The air around them was stagnant. Shouko blinked a few times, her mind couldn't comprehend what this man was saying.
In the end, only one word got out of her mouth.
"Why?"
Kyoya let go of the lock of her hair that was still circled around his finger before he reached out both hands to tighten the shawl wrapped around her shoulders.
"Why don't we speak later?" Kyoya glanced at the setting sun outside the windows. The horizon had been dyed with the brilliant color of amber. "If you don't mind, why don't we go for a short stroll before dinner? The sunset is especially beautiful today."
Because you smiled at me.
"Oh... Okay."
Since she herself was enticed by the magnificent view, Shouko accepted his suggestion.
She took one last sniff of the flower bouquet before she handed it to Noriko for placing it into a vase. She didn't see the man's satisfied smile seeing her treated the flowers with care.
