"Hmm. It's a method of making you feel warm. Was it successful?" In a playful tone, he inquired.

My cheeks got somewhat hot as I blushed just hearing his sentence again.

His prior remark made me chuckle and shake my head sideways.

"Are you saying that what I just said didn't make you feel hot?"

"Nope. It didn't make me feel heated at all." I responded with a smile.

If I'm being honest, I'd say I lied in reaction to what Arthur had just stated.

His prior remark genuinely made me feel hot.

"Cornelia, that's impossible. I expect you to be heated because your entire body has changed from white...