Zeno's intervention successfully brought A Luo and Silva to the same table to negotiate.
Silva firmly insisted that A Luo become a butler for their family.
A Luo insisted on her freedom.
She also reminded everyone present that the deadline she had set for leaving the mountain within half an hour was drawing ever closer.
In other words, they had little time left to negotiate.
Zeno sighed and stepped in to settle things himself.
"Silva, you're insisting that A Luo become a butler simply because you're worried she'll reveal these secrets afterward."
"A Luo, you refuse Silva's demand because you don't want to be like our other butlers, bound by so many rules that you have practically no freedom."
Both of them nodded.
The old man waved his hand and made the final call.
"In that case, both of you should compromise."
"A Luo, you can agree to Silva's condition and become a butler for our family, but you'll enjoy all the privileges of a butler without having to perform any duties or follow any of their rules. The only exception is confidentiality: you must not disclose any information about our family."
The old man looked from one to the other.
"Well? Can you both accept those terms? If even that isn't enough, I'm washing my hands of this. You two can fight until you destroy each other!"
Silva: "..."
A Luo: "..."
A few minutes later, having finally reached an agreement, Silva and A Luo exchanged a look and both stood down their contingency measures.
A Luo also made a phone call in front of Silva, canceling her request for someone to post the information on the website.
Seeing this show of good faith, Silva dismissed the butlers, then awkwardly made a request of A Luo.
"Kikyo still hasn't