"N-nothing... continue." He secretly took a low breath and smiled at her.
"O... okay." Rita nodded and grabbed the cup of coffee from the table. She sipped from it, then took a short breath, before she shifted her gaze to him. "So... as I said before, he generally hates me. One time, during those days in high school, I came home without my sister, and what I went through that day was "hell."
"It wasn't even my fault. My sister didn't want to go home with me, and in the end, I suffered for what wasn't even my mistake." A deep sigh left her nose, and she dabbed her eyes to stop the tears that bubbled up from falling.
Mr. Adolpho's orifices fluttered and his gazes darted around as an unknown glint flashed in them. He lifted his eyes to Rita and smiled at her. "So what exactly happened that had you running into the casino? I didn't quite catch your reply to this question yesterday. "
