11: Does Oliver Know?

After Oliver left, Lillian spent a moment in a daze before resuming her work. Some choices were hers alone to bear, willingly undertaken.

Her phone rang, and Lillian glanced at the screen—it was a call from Nolan. She steadied her emotions before answering.

"What's up?"

"Lillian, did the vice secretary from Lin Group call you?"

Lillian, having just located the email she needed, clicked into it while nodding, "Yes, they did. What about it?"

"Let me handle that work for you; I'll take care of it."

At his words, Lillian paused, confusion clear in her tone, "Huh?"

"I heard from Yolanda that you're sick. Why didn't you tell me?" Nolan's voice was incredibly soft, almost sighing with concern, "You should rest when you're not well. Why not set your phone to 'Do Not Disturb'? Do you think your body's made of steel?"

Before the Shen family's downfall, Nolan had worked at Shen Corporation, Oliver's most prized assistant. He was destined for greatness, but the abrupt bankruptcy changed everythin