"Was I not welcoming enough?" Dutt Rivera asked.
"No, you've been very welcoming, and very thoughtful," Haruda Tomoko said, "If it weren't for the mission we are on, we would even wish to stay here indefinitely."
"So the mission is more important then," Dutt said slowly, turning his gaze to Cheryl Suweton, "Ms. Suweton, what if I said I want you to stay?"
"Sorry, that's impossible," Cheryl understood the implication in Dutt's eyes all too well. Previously, Dutt didn't mention it, and she and Sean Knight were being affectionate, so she thought the message was quite clear.
Now that Dutt was making things clear, she wouldn't play coy and straightforwardly refused.
"Then, this is quite regrettable," Dutt said with some disappointment.
Seeing that Dutt might get angry, Haruda Tomoko immediately went over to loop her arm through his, saying softly,
