Though she had always gotten along with Dylan, her loyalty was to Olivia, her family.

Given Dylan’s recent actions, she was prepared to support Olivia’s decisions without hesitation.

Continuing with her task, Laura’s gentle demeanor was illuminated by the room’s soft lighting.

Edwin stepped closer and embraced her softly.

“You’re not going to defend him?”

In a gentle voice, Laura responded, “I’ll follow your lead on this.

He looked deeply into her eyes, and then tenderly caressed her waist before heading upstairs to call Olivia for dinner.

As he ascended, Edwin reflected on his fortune in having Laura.

Olivia had intended to live independently, but Laura had insisted she move in with them.

argued that their children, Scott and Myrna, were grown and

despite her own

Laura already did for their family, yet her care extended graciously

to curtail his social

his sister and he could not expect Laura to

own time to

ascended the stairs without mentioning

dinner and afterward, each attended to their

she would

Olivia continued

she

end up together, but went their

she finalized this somber conclusion, Olivia was momentarily lost

ultimately settled on the

Close to 11 p.m.

she organized her desk

and pulled out

ten minutes later, her phone vibrated with a call from an

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