“No,” I replied, not understanding why it was so important.

“Interesting,” the man chuckled at his own thoughts.

- Does it affect anything? I asked carefully.

"We'll see," he replied evasively. “There is something more serious that I wanted to tell you. You listen to me and don't get excited right away, okay?

I mentally tensed up.

- Herman told me that you are afraid of men and why. But he didn't mean to offend or humiliate you. He wants to help you. Herman himself is a rather sharp and straightforward person, and carefully finding out information is not about him.

I lowered my eyes, not knowing where to put...