Chapter 126

Maria suddenly recalled that evening at Hannah Woods’ place when Grace talked about her family. Back then, she’d thought Grace’s parents were divorced, but looking at them now, they seemed pretty close. What was up with that? "Maria, what’s on your mind? You kinda zoned out," Grace called out, snapping her back to reality. Maria shook her head and looked at Grace a bit more closely. The family stuff would have to wait for another time. "By the way, how’s your stepdad doing?" she asked. "Nothing major. He just needs to stay under observation for another couple of weeks." “Is the company unhappy about your time off?” Grace’s mom chimed in nervously. “Grace, your dad’s doing fine with me here. You should really get back to work. I’ll call if anything comes up.” "No, no, it’s not like that," Maria quickly waved her hands, trying to reassure her. "She can take as much time off as she needs. Even our big boss gave the go-ahead, so please don’t worry." Grace’s mom still looked uneasy. "You ca