Chapter 38

After Yvonne and Harold left, Yolanda checked Simon's pulse again. "Your pulse is steady. You just need to get some rest," she said. Yolanda then gave Gordon a few tips on caring for Simon before she and Diana left the ward together.

Diana followed Yolanda out of the hospital in a daze. Everything that had happened today felt surreal to her. However, her view of Yolanda had shifted significantly. Maybe Yolanda had genuinely been putting in effort at the juvenile detention center, rather than just wasting time, as Diana had once believed. "Landy, your dad won't be home for dinner tonight. How about I take you out for steak?" Diana asked.

Diana suddenly realized that it had been a while since she and Yolanda had gone out for a meal together. Usually, it was Yvonne who would beg for a meal alone with Diana after every piano lesson.

Diana couldn't remember the last time she had spent quality time alone with Yolanda. She decided to use this chance to take Yolanda out for dinner at a fancy Westorian restaurant-one she usually reserved for outings with Yvonne.

to show her appreciation. Even though the

Diana chose a table by the window. When the waiter brought the menu, Diana handed it directly to Yolanda. "It's been forever since we've had a meal out together, just the two of us. Order

took the menu back from Yolanda, a brief look of

anything when ordering

more like those of a well-mannered young woman with experience, rather than Yvonne's. This surprised Diana. "Landy..." Diana picked up her glass of lemon water and

fill the awkward silence, but finding the right words was proving difficult. She had

foie gras? Why didn't you order it?" Yolanda asked, drawing from the memories of her body's original owner. She had a clear understanding of Diana's preferences, possibly even better than Yvonne did. The original Yolanda had been

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