Raymond dwelt on Ariel's answer. Yes, from the beginning he considered her a pawn but along the line, he had a change of heart and made her his partner instead. They both help each other out for each other's benefits. It was a done deal.
Yet, she still saw herself as a pawn.
"Hah." He covered his face as he sighed, then rubbed his nose bridge carefully.
Why was he feeling so stressed about this topic? He faced his laptop and decided to search for the cause of his symptoms. Since Steve was so reluctant to give him the results of the test, he decided to take matters into his own hands.
On his search box, he typed in 'I feel strangely happy when the girl beside me is happy and torn when she cries. What sort of symptoms are these?'
He tapped on search and waited patiently as the results displayed. A strange word he never thought to come across in all his years of living surfaced.
"Love." He said out loud. "You are in love with her." He read.
