Minerva felt like slapping herself, but since she was pretending not to see Alice, she had to maintain her composure. Even when Alice called her name, she feigned that she was having a conversation with Athena beside her, acting as if she hadn't heard a thing, even though Alice's voice echoed loudly down the hallway.
Athena, noticing how hard Minerva was working to ignore Alice, couldn't hide her amusement. A devilish grin curved her lips as she enjoyed watching Alice squirm. Her villainous side had been itching to surface ever since Alice had spent so long manipulating Minerva from the shadows, whispering commands and using her as a pawn.
Now that Minerva had finally shaken off her former naivety, Athena leaned back, eager to see how the schemer would respond to this newfound defiance from Minerva.
