Clement snorted. "What do you take me for? A tyrant? I'm just trying to protect someone I see as a naive little brother from the clutches of a sheep in demon's clothing."
Zeke froze. He had expected Clement to deny it, but she didn't. Wait. "Demon? Are you sure you don't need a mirror--"
"So, we have our deal." Clement raised her teacup.
"Deal." Zeke hurriedly mimicked her.
For unknown reasons, he felt like a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He would worry that Jian Yu had a hard time working here, but he seemed well taken care of.
He raised his jade eyes and watched the woman across from him. To be honest, they had actually never spoken a lot towards each other due to the feud between families, besides exchanging heavy jabs whenever they crossed paths. Being rivals against each other has been a tradition from one generation to another.
