ELLIS took a deep breath before telling Astrid what happened with her talk with Olivia. And for that, he had to go back to the events of last night.
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"Revenge? What revenge?" Ellis asked in confusion.
There was silence once again.
Olivia took a deep breath, as if trying to gather all the willpower in her body. "Before I explained that, there was something that I have to confess to you at first. Something about my past that I did not dare tell you."
Ellis wasn't too surprised when she heard that. She had already suspected that there might be a lot of things Olivia hid from her. If not, then she wouldn't be so gobsmacked when the other suddenly retired and went off to marry some noble. If Ellis truly knew everything about Olivia, she would at least have an inkling as to why the other did what she did. But funnily enough, she didn't even see it coming.
