"Nothing that'll land me in front of the Ministry. Unfortunately. Just a bit of play like I told you," he said, taking another sip of his drink.
He set his fork down beside his plate and looked at her. "Playing with her perceptions. She somehow has the idea that I'm so poor sweet boy stuck in that awful house," he said with a laugh, looking up at Bella with an innocent face. "And now it's grown to include her friends. Choking down my true opinion of them all is going to kill me I'm certain," he added.