Okay, he might not have fully thought this plan through because the moment he made eye contact with Trish, all his confidence disappeared, completely melted by her horrific expression.
She was calm, but her eyes were cold.
Nothing showed anger or so much as malice—and exactly because of that, it was horrific.
The system's emotional meter was already skyrocketing to *murder*, and the worst part was that it was directed at both him and Val.
"Val should be the one to be thrown under the bus", was his thought process—until he realized that would be clearly hypocritical of him.
"What's up, my precious student?"
Making sure Val didn't let go of him, he joyfully made his way to Trish, whose emotionless eyes merely observed his movement.
Once he was near and waving at her, he realized she was now examining his body.
First was his neck, where Val had her arms wrapped around, then his waist, where her legs clung. Then came his shoulder, where she had placed her head.
