"What do you mean by that?" Lucas asked in return.

"Like if she had some incurable disease, or if she... was disabled, or if something was wrong with her body," Minnie said.

Lucas looked up and stared at her. "Why are you saying this?"

Minnie felt incredibly nervous, and her palms were sweating.

She tried hard to calm herself and said, "Just... just like you said earlier, she might have been injured, so she couldn't come back. I was thinking maybe her injury is more serious, making it hard