Chapter 189 – Duty [2]
Lydia looked at her daughter and saw her face suddenly change, becoming cold… and lifeless. A pleased, almost sinister smile crept onto her lips.
"Yes," Lydia said, "that's who you were supposed to be, Rose. An Empress… and in this world where men are mostly in power, we need to be cold like ice in order to carve our own marks into the history of this world."
"Do you understand me?" she asked, as she elegantly crossed one leg over the other.
If any of her words had touched the fire inside Rose, she didn't let it show as she simply nodded, her face expressionless.
"Now tell me, how would you solve the situation caused by House Nirvel?" Lydia asked, her heterochromia eyes glinting fiercely.
"We kill them," Rose said directly, without a shred of hesitation, before she added, "The first time I failed because of unforeseen circumstances. This time it will be different, I'll kill all of them and bring their heads to you, Mother."
