She had expected him to mourn Jin's loss, but she had not expected that his disappearance might come between them. She actually felt just the smallest bit hurt by that, not that she let it show on her face. Her own relationship with that man was strained, and her feelings toward him were so conflicted. The idea that he was somehow interfering with this relationship, even while absent... It only served to deepen that feeling of bitterness.
She turned toward the stairs again, her voice maybe just slightly colder than she intended.
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She had expected him to mourn Jin's loss, but she had not expected that his disappearance might come between them. She actually felt just the smallest bit hurt by that, not that she let it show on her face. Her own relationship with that man was strained, and her feelings toward him were so conflicted. The idea that he was somehow interfering with this relationship, even while absent... It only served to deepen that feeling of bitterness.
She turned toward the stairs again, her voice maybe just slightly colder than she intended.
"I will give you time then."