The Empress' Beast Selection (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 42

“Yes?”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t inform you beforehand. I brought you here because I thought it might be difficult for you to return immediately, but if this is inconvenient for you…”

Sophia quickly shook her head, cutting off his words.

“No, not at all.”

In fact, she was grateful.

It would have been awkward to return to the Empress’s quarters with swollen eyes, and she had nowhere else to go at this late hour anyway.

“Then I’m glad to hear that.”

Roxan gave a small smile.

His smile carried a soothing power that calmed the heart.

Perhaps because there was only one chair, Roxan was seated on the edge of the bed,

holding a mug identical to Sophia’s.

‘So this was indeed his space.’

The tidy interior carried a clean, pleasant scent.

She suddenly recalled a scholar’s saying—that one could discern the master’s character simply by observing their room.

“The room is rather small; I feel a bit embarrassed.”

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