Chapter 227: Sisters at Night
The kitchen stayed silent for more than ten seconds.
Then Serena said, slowly, "Don't curse."
Liora answered with a cold little laugh.
"What about you?" She took a sip of wine and lifted her chin toward Serena. "Why did you come down here?"
"Because this is the kitchen," Serena said, voice cool. "I was hungry. I wanted to come here. Is that a problem?"
Liora did not argue.
They had both answered the question.
They also both felt a quiet relief.
She probably did not notice.
Obviously, both of them were lying. Neither wanted to admit the real reason she had come to the kitchen in the middle of the night and ended up using wine to swallow emotions she refused to name.
The strange part was that neither doubted the other's lie.
