Rita smiled but it was a fake smile. She said Julia is doing great and would have loved to accompany her there that evening, but he had a busy schedule and meeting clients.

" Oh! wow. That's great. We'll invite him over for dinner one of these days" Monica said, slicing in some vegetables to be steamed.

"Mm..mm" Alfred grunted and smiled as Rita turned to glance at him. She wasn't comfortable with her brother's grunt. It carries a meaning.

Alfred felt like puking blood. ...