Cynthia froze at those words, seemingly unable to believe her ears.
"Wait!" She stopped Cheryl, her eyes widening as she stared at the woman before her in disbelief. "You mean... he has other women!?"
Perhaps she was so surprised that even her voice rose several pitches.
"Yes."
Seeing Cheryl nod at her, Cynthia was even more shocked!
"Hold on!" She slapped the table with a smack, then stood up and looked at Cheryl. "He has other women, and you're still with him!?"
Cheryl seemed rather bewildered. This was her own business, so why was Cynthia so worked up?
She nodded and said a little bashfully, "I... can't say no to him."
Can't say no to him, indeed!
What kind of thinking was that!?
"This isn't a question of whether you can say no!" Cynthia's chest heaved violently, as though this had crossed a line for her. "He already has other women, yet he still dares to get involved with you!? What does he take us women for!?"
Really, Cynthia could hardly be blamed for getting so worked up.
As everyone knew, despite being a woman, she had defeated countless male Pokémon Trainers through her own efforts, truly earning the admiration of all Sinnoh. In a sense, she was undeniably a formidable woman.
She was rational, but she was also emotional.
And the one thing she could least stand was someone toying with women's feelings and two-timing them!
Scum!
She cursed inwardly, her impression of Xia You sinking to its absolute lowest.
She had never imagined that a man who looked so respectable could be that sort of person underneath!
What a waste of a handsome face!
No, wait!
Recalling their intimate actions in the school warehouse last time, and out in the wild, she had known his true nature all