Roisin
My cheeks flushed hot at Meimei’s words. The heat crawled up my neck like wildfire, blooming across my face until even my ears burned. I didn’t dare look at Visaris. Not right away. I could already feel the tension coming off him in waves.
When I finally glanced his way, he looked utterly flabbergasted. Wide-eyed, frozen in disbelief, lips parted in a soundless, startled breath. For a moment, he was completely undone by a six-year-old’s innocent declaration.
“Meimei,” Visaris began slowly, trying to keep his voice measured, “where did you hear something like that?”
Meimei tilted her head up at him, her expression guileless. “Yesterday,” she said with perfect clarity, “I was in the kitchen with Miss Enid while she was making lunch for me. I heard her talking about babies with th
