Chapter 33
Ashley was just coming out of the kitchen.
"You're done already?"
"Uh, y-yeah."
At Ashley's question, Koi hurriedly nodded. He was nervous, wondering if his behavior seemed unnatural, but Ashley just said, "Yeah?" and let it go without much thought.
Did I manage to pull it off?
Koi had absolutely no confidence in his acting skills, but since Ashley didn’t question anything, maybe it wasn’t so bad.
That was what he had to believe.
"Are you going to sleep right away, or do you want another drink?"
"I’ll have another drink."
Going to bed already was out of the question. He quickly responded, and Ashley smiled.
The swelling on one side of his face was still there, but the handprint had faded a lot. By tomorrow, the swelling would subside completely, and the marks would disappear.
"You’ll be able to come to school on Monday."