Idris had just returned when he heard Catrin asking the butler to destroy something. His sharp gaze darted to look at the butler before noticing something in his hand.
"What is that?" he asked, opening his hand to the butler, asking him to pass it to him.
Mr. Cole hesitated, his eyes darting to look at Catrin, waiting for any signal that would guide him out of this situation. But when even after none came, he had no other option but to hand over the photograph.
Idris took it from his hand and casually flipped to check. When he saw Ryan on it, his brows drew in a frown. "Why are you holding his picture?" he asked, glancing back at the butler before turning to look at Catrin, as if waiting to hear her answer.
Catrin stared at him for a second before furrowing her brows. "What are you intending to say, Idris?" she asked, before tilting her chin towards the photograph he held in his hand. "What can I do with a simple picture? Don’t tell me that your doubts for me have increased so much that now you don’t even care to think twice before blaming me."
If it had been before, Idris would have immediately felt guilty and would have done everything to explain himself. However recently, he had changed this habit of his. "Who else do you think should I blame, if not you?" he asked with a scoff, before handing back the picture to the butler. "After all, hadn’t you vowed to ruin the things to the worst?"
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"Just tell me what I asked for," Idris interrupted, showing his impatience as clearly as he could. "What were you doing with this picture?" His gaze darted again to look at the butler, this time more dangerously
Mr. Cole felt that gaze forcing him to speak it all. And he was about to lose it when Catrin spoke.
"We were doing nothing with this picture." Her words came through a frustrated grit. "Mr. Cole found that picture in Arwen’s room so he brought it to me asking what he should do with it. And that’s when I told him to destroy it. Do you have any more questions? If yes, shoot them out and I will answer them once and for all. I can’t take the way you have recently started behaving."
Idris studied his wife’s face for a moment. Although she had put it very simply, he had a feeling that things weren’t as simple as she had made them look.
"Idris, Arwen is my daughter. I won’t decide on anything that’s not right for her. Why can’t you believe me?" she asked, sounding helpless while seeking the warmth of his understanding.
But instead of giving her what she wanted, Idris shook his head. "It’s not that I don’t believe you, Catrin. I do believe you in some of the decisions, especially when it comes to business. However, when it’s about Arwen, I feel that you lack so much that no matter what you decide for her, it won’t be right. So, I just want you to save both your effort and intention."
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