Chapter 243: Invitation to Dine
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“Are you sure that was the right call?” Ollie asked, her voice tinged with concern as they left the hospital.
“Yes, I’m sure,” Tsutomu replied, his expression hardening.
[I mean, she didn’t actually save me, so…]
Still, regardless of the outcome, it was a fact that Eunice had risked her life to try and rescue him. Tsutomu felt he should at least acknowledge that — yet, in the end, he couldn’t resist starting the conversation with his usual provocative remark.
Normally, Eunice would have snapped back immediately. Tsutomu had been ready to segue into thanking her during the inevitable argument. But this time, Eunice hadn’t taken the bait. Instead, she had been engrossed in her newspaper… which she had been holding upside down, making it clear she was pretending not to listen.
With no retort from Eunice, Tsutomu had found himself struggling to find his next words and reconsidering the necessity of thanking her. That was why he had left the ward so abruptly. Ollie, following behind, seemed to notice his slight unease.
“If you say so,” Ollie replied, a faint smile playing on her lips.
“…Umm, so, the tailor?” Tsutomu shook his head in resignation and changed the topic.