Chapter 43
muud tam a girl who appeared tele and 14 or 15 yearsold the wat
The gillum albeda sigh of rolled. “That’s post. I da’t kam stat happened just now. 11 suddenly stopped responding property.
features
shaft the done and ingerted in homily, “Lanks in a light system fallnie, That’s why it’s below the preset fight path. Throule a gyroscope or sensor calibration
nade a few pick adjustments and handslibe done back to his over. “It should be much better new, Go ahead and try it “
ted the dome, Sur rough, the flight was now sumooth and
A man’s anxinn vilice called from behind Evelyn turned arımındand saw Jason rushing toward them. He was clearly panickeddcom searching for someone
was bu iefly taken aback at the sight of Evelyn. “Ms. Beed?”
Twelyn asked, “And you’re le
“I’m het bother,” Jason explain, glancing at the gland burailling a sigh of jellet. “Her name is Hona She’s sick and shouldn’t be running around like this. I’ve been looking for her
everywhere. Thank you!
Even shook her head. “It
Latent maticed that Evelyn showed no istration of coming the com
remained poline yet distant
TH
dys, momentarily at a lina for words.
“Miss, are you and my brother filenk?
Upin Trating the word “İriends“, Cerlyn instinctively frowned.
It wasdas from it. If anything, their relationship could be best described as mutual delik
Jason semued to understand what she was thinking, After a slight pawse, he finally said, “We’ve known each other for a long time.”
Tinna vasta knowing glance at jasoon. For witte travin, he seemed a little awkward in front of this lady
“Miss, tam I follow you on Instagram?” Fiona had taken am instant living, to Evelyn. First limpressions mattered to her, and Evelyn was so gull she even understood sophisticated things like
Ierlyn hesitated Jason noted her discomfort and said, “It’s okay. If It’s barumvenient, then..
a fase 1’11 sean you ride “læring i uma’s sincerity, Evelyn didn’t have the heart to teject her.
Tina teamed with joy. “Thank you for helping me lixury deme. Can 1 treat you to a meal some other day?”
Everlyn, kindled faintly. “it was nothing”
made these myself. If you like cockles, try these.”
Evelyn parkkel jubitely at javmand was about tu leave,
but some trason, be uphendy blustest. “Shall i give you
Evelyn pavad, finding his behaves serial than mary. “It’s Him. Thanks his offering.”
believed Cerlys tobe mesesse who constantly sought Laxan lama. He loght she appeared gentle and accomunaliting, show poly she was treated. She had never
computer, yet unanistakably i
When Evelyn get bane, she happened to see Jason’s follow regirsi
he past, bali Maneo anal jamai kad kaded domu on liri.
“Why were you sharing at her like that?
„They wouldn’t have files ad saving bent number.
apter 43
on wata Entle surprised to learn that Erehm would even accept his follow request. He wasn’t sure why he added her in the first place. He didn’t even know if he should pep into the chat
he end, he dids Thalliate a chat with her. Instead, he clicked on her Instagram profile to check out her posts.
byens didn’t post as often. In fact, het misi crveni post was from half a meth
ported a picture of a hospital building with a caption that read, “As expectedt, Lcame alone. I hope)
some reason, he could imagine her calm voce in his head.
shy, she went to see a doctor on her ow
istolled further down and bound out that most of her posts were shippets of her daily life.
ppeared that Evelyn was passionate at
about life. She had the habit of uploading photos of her homemade desserts and dishes, the bouquets she be
bought, and also how she kept her home
it was a sense of warmth to her life, little rituals that made the ordinary feel special
scrolling down, and he suddenly realized that Lavan should have been grateful.
hulali ame across a picture of her mirror selfie. He hesitated for a bit but didn’t click in to view the full image.
“What are you looking at?”
who was sing next to him, noticed that Jason had been distracted the whole time. Even though their group only gathered occasionally, Jasom barely said a word, his attention fully
dp his phone.
as glanced over, unable to read his expression
cmething on your mind?” Lucas asked. He also semed that something was off with Jason, whose mind seemed to be constantly drifting
in met his gaze, and od by enough, felt a Eicken of luustration. “Not
any walked over and glanced at his phone during this time. “You seemed distracted. Are you not feeling well)”
quickly locked his phone screen. “It’s nothing”
ight, then She smiled.
revent, the did catch a glimpse of a woman’s photo on his screen just now.
man She couldn’t help but look over at Jason again.
as eventually zeturned to Grant Manor and stayed the night. He wanted to plab the documents he needed from his study room there.
next morning, as he was about to leave, it just so happened that Sophia was leaving home for school as well.
iring her school uniform, she swintly hopped onto his.car
mmiss
ing to school. So, are you going to see my sister- -Low? I miss her. I want to stop by and say hi before you drop me off at school,” Sophia replied nonchalandy.
aww char by “uster–in–Law”, she was referring to Tiffany
would bever call Evelyn rhar
I was in the middle of texting Tillany that she would be downstairson when she suddenly asked, “Ts Evelymail mad?”
1 gave her a skeptical side–eye. “What do you mean by that?
raised an eyebrow and pondered força morent. Evelyn cared about Lucas so much that she was practically pleading and hoping for Sophia to acknowledge her as her sister–in–law.
Sophia
used to give Evelyn the satisfaction and even called Tillany her sister–in–law instead just to spite hier, knowing this work upset. Evelyn.
( che dicka i shower tre feelings, Sophia could still guess it.
Evelyn really should have considered the fact that she could never compete with Tiffany. The latter had achieved so many ar unir major in the future and beleved that Tilfany would help her with landing a job in this line of work
plichements in the aviation field Sophia wanted to study
errundy, Evelyn was met my decent in homekeeping dr least the dishes and desserts she made weir very nice. So she wasn’t completely useles
da presumed that Evelyn hadaecently stoppedsending her treats over on pripose.
sla was somewhat craving for them, but she didn’t want to give in. Otherwise, Evelyn would get too full of hersell.
thing. It’s just that things huve been jurity praelul lately.”
cant them started be owsing through for talking about dromen on her phon
really admited the genisi who founded the UNI combat drone. If the ever had the chance in the future, she’d definitely want to meet them in person.
tket, showing little to no interest for any toples related to Evelyn.
next year, but since she was attending a derivational s
pate luy jetura, Sophila diket bather togaret has at all. They were both ar condi
tile ago and was hospitaliond for a few days.
buit she was shak of constantly being compared to Fiona viner chiki
indole‘) nærma tocare about Sophia rather, she almply took out a bone of cookies from bei bug and placed it on fint deck.
cana hans prat, caught a gluingue of the familiar parking.
Wanted: “Where did you get
ig glaredat hier belier taking a condue from the box and grring it a taste.
sophia frowned. She hada put feeling that these weir lion Evelyn. She always liked using min Hemedaksjoni in het parkaging, andiherranberry chocolate cookies.
She felt a surge of anger out of nowhere. She wasn’t sine why she felt that way either
She draconyce heiselt that this was just a color fletire. It was just someone with similar tastes and lubes still, she felt annoyed.
‘glared at Fork one last time and said nothing marri
the beir carried
when saw a What message monas soon as she reached office, having later exchangedcontact information.
Sophia had sent a picture of the cookies, with a playful message attached. “Is there anything that you can’t make? They were sed that I did’t leave a single crumb behind
“Hey Lerbyn, IL Lever have any questions about drones, cand cœur to you for abire?”
(found riara’s personality bright and cheerful, which was qajne likable.
lyn respondedia text
amay, she spent the next two hours mudying published aerospace ensearch. Midway though, the was struck by a new idea and hastily called Sebastian and the teir
salam had once green her a book on this very topic, which contained very crucial reference material.
It was at that moment she suddenly emended that she might have left it in her room back at Grant Mante
She was going to give Lucas a phone call rotell him that she would drop by to retrieve the book, hoping she wouldn’t be causing a dhrabance.
But on second thought, he probably wouldn’t pick up anyway. He barely ever went back to begin wit
she would just quickly grab it and leave afterward
After working overtime, she took her medications and then drove to Gant Man
By the time Evelyn reached Grant Manor, it was almost a 20 pas. The evening rush hour Nadsignificantly delived her arrival.
Margaret was pleasantly surprisedno ver her return.
“Mrs Grant, you’re back! Have you eaten alisade? Do you need me to prepare something for you ta
chy ane you braving so kan? Did van fight with Mr. Grantapain.” Marquet grew anxious.
“Evelyn opened the shoe cabinet and took out a pair of indoor slippers.
- wally didn’t fight with him, Lucas wouldn’t have the most of the time is intentional elect was far more hurthi than losing the spark in a relationship.
Acide from the obligried monthly meetings they burly interacted with each other, let alone argund.
sever gotten innaatight. They were post simply getting a drvis.
Margare had been a housekeeper at Orana Manor ever since they got married. She knew Evelyn’s temper pretty well
ed she was just being stubborn.
Sharowilibet belp but try to persoade her. “Mas Grant, there’s nothing that you both can’t resolve, Marriage is all about small fights and eventually making up with each other. You of all people should understand th
osa clearly still love him, and can’t bear to leave him either. How did you two end up like this.
ad this even end” After all, Margaret was sure that Evelyn would only embarrel she camling back.
sed, zoning out for
se this was how everyone saw her from their point of view
vas one to swallow her pride, never hold grudges, always humbled herself, and did whatever it took to please Lucas without a second thought
she could be the one who walked away fest
she pressed her lips together in silence before changing the subject. “Has Lucas be back lately?”
“Not as oneil” Margaret said with some hesitation
Doch ladderad expected that answer. “I see. You should get some test.”
126 course, be witin’t coming honte. He had been staying with Timany this whole time, so why would he come back?
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