Unsure of the occasion, she sensed a lively celebration unfolding far from where she sat.

Gently dabbing at her tears, a profound sense of loneliness enveloped her, a feeling alien to her even in the past two years when everyone and everything kept reminding her that Dylan was gone.

Olivia’s solitude was short-lived.

Leyla fell ill with a fever after catching a cold while playing in the yard.

Upon receiving the phone call, Olivia hurried to the hospital.

Thankfully, she had hired an experienced nanny who promptly escorted Leyla to the hospital.

Although the antipyretic injection had temporarily alleviated the fever, the doctor advised them to remain vigilant as Leyla might experience a recurrence of the fever overnight.

In the transfusion room, Olivia took Leyla from the nanny’s care.

The nanny apologized softly, “I’m terribly sorry, Mrs.

Wright.

I assure you, I’ll exercise greater caution from now on.

Mrs.

Wright…

lost in

quickly regained her composure and reassured the nanny, “Please

falling ill from time to time is actually

was visibly relieved upon

Olivia cradled Leyla in her arms and

had previously suffered from a severe fever, but now she nestled obediently

Olivia didn’t let them show in front of

gentle smile, she comforted

their interaction, the nanny proposed,

Wright, it’s dinner time.

I bring some

not to

water to drink, she gently declined,

rather have dinner at

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