They looked shocked… and unbelieving, exactly as I had expected.
Up until now, every time I crossed paths with Edwin, he would call me 'Sis Clar' in that indulgent tone.
He had even come to my class several times, asking whether I felt comfortable or not.
There were plenty of witnesses. Enough for people to assume the Green siblings treated me exceptionally well.
And now I was saying that Edwin had slapped me so hard I ended up wearing an arm sling?
A bewildered Mira muttered to no one in particular, "She avoided us because of Edwin. So why would she end up fighting with him?"
So they had noticed that I kept my distance because of Edwin.
I studied their faces one by one.
Tessa fixed her expression back into its usual cold mask, though there was a trace of sympathy lingering beneath it.
I must have looked truly pitiful, to be pitied by Tessa of all people.
Rylas, who rarely showed emotions, had already returned to his neutral expression.
