Esme being out of the picture would make his life a lot easier, although he wasn't as worried about her as he once was. There had always been rumors of his dark past, but there was never any substantial evidence and not even visions and tarot cards could provide that. Besides, any accusations she made would just be attributed to the fact that she'd been involved with Emil - who was luckily considered to be just as crazy as she was. Vlad may not have been overly popular, but at least no one thought he was unstable and delusional. "You have no idea. A lot of these people here have no idea how to let go of the past and move on." Like Aiden - avenging his sister's death wouldn't change the fact that she was still dead. What good would it do? If he'd made his life entirely about hunting the murderer down, then afterward he might as well just kill himself, since there would be nothing but emptiness left for him anyway. "Honestly, even now she still thinks she can intimidate me. It's rather sad."
Well, that idea wasn't going to work. "I see. Never mind, then." He was silent for a moment, trying to think. "For the time being, you should be careful while you have control. The last thing we need is for him to become even more suspicious. That being said, is there anyone else in the building besides me who knows you? Or does everyone else just know Brian?"