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"He probably wouldn't ignore you if he saw that you were making even a bit of effort. You're always sending me gifts and flowers that end up in the trash, but you never remember to give anything to Venedict. And another thing....
"Have you ever asked him? Have you made an effort to find out what he likes? Because from what I see, you don't really know him, and he doesn't really know you either because you two don't open up to each other."
"Ugh! Anyway, why am I even telling you all this? Fine, it's up to you to figure out what else you're missing," she said with frustration evident in her voice. She then turned away and headed back to Venice's room to fetch Venedict, as they were about to leave now.
Victor, on the other hand, was left behind, still pondering over what Rina had said to him.
