"It's not easy," Jen smiled. "You said before that you liked her. I think this is beyond liking her now."

Though Phoebe was easygoing and casual, her inner defenses were extremely high.

Phoebe seemed like she could get along with everyone, but all the people she truly cared about over the past twenty years could be counted on one hand.

With Sophia, her reaction was quite unusual. They had only met a few times.

"What do you mean by ‘beyond liking her’? Then what is ...