Violette was flustered under his intense and stern gaze.
"You mean about leaving early?" She pondered for a moment before explaining to him, "A classmate texted me, saying they wanted a picture with you after the show. I figured you wouldn't want to take a picture with a stranger, and I didn't want to explain to my classmate why I was with you."
"Why?" His tone was icy cold.
"If I were to explain, a few simple sentences wouldn't do it justice...and besides, there's a huge gap between us, not just in terms of our status, but also...our age. Would you even want to chat with my friends? We're so immature...What if my friends keep bothering you because of our relationship? Wouldn't that be annoying? Isn't it better to avoid unnecessary trouble?"
The most crucial point was that their divorce could happen at any time, it's not like they were definitely going to stay together forever.
Imagine if she told her friends about their relationship today, and they get divorced tomorrow...how awkward would that be?
It's better to wait until everything is over.
Her detailed and patient answer calmed him down a lot.
Her concerns were not entirely unreasonable.
He really didn't want to meet her friends.
Besides her, he didn't want to know any other young, immature people.
"You can go back to your room now," he said indifferently.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
She peeled a banana and insistently handed it to him, "This is a red banana I bought, I love it. I think it's much tastier than regular bananas, you should try it."
Her face was full of anticipation as she looked at him.
Seeing the banana peel was a bit black, he was a bit disgusted in his heart, but he didn't want to reject her kindness.
He took a bite of the peeled red banana she handed him.
The banana was a bit sour as soon as it entered his mouth.
After chewing it, it had a hint of sweetness.
Overall, it was sour-sweet and mushy, different from regular bananas.
"Don't mind its black peel, the inside is still good," she said, her eyes sparkling like a galaxy of stars, "Thank you for inviting me to the concert this afternoon, even though we couldn't make it because of an accident, I still want to thank you."
She finished nervously, and before he could respond, she quickly retreated to her room and closed the door.
Elijah thought:
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