Antonio was silent for a while, then he blinked and met her eyes filled with anticipation and expectation.

“Nothing happened okay, it's a choice I made and that's it”.

Angela sighed deeply.

“I truly wish you could be more open to me” she said slowly, looking down nervously about how he would react to her request.

“Something must have happened, Antonio, and I care about you…I really do, just tell me please, I will understand”.

"You don't need to understand because there's nothing”.

He smiled at her and the next second, his face went back to cold, he was definitely trying hard not to get mad at her for asking...