"It's possible to direct the payment to another account, right?"
"Of...of course, Sir,"
While it sounded like a question, Zein's gesture and gaze told the administrative office worker that he did not ask for a confirmation, but told them to make it so. Not that the worker would reject it or anything, since all they needed to do was make sure the payment still came, doesn't matter from where.
But Zein spoke in that way not just for the worker, but for Ria and Sherri as well. Perhaps because of this, or because they were still feeling guilty, the two retired guides could only open their mouth without anything coming out, looking conflicted.
So Bassena stepped up to lessen the tension and awkwardness. "I hope you don't mind. It's not that he has reservations about you taking care of her, but as a son, he wants to be the one taking care of his mother from now on," he said kindly to the three women. "I know because I'm the same as my mother."
