Effie opened her eyes slowly. Her son was showing off his intimacy with Ebe in front of everyone. Effie felt like pulling her son from Ebe's side and emphasizing how serious the situation was. However, all she could do was clench her fists, refraining from exploding at the party held by one of the earl's family.
Despite knowing who she was, the people behind Effie whispered about her son's current behavior. It was really annoying all the bad things that happened lately. From those bad things she did gain people who could be sacrificed to gain power, but would things really get better with power?
Something like a bell inside her head rang suddenly. Effie stood up, making her seatmates frown in curiosity.
"What is it, Baroness? Did something happen?" The woman wearing a yellow dress with pink diamonds on her chest asked while covering her mouth with a fan.
