"Hannah, how are things going between you and Nicholas? Why hasn't he visited the house in such a long time?"
When Nicholas was mentioned, Hannah didn't know how to respond. That day, Nicholas said that they were just collaborators. If she told her mother what Nicholas had said, she would certainly blame herself for not taking the opportunity despite being by Nicholas' side for so many years...
Hannah leaned forward to pick up a teacup, sipping the tea and replying nonchalantly, "What else can it be? Just that."
Josephine stopped peeling the apple, turned to look at her daughter, "What do you mean, 'just that'? Don't brush me off, Hannah. Tell me honestly, are you having a spat with Nicholas? He sent that little tramp back just a few days ago and didn't stay long. I think their relationship is anything but ordinary!"
