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Well, what can you say? The evaluation has already been given to Olive. She has to be able to accept it, right? Besides, her conversation with Thomas yesterday is starting to make sense. She hasn't lost the opportunity for a promotion to head teller. What's so hard about waiting for three more months? She can also prove herself to be much better than Thomas's previous evaluation.

"Is Mom feeling better?" Olive asked just before leaving for work. She had prepared breakfast and lunch for her mother, albeit simple. Olive tried to cook in the morning to ensure that her mother's intake was somewhat regulated. She didn't want her mother to get sick again, and she also hoped her mother would be willing to reduce her working hours.

"I am," Seira looked at Olive with a faint smile. "I see you're in a better mood? Did you have fun during your outing yesterday?"

Olive pouted because she knew her plan to roam around the Old Town alone while thinking and calming herself down