Dylan Flack was a bit confounded. Hadn't he made himself clear? Wasn't he considering Belly Wescott's interests? So why did Belly keep questioning him?
Those words felt especially alienating. In countless moments, Dylan felt that Belly and Aria Grant were in cahoots, and he was left on the opposing side.
So Dylan remained silent for a long time. He couldn't tell if what was happening was reality or his own imagination. Everything was changing too fast.
Belly continued to size things up, apparently not expecting Dylan to fall silent just from her question. It seemed that Aria's position was indeed very important.
Ha ha...
As Belly thought, she suddenly let out such a laugh, but it wasn't at Dylan's expense; she was mocking herself.
It seemed her old flaws hadn't changed at all. Why was she fantasizing about being more important than Aria Grant? Aria was Dylan's biological mother—unless Dylan was a fool, he would definitely side with that despicable Aria Grant!
