Chapter 26

Just as Carter was leaving Thama's room, he received a phone call.

He went to his room to freshen up and then rushed out of the mansion.

He arrived at a private apartment to find Claudia waiting for him. As soon as she saw him, she proudly gathered in front of him and asked, "Have you heard what the people are saying about you after you failed to show up for the engagement?" She inquired and paused for a moment to consider what to say to influence him: "That you are too dull. You're nothing more than a learning machine.

You are a piece of wood that is uninterested in me! Others say you're not man enough because Cirino speaks for you and tells you what to say on several occasions, and you mostly want to do things with your eyes closed in the hopes of improving your judgment on things, but you're still an idiot, indifferent, and disgusting to others. They also say you're going to choke out from an internal injury. "

"You're talking nonsense," Carter said to Cla