Handing Mary the note
With a smile on her face, the woman approached Mary and wanted to give her the note she had just dropped. Nevertheless, she was unable to control her curiosity, and Mary saw her stealing a glance at the message before handing it back.
Reading it first
And the woman’s smile swiftly gave place to a worried expression. She looked at the message, evidently taken aback by what she saw. Mary was likewise unable to provide any form of an explanation because she had not even read it herself.
She forgot about it, how could she be so stupid?