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Yes! What in the world is your brother Albert talking about?
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I don't want to be friends with you at all.
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If you and I got along, I'd lose my status as a villainess.
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"I want to be friends with Alicia."
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Liz smiles at me with an angelic smile.
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I'm not good at this smile.
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I hope she doesn't think that smiling kindly will make me like her.
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"I don't think I want to be friends with you, Liz.
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Liz freezes.
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Her big emerald green eyes stare at me.
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"Did I do something bad to Alicia?"
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I didn't.
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But you're the heroine and I'm the villainess. We have to quarrel.
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"Me and Liz will never get along."
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I can see the starburst marks on your heads.
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Oh, did I say something so inexplicable?
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"Ali, don't say we can't get along when we haven't talked at all."
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Brother Albert said with a smile.
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"Let's talk a lot and get to know each other, okay?"
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I don't think we would find much in common if we talked a lot and got to know each other.
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But if I had to choose between chatting and going on a date to the city, I'd choose chatting hands down.
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"If you don't want to go into town, I'll talk to Liz.
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When I said this, her face lit up.
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Her brother Albert let out a sigh of relief.
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Did you want to talk to me so badly?
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"What is your favorite candy, Alicia?"
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"Macarons."
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"Macarons! I love them too. What's your favorite flower?
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I don't like the way you say flower.
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Why do they put "o" in flower?
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I'm not that interested in flowers.
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"Yes. ....... I like marguerites."
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It certainly sounds like something Liz would like.
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"I love the language of flowers."
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"True love."
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Liz froze.
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"It also means faithfulness and trust. It's the perfect flower for you, isn't it?"
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I said this with a big smile and a hint of sarcasm.
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Well, she doesn't get sarcasm at all.
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"How do you know about flowers if you're not interested in them?"
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"I read about it in a book."
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"Well, what are some of the flowers that you like?"
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That's why I'm not interested in flowers. I like grass.
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Liz looks at me with a twinkle in her eye.
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"I like lily of the valley."
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I said this with a light sneer.
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The language of lily of the valley is pure, and happiness will come again. It's a flower with a beautiful meaning.
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"Yes. It's fascinating to me that it's so innocent looking and has such a beautiful floral language, and yet it has a toxic substance that can be deadly in the worst case scenario."
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The room fell silent.
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I see Liz's face pull into a smile.
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Now that's just bad girlish, isn't it?
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You know, the one that made the heroine with the angel's smile pull a face?
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Best of the bad girls, right?
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Good thing I read the book.
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I thought I would never talk about flowers and I didn't need to know anything about flowers to be a bad girl, but it turns out it's useful.
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You should have lots of pockets after all.
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"What is your favorite color, Alicia?"
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It was Liz who broke the silence.
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You are saying that with a smile on your face, but your face is still slightly drawn, isn't it?
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I wonder how long this question section will last.
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