"I'm… I'm just more like an acquaintance, you can say. We got to know each other this year," Anna finally spelled out the words in one breath through the last part of her speech was indeed a fat lie.
The shock was hard to digest. Though Sia got the answer she was predicting she would get as Theodore was actually someone least bothered to make a friend let alone if that's a female. But still, her heart was telling otherwise which finally decided to settle down.
On the other hand, Irene seemed totally displeased by her reply. Only she knew what Annabelle was to Theodore as her own eyes were the witness of their romance. He didn't really spell it with his own lips, but she knew how triggered he got when Irene sneakily tried to get to know about Annabelle. As if she was claiming over his precious possession.