I chuckled and gave her a sidelong glance, "Don't spill the beans. Show some class, won't you?"
"Damn, I lack class? Just you wait and see!" Catherine taunted me with a raised eyebrow, "I know him very well."
Hannah and I couldn't hold back our laughter.
Then, she playfully nudged me and whispered, "Three o'clock."
I glanced at the direction Catherine mentioned and to my surprise, it was Irving's wife, Olivia!
"It seems Irving has made his appearance!" I murmured, then turned to Catherine, "Try to dig something out from this Olivia. She wants to collaborate closely with Medsafe Liyah Inc., doesn’t she? Let's find out what that means!"
"Roger that!" Catherine accepted the task, and we moved towards them.
Sure enough, Olivia immediately spotted me, her target, and quickly left the group she was chatting with to approach us.
From a distance, she beamed and called out, "Oh, Mrs. Dawson! I've been waiting for you for a long time, finally I see you! I knew you'd come, this is the Dawson family's turf after all!"
I smiled and replied warmly, "Just call me Aaliyah! In this kind of setting, it might cause confusion!" I pointed at Hazel, "How could I steal the limelight from my mother-in-law!"
Olivia immediately giggled, seemingly bridging the distance between us.
"Aaliyah, you're truly modest!"
"Mrs. Bradlee, where's your husband?" Catherine intentionally asked, craning her neck to look around.
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