As soon as Stone Leclair left, things had room to calm down.
Ignatius Leclair, with a cold expression, gave Maximilian some instructions. Then, seeing Delphine's pale face, he murmured, "Nothing will happen."
Delphine wrested her sore hand away from his grasp, collapsed onto the sofa, her complexion ashen, and muttered, "If you weren't here today, what would Stone Leclair have done?"
Ignatius Leclair's phoenix-shaped eyes darkened as he said heavily, "If the scandal broke, Mrs. Carter, in an effort to preserve Stone Leclair's reputation, would leave a farewell note and take her own life. Stone Leclair would then create the illusion of a deeply loving relationship, suggesting the two were truly in love but unable to be together due to societal pressures.
