C52 Behind the Coldness and Harshness, There Was a Care.

A rustle stirred from behind her.

"Halt, where do you think you're going?" Hollis narrowed his eyes at the woman's cowering demeanor, a maddening impulse rising within him.

"Work," Clarissa uttered slowly.

In an instant!

The man's ire flared even hotter. His expression, cold and impassive as carved jade, betrayed no emotion. Abruptly, he spoke