Just then, Christian suddenly walked back into the kitchen. Seeing Talia standing by the stove in a daze, he gently pulled her arm."Something came up at the company. I need to head over to deal with it. When Yvonne wakes up, could you take her to school?"Talia didn't turn to look at him. She simply nodded. "Okay."Christian glanced at her profile. Her expression was unreadable, and he found he couldn't quite read her thoughts anymore. But in the end, he didn't ask.Finally, he and Nancy left together.…The next afternoon, Talia had the day off. She was holding the books Henry had given her and preparing to go to the library when her phone suddenly rang.She glanced down. It was Quentin calling. Remembering how he'd helped her that night, she answered.Standing at the intersection, Talia held her books and asked quietly, "What is it?"It was unusually quiet on Quentin's end. In his typical manner, he asked, "Sweetie, did you miss me?"Talia frowned. "Quentin, if you have so
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