He glanced at her injured hand and said, "Can you wash them?"
She suddenly remembered her injury and felt embarrassed. He didn't wait for her response and went to wash the fruits himself. She awkwardly returned to the bed and resumed watching TV.
The channel happened to be an entertainment channel featuring the premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster, in which Catherine was also an actress. She looked stunning and glamorous in an elegant black evening gown, standing out among a group of blonde, blue-eyed Westerners with her cool Eastern beauty.
When asked about her personal life, Catherine smiled confidently and replied, "Time will tell everything," refusing to elaborate further on her romantic life.
Clarisse smirked self-deprecatingly. Time will tell everything—tell what? Would it prove that he ultimately loves his glamorous first love? Would it prove that she, the foolish one-sided lover, would never see him turn back to look at her?
