"Most importantly, it's not like I know anyone that would borrow me such a massive amount of money!" she hurriedly explained, aware that she had been talking for a while, her fingers nervously tapping the edge of the table, and Dante had barely said a word, simply going ahead to fill up his wine glass.
"I would never cheat you! You didn't have to help me when I begged you yet you did," she continued, her voice slightly trembling, even as Dante lightly shook his head, the movement slow and deliberate.
"Really? I thought I helped you because you blackmailed me?" he directly responded with a smile, his tone calm and measured, even as she shook her head harder, the motion quick and almost desperate.
"You are more powerful than me. I would have been in bigger trouble than I already was!" she added, her hands tightening slightly on her lap.
