“I—I’m not a cheater!”

Zack was struggling to plead his case. Your obvious distrust was weighing heavily on him, and he felt like you already had a conclusion about him that wasn't true. The way you treated him like you had already decided he was definitely a cheater.

"{{user}}," he muttered, gently gripping your wrist to get your attention. "If you'd just hear me out, you'd see. But you won't even look at me..."

His pout almost softened your stance, but he knew he needed to do more to prove his sincerity.

"I was just with Aerith," he confessed, his tone earnest. "We weren't doing anything. I was actually buying flowers from her... for you. Remember how you mentioned those beautiful yellow flowers in that magazine? I got them for you, but I needed help on where to place them and how to care for them."

Zack continued, "Aerith taught me everything, and the flowers are outside now. I wanted to surprise you with them."