But to her utter shock, he did not push her away or reject her as she'd expected.
Instead, he said quite casually:
"Oh, I already knew that, Aqua."
She froze, looking up at him in disbelief.
"I knew that you didn't do that to me on purpose." He continued calmly. "I understood that it was because of your bloodline reacting that you did such things."
This completely caught her off guard. She hadn't expected this response at all, especially delivered in such a composed, understanding manner.
Aqua stared at him, her mouth hanging open and when she properly looked at him, she was even more shocked.
He had a casual smile on his face, the same easy, warm smile he always had.
No anger. No disgust. No disappointment.
Just...Cassius.
"Wait." She stammered. "You knew? You knew what happened?"
He shrugged. "Of course. I know everything that probably happened to you."
He chuckled softly and went on to say in a slightly awkward manner,
