CHAPTER 260

Candice had not noticed the strange look her friend was giving her, as she was focused on Donald's expression, at the end of the day he was the one she had to convince, for the plan to work.

While it was true that they had decided that they would provide food supplies to the empire, to put themselves on good terms, the Marquis would most likely not believe them because in his mind anyone in Andrew's position would prefer to run away under any excuse.

As if to check Candice's thoughts the marquis asked with a wry tone, "Do you want us to believe that excuse?", to which Candice replied nonchalantly, "It's not an excuse. He certainly has additional plans, but he will still deliver on the food supply."

The Marquis looked earnestly at Candice to see if he could see anything in her expression, but Candice remained with her characteristic business smile that was hard to read.