Chapter 91

The scent of spring was getting stronger with flowers blooming on the branches, and the days were getting noticeably longer. Elsie wrapped up work early that day, and Olivia and Sophia showed up at her place looking for dinner. Olivia sounded super congested the moment she walked in, rummaging around for a thermometer. “Let’s see if my fever’s down.” Just as Elsie was about to warn her, Olivia had already used the ear thermometer. “Holy crap! Forty-two degrees?! Am I dying?” “…That one's busted.” Elsie took it away and handed her a new one. They retested—38.5°C this time. Olivia clutched her chest, breathing a sigh of relief. “That broken thing almost scared me to death.” “She’s got the flu too,” Sophia shook her head and sighed. “Capemont’s top three rising stars—down for the count.” After dinner, Elsie lounged on the couch reading newly published academic articles, while Olivia lay across her lap, moaning pitifully. Sophia sat on the carpet, rapidly firing off texts in a bunch of gro