not for someone who came up to Dominique and whispered words that made him leave us.

I gazed up and sported a subtle smile before nodding. "I'm alright. It's nothing."

"Don't listen to whatever he told you. He may look stupid, but he's cunning and manipulative."

Manipulative? I wanted to agree, but when I recalled the expression Dominique had earlier, and it didn't seem so.