Huh? [ .. Somehow it feels loaded. The way Ciel asks it. Maybe the fact that she's asking for her to confirm it is what gives her that feeling, or maybe her tone, but..

She's usually honest unless she's denying her feelings either way. No sense in lying now either, even if there's a near sense of dread. ]

Well.. it usually just hurts the person more if they only find out something happened and they were the only one out of the loop later on. That's why I'm saying I'm not sure if we should remove it to begin with, since it might potentially hurt Sonohara-san's feelings. Although it could relieve her too, but there's no way of telling without asking her directly about it instead. [ In other words, to not do it behind her back. ]