By this point, he was desperate; he didn't care if this action of his was frightening her. He wants to know; he wants to get some answers from her. He wants to hear words from her that don't follow along with what another person has said.
"The truth, huh?" Sumire mumbled as she placed her hand on her bandaged one, as she looked down. "Then Yuhi, will you also tell me the truth? "
At that comment, his eyes went wide.
"Do you truly love me?"
It was a stupid question, of course. He has loved only her for the longest time. But for her to ask him, this must mean he has heard something from another person. Who was it? Who was it that put this crazy idea in her head?
"I met with some people from the organization recently. They told me already what their reason for avoiding me was. It's because they all thought I belonged to Aki-san."