"I don't know. I felt awful, so I wanted to let loose. You know Alina and I were good friends... We even shared a suite. And I was partly responsible for what happened today. I knew, I really did..." Quintina broke into sobs.
Arabella could only pat her shoulder and offer a few words of comfort. She felt terrible herself, especially after what had happened...
More importantly... no one else knew, but she did: Tang Changsheng had saved her by knocking Alina down the stairs!
She had seen Tang Changsheng command Yin Soldiers. And at the time, she had been right there in his arms, close enough to see everything clearly.
Her feelings were tangled. Beside her, Quintina had already pulled herself together.
Quintina chattered on in her ear. "...Then don't let her find out. It's not as if they could ever get married. Damn it, you know my Lineage has to decide whom I marry.
"Otherwise, they'll throw me out of the Lineage with nothing but the clothes on my back. They won't leave me a cent, let alone a share of the Lineage fund..."
"If only he weren't Ling's boyfriend!" Arabella suddenly said.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Nothing. I didn't say anything!"
"Oh, right. I remember hearing Ling can't marry her boyfriend either," Quintina said, recalling something else.
"Why not?"
"Apparently... Oh, right, isn't Tang an Exorcist? People in his organization aren't allowed to marry, or something... So the two of them are only lovers..."
The more Quintina thought about it, the more excited she became. "If they're only lovers, there's room for me too. Who knows what'll happen later? What matters is enjoying myself now... You know I won't be able to do this once I'm married."
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