Sophia finished her late-night meal with a heavy heart, observing William the whole time. He appeared calm, seemingly unbothered by the fish incident.

She sighed to herself, thanked William after finishing, and went back to her room with her bag.

In the kitchen.

The assistant was helping the chefs clean up, muttering under his breath, "That fish was clearly already dead-"

One of the chefs glanced at him and said, "Keep ...