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"What did Eric say when you asked him about it?" Nadia asked.

"He told me to not worry about it." Layla got the feeling that Eric had refused to answer her question because he had not wanted to lie.

"Oh. So what do you think of... me and him?" Nadia wanted to hear Layla's view on the matter and knew that Layla had probably come all this way because she already knew what had happened.

"I don't think you two are actually dating. If you were actually dating, he would have told me about it a long time ago. Ms. Raven, I asked if he had a girlfriend before asking him out, and I only did so after he told me that he was single," Layla explained.

"I see... That's rather suspicious of him!" Nadia chuckled.

"What do you mean by that, Ms. Raven?" Confused, Layla asked, "Are you admitting that you're not really dating? Did he ask you to play the role of his girlfriend?"

"Layla, what will you do once I confirm your theory?" Nadia asked curiously. "I doubt your parents will accept Eric, and, if
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