Once at the hospital, Olivia went to Aurora's side and told her everything.
Although Aurora already knew most of it from Emily's updates, she still listened attentively.
At last, Olivia asked the question that had been bothering her.
"The lawyer for Gray Winston said that Dad has kleptomania. Do you think… it's true?"
Aurora, who had been silently listening, finally met Olivia's gaze. Her expression was unreadable, but there was a knowing glint in her eyes.
"Do you think it's true?" she asked instead.
Olivia hesitated.
"I… I don't know. I mean, Dad has always been responsible. He's never stolen anything—at least not that I've seen. But when Hendricks brought it up in court, he looked—"
"Like he was hiding something?" Aurora finished for her.
Olivia nodded reluctantly.
"Yeah. And I can't stop thinking about it. What if there's something in his past that he's too ashamed to tell us?"
Aurora exhaled slowly, drumming her fingers on the hospital bed.
