"No! Your Majesty, that's not it!" Bashirio hurriedly explained, "Mr. Olivier and I were just contemplating some issues, which is why we didn't say anything."
Emile Olivier's response was unlike the conciliatory approach of Bashirio. He addressed Jerome Bonaparte with a candid attitude, "Mr. Bashirio is right! We weren't intentionally silent because of Your Majesty's presence, but because Mr. Bashirio and I had differing views on certain issues, which led to our silence!"
Bashirio, standing by the side, cast a glance of reproach, beginning to resent the "unsophisticated" Emile Olivier in his heart, while Emile Olivier faced Jerome Bonaparte's potential questioning with an open demeanor.
"Oh?" Jerome Bonaparte revealed a bemused smile upon hearing Emile Olivier's answer and then leisurely inquired, "What were you discussing just now?"
