บท 405: Shifting future (2)

"I am," Ari replied as her eyes flickered to the door of the ward. The last thing she wanted was to create any sort of misunderstanding. Though Nicolai never said it out loud, Ari noticed that he reacted quite severely whenever the situation involved Noah.

"I am sorry," Noah offered her a small smile as he came to a stop next to her bed. "I heard about what Ariel had done to you. I swear I had no idea that she would do such a thing if I had —I would have approached her much more calmly after ensuring your safety." 

Looked like he was no longer hiding anymore, thought Ari and she exhaled a heavy breath. She had known Noah for years, and she understood him all too well. For him, admitting that he was in the wrong was really difficult.