"Yeah, I had a feeling it would come to this."

Aria’s eyes were half-dead, and she wore a cold smile I had never seen before. It seemed she no longer intended to hide anything.

"How did you figure it out? I thought I prepared everything quite well."

"If you want to say you were well-prepared, you should’ve avoided suspicious behavior and refined your tone."

"Suspicious behavior… like what?"

"The way you talked about the four people you brought here didn’t sound like someone who felt genuine remorse. It felt more like you were talking about replacing broken parts. Even if …