I froze. My eyelids felt heavy, stalling as I stared blankly at Dita’s intense gaze. What was I supposed to say to get out of this? If I kept deflecting, would her sharp intuition finally dismantle my lies?"Erika!" she snapped, clapping her hands right in front of my face. "Why are you suddenly so quiet?"I jolted, looking away and forcing a hollow, brittle laugh. "Ha ha... sorry. I was just caught off guard by the absurdity of the question."Dita arched an eyebrow, leaning in until her face was inches from mine. "And why would an absurd question catch you off guard?""Umm..." I scrambled for an excuse, reaching up to scratch my head to look casual.Before I could, Dita grabbed my cheeks, forcing me to look directly into her eyes. "You’ve been with Mr. Jefri. You slept with him. Deny it if you can."My mind raced, hunting for any kind of defense, but my brain just short-circuited. I bit my lip, stammering, "And... if I did? What would you do about it?"Dita’s grip slackened, her hands
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