"What's the problem?" Howard put his book down, preparing to listen with a serious expression.
Nate Jennings stood a short distance away, fidgeting with her fingers. She hemmed and hawed for a long time before asking, "Howard, is the reason you don't like me because you have someone else in your heart?"
Howard's heart skipped a beat. Afraid his deepest secret would be unearthed, he quickly explained, "No, why would you think that?"
"I'm not a completely charmless girl, am I? But you have zero reaction to me. So..."
"You're overthinking it. You really are completely charmless."
"You..." 'Forget it. This conversation is over. There's really no point in continuing.'
"I'm going back to my room!" She stomped her foot, spun around, and left in a huff.
When she got to her room, Nanny Sutton had already tidied it up perfectly. She slammed the door shut, thoroughly frustrated.
She got on WeChat and started a video call with her cousin.
