usband is truly innocent, he''ll definitely be alright."
She was indeed not worried about the outcome of the matter - Andre almost always responded to the wrongfully accused who sought his help. He would never sit idly by.
Shortly after Edith saw Helene off, Andre hurried into the living room. His face was paler than usual, looking out of spirits. He didn''t take off his coat, presumably returning just to do some simple preparations for the upcoming meeting.
Since their quarrel a few days ago, they hadn''t made up yet, so Edith felt a little awkward standing before him. As he adjusted his bow tie in the mirror above the fireplace, she briefly explained Helene''s situation to him.
But when Andre finished listening, he only responded coldly and decisively, "I refuse."
Edith gave an incredulous laugh and repeated, "You refuse?"
"I''ll do whatever I can to help the innocent, but I won''t serve the family of Saint-Clemont!" he replied in a contemptuous tone.
Edith naturally thought he was retaliating for their argument two days ago, and her anger immediately flared up, "Are you now going to turn a blind eye to an innocent woman just because of your baseless jealousy, Andre?"
"Is that so? I don''t think she''s that innocent!" Andre sneered. "She should count herself lucky she didn''t come to me directly, or I couldn''t guarantee that I wouldn''t personally send her husband to the guillotine!"
The undisguised disgust in his eyes mixed with the smile on his lips, giving his whole face a terrifying look of an intimidating avenger.
Hearing him speak such merciless words with that youthful, poetic voice, Edith widened her eyes in disbelief, "Andre! Where have your compassion and virtue gone?"
"Pardon me, I cannot commiserate a Saint-Clemont. I''m powerless in this matter." He seemed focused on adjusting his neckwear, with a flat tone.
"You now begin to disregard right and wrong too and let hatred cloud your vision just because of a noble surname?"
"I''ve told you, I''m powerless."
"I truly can''t recognise you anymore, Quenet!" Edith raised her voice.
Andre suddenly pulled hard at his hair with one hand and shouted with a desperate tone that seemed to c