When Adora saw everyone from Charlotte's faction leave the grand conference room, she had originally wanted to leave as well. Her mother had not come this time. Duchess Mesu had already been reborn as a vampire, making it inappropriate for her to come to the Serpent of Destiny's home ground. Although Duchess Mesu had repeatedly encouraged her daughter, and Adora herself was quite interested in Charlotte, at this moment, she could practically see "blood flowing like rivers" and did not want to get caught up in this "bloodbath."
Besides, the first few girls to leave had all been exceptional in both status and appearance. Weren't they retreating in the face of difficulty too?
But Adora glanced at Menilman and suddenly no longer wanted to leave.
Menilman, the Empire's First Rose, had always been Adora's shadow. They had graduated from the same university and were both outstanding women, yet because Adora had spent so many years at sea, almost everyone considered her unworthy of being compared with Menilman. That tiny bit of resentment in Adora suddenly flared up.
There had to be a time when she and Menilman could take the field together. Shouldn't they settle who was better?
Besides, although Adora did not think she would win, Menilman would not either...
That was quite delightful.
In a head-on clash she was destined not to lose, Adora decided to see it through to the end.
Kreil nudged Antonio. The two men surnamed Brittany exchanged a glance and both gave a slight nod. They decided to stay and stand firmly behind Anne. Anne truly had not read Charlotte's investigation report, but Antonio had, and Kreil knew a little as well. Both of them knew Charlotte inside out.
It was hardly surprising that Charlotte, favored by the Serpent of Destiny, had summoned them.