Chương 71: Innocent

Histoire found Aines waiting at the bottom of the staircase when she left her room to finally tend to the party. He stood with his arms crossed over his chest, as though he were disappointed in her, except he had a smile on his face. She could not blame him, too, because after she said she would wait for him, she left to head upstairs with Deus.

"I see you're the impatient type," he began with a chuckle when she reached the bottom step. She flashed him an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry. Something urgent came up," she said truthfully. She had not noticed it before, but apart from the golden hair, his facial appearance bore a slight resemblance to his older sister. She could not believe she had not noticed before. The idea never reached her mind until after Deus revealed the truth to her. She could not find it within herself to behave as a hostess towards him, but that was exact what the man of ice instructed her to do.