Since there was complete silence in the room, Ruby assumed that Lorenzo was done questioning her and reminding her of the past that she didn’t want to revisit.
She finally got up from the chair, making a creaking sound, and startling Lorenzo from his deep thought.
When Lorenzo saw Ruby on her feet, he understood that she wanted to leave.
And rightly so, Ruby gave a subtle nod to him and said, “I had a good time talking with you. I hope you will get a good night’s sleep.”
Ruby took a step towards the door before Lorenzo even said a word to her.
However, Lorenzo instantly jumped up on his feet and instead of saying goodnight to her, he happened to blurt out the question that was circling his mind for quite a while now.
“Did you get into some kind of disagreement with King Everard?”
