Steve Price had already hidden to one side, listening to the conversation between the butler and his brother. What the two of them said was indeed true, but saying it at the entrance of Madam's room seemed a bit deliberate.
It must have been the president's instruction, meant to make Madam worry.
Steve Price dared not say more for fear of the president settling accounts with him. So, he said with hidden meaning: "Anyway, don't easily believe a man's words. Men are creatures that can lie and play the victim for sympathy! Madam, you know what I mean, don't you?"
Xaviera Evans: "?"
Aren't you a man too?
...
When Xaviera came to the dining room, she saw several candlesticks lit on the table. The feeble light was better than nothing for Caleb Mamet.
The man's eyes were listless and unfocused as he sat quietly in his chair, surrounded by darkness.
Xaviera's heart ached, and her whole body trembled with pain.
