But seeing her confidence in the plan… well, it was a little unnerving
Just minutes ago, he had assured her, very firmly, that it was impossible for him to fall in love with her.
He was not about to shoot himself in the foot again by reopening that dangerous door.
"Actually," he began slowly, choosing his words with care, "at first, I only wanted to tell you not to go. I tried reaching you online, but I could not."
He paused.
"Then I saw the crowd. The potential. All those phones. People recording."
His lips curved faintly. "That's when I realized I could spin the situation… make it work in our favor."
He hesitated, then corrected himself, unwilling to lie outright.
"Well, not exactly at first," he admitted. "But once it started, I saw the opportunity. And honestly, it helped."
He stopped there.
