That evening, Bruce sat around the dining table with the members of the Mistvale Family. The dinner prepared by the family's own cook tasted quite good, but eating with these young ladies made Bruce rather uncomfortable, and he could not fully enjoy his meal.
With so many ladies present, Bruce felt he ought to mind his manners.
One young lady kept staring at him, however, a teasing glint in her eyes. Her name seemed to be Harley. She was a mischievous girl, intensely curious about him, yet she simply watched him with that strange look and said nothing.
Bruce kept wondering whether he had breadcrumbs or meat sauce on his face. Surely a flower hasn't sprouted there. Why does she keep looking at me like that?
He should be able to get along with these ladies during their stay.
That morning, Mrs. Mistvale had arrived with her daughters, after which Bruce had arranged for Danvers to leave Wayne Manor with the servants. He had appeared warmly welcoming, but inwardly, he knew he was still somewhat wary of the Mistvale Family, because he had deceived them about one thing.
The Dark Bible had already been unsealed.
He had already obtained the Dark Bible, and Bruce was very worried that they would find it. Although he habitually kept it hidden, it was right there in the study. If they searched, they would certainly find it.
Fortunately, the Mistvales had behaved themselves since arriving, neither wandering about nor rummaging through things.
While they were eating, Sophie suddenly closed her eyes and set down her knife and fork, as though listening to something.
Seeing Sophie's actions, the Mistvales all stopped eating and set down their utensils. Bruce had just bitten off a piece of meat. For a moment, he did not know whether to