The proof.

Derek became scared because Vanessa's face was undeniably scary to look at. He quickly rose from Vanessa's bed and hurried toward the exit door. His hand held the door knob, but he didn't open the door yet.

“Come on, Nessa. No need for you to chase us out. It's not as if we forced you to tell us the identity of the genius right now”. Eric tried to reason with her.

Vanessa's eyes flashed with anger for a brief moment. She breathed deeply, with the aim of calming herself.

“I'll count to one. If I finish counting, and you're both still here ….”. Vanessa purposely didn't finish talking. Instead, she started the countdown, “Three”.

“Bu- but, is all this drama really necessary, Nessa? Can't you easily reveal the identity of the genius right now to Derek and me? It's not as if something bad is going to happen to you after you tell us”.

“Two”.

Eric gasped, because he now understood that Vanessa was serious. He rushed to the exit door. “Why haven't you opened the door, Derek?”.

“On