Grace and Kristi stood there, at attention, as they gave their summarised report of what had happened when Kyle met with Sari.
The more they talked, the colder the air got and the pressure on them increased.
By the time they were done, they were sweating buckets and had trouble breathing. Xing Han took pity on the girls and he placed a hand on Kay's shoulder.
"Kay, that's enough," Xing Han said softly, and gently, "They aren't at fault."
Kay closed her eyes and retracted her aura, while trying to calm down the raging Smith Blood within her.
Several tense minutes passed before she managed to do so, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Hesitatingly, Grace stepped forward and placed a ring case on the table.
"Sir threw this away. I was worried that he might regret it later, so I picked it up," Grace said.
Kay looked at it and took it, opening the case.
Although she already knew what it looked like, she still wanted to look.
