Chapter 376 – Like a Cash Cow
The servants broke her trance, their careful voices interrupting the storm in her chest.
"Lady Xianlong," one of them said, bowing just enough to show respect but not so deep they risked spilling the stacked boxes in their arms. "Where should we place your things?"
Mira smoothed the edges of her dress and turned, regaining that poise dragons were bred to perfect. "Closet room first. Shoes in the side chamber." She flicked her fingers like a queen conducting an orchestra. "And careful with the silk trunks—if you crease one dress, you'll be swimming in vinegar for a week."
The servants bowed again and rushed to obey, carrying her empire-in-luggage past Lux.
Lux's expression hadn't shifted. Calm. Gentlemanly. Almost too polite. His lips quirked as though still entertaining her last words, but his eyes… Mira caught it, just for a flicker. Numbers. Calculations. Fire.
