Even Phei looked at Valentina with wounded disbelief, and Maddie pressed her lips together, visibly fighting laughter in the way one fought a losing battle against weather.
Noor eventually lifted her brows and said:
"That is it? That is the best explanation you could come up with?"
Even her as the newest woman in the harem could've crafted up something better!
Valentina's face shifted instantly into a pout, soft and offended and deeply unconvincing. "I was making it simple and direct, alright?" she defended, only for Phei to sigh and say:
"You made me sound like I collect basketball cards."
Sierra, who had no loyalty when comedy offered itself so beautifully, added, "Just otherworldly beautiful basketball cards," and the car broke into laughter while Valentina crossed her arms, muttering that people hated efficiency when it came wrapped in truth.
