Chapter 250

As they walked into the living room, Cillian broke the silence. "Why did you accept the money instead of insisting on a public apology?"

Elara replied, "Even if she apologized, it wouldn't be sincere. Julian managed to persuade her to apologize privately because he doesn't want this to go public. If I had kept insisting, it would have only backfired."

Cillian studied her. "So, your goal was always