26. Denial of feelings

["What's going on, hmm? You called."]

Keenan glanced at Lily who looked uneasy beside him. After that, he returned to his phone. ["Lily is absent from work today. Please arrange for her permission."]

["Wow. What did you do to her, huh?"]

["I'm sick. Don't ask too many questions. Just do your job."]

After that, Keenan cut off the call unilaterally. Then he looked at Lily who still looked upset. "Why again? Isn't everything already done? How many times do you want to be reimbursed for not coming to work today? I'm transferring now. Maybe... cash perhaps."

Lily shook her head briefly. "Thank you in advance. I don't need your money. Not everything can be bought with money."

"Yeah, yeah, I forgot." Keenan nodded his head. "You're willing to marry me so your son can have a father. Heh."

"That's more important," Lily said in a voice that was starting to sound hoarse. "Now, what should I do?"

"Nothing. You can rest if you want," Keenan said finally. "Where's Farel? Why isn't he