"I just caught you cheating on me with this bitch!" Maria said with a judging glare in her eyes,
"I know you won't believe me if I said this, but this is not what it looks like."
"Of course!" She nodded and smiled forcibly. "Next, you will say, 'It's a misunderstanding.' And then what?"
"Lu Bela and I went to see the castle and returned. And before you taunt us with a remark, no, we didn't even touch the castle. As you know, the island had sunk, so I just took care of this."
Maria squinted her eyes and asked, "Why did you take 'her' with you, though?"
"Because she knew where the castle was?"
"She could have just told you the coordinates. Why did 'she' have to go with you?"
"That's…" Rudy raised his brow and placed his hand under his chin. He rubbed his thumb on his cheek and pondered, 'Right. Why did I take her with me?'
Rudy glanced at Lu Bela while pondering, and his gaze fell on her two balloons.