Sure enough, she came for Alice... Huh, Alice didn't want me dancing with anyone else?
Klein was only surprised for a moment before remembering that Alice and Hazel had gone upstairs together. He immediately concluded that this was absolutely not because of him; it was most likely because of Hazel.
After all, from the information Arrodes had provided, he had realized that Hazel had some connection to the Marauder pathway. At the time, he had connected it to that segment of Alice's chaotic prophecy and planned to tell Alice after the ball. Now, it seemed... they had already made contact?
It looked like Alice thought there was something wrong with Hazel... Klein figured out what had happened and smiled without changing expression.
"Is that so? I only met that Miss once as well. However, I noticed that she left with Miss Hazel just now... Perhaps she was unhappy because I stole her friend away?"
The last sentence had actually been a joke, but for some reason, it struck a sensitive nerve in Winfred. She withdrew the smile from her face and responded in an exceptionally cold tone:
"Friend?"
Klein felt that her voice carried a hint of sarcasm. He wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but seemed to have nothing to say. The girl before him had already stood up and said coolly:
"I have something to do. I hope you enjoy your meal... You'd better not eat too much."
Then, she walked over to an empty seat nearby and sat down heavily.
It felt like she wanted to tell me directly, 'Don't eat too much and choke to death'... Klein looked in Winfred's direction, slightly hesitant, before lowering his head to continue enjoying the food before him.
...I'll tell Alice about this later too!
Alice slowly