'Please tell me you filtered all of that out from Bellona's mind reading.
'Oh than-wait, most of it? What do you mean most of it?'
'That...that implies she heard the devouring comment...and the handlebar comment.'
'...GAAAAAAHHHH!'
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"You okay? You look rather red in the face," Zhen Liu said while fully knowing the reason why. This wasn't meant to torture Bellona with awkwardness, this was meant to help her establish an alibi.
"Oh this? It's just, uh...the desert sun. I'm not used to it being so hot all the time," Bellona lied while faking a laugh. She was a smart girl and could easily put two and two together in regards to "devouring" and the usage of a familial trait in such a manner, it's a good thing Zhen Liu couldn't read her mind.
