Razeal, however, didn't hesitate for even a breath. A faint, confident smile curved on his lips the kind that revealed nothing yet implied everything.
"Well," he said calmly, his tone unreadable, "she's my… Bitch."
The way he said it almost made Maria blink in disbelief.
She had been about to say something, ready to maybe come up with something better , but his words struck her first. Her mouth opened, then closed again. For several long seconds, she simply stared at him, her expression frozen between confusion, outrage, and disbelief.
Bitch? How dare he...
Her noble pride twitched, but her sense of survival told her not to explode ..not yet.
Neptunia blinked too, caught off guard by the unexpected answer. "Umm… well, that was entirely unexpected," she said slowly, her brows arching high as her lips curved into an uncertain smile. "I'll be honest, I'm a little speechless."
