Aria Jackson rubbed her fingertip over the spot, bringing it close to her nose for a subtle sniff, murmuring, "It smells like super glue."
"What's up with super glue?" Cherry asked, puzzled.
Aria remained silent, crouching on the floor in deep thought. After a moment, she glanced around as if searching for something.
Cherry, curious, also began looking around, confused.
Gavin Graves held her back, signaling her not to disturb Aria.
Aria, however, turned and walked decisively away, heading straight back to the living room, retrieving the cut rope knots from the trash can in the corner—
Cherry widened her eyes and exclaimed, "Aren't you bothered by how dirty it is?!"
Several loose rope knots were pulled out and placed in clusters on the marble floor. Aria painstakingly stretched each rope out to facilitate examining the texture.
"Do you see?" She pointed to a few, "Someone applied super glue on these ropes."
