Too Well Performed

There was a brief silence after Lenny asked that question.

Lola's saddened eyes expressed her melancholy, as she could clearly recognize his disdain for her.

Witnessing her prolonged silence, Lenny leaned back on his chair and folded his arms.

"Are you here on one of Johan's 'missions', to deliver a message like that dumb Sonny kid did? Or are you here to insult me again, like last time?" Lenny asked without even a slight curl on his lips.

Lola's pink lips trembled slightly, as though she was deliberating on her words, but Lenny hurriedly urged, "Well? Can't you speak? Or does Johan control that for you too like everything else?"