Maurice
I held onto Crystal's hands, a facade of remorse plastered across my face. In that moment, I couldn't help but recall my mother's words – a constant reminder that I needed to play my cards right to secure Zoro and Zake's attention.
"I... I'm sorry, Crystal," I mumbled, the words tasting foreign on my tongue. "I shouldn't have said those things. Let's just be... friends, I mean good sisters, okay?"
Crystal's eyes reflected a mixture of confusion and shock. The unexpected apology had caught her off guard, and she wasn't sure how to respond. I tightened my grip on her hands, a calculated move to emphasize the sincerity of my words, or at least the illusion of sincerity.
"I don't know what got into me," I continued, feigning regret. "Maybe I was just stressed, you know? It's a toug
