Bea looked around the living room and said, "Bella, you're not living here anymore?"
"I've been really busy lately, no time to come back." Bella Acker said, "Make yourself comfortable, I'll go boil some water."
"What have you been busy with?" Bea asked.
Bella Acker paused, took the kettle to the kitchen to boil water, saying nothing.
Bea gently rubbed Ethan beside her and said softly, "Ethan, I need to talk to Bella. Can you wait for us in the living room?"
"Okay." Ethan nodded understandingly, took a picture book out of his little bag, and went to the coffee table to do his homework.
Bea glanced at him before heading to the kitchen.
Bella Acker washed the kettle clean and started boiling water, then asked, "Bea, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Bea hesitated for a moment and said, "It's still about my brother. I want to ask you to go see him."
