Unfinished Business with You novel

Chapter 43

Olivia took off her coat and laid it on the chair. "He's at school."

Brian replied, "Oh. Was he alright that day?"

Olivia took a deep breath. "Not too bad. I thought he was fine until I found out about his bruised knee after getting home. Some parts were even bleeding. I have no idea what caused the injuries."

Looking slightly heavy-hearted, Brian asked, "Is that woman your younger sister from a different mother?"

"Yes," Olivia responded rather reluctantly. No longer wanting to talk about that, Olivia intentionally changed the topic. "How's your health?"

Brian sounded rather perfunctory as well when he said, "It's alright."

After that, Olivia turned around, took out a metal box from her handbag, and gave it to Brian. "This is for you."

This somewhat baffled Brian. "What's this?"

"These are candies. You should bring some of them with you next time and take one every time you feel unwell. It has different kinds of flavors and this is one of my favorite brands. It reminds me of my childhood."

Brian was pleasantly surprised and then naturally let out a smile. "Thanks."

responded, "Don't be a stranger. This is nothing compared to this expensive meal that you're buying

isn't

work that way. It doesn't matter how expensive a meal is or how many times you buy me one; it's about how you were willing to help me out when I

commented, "It sounds like

not what I meant. What I'm saying is we don't

her, Brian appeared to look somewhat shy. "If you don't let me use this excuse

"Why do we need an excuse to have a meal together? We can do

shocked to hear that. "Really? So we’re

restaurant's sign on the internet the other day.

"I don’t want

so

It's my restaurant, so it's my

juncture, the server showed up. "I'm sorry to interrupt,

table away while Brian still held on

the time back

"You like candies?"

I'd have one of them whenever I was in a bad mood. Something sweet can really brighten your day. Try it. It's pretty