After only a few exchanges, the conversation seemed calm and rippleless, yet Angel, standing to one side, felt as though sparks were flashing between the two of them.
As Gloria and Lydia continued talking, Angel became completely certain that his guess had been right.
There were more than mere sparks between these two—there were lightning flashes and crackling bolts!
It was like a war without smoke. Between their words, they probed each other's bottom lines while using the calmest yet most piercing remarks to viciously strike at each other's weak spots, masking the malice in their words with concern.
No matter how stifled the attacked party felt, she still wore a smile on her face, though the smile never reached her eyes.
Deceit and intrigue, schemes and rivalries.
Angel listened from the sidelines for quite some time, yet he never heard them speak of the Eyeless Man. Instead, they constantly traded each other's "rumors."
However, Angel could tell that these "rumors" they discussed about one another were basically all true.
After all, rumors could only fan the flames in the court of public opinion. In a one-on-one clash, at the level of these two witches, they did not even qualify as a tickle.
Faced with this current deadlock of mutual biting, Angel could only sigh inwardly: The covert sparring and verbal battles between witches are truly terrifying...
After holding out for roughly five minutes, Angel decided to leave the study for the time being and leave the battlefield to these two women, who had clearly both come prepared.
After leaving the study, Angel did not know where to go for a moment. After thinking it over, he eventually made his way to the Magic Cottage by the lake.
This Magic Cottage was Gloria's current temporary residence. When Angel arrived, its