At that moment, upon hearing what Robert had just said, Cora froze for a second.
She didn't say a word. Her eyes blinked slowly, but she quickly adjusted her expression like nothing had happened.
Then a soft smile returned to her face, but it wasn't real it was forced, practiced, polite. Deep inside her chest, her heart had skipped.
Because right now… everything that Malisa had told her was starting to echo loudly in her head.
"That guy likes you," Malisa had warned casually.
"He might not say it straight, but the signs are there. The way he looks at you, the way he wants to be around you… girl, open your eyes."
However Cora had brushed it off that day. She told Malisa she was overthinking things. She even laughed about it.
