Chapter 767
The taped box was about the size of three to lour shoe boxes together. But there was no sight of the express bill
Only a sticky note was pasted on it with Larissa’s name and department handwritten on it.
The handwriting didn’t ring a bell. She couldn’t quess who the sender was.
Instead of cweling on that question, she opened the box.
Soon, she noticed that something was off.
It seemed like someone had removed the tape and stuck it back again, She didn’t use much strength to remove it.
Larissa wondered if it was the sender’s mistake or someone else had opened it before she did.
After throwing the tape into the trash can, she opened the box.
There was a bunch was stuff in it.
There was a c ushion pillow, a neck pillow, a small blanket and some snacks. On top of that there were also cartons of orange juice too.
Larissa could guess who the sender was the moment she saw the orange juke.
Quickly, she look her phone out of the drawer and turned it on. She was swarmed by unread messages and missed calls.
Kevan texted and called her an
an hour ago when she was having lunch outside with Marilyn,
According to the texts, he was waiting for her downstairs to give her something.
He sent another message after Larissa didn’t reply for a long time.
He had left the box with the receptionist. Someone would hand the box to her, so he asked her to message him after receiving it.
She quickly texted. “Ireceived them.”
Thinking about it again, she asked. “Did you remove the tape and paste it again?”
Kevan was driving at that time.
He replied thirty minutes later. “No. I didn’t open it again after sealing it. Why? Did someone open it?”
Worrying that something was missing, he sent her a list. “Here are the things that should be in the box. See il someone has stolen anything.”
Larissa checked and confirmed that she had everything in the box, feeling relieved.
At the same time, she was curious why the anonymous person opened her mail
Kevan felt assured to know that everything was there. He texted, “It’s flu season right now. Take care.
year. The numbers could go up as high as millions, causing over ten thousand
The influenza cases in Aldovia had high records every pe
deaths.
The sight of the orange juice was burdensome to her. She never liked orange juice
“Okay.” Frowning, she forced herself to reassure him..
In case Larissa was simply brushing him oft Kevan highlighted, “Send me a picture when you drink it.”
Her heart sank as she took a carton of orange juice out of the drawer. She led her mug with ice from the pantry before pouring the juice.
Then, she sent pictures of the mug and asked Marlyn to record a video of her drinking it.
Her response received a satisfied emoji from Kevan, as well as an affectionate message. “Good girl”
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