Edward simply ignored the first part, knowing that they could spend hours in an argumental stalemate concerning Bella.
"I got that same impression, too, more or less, but I couldn't put my finger on it either. And you know I will help you in anything, Alice. I will try my best to see what is going on. But... what if whatever this power is has the ability to read me back? What should I do then? That would potentially worse than anything."