Aldana Candi lifted her head to look at him, always feeling as if she had glimpsed some kind of hidden emotion on Steven Balance's face. She wanted to see it more clearly; her subconscious intuition told her she should understand it a little better. However, the emotions on Steven's face had already retreated back into his deep, dark eyes, becoming completely hidden once more, with no trace left to be seen.
He smiled faintly, as if he had obtained some kind of answer he was seeking, and then cheerfully waved his hand, saying to Aldana, "Alright, you go to sleep, I'll head out."
Aldana watched his back, and only when he reached out to close the door did she slowly retract her gaze, lying back on the bed and staring at the ceiling with open eyes.
The sound of Steven's voice unwittingly echoed in her ears—
"Do you feel it's better to be with me, or to stay with Philip Shaw?"
