Back in the house, Victor closed his eyes for a moment, before pausing in his previous movements and turning towards Eve. She took her desire to take a break seriously and was reading one of his books at the moment, while Victor swiped the house in order to calm himself down.
"Doctor Ziffer," he called her out. When Eve looked up at him, Victor showed her a small, mirthless smile. "I wanted to make you aware that despite your efforts, your friends came to all the right conclusions."
Eve let out a heavy sigh and put the book in her hands to the side, not bothering to remember a page. It was a classical romance novel—these kinds of books bored her to sleep. That didn't mean, though, that she was happy to hear Victor's words. The news he had brought was just what Eve was afraid of. Xia and Celina were good people, but both of them carried that certain quality in them…
