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."

stranger. This is nothing compared

worth something, isn't it? How can one meal be sufficient to pay you back

times you buy me one; it's about how you were willing to help me out when I needed it the most. I'll

and commented, "It sounds like you're breaking

"That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is

this excuse

then said, "Why do we need an excuse to have

shocked to hear that. "Really?

on the

want to have

"Will being so

looked startled. "Problems? It's my

the server showed up. "I'm

the table away while Brian still held on to the candy

the time back in the

"You like candies?"

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

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