Keeping the peace, Kael replied, his tone calm yet firm.You said you’d consider their suggestion. Refusing to even look at the file will undo that. Let me handle it.
Lucian exhaled sharply, his gaze shifting back to his mother, who now wore a faintly triumphant smile. “You’re persistent,” he said coldly.
“I’m thorough,” she corrected, her eyes gleaming with the confidence of someone who believed she’d won this round. “And I know you’ll see reason in time.”
Kael inclined his head slightly. “Thank you for your diligence,” he said diplomatically, steering the conversation toward a conclusion. “We’ll take our leave now if there’s nothing further.”
Lucian’s mother studied him for a moment, her gaze flickering between the two of them. Finally, she nodded. “That’s all for now. I trust you’ll
