"Nah, Noah wouldn't do that." Leonard spoke up for him. "No matter how playful he can be, flirting with a woman old enough to be his mother isn't something he'd do."
Noah immediately nodded. "Exactly! How could I ever do something like that?"
Lyria also nodded in agreement. "I think so too. No matter how much of a tease Noah may be, I don't think he would ever do something like that to an older woman."
Noah felt a little relieved hearing Lyria defend him. 'At least Lyria believes in me.'
Arisha, however, remained unconvinced.
She narrowed her yellow eyes at him for another moment before eventually returning her attention to her food.
"Well, whatever. I still think you did something, but I'll let it go."
She shrugged indifferently. "It's not my problem, anyway."
Noah felt a strange bitterness at her words. 'Why does it feel like she's already decided I'm guilty?'
Still, there was no point in continuing the conversation. He quickly decided to change the subject.
