Later that afternoon, while Oliver slept peacefully in his room, Evelyn finally had a quiet moment to check her work.
She sat at her office desk, opened her laptop, and began scrolling through the crucial emails waiting for her reply.
She barely managed to read the first two messages when a sudden knock broke her focus.
Her eyes shifted to the time on the corner of her screen.
Only ten minutes had passed since she tucked Oliver in.
Her brows lifted. 'Did he wake up already? That fast?'
"Come in," she called.
Laura peeked into the room. Strangely, she carried no tray of snacks or fruit this time, which immediately put Evelyn on alert. No tray meant something unusual.
"Yes, Laura?" Evelyn asked.
"Ma'am… someone requests to see you."
Evelyn was surprised. Meetings were not part of her schedule today.
"Is it Eleanor and Andrew? Did they come earlier than planned?"
"No, ma'am."
"Then who?"
Laura hesitated a moment. "It's Ms. Alicia."
Evelyn blinked. "Alice? With Stella?"
