She looked at him, eyes shaking. "Why are you with her? Why would you bring her here for me to see both of you like that?"
"You're never in the main hall, Penny."
"I know, I know," she began to tear up. "But you shouldn't have risked it all. You must have completely forgotten about me. Maybe... Maybe I just don't have a place in your life anymore."
Darren stepped closer. "That's not true."
"Then say it," she whispered. "Please say it, Mister Darren. Say what I am to you."
He froze. The silence said more than he wanted it to. He could hear his heart thumping madly.
Usually, in situations like this during business and deal making, Darren would think of something clever, or summon the system for help. But now, faced with something as raw as human connection, he had no play, and the system could offer nothing but:
Ding!
┏This person is deeply hurt by you.┛
Darren tightened his lips, then finally, after Penelope had waited for seconds, he attempted to give her an answer
