Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 117

She had only a touch of makeup on her face, lending her a fragile, almost pitiful appearance.

Today, she wasn’t wearing her signature red dress. Instead, she had on a soft white one that highlighted her delicate demeanor as she looked at Amara and said, “Ms. Sullivan, I owe you an apology.”

Amara was momentarily taken aback, saying nothing at first.

Liliana bit her lip, her eyes dropping to the floor as she went on, “Yesterday, I let my paranoia get the best of me. Falling into the water was entirely my own doing, and it had nothing to do with you. Yet, I accused you. Ms. Sullivan, I sincerely apologize for the trouble I caused you yesterday.”

Liliana bowed deeply towards Amara, her hair cascading down as she did so, falling to either side of her face.

Amara watched this scene unfold with a bit of surprise. The bow lasted a couple of seconds before Liliana straightened up, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she addressed, “Ms. Sullivan, will you please forgive me?”

Amara pondered quietly, still not speaking. Cedric swept a glance at Finnian, and then stepped forward with a lighthearted tone. “Liliana knows she was wrong, and that's what matters. There’s no need to linger on this. Ama is such a wonderful person. I’ve worked with her many times, and wherever she goes, people always praise her for her kindness and sensibility.”

Cedric seemed to be smoothing things over, subtly siding with Amara. He pointed out that Amara was always praised someone as kind-hearted and sensible wherever she went, implying that if there was an issue with Liliana, it must be on Liliana's end.

Truthfully, Cedric was quite annoyed with Liliana over yesterday's incident, but with Finnian around, he dared not speak outright and resorted to this indirect criticism.