"I've learned enough to see the truth when it's right in front of me."
Somto's mouth pressed into a thin line. He tried to speak, "I'm not—" but the words died before they left his tongue.
The lie was already cracked wide open.
Arthur, silent as ever, was still watching her. His expression hadn't changed, but his eyes had that subtle sharpness, like he was filing away every detail of this moment.
Somto finally voiced the question both men were thinking.
"…How do you know?"
"Obviously because I—"
Nnenna's mouth snapped shut.
Oh no. She had been this close to blurting out the truth about the Love System.
What a rookie mistake.
Not only would they probably never believe her, she wasn't even sure she wanted them to know.
"I… I—" she stammered, the sudden hesitation drawing even more curious stares from the two men.
Somto glanced at Arthur again, silently asking the same question, What on earth is so hard for her to say?
