Chapter 196: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (60)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (60) ༻

Elsie’s words left Cien with no suitable response.

So, after avoiding eye contact and chewing on her lips, she could only hesitantly stare at Elsie again.

Up until that moment, Elsie had only glared at Cien in silence.

Even without her uttering a single word, Cien understood. A hundred words couldn’t convey the emotions in that cold gaze.

Cien’s breath once again stifled. A hurried intake of breath escaped from her throat.

Fierce enmity spread through the faint, wet fog.

The provocative nuance made Cien want to immediately step back.

However, the world wouldn’t change regardless of how much she ran away.

Wherever she went in the academy, there were only people who hated her.

Not only Elsie but everyone in the academy felt the same. So, thinking she might as well apologize, Cien lowered her head with much difficulty.

“Lady Rinella… N-no, I mean, Senior Elsie.”

Referring to someone by their surname was a noble etiquette.

In order to avoid appearing threatening with her status as an Imperial Princess, Cien quickly corrected her address to ‘senior’ since it wasn’t strange for a junior to apologize to a senior.

“I’m sorry. I should have offered my apologies first… I have committed so many wrongs against Senior Ian all this time…”

“…Huh, so you knew that.”

Elsie scoffed and abruptly turned her head.

Her attitude showed that she didn’t want to talk anymore. Because of that, Cien had to stand there awkwardly for a while.