On the other end of the phone, Vera was clearly busy. "Alice, I'm tied up right now.

"If it's urgent, I'll call you back shortly, okay?

"Or you're welcome to come by my office, and we can discuss it in person."

Alice was taken aback.

In the past, Vera had always been available at a moment's notice, regardless of the hour-she would drop everything to make time.

Normally, she would still be asleep at this hour.

But today, she was not only in the office but also very busy.

Could it be true?

Listening to Vera's tone and the background noise on the other end, it did seem like she was busy.

This change in attitude was hard for Alice to accept, and she responded directly, "Oh, okay. It's not that urgent anyway. I'm pretty busy as well."

Vera quickly replied, "Alright then. If it's nothing urgent, let's talk later."@@novelbin@@

As she hung up, Alice suddenly felt an unexpected sense of loss.

Vera was busy, while here she was with nothing to do.

A wave of unease swept over her.

Could the news about Vera really be true?

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