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Dahlia Sanders and Yves King became tense all at once. Especially Yves King who didn't want Mabel Cooper to find him at this time. If she were to catch him after he had specifically avoided her, it would make him appear all the guiltier. Even if he had hundreds of mouths, he wouldn't be able to clear himself.
As for Dahlia Sanders, she wouldn't even dare to let her mother discover Yves King. If she were to pick up the pencil she just dropped, there was more than a 50% chance that her mother would find him. Fortunately, Dahlia was a clever girl and managed to come up with a quick distraction by knocking over a glass of water. Most of which splashed onto Mabel's blouse, soaking it and causing it to stick to her skin.
"Mom, I'm sorry, so sorry." Dahlia quickly grabbed some tissues and began to help Mabel to dry off in a flustered manner.
"It's no problem." Sure enough, this diversion successfully shifted Mabel's attention.