"Look, Olivia really needs help right now, right? If she gets better, everything will work out better for us," Hillary said quickly. "So don't worry too much, okay? He'll call you when he's free." Naomi didn't respond.

"Maybe you should call him? To check on Olivia?" Hillary suggested, trying to hide her own worry.

Naomi looked annoyed for a moment but quickly calmed down.

Seeing Naomi's silence, Hillary pressed on, "Just call Tyler and ask about her, okay? Your dad is worried about her too."

Naomi sighed softly. "Okay."

She waited a bit before taking her phone from her nurse. The phone rang for a long time, as if no one was going to answer.

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