"I might have a slight cold."
Nella Crassus covered her mouth with her hand and sneezed, then bowed her head and said, "I'm sorry, Isabella, last night I went out drinking with friends, so I didn't come back home... And my phone ran out of battery, I forgot my power bank too, so I had to keep it turned off..."
"With whom?"
Isabella Lindsey quickly followed up, but her hand touched Nella's forehead, it felt slightly warm—it was indeed a cold.
"Colleagues from the company."
Nella didn't want to mention her relationship with Edbert Walker, thinking this kind of thing is better told by a man.
"Hmm."
Isabella wasn't the type to interrogate aggressively, since Nella chose to be vague about it, there was no need to press further. She just advised, "If you can avoid going to the company today, just rest at home. There's a packet of cold granules in my room, go take one and brew it."
"Okay, thanks, Isabella." Nella was a bit touched.
