I think he needs to make eye contact to read minds. If she avoids eye contact, she can have all the inner monologues she wants. Hell, if she closes her eyes, she could plot without him knowing. Eventually he’ll figure it out though.
And you know what, after spending a good chunk of my time reading famous stories about two men who hate each other using women as pawns (think the stories about Helen and The battle of Troy), I don’t mind reading this. It’s a soap opera. That’s what I came here for. Soap opera drama and shenanigans.