Confounding Variable (2)
In the guest room of Familia Hotel, Iliana, Cray, and Whitney sat in the same sofa while looking at Basil tensely. All of them were anticipating Basil's explanation, hoping that the very thing they thought Basil had done didn't really happen.
On the opposite side of them, Basil was sitting in the bigger sofa with Chibi Deacon on his lap while calmly sipping his tea. He had Poppy, who was observing the solemn mood of the room, standing quietly beside the sofa.
"Let us have our talk over the tea. The mood is sour, but I assure you the tea is not." Basil gave the three people a light smile.
"I am a straightforward person, so I won't dilly-dally. Did you kill Eugene?"
Cray and Whitney were slightly appalled at Iliana's direct question as they turned their widened eyes to her. Iliana didn't pay any attention to their gaze at all; her gaze was planted solely on Basil, who was still giving her the same smile.
"May I know how did you reach that conclusion?"
"Call it a gut feeling."