Three women came out of Kael’s room—passing by Lucas, who was momentarily shocked to see the three of them looking disheveled.

But since he already knew what Kael might have been doing with those women, Lucas just sighed and sat down at the dining table as if nothing had happened. He didn’t want to say much either.

His intention in coming was to check on Kael, since he thought Kael would be wallowing in grief.

It turned out he wasn’t. Kael already knew exactly how to calm himself over Eira’s death and easily shake off his guilt—even if his behavior was utterly despicable.

Kael appeared to be coming down the...