Han Shuo pushed the window up slightly, opening a long, narrow crack through which he could see outside.
Candice's veiled employer, Belinda, had a strange expression in her sapphire-blue eyes, the only part of her face exposed. Seeming to search for something, she walked into the corridor outside Han Shuo and Emily's room and looked around.
Behind Belinda, Candice and several members of the Warfire Mercenary Group hurried over in a panic. Candice looked especially wary, keeping one hand on the Magic Sword on her back as she cautiously surveyed her surroundings, afraid something might happen to Belinda.
Only after the other members of the Warfire Mercenary Group had surrounded Belinda did Candice breathe a sigh of relief. She reproached Belinda, who was still looking around. "Miss Belinda, I hope you'll let us know before you go anywhere in the future. You only hired us to protect you, and we certainly won't restrict your freedom. There's no need to run off so suddenly!"
With her face hidden behind her veil, Belinda tightly furrowed her slender, crescent-shaped brows. Her beautiful eyes scanned her surroundings, and she looked very puzzled. Only after Candice finished speaking in displeasure did Belinda seem to suddenly come to her senses. She apologized to Candice in a pleasant, gentle voice. "I'm sorry. I just thought I saw someone I knew, so I hurried over in my haste to take a look. It turned out my eyes were just playing tricks on me."
At her words, Candice also looked very puzzled. She said to Belinda in surprise, "There was clearly no one here just now. How could you have seen anyone here? That's really strange."
"Oh, perhaps I haven't been getting enough sleep lately and imagined it. I'm very sorry." Belinda's bright eyes swept over Han Shuo and