She stared intently at Bai E's expressionless face, "So, can you make a change?"
"What, a change?"
"Become more obedient, stop engaging in those dangerous acts… You should know which of your actions tend to alarm others," Helen said, her tone light but her eyes firmly locked onto Bai E's, "Or perhaps, become more covert, without letting others spot any flaws."
"..."
Was this a negotiation?
Had she discovered something?
Indeed.
In all of Blackwater City, she had the shrewdest mind and the most intimate knowledge of her own body, and it was impossible that she hadn't noticed anything unusual during their several encounters.
Even though he had always provided perfect explanations, when facts and cognition clashed dramatically, rationality would question everything.
Seeing her current attitude, even though she knew he had an ulterior motive, she seemed willing to help him cover it up.