"What could possibly happen to me?" Nora Scott glanced at him askance.
"For example, going to bail you out from the police station."
"?"
Is this even human speech?
With a meaningful look at her, Pedro Langley added, "Or maybe you suddenly can't think straight and decide to take a winter swim or something."
"...."
Nora was at a loss for words.
"Or maybe—"
"Will you ever stop?"
Nora interrupted Pedro's string of unfriendly guesses with a chilly tone.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Pedro replied quite earnestly, "If you let me continue, I can finish by dawn."
Her gaze was sharp as a knife, cutting towards Pedro, as Nora proclaimed coldly and clearly, "Pedro Langley, you're done for."
Pedro, however, remained calm, skillfully dodging the topic, "Wanna try the mooncake Flora Loughton made?"
?
Is this really the time to change the subject?
