Nicholas didn't want to be suspicious of her, but the lower prison where he had just tortured Martha was in the same direction; what was she doing there? Was she going to find Martha?
"Forget the fact that I'm hungry. I was just scared to death by your pet just now, and this is the first thing you ask me?" She snapped at him with a hint of annoyance in her voice as she stared at the delicious food in front of her that she couldn't devour because he was delaying. Due to her hunger, she had even forgotten who she was dealing with until his cold voice brought her back to her senses.
"What did you just say?"
She lifted her eyes from the large spread of food on the table and gulped as she locked eyes with his blank eyes as he stared at her emotionlessly, causing her heart to skip a beat.
'What kind of courage had possessed her to talk to this… this king of Hell without thinking it through?'
