[ She falters for a second at that. She doesn't know much of anything about what the two of them have been up to in the time between their arrival and hers, but she does recognize when he's being defensive. She just isn't sure what he's trying to defend himself from.
There's a part of her that wants to snipe back with something cruel; the impulse rises up with such force that she can feel the words like a physical presence in the back of her throat. You never figured out about me, did you? How many times did I look you in the face without you ever figuring it out? Why didn't you notice? Why didn't you help me?
...But that's not his fault. She'd been very, very good at what she was doing.
And the thing is, that's not all impossible to read in her expression. Mallory's one of two people who'd be able to pick up that troubled note in her eyes and voice, even though her smile doesn't change. ]
Mmmm, maybe not everything... but I was a housekeeper, you know? We're good at learning by observing.
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There's a part of her that wants to snipe back with something cruel; the impulse rises up with such force that she can feel the words like a physical presence in the back of her throat. You never figured out about me, did you? How many times did I look you in the face without you ever figuring it out? Why didn't you notice? Why didn't you help me?
...But that's not his fault. She'd been very, very good at what she was doing.
And the thing is, that's not all impossible to read in her expression. Mallory's one of two people who'd be able to pick up that troubled note in her eyes and voice, even though her smile doesn't change. ]
Mmmm, maybe not everything... but I was a housekeeper, you know? We're good at learning by observing.