In the middle of the night, the servants were awakened by his arrival, and then rushed to get up to clean the room.
Although the wedding did not go well, to them, as long as it was someone Kennedy identified, Alice was the mistress of the Moore family.
What’s more, there was a little Jack.
-Madam, it’s getting late, you and Master should rest early.
-Thank you, go and get some rest too.
When the servants left, Jack and Alice were left alone in the room.
It had been a long time since the two of them had slept together, so Jack was especially excited to see that he was in the same room as his mother, standing on tiptoe to tug at the hem of her dress.
-Mom, it’s been a long time since you slept with me in your arms, can I do it at night?
Alice pinched her nose, -Sure, let’s keep sleeping together from now on.
-Thank you mom!
Jack was so excited she offered to change her slippers and headed for the bathroom, turning to her and saying, -Mom, I have to shower first.
-Well, okay.
Alice nodded and, after watching the bathroom door close, sat on the edge of the bed, lowering her head and brushing her fingers against the texture of the sheets, her spirits dropping again.
That night, mother and son lay together, Jack dreading her disappearance, his little arms clinging to her waist and her little face nestled against his arms, rubbing against her.
Alice thought about recent events and spoke softly to Jack.
-Jack, I’m so sorry something happened to your daddy.
In the darkness, Jack did not respond to her words.
Alice continued, -So a while ago, I didn’t know how to face you or how to tell you this, so I didn’t video call you and it caused you to cry so much, which was my fault, I apologize.
Jack growled softly and then tightened his arms even tighter around her waist, -Mom, I said I won’t mind, You are my mother. And on television, women are meant to be pampered. Jack should give in to you when you’re in a bad mood.
The more understanding Jack was, the guiltier Alice felt for being really irresponsible as a mother.
Alice could only sigh as she thought of the things she had to do tomorrow.
-Mom, if you feel guilty, give me a kiss! -Jack rubbed against her and shook his head, “Give me a kiss and I won’t get mad.
Alice’s heart felt warm and she lowered her head to Jack’s forehead and kissed him, whispering: -We’ll wait together for your daddy to come back.
-Yes! -Don’t worry, Mom, I’ll help you if there’s any difficulty.
Alice could only laugh, not taking the remark seriously; after all, Jack was only a boy of four or five and couldn’t help her much.
-Go to sleep and have a good night.
-Good night, Mom!
***
The next day.
Alice woke up on time, sat down at her dressing table and started to put on her make-up.
It had been many days since she had done her make-up, she herself was not in the mood for make-up, but today was different. She knew she had to go to the Moore Group, and if she wailed like this, she would surely make a fool of herself.
At the very least, makeup had to be done as a sign of respect.
With this in mind, Alice carefully looked at herself in the mirror, outlined her eyes a little at a time, finished curling her eyelashes and applied mascara.
Her movements were not slow, but fluid, and she finished her makeup in no time.
When she got up, she found Jack still tucked up in bed, and it looked like he hadn’t slept well last night.
Alice thought about it and didn’t wake him. She got up at once to change and waited for him to finish packing before she opened the door of her room and went out.
The maids had risen much earlier and were waiting at the door.
When he saw her leave, he said respectfully, -Madam, breakfast is ready.
Alice looked at the time, it was far from the Moore Group, and if she drove there, there would probably still be traffic, after all, it was rush hour at work.
-Thanks, but I don’t have time for breakfast today, so please, when Jack gets up later, remember to instruct him to have a glass of hot water first.
-Yes. But are you really not going to eat breakfast? Your stomach hurts if you don’t eat, so why don’t I make you a cup of cereal and take it with you to drink on the way?
Cereal? Alice thought about it, but nodded, -Yes, thank you.
The maid was quick, bringing her cereal in less than five minutes, and it was covered so she could carry it without fear of spilling it, and even more thoughtful, she had a sandwich ready.
She smiled shyly, -Have a nice day, ma’am.
Alice thanked him and then carried the bags into the garage.
Her car was still parked here, which saved her from having to find someone to pick her up.
When the car pulled out, the few men guarding the door couldn’t help but lean over and whisper.
-Where is the lady going so early? Is she going back to work?
-Well, looking at her, it doesn’t look like it will be again. Have you seen the news? The old man from the Moore Group is back.
-What? -The crowd exclaimed, “Hasn’t Leonardo been in a sanitarium? I heard his mental state was not very good, how come he’s out all of a sudden?
-The origin of our Mr. Kennedy and the Moore family you all know, Leonardo came out at the time of our Lord’s accident, the twists and turns in this, it’s really not easy to tell.
-Forget it, it’s not for us to see, it’s better not to guess.
-Hey, guess, would Mrs. Alice go to the office?
Actually, Alice had gone to the office because Megan had given her the exact information that Oliver intended to rejoin the Moore Group once he had picked up Leonardo from the sanatorium.
But he had no stock in hand, so he had to ask Leonardo to leave.
Today, the Moore Group would hold an internal meeting.
Everyone knew what the meeting would be about.
So Alice had to go and get to this meeting as well.
She wondered if what Oliver had said in front of her was a pretense or not. Was he really waiting for an opportunity to take her place?
In the middle of traffic, Alice stopped to take a sip of her cereal and then pulled out her sandwich and took a bite.
Just then, however, her cell phone rang.