Alivia looked at the pile of things on the table. Although she felt embarrassed, she couldn't refuse the generous offer and had to accept it.
After finishing lunch, Romy went out for a while, and Evelyn stayed in the hospital room with Alivia. Despite the significant age gap between them, Alivia was a very sensible girl, emotionally mature, and they could communicate without feeling any generation gap.
They couldn't help but bring up the topic of Bert whenever they talked because he was the only mutual friend between them.
From a friend's point of view, Evelyn had been observing Bert and Alivia's close relationship for a long time, and she understood how much Bert cared about Alivia, especially when Alivia fell sick. It was evident to her that Bert truly had strong feelings for Alivia. Unable to resist, she decided to speak up on his behalf.
"Alivia, may I ask you a question? I hope you won't be upset. Did you have another argument with Bert?"
Hearing that man's name, Alivia paused for a moment and then shook her head, "No."
They hadn't seen each other in these past few days, so how could they have fought?
However, lately, both Romy and Henry had been deliberately avoiding mentioning Bert, and Alivia had subconsciously told herself not to think about his name. So, when it was brought up now, it caught her off guard.
She wondered what he had been up to all these days and if he missed her.
But as soon as the thought crossed her mind, Alivia blamed herself internally and shook her head in self-disgust. She was the one who didn't want him to come, so why was she thinking about him now?
That was not right.
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