"Mr. Gardner, I personally handed the invitation to Miss Vivian. She looked at it and put it in her bag. She didn’t react too strongly."
Andrew finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew I cared about him so much that I would silently accept whatever decision he made.
The next day, my brother came to pick me up.
I leaned quietly against the car door. My brother glanced at me in the rearview mirror.
"Vivian, I’ll find you a new place to live."
When I didn’t say anything, he cleared his throat awkwardly.
"There’s a new apartment building in the north of the city, close to the subway, and only half an hour from the main house…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the ringtone that belonged only to Emily rang. "What? Swollen feet? Wait, brother’s coming soon."
After hanging up, he remembered I was still in the car.
He touched his nose, feeling a little guilty. "Vivian, Emily sprained…"
"Okay," I interrupted with a smile. "I’ll go myself."
Andrew hesitated, looking at my thin, lonely figure and suppressing his irritation.
He thought he’d wait until Emily’s birthday party was over before coaxing me properly.
After all, to him, I was easily moved by even the smallest favors.