Seeing that she wasn't about to offer any further details, Allen added, "No, Mr. Howard, Ms. Anderson was quick enough to dodge the blow. It's just..."
He trailed off, struggling to find the right words to describe what had happened.
"Well, as she dodged, Ms. Anderson seemed to lose her footing. She... she slipped and fell, hitting the edge of the table."
At first, when he saw her dodge, her reflexes were sharp and impressive. He hadn't even had time to admire her agility before she suddenly, inexplicably, crashed to the floor.
It was... bizarre.
Emma's eyes sharpened as the pieces clicked together.
Given her lifelong streak of bad luck, this kind of thing was almost to be expected.
She gave a stiff nod, pretending to take it all in with gravity, and signaled for Allen to leave.
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