It’s clear that Sammy Jones has all but given up – on the man who once turned her on, the man she called ‘Prince Charming’, the man who first turned her on.
She is strong, proud, persistent, and even rises to the occasion. Never was such a person who gave up lightly.
But now …
Before you fight for it, you have already given up.
“Mom, you can keep these photos for now, and I’ll look for you later when I’m free.”
“Will it really come to me?” Charleen Davis was half-hearted.
“Hmm. Aren’t you too busy right now?” Andrea Jones smiled faintly and passed vaguely.
“By the way, Mom, can I ask you something?” She suddenly remembered something.
“Hmm? What?”
Looking at her mother, Andrea Jones was hesitant to speak, and Charleen Davis gave her a little squeeze, “What can’t you ask with Mom, why are you stammering?”
Andrea Jones looked at her tentatively, “I was going to ask you about your past. Can I ask?”
Charleen Davis was stunned, “Was wondering about the affair with THE Williams family?”
Andrea Jones nodded and added, “You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to. It’s not that important anyway.”
“What do you want to know?”
“… Well, why didn’t you and Uncle Jiang end up together?” Andrea Jones singled out, “Actually, I can see that Uncle Jiang still has you hanging on to him until now. After all these years, he still remembers so clearly what snacks you like to eat.”
Charleen Davis’ eyes were moist at the corners, “So what? Now I’m half buried in the dirt. That said, to this day I still remember the way he proposed to me at the beach. Just came out of the army, with a plate inch, the spirit is very … navy blue shirt, mini military uniform, he suddenly bang on my knees in front of. How many people look at it, he kneeling also like a pine, back straight …”
As he spoke, his eyes became misty. Tears have slipped from the corners of the eyes, and even the voice carries a slight tremor.
Andrea Jones reached out to wipe her tears, “Mom, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.”
Charleen Davis in turn smiled, tears glistening, “Mom wanted to say. All these years, these images are like a dream back and forth in my head, and now there is an audience, I say it to feel much more comfortable …”
“The Williams family didn’t approve of us being together. They liked Christina Sanchez, and the Williams family was the right match. And, politically, they needed the support of the Cole family.” Charleen Davis continues, “I didn’t give up, I just followed him with all my heart. I thought he was thinking the same thing as me, but once he came home, he never came back to our little home, and he was gone for three months. I was thinking and worrying about it all day long, but he didn’t come back. Afraid that something has happened to him, in the end, still looking to the Williams family, just …”
“Just what?” Andrea Jones pursued.
Charleen Davis took a deep breath, now remembering the past, remembering the events of that day, the heartache is still as strong as ever, surprisingly not faded a bit with the migration of time.
“He’s getting married. And, the Williams family is already planning the wedding. It’s so hot and festive.”
Andrea Jones’ jaw dropped in shock.
“Did Uncle Jiang negatively affect you?”
Charleen Davis laughs bitterly, “I was kicked out of the Williams family like garbage – it was burning up, it was raining and pouring, and I don’t know how I had a miscarriage, and then a hemorrhage … and then …”
She was a little choked up, a little weak, her voice was a little softer, “then, even a step could not go on, fell on the road. At that time, I really thought I was going to die, as if I had seen the King of Hell beckoning to me.”
That moment was nothing short of a holocaust.
Along the way, the feet were so heavy that they looked like they were filled with lead. The blood was washed away by the heavy rain and continued to stain the blood again. She was like a lonely ghost drifting in the rain, with no place to land. It wasn’t until someone on the side of the road reminded her that she suddenly realized she was bleeding all over the floor. But …
Surprisingly, I don’t know the pain anymore.
The pain has long since gone numb.
Andrea Jones listened with alarm.
She didn’t even know that her mother had experienced such a life-and-death catastrophe because of her love.
Seeing her like this, Charleen Davis just said, “Nothing, it’s all in the past … but it’s always made me understand one thing.”
“What?” Andrea Jones asked.
Charleen Davis solemnly said, “Marriage is not something that two people can decide, it must be a matter for two families. A marriage that is not even supported by the family will not last long and will not be happy.”
Andrea Jones shuddered and her lips turned a little white.
For a long time, she just looked at her mother numbly, with a bitterness in her throat.
Charleen Davis looked at her pale face and didn’t go on, just reached out and shook her hand, “Take Mom’s word for it, Mom’s been there.”
Andrea Jones, bitter and heartbroken, just looked down at her knees and had nothing to say.
Charleen Davis patted her, “Well, it’s getting late, go get some rest.”
“… good.” Charleen Davis complied with her words and stood up.
Charleen Davis bent over and put the stack of photos away neatly, saying, “Keep all these photos, so you can take a closer look at them later. Be sure to tell Mom if there’s anything that fits.”
She just felt powerless and responded in a daze, “Good.”
…
When Neal Williams arrived home, Christina Sanchez was sitting on the couch, preoccupied and gloomy. When she heard the commotion and turned her head to see her son, her face didn’t ease up a bit. Ignoring him, she turned back again and sat there with a tense face.
Bonnie Williams tiptoed out of her room in her silk pajamas and nibbled with Neal Williams, “I wonder who offended Mom, when she came home like this.”
“Where’s Dad?” Neal Williams asked.
Bonnie Williams stretched out her hand and pointed to the study overhead, “Once he got in, he was bored in the study and never came out. Mom argued with him and he just acted as if he couldn’t hear.”
“I’ll go talk it out, you go back to your room.” Neal Williams detached Bonnie Williams.
Bonnie Williams’ brimming eyes poked around, reached out and slapped him twice, “Did you make Mom unhappy? Bad boy, don’t bully mom all the time!”
“It’s not what you think. Go go go, you get back to your room.” Neal Williams pushed Bonnie Williams into the room.
In the hall, the only two left were Christina Sanchez and Neal Williams.
Sneaking a peek at Christina Sanchez’s face, Neal Williams poured a glass of water and approached ingratiatingly.
“Mom.”
Christina Sanchez grimaced, “And you know I’m your mother?”
“Take a sip of water.” Neal Williams handed the glass of water over.
Christina Sanchez was unmoved and simply ignored her son’s advances. neal Williams had to set the water aside, look at her face, and reach out to take her in his arms.
Christina Sanchez was slightly stunned and her face eased a little. But the next second, she tried to break away from him again. He held her tighter and rested his head on her shoulder, “Mom, I love her!”
Christina Sanchez froze, her expression changed, but only a moment later she returned to condensation, “If I said no, I will never agree!”
“Mom, give my brother reason!”
“What more reason do you need? She initially with Lewis Brown, are talking about marriage, and now Lewis Brown does not want, but you as a baby to pick up! Your grandparents won’t even agree to this, let alone her previous … affairs that I can’t even talk about! I’m already giving you face today, not in front of so many people to tear this matter to say!”
Neal Williams was quiet for a moment, “Mom, that’s exactly what I came back to talk to you about.”
Christina Sanchez turned her face to look at him, “What?”
Neal Williams pursed his lips, wanted to say something, and seemed to find it difficult to say, the brow frowned tightly. But, in the end, he still spoke: “Remember … the mistake I made when I went to the mountains to pick the wind, Ford Smith kidnapped me back and almost got killed by grandpa.”
Christina Sanchez frowned, “What’s the point of bringing this up when it’s already happened?”
Neal Williams looked at Christina Sanchez and met her four eyes, he didn’t hide, “She’s Andrea Jones.”
Christina Sanchez shuddered, thinking she had misheard.
Neal Williams didn’t say any more than, “I will marry her, and I must marry her! It has to be her!”
Until Neal Williams finished his words and left, Christina Sanchez was still sitting frozen on the couch, unable to come back to her senses.
Was that girl Andrea Jones back then?
Is it a coincidence, or was … approached with the intention from the beginning?
…
Neal Williams was gone before Christina Sanchez snapped out of her shock. Lifting her steps, she headed upstairs to the study.
I wanted to discuss the matter with Beck Williams, but, pushing open the study door, I heard Beck Williams’ voice on the phone.
“President Wang, how is the patient’s condition? Has he come back to the hospital for a checkup in the past two days?”
…
“Yes … So, have you heard back from other doctors? What are the chances of a cure?”
…
“Yeah?” Beck Williams’ tone was getting deeper and deeper, and his mood was getting lower and lower, “Anyway, I’m still bothering you guys. If she comes over next time, please continue to persuade her to be hospitalized.”
…
Christina Sanchez froze in her tracks as she went in.
The hand is pinching the door handle, especially hard, as if to break it off.
Not waiting for Beck Williams to hang up the phone, she has closed the door and turned out. The look, as cold as a layer of ice, the resentment in the bottom of the eyes accumulates deeper and deeper.
This day.
The hottest topic of conversation in the company is naturally Olivia Scott, and one of the biggest jokes. But Olivia Scott took the day off and didn’t show up.
Listen to the colleagues rambling in their own ears gloating words, if it is the usual, Andrea Jones will listen to a few words, but, today has been distracted.
At lunchtime, I still didn’t see Neal Williams at the restaurant.
She had been thinking about him all morning and couldn’t even do her work properly. She didn’t know what was wrong with her, but since she heard her mother’s words last night, her heart was full of anxiety. It seems that only when she sees him, her heart will be a little more stable.
As she was thinking about it, her phone rang abruptly. When she saw the number displayed on the screen, she put down her spoon and quickly picked it up.
“Aren’t you going to eat?” Andrea Jones asked.
“Come to my place, I want to see you.” Neal Williams’ voice came over the phone. Neal Williams’ voice came over the phone, and Andrea Jones was surprised, “Where?”
“Home.”
“Your apartment?”
“Well, busy packing.” Neal Williams walked barefoot around the apartment, packing with both hands, his phone wedged between his shoulder and Jun’s cheek, “Had to travel this afternoon, so I got back early in the morning.”
“… Oh. Where to go? Going for a few days?”
“It will take about four days to finish the work.” Neal Williams said, “Are you done eating? When you’re done eating, I’ll have the driver from the company bring you over.”
Although she hadn’t eaten a few bites, Andrea Jones immediately picked up the set box and sent it for recycling, saying, “I’m done! I don’t need a driver, I can take a taxi myself!”
“Now the subway is just crowded, you do as you’re told and stand obediently in front of the office and wait.”
Andrea Jones was unable to resist him, so she waited in front of the office.
…