“What do you mean?”

Susan gave me a cryptic smile in response. “You’ve offended someone that you shouldn’t have offended! Sophia, stop being so smug. In the face of real power, we are just ants that can be crushed without much fuss.”

A vague suspicion started forming in my mind, and I cautiously probed further. “Are you talking about Cecilia?”

Besides her, there was no one who had a strong grudge against me recently.

Susan’s eyes flickered briefly. ...