Sunny lingered for a few moments, then threw a brief glance at the door behind which the waitress had disappeared. No one else was in the deserted diner, and the pedestrians rushing past the dirty window could not hear them.
He raised an eyebrow.
"How so?"
Effie let out a long sigh and poured herself a cup of water before speaking again. Eventually, she leaned back and said in a low tone:
"Well… I don't know how you came about, but I was home — the home of the newly promoted Detective Athena of Mirage PD, that is. A married woman with a loving husband and an adorable kid… a couple of adorable kids, actually, a boy and a girl. Needless to say, those were not my kids and not my husband. So, when he went for a kiss, I was understandably not having it."
Sunny frowned.
"Wait. You were aware of who you really are from the start?"
Effie nodded.
