William looked at her quietly, not sitting down. “Sophia, we only found out what happened last night. It was already late, so we didn’t want to disturb you. We’re here today to apologize. No matter what, it’s our fault.”
He then gave Matilda a look. She still looked inscrutable, but she said, “Sorry for what happened yesterday. It was my fault.”
Despite her words, she did not look apologetic at all, and Sophia gave her a look, sneering.
William knew what she meant, so he glared at Matilda. “Apologize properly.”
Matilda took a deep breath and continued softly, “I was too rash yesterday, and I’m aware that my actions have inconvenienced you. I’m sorry.” She didn’t look at Sophia, for even at this point, Matilda was still prideful and refused to bow down.
Sophia clicked her tongue. “It’d look bad on me if I don’t let it slide now, wouldn’t it?” She shrugged, smiling. “But I don’t want to let it slide, so what should I do?”
William quickly said, “We’re just here to apologize, and we don’t expect you to forgive us. It is our fault, Sophia.”
“Oh, please don’t say that,” Sophia said. “I am not a saint, but I don’t put the blame where it doesn’t belong. If you had known what would happen, I trust that you would have stopped it. But you didn’t, so that means you didn’t know either. I’ll only need the mastermind to be held responsible.”
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