
Him: He will use his kid to spend more time with you
Her: No, you're overthinking it. Why're you being childish. (gas lighting)
Him: He's interested in you.
Her: No he's not, I said he's not before. (How would you know about a stranger's intent towards you without discussion?)
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Her: I want us to reach a better understanding.
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Well maybe you can reach understanding if you said your feelings about Mr Cousin, ie. "I'm not interested in him, only in you".
But no, she said the most used lines when confronted about an attraction to a male friend, which usually ends up being true.
Only her mouth. It's always opened to the same shape, which became increasingly apparent in later chapters as she speaks more. As if there's a template for her speaking mouth, a giant black oval.