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?"

at you for that. Don't

"That's good."

for a long time. Even after they were done with dinner, neither of them was in

watch and noticed the time. "I'm sorry for holding you up for so long." "It's fine. I don't have anything else to

me send you

"It's fine. I drove."

"You drank just now and can't drive. Take my car and

a moment, Sydney

led Sydney to his car. The

pressed a

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

Not feeling well?"

Sydney said with a shake

"Do

I want to come up to my

heart raced. Christopher was clearly hooking her

go. won't force you to. It's just that I sometimes feel lonely and want someone

I

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