"Do tell," Madeline said to him.
"What do you mean? I already told you Cornelia and I were madly in love. What more do you want me to tell you?"
"You said 'were'," Madeline pointed out.
"Eh, it's complicated," Emilio admitted.
Madeline told him, "I have a lot of time on my hands. Go ahead."
"Didn't you have something you wanted to say beforehand?" Emilio asked.
Madeline shook her head, "You and Cornelia sound way more interesting than anything I'd have to say."
Besides, Madeline sensed something in its midst.
Something Emilio was hiding from her.
'What are you refusing to tell me, Emilio?' Madeline wondered.
Did this have something to do with his actual feelings towards her mother?
'Feels weird calling Cornelia my mother,' Madeline admitted, pursing her lips.
'Then again, just because she gave birth to me doesn't mean she's automatically my mother.'