Tension was, but the conflict might have notI'm quite glad that the tension didn't linger around for ages, and was cut down in one, albeit brutal, moment.
They didn't say she shouldn't know. They said they wanted the chance to let her down gently first (presumably by telling her) rather than have this sudden situation happen where she's embarrassed in public and with no headsup. They say this on page 8.This is a cliché but what kind of bs is that to not want the character interested in another which is in a relationship to know that this character is in a relationship ? It every times ends up in more suffering along the way for everyone. Like fr if you don't want the person to be hurt, the quickest the hopes are cut short, the less it hurts.