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"Is it true that Vivi..."

Darren, who had answered Bryan's call without taking his eyes off his monitor, frowned when he heard Bryan's words and then hung up without saying anything more.

"Vivi, what?" asked Darren, who had finally left his work to focus on Bryan. "What's wrong?"

"No, no!" Bryan said, shaking his head even though Darren couldn't see it. "I'm going to ask Vivi directly."

"Ask wha– Dammit!" Darren clucked his tongue, annoyed that Bryan, who had interrupted his work, was hanging up without letting him understand what he was calling about.

And since he didn't want Bryan to bother Vivi, he quickly called his wife before Bryan could reach her.

"Don't answer Bryan's messages. Don't answer his calls, and don't meet him. He might ask you something weird." Darren told Vivi immediately, without saying anything that made Vivi let out a long sigh.

"Darren, Bryan has just lost his father. What if he wants to meet me to forget his grief?" asked Vivi, who knew very well how Bryan lov