09-02-2021, 08:08 PM
She looked away and didn't answer his question. It was clear that there was something she had been hiding and he had hit the nail on the head. "It doesn't matter," she said after a time and she reached over to push any food and beverage away from her. She patted her lips then with a napkin and said, "Thank you for the tea and biscuits, but... I..."