'Vera Xavier had a sinking feeling. If she told him about being reborn, he would definitely ask about their relationship in their past life. And if she told him the truth—that she had rejected him—his petty, score-keeping nature would demand she pay for it in spades before he'd let it go.'
'But if she lied, his sharp intuition would immediately pick up on it. The moment he suspected something, he would start probing from every conceivable angle, and she knew she wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure. She'd end up telling the truth anyway.'
'The outcome was a foregone conclusion.'
This was actually the second time Nathaniel Nathan had asked Vera Xavier this question about Susan Caldwell. In her experience, whenever he repeated a question more than once, it meant he was suspicious.
