Sydney looked down sadly. "Not too bad."

"Really?" Christopher didn't think so. Sydney looked troubled, her mind occupied with many things that saddened her. "How's your mother-in-law?"

"She's doing well, just that she's advanced in years and her dementia is getting more severe," Sydney replied with a nod.

"What about your husband?"

Sydney stood stunned for a moment before answering, "I haven't seen him for a while. He's quite busy."

"Is that really the case, or do you just not want to see him?"

"Mr. Jackson," Sydney said, "let's not keep talking about me. Let's talk about you instead. How have you been recently?"

Christopher looked at Sydney, thinking that she must have had something to do with what happened to Rosalie.

However, Rosalie herself didn't know about it, and it didn't feel right to tell Sydney about it now.

"I've been well," he replied. "Aside from being rather busy, it's been the same old. I sometimes think of you, wondering what you're doing. Are you still mad at me for what happened previously?"

smiled faintly. "I was never mad at you

"That's good."

they were done with dinner, neither of them was in

watch and noticed the time. "I'm sorry for holding you

me send

"It's fine. I drove."

and can't drive.

pondering for a moment,

to his car. The black armored car sped

a

the divider between the driver's seat and the back passenger row. Sitting next to Christopher,

Not feeling

a shake of

"Do

to come up to my house?

heart raced. Christopher was

he said, "It's fine even if you don't go. won't force you to. It's just that I sometimes feel lonely and want someone by my side. I think you

I

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