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That <b>day</b>, when Henry picked Alicia up after ss, <b>she </b>caught a glimpse of his profile, and <b>it </b>reminded <b>her </b>a little of Charlie.
That day was her birthday, a day she used to celebrate with Richard, Charlie, and Rosalie. Ever since <b>they’d </b><b>all </b>left her, she never celebrated her birthday again.
When Henry saw her, he wished her a happy birthday. For her, it felt like forever since anyone hadst said those words.
He also told her, “If you’re ever tired, just look back. I’ll always be behind you.”
At that moment, Alicia just wanted someone to lean on. She didn’t want to be alone anymore; she craved thefort of having someone close. So when Henry confessed his feelings to her that day, she agreed.
But now, Henry was standing behind Tiffany, ready to cover for her and clean up every mess she made.
Alicia gave herself a wry, self–mocking smile, got up, washed up, and got ready for school.
After finishing her first ss, Alicia checked the time; it was exactly ten in the morning. With only one course today, she headed off to Maplewood General Hospital with Hank.
Harvey led both of them to look into the status of the kidney donor. Thanks to Harvey’s assistance, the kidney matching was handled quickly and efficiently.
Just like her previous life, the kidney turned out to be a perfect match for Sasha.
Harvey turned to Alicia and Hank. “The kidney donor is from Maplewood General Hospital. If your sister wants to have the kidney transnt, she’ll need to be transferred here.”
Hank looked at the hospital, saying, “The hospital fees here must be pretty high, right?”
Harvey noticed Hank’s clothes and pursed his lips. “I can apply for a poverty assistance program for you. The hospital fees will only be 30% of the usual cost, and we can also reduce some of the surgical fees.”
Hank’s eyes filled with tears, and he was about to bow in gratitude.
Harvey quickly stopped him. “You don’t need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Ms. Lawrence. I’m just helping her. Without her, I wouldn’t have helped you, or even known you.”
“Alright, just get her transferred as soon as you can,” Harvey said. “I’ll go take care of the paperwork for the kidney match. She’ll need to go through a bunch of tests, so the sooner we <b>get </b>started, the better.”
With that, Harvey left.
Hank turned to Alicia and bowed. “Thank you, Alicia.”
Alicia shook her head. “No need to thank me. We’re just making a deal. Just don’t forget our arrangement.”
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“Trust me. I won’t,” Hank replied.
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Alicia didn’t go with Hank to the other hospital. Instead, she headed back to school; she still had to help Gloria clean the music roomter that afternoon.
Alicia was sure Hank would get all the transfer paperwork done.
Just after Alicia got back to school, Brooke turned up again with lunch in hand for her.
Alicia took the lunch, letting out a small sigh. ‘There’s really no point bringing this up with Brooke, she thought to herself. ‘I’m going to have to talk to Charles about it directly!
After Brooke left, Alicia sat at the edge of the garden and pulled out her phone, hesitating for a moment as she tried to figure out how to text Charles.
After thinking it over, she figured, ‘Every time I just get straight to the point. Maybe I should start with something a little more polite this time, Alicia mused to herself.
So, she sent a message: [Mr. Yates, have you eaten yet?]
At that moment, Charles’s new secretary had just brought his lunch into his office.
Charles was about to start eating when Alicia’s message popped up on his phone. Instantly, his face softened, and a gentle smile appeared. He couldn’t help it whenever he heard from her.
Charles snapped a quick photo of his lunch and sent it over: [Just about to eat. What about you?]
Alicia looked at her lunch and blinked in surprise; it was exactly the same as Charles’s. She replied: [I’m about to eat, too.]
Charles: [Better eat up before it gets cold.]
Alicia nced at his message and felt a little awkward. ‘Is that really all? Well, if I’ve got something to say, I guess I’d better just get straight to the point,‘ she thought to herself.
So, she sent another message: [Mr. Yates, my illness has cleared up, so you really don’t have to send me lunch anymore.]
Charles nced at her message, lingered for a few seconds, then asked: [What’s up?]
Alicia: [Honestly, it’s kind of inconvenient. I’m not always at school during lunch, and as long as I eat on time, my stomach’s fine now.
[There’s really no need for Brooke to keep running around just to bring me food every day.]
Charles couldn’t help but picture her at that small diner the day she got out of the hospital, the way she looked, rxed and at ease, finally enjoying a real meal.
‘She must’ve gotten tired of that upscale Noble Leaf Bistro food,‘ he mused.
So, he gently replied: [Alright.]
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Alicia couldn’t help but chuckle when she read his message.
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‘Should I pay Mr. Yates back for those meals? But if I keep bringing up money all the time, would he get annoyed?‘ she mused. ‘Honestly, this amount probably means nothing to him.
‘Maybe it’s better to just pay him back in some other wayter. Forget it–no need to mention the bill right
now.‘
She texted back: [Okay, enjoy your lunch.]
Charles replied almost instantly with a single word: [Okay.]
“Alicia?” Just as Alicia put her phone down, she heard someone call her name from behind. She turned and saw Gloria standing not too far away.
Alicia quickly stood up. “Hello, Mrs. Clifford.”
Gloria nced at the lunch Alicia was holding; it was from Noble Leaf Bistro.
Gloria had heard a bit about the incident at Dining Hall West. ‘She probably doesn’t want to go back there and deal with all the whispers from the other students,’ Gloria thought.
The weather was starting to get chilly now, and eating out here meant her food would get cold fast.
Gloria smiled gently, “Why don’t youe to the music room? We’re about to eat, too. There’s a small table in there.”
“Sure.” Alicia nodded.
Alicia walked alongside Gloria toward the music room. When they got to the door, Gloria smiled and said, “Go ahead, Alicia. I need to run to the restroom first.
“There’s someone inside, so just give the door a knock.”
Alicia gave an understanding nod. Once Gloria headed off, she stepped up to the music room and knocked gently on the door.
The door swung open almost right away, and to Alicia’s surprise, it was Elliot standing there.
To be honest, Alicia had never liked Elliot much. Just seeing him made her instinctively want to turn around and walk out.
Still, she remembered the task Gloria had given her, so she steeled herself to just get to the point.
Before she could even say a word, Elliot smirked and shot off with his usual sarcasm, “Well, well. Alicia, you show up again, carrying yet another Noble Leaf Bistro lunch.
“What is it–trying to impress me or just desperate to catch my eye?”
That killed any lingering patience for small talk. Alicia put on her best fake smile. “I’m not here for you. Don’t tter yourself.”
Elliot figured Alicia would probably y coy, maybe invite him to eat, or get all flustered and im it wasrit
about him.
He thought she’d try to hand him that Noble Leaf Bistro Junch box, just to prove a point and tell him to sop making baseless usations.
This kind of girl was nothing new to him; having a dad on the school board meant girls were always trying every trick in the book to catch his eye. Honestly, he waspletely over it.
Elliot just assumed Alicia would act like all the rest. But to his surprise, she straight–up told him the wasn’t there for him and basically used him of being self–absorbed,
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