Chapter 79

Lianne remarked faintly and politely, “Maybe it’s not meant to be.” … Since they had to wait until after Grandmother Marianne’s condition stabilized before transferring her to another hospital, Lianne kept a close watch on her and refused to leave her side. The four days of leave given by Zane passed over in no time. Lianne had to resort to taking all ten days of annual leave she had left for the year. Since Lianne was not around, the bulk of the work fell to Liam’s lap. Zane was going through stacks of documents as usual when Liam, with a cup of coffee in hand, greeted him. “Good morning, Mr. Atlas…” Zane raised his head abruptly. He glanced past Liam and looked at him, “Where's Lianne?” There was no perceptible change of expression on his face as he said this, but still, Liam felt a chill run down his spine. “Lianne took annual leave.” Zane was upset. “This is the busiest period of the year. Why is she taking annual leave now of all times?” Liam was confuddl