Chapter 73 Seventy Three

• "You've been back, and I thought you'd come to keep me company at the manor, as I am nearly losing my mind from boredom," Lila said over the line as Jasmine sighed.
• "I also thought that I'd be able to make it to your manor as soon as I arrived, but I have to work," Jasmine replied with a sad tone. "Not everyone is as privileged to have a very long holiday," Jasmine added.
• Lila did not bother to ask her friend what the last statement meant. She just kept whining because even though the house was filled with a lot of people, she still felt very alone, and it made her feel even worse about it. "Come on, I'll have a driver ready to drive you to and from work, and you won't have to bother about anything else; I will take care of them," Lila said. It was like her bargaining card to convince her friend, but from Jasmine's smile, it was obvious she had not been able to convince her. "I am just so bored out of mind, and I think I really could use a little bit of company for a few days at least."