Jackson and Aina froze upon hearing Irene’s words.
Her tone was accusatory, but there was no hint of anger, which confused both of them.
Especially when Irene had an idea of what had been happening all along.
“I knew it, you were just playing hide-and-seek with me, and I didn't even realize it,” Irene said, smiling, as she lightly scratched her forehead. “Because there’s no way that you two went out of the bunker without me noticing.”
“We just came back,” Jackson said, his tone encouraging.
“Right…” Aina replied as she seconded the motion. “Jackson needed some fresh air, and that was the reason he was having those symptoms.”
Aina has a knack for lying, especially in things like this. After all, no one would know that she wasn’t telling the truth.
She was the group’s only healer, and
