C78 Is it a mistake?

"Riya's point of view,"

"Riya, are you joking, or what?" He took aback when he heard me and asked.

Do you think I'm some old Bollywood movie actress rehearsing the most spoken dialogue in the 1960s movies?

"Do you seem to me in a joking mood?" I inquired, my gaze fixed on his.

"No, it's impossible." After hearing what I had to say, he expressed his disbelief.

"I'm telling you the truth