"Look, Olivia really needs help right now, right? If she gets better, everything will work out better for us," Hiry said quickly. "So don''t worry too much, okay? He''ll call you when he''s free." Naomi didn''t respond.
"Maybe you should call him? To check on Olivia?" Hiry suggested, trying to hide her own worry.
Naomi looked annoyed for a moment but quickly calmed down.
Seeing Naomi''s silence, Hiry pressed on, "Just call Tyler and ask about her, okay? Your dad is worried about her too."
Naomi sighed softly. "Okay."
She waited a bit before taking her phone from her nurse. The phone rang for a long time, as if no one was going to answer.
Just as Naomi was about to hang up, Tyler picked up.
"Tyler?" she asked.
"I''m in a meeting right now."
Naomi was at a loss for words. Tyler sounded so distant and uninterested. Still, she hid her feelings and continued, "I just called to ask how Olivia is. We''re all worried."
There was a pause. Then he replied sharply, "I''ll call you backter."
Naomi was surprised by his abrupt response. She tightened her grip on the phone. "Okay. Don''t let me keep you."
He disconnected the call almost immediately.
Hiry could see from Naomi''s face.
that the call hadn''t gone well. She hesitated, then said, "He''s in a
meeting, right? We can ask him after it''s over."
Naomi didn''t reply, and she didn''t look relieved either.
Hiry quickly offered some fruit.
"Here, try some of these! Your dadet thed them fresh from the orchard
this morning. You''ll like them!"
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Tyler wasn''t lying about being busy. He handed his phone back to his secretary and got back to his meeting, whichsted all afternoon.
Naomi never got a call back. Hiry was getting anxious. She sneaked to the pantry and called Cami.
Cami was taking notes when her
phone vibrated. She nced at
screen, then at Tyler, who frowelet "Take it outside," he grumowned.
She nodded. "Got it."
Cami stepped outside. She was about to answer the call when she saw Alisa and Olivia inside the building.