Yvonne was efficient as usual. After receiving Sophia's order, she helped Tanya and her family moved to a house that belonged to Sophia the following day.

At around three in the afternoon, Tanya gave Sophia a call. “Thank you, Sophia.”

Through the phone, Sophia could hear Tanya choking up.

“I should be the one thanking you, Tanya,” she responded.

“I would have acted the same way towards anyone else in the same situation.” Tanya paused and added, “I never held you responsible, Sophia.”

She blamed fate for being unfair, and Connor for being cruel, but she had never blamed Sophia.

After the call ended, Sophia stared outside the window, her mind drifting elsewhere.

She only regained her senses when someone knocked on the door. “Come on in.”

“Ms. Yarrow, I've arranged everything for Ms. Gomez. The doctor suggested that she receives treatment at the hospital for three months. She'll get discharged if her condition improves.”

Sophia nodded. “What did Tanya say?”

“Ms. Gomez is willing to get treated,” Yvonne revealed. She handed the box she was holding to Sophia. “Ms. Yarrow, Ms. Gomez wanted me to give this to you.”

Sophia was startled, but she accepted the box. “Thank you. You can get back to work now.”

Yvonne nodded. “Sure, Ms. Yarrow.”

She then left and closed the door behind her.

Sophia was left alone in her office. She returned to her seat and opened the box.

When the lid was opened, a new fountain pen appeared in Sophia's sight.

Sophia stared at the pen, lost in her thoughts.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the pen I lent to Tanya when we were taking our level four Ustranasion test back in university.

There were a few paper stars and a note under the pen with Tanya's neat handwriting: Sophia, thanks for the pen. Be happy every day!

The tone of the note suggests that it was written by Tanya back then. It was likely that Tanya did not have the opportunity to return the pen to Sophia, as Sophia rarely went to the university.

Sophia collected her thoughts, uncapped the pen, and grabbed a piece of spare paper to write on.

It had been years, but there was still ink inside the pen.

After writing Tanya's name on the paper, Sophia placed the cap back on the pen and returned the pen to the box.

Tanya is such a nice person. I can't sit back and do nothing when she's in this state.

Around four in the afternoon, Sophia received the copyright agreement that she gave to Samuel last night.

The comic adaptation rights to “Silk Stream” was hers, so all she had to do was to wait for Tanya to recover slowly.

At five in the afternoon, Sophia brought the newly drafted agreement to the hospital.

When Sophia arrived, the attending physician was briefing Tanya and Laura on Tanya's recent assessment and current condition.

Sophia came to a stop at the door and knocked instead of heading in directly.

Hearing the sound, everyone in the ward turned over their shoulders to look at her.

Tanya seemed delighted to see Sophia. “Hey, Sophia.”

Sophia flashed a grin and walked into the ward. “Please continue.”

Ivan Zipwick, the attending physician, glanced at Sophia before turning his focus back to Tanya. He smiled warmly and said, “Ms. Gomez, you are unwell. If you follow my recommendations and complete the treatment, you should be able to return to your regular routine in due course.”

Tanya's condition appeared to have improved and she seemed to have a high level of trust in Ivan. She responded, “Alright, Dr. Zipwick. I'll follow your instructions.”

Ivan had nothing else to say. Tanya would be in the hospital for three months of treatment, so he was not in a rush to speak with her.

“I'll take my leave now,” he said and left.

Before Sophia could protest, Laura had already poured her a cup of coffee.

Sophia had come straight to the hospital from work and got stuck in traffic at a corner right before the hospital. She had planned to drop by a florist to buy Tanya a bouquet of flowers, but the traffic delay made it impossible. As a result, she had to abandon the idea.

“Mrs. Gomez, you don't have to do this.”

“Oh, it's nothing. You did so much for Tani, and all I did was pour a cup of coffee for you.”

Tanya watched them from the side. “It's fine, Sophia. My mom hates owing other people favors.”

Since they said that, Sophia had to accept the cup with a smile. “Thanks, Mrs. Gomez.”

She lowered her head and offered the agreement to Tanya. “Take a look at this and see if you need to edit anything.”

It could be difficult for others to notice someone was experiencing depression.

Tanya seemed like a completely different person today compared to the previous day. If not for the emptiness in her eyes, Sophia would have thought that Tanya had somehow returned to the innocent young woman she had been in university.

However, she knew that wasn't the case.

Tanya was still bewildered and afraid, but she didn't want them to worry and pretended to be fine.

As that thought occurred to Sophia, she felt her chest constricting.
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