Chapter 245

"Aunt Davina, is Theo super busy these days? I heard he’s been swamped with work, sometimes even camping out at the office," Lydia asked softly, pretending to sound curious and caring while carefully testing the waters. She had to play it slow—push too hard and Davina might catch on to her act. Then all the work she’d done tiptoeing around would be for nothing. "He really is busy most of the time," Davina replied, her tone carrying a hint of pride as she talked about Theodore. "I’ve nagged him about it before, but you know how it is—men chase their careers. And he’s got that drive, I can’t stand in the way of that." Lydia kept her face perfectly calm, although inside she was quietly rolling her eyes. All those words, and not a single piece of useful info. "It’s great that Theo is so driven," she said sweetly. "But I hope he’s taking care of himself too. I heard he sometimes doesn’t even go home and just crashes at work." She threw it out there casually, just hoping Davina might confirm