“N<i>, </i>I’m sorry. If it hadn’t been for thepany going bankrupt back then, you wouldn’t have had to suffer so much,” Harrison said.


    N shook her head. “Dad, it’s all in the past, and I’m doing fine now.”


    After talking for a while longer, a nurse entered to remind Harrison to take his medication and get his IV.


    N stood up. “Dad, make sure to rest well. I’lle back to see you tomorrow.


    Harrison’s eyes shed with reluctance. After five years apart, he hadn’t had enough time to absorb N’s presence before they had to part again.


    Noticing his disappointment, N smiled. “I’ll visit you every day from now on.”


    Harrison was momentarily stunned but then nodded quickly. “Okay, just be careful on your way back.”


    As N left the hospital room, she spotted Damon sitting on a chair in the corridor. He was tall, and sitting down made him appear somewhat constrained, his long legs particrly noticeable.


    Damon caught her gaze and looked up, instantly breaking into a smile. He put away his phone and approached her. “Finished talking with your father?”


    “Yeah, but I haven’t mentioned anything about Buddy yet,” N replied.


    Harrison was a traditional man. If he found out that she and Damon already had a child, he might be so emotional that he could faint. It was better to wait until he was feeling better before sharing that news.


    “Right, and we should discuss this together since it’s my fault too,” Damon said.


    Remembering the past, they fell silent for a moment.


    N pressed her lips together before saying, “Let’s head back. I’ll see him again tomorrow.


    “Sure, I’lle with you,” Damon replied.


    Monday arrived soon enough.


    As soon as N arrived at the office, Leon mysteriously pulled her aside. “N, when are you nning to ask Ruby?”


    “Why are you so concerned? Are you done with your work?” N asked in response.


    Leon awkwardly scratched his nose. “I’m just worried about her. We’ve been ssmates for years, and I think Sullivan is no good. He must have some ulterior motive for getting close to her!”


    N nced at him. “I have a handle on this. Just go back to work.”


    “Well, if you find out anything, remember to tell me,” Leon urged.


    “Got it,” N replied.


    After sending Leon away, N pondered how to approach the subject with Ruby. After all, this was ultimately Ruby’s personal matter. If she intervened too much, it might push Ruby


    away.


    N spent the entire day trying to think of the right way to bring it up.


    Initially, she nned to invite Ruby out for dinner after work to casually inquire, but Ruby hurriedly packed her things as the end of the day approached.


    “N, I have something to do today, so I’m leaving now,” Ruby said.


    N frowned, and before she could respond, Ruby had already turned and left.


    Watching her rush away, N felt a heaviness in her heart. All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.


    If Ruby truly liked Sullivan, there was nothing she could do to stop it. After all, matters of the heart could not be controlled.


    On the way home, Damon noticed that N’s mood seemed off and set aside his documents to ask, “What’s wrong? Did someone upset you?”


    “No,” N answered.


    “If that’s the case, why do you look so glum?” Damon asked.


    “I’m not glum!” she replied.


    As soon as she said that, Damon mimicked her earlier expression, scrunching his brows and sighing “You looked just like that.”


    N couldn’t help but chuckle. “You’re so dramatic!”


    Seeing her smile, Damon smiled as well. “You were way more dramatic than I was.”


    His teasing considerably lightened N’s previously gloomy mood.


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