Martha was puzzled. “I thought this girl said she didn't like you… what she displayed today wasn't far from jealousy. If she has no feelings for you, why does she care that I'm here?”
“Did you tell her who you were?”
“No, she didn't even stay for long. She didn't want to wait for you either.”
“I have to tell her. I have to tell her so she won't have any wrong ideas…”
“And what if she does? It shouldn't matter if she's rejected you, right?”
“She didn't outright tell me that she doesn't like me. She just said that she wasn't ready and she wasn't sure of her feelings for now because she was so hurt, I don't want to hurt her any further.”
“You're not hurting her by being with another woman, Renard! And besides, you're not really with me, we're just pretending.”
“What do you think to
