“What are you afraid of? You haven’t been unfaithful, what’s wrong with me listening?” Ernie said as if it was taken for granted.
Sylvie’s face changed.
“What? What do you want to do to me?”
Sure enough, Sylvie’s teeth were clenched tightly, and when he asked, she herself got stuck. This person was really hateful and had the ability to make her crazy.
“Young lady, let me remind you, don’t take it too seriously, once the Hughes Group crisis is over, and this beautiful woman comes back, do you still have a place to stand?”
Sylvie looked at him, “It is none of your business!”
“Young lady, it’s not shameful to like Marley. Getting married doesn’t mean that Marley will really belong to you. What you have is just a marriage certificate. Jemima is in love with him, and loves him dearly. I guess you are about to get divorced! Don’t say that I didn’t remind you!”
“Thanks for your reminder but this is my business. If you have nothing to do in your spare time, go and leave me alone! I’m going!” Sylvie smiled and turned to leave.
“It’s okay, if he doesn’t want you anymore, come to me, no matter how shameless I am, I can raise you!”
Sylvie curled her eyes mockingly. What if they got divorced? She knew the ending from the beginning on.
She shouldn’t be disturbed by others, just do what she wanted to do. Once she listened to what he said, he would lose his rationality and did things beyond the constraints of reason.
She turned around, looked at Ernie, thought of something, and suddenly smiled, “If you really have the ability, don’t count on the 300 million from the Hughes Group! You are born from the same root, so why bother with each other! Marley and I will part ways sooner or later, but you are cousins, why bother? If the Hughes family is ruined by you and it gets out, it will not be so good, will it?”
Her words made Ernie stunned slightly, looking at her smiling face, that smile was so proud and unruly, with a strong impact, it was beautiful and dazzling!
Ernie blinked, but looked at her fascinated. “Sylvie, people need redemption, why don’t you come to redeem me?”
His tone was a bit ambiguous, he called her name so seriously and hoarsely, Sylvie? Her heart trembled, thinking of Sunshine! Uh! Only Sunshine called her Sylvie. Sylvie frowned. “There is no savior in the world, only you can save yourself!”
“But is it really Marley?”
“I don’t understand what you are talking about!” Sylvie’s heart froze.
“Is Marley that good?” Ernie said in a puzzled voice.
“Better than you!” Sylvie said firmly.
“That’s right!” Ernie laughed at himself. “He is really good! He is indeed better than me in the eyes of outsiders.”
There was an inexplicable emotion in his tone, which made Sylvie listen to it with a trace of sorrow and grief, so concealed, and so deep. As she listened, she felt confused, but she had no time to take care of it.
They had already come out because of Marley, coming out from the other side of the corridor. Marley saw Sylvie and Ernie standing there on this side of the corridor, his eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of danger.
“Sylvie, come here!” Marley shouted suddenly.
At first no one paid attention, so everyone was shocked by Marley’s voice.
Sylvie immediately walked towards him. At this moment, she saw Marley smile at her as she walked over, and Sylvie just thought that smile was a bit dazzling.
Kasper and Teddie glanced at her, Sylvie nodded slightly, and the group walked towards the elevator.
Marley stood there, waiting for her to approach, he held her hand in a low and gentle voice he said, “Don’t waste time with unimportant people, you have a lot of work and a lot of things to learn!”
“Uh!” Sylvie nodded hurriedly.
“Make me a cup of tea!” he said.
Sylvie felt a little silly, and suddenly remembered that she hadn’t learned how to make coffee, she was really not efficient recently.
“Coming now!” Sylvie went to the pantry, when she came out again, Ernie had already left!
She made a cup of green tea, the tea leaves were tightly knotted and curled up like snails. After brewing, the color was bright green, the flavor was rich and fragrant. She sent it to Marley’s office, he was sitting in the executive chair, raised his eyes, and slowly looked at her.
“Tea!” Sylvie put the tea in front of him.
He took a sip.
“I’m going to work!” Sylvie whispered.
Marley glanced at her slowly, the small face under the hair was still a little red and swollen, Sadie’s palm print was very heavy and hard.
“Yeah!” Marley nodded. “Go!”
Sylvie left the president’s office and returned to her seat.
He tasted the tea again. Last time it was black tea, this time it was green tea. Although the tea tasted different, it was the same sweetness, which had an endless aftertaste.
At the end of the day, as usual, there were only two people left on the top floor.
Sylvie packed up her things and saw Marley also walk out of the president’s office.
“Dad will be discharged from the hospital at noon tomorrow, we will pick him up!” Marley said.
“Oh! Okay!” Sylvie nodded and said no more.
“Does your face still hurt?” Marley asked.
“It’s okay!” Sylvie lowered her head and said.
“Then let’s go!”
When going downstairs, it was quiet in the elevator, Sylvie kept her head down, and Marley didn’t speak much, atmosphere was a bit down.
“Didn’t you say you were going to stay away from Ernie, what’s going on today?”
“He is annoying!”
“Can’t you go out of his way a little bit?” Marley’s eyes tightened, his icy gaze penetrated her, “I told you to stay away from him, you have to stay away even if he is annoying!”
Sylvie clenched her fist suddenly, biting her lips.
Feeling depressed for a while, she slowly raised her head, “I avoided him, I hid in the president’s office, he went to the president’s office, I hid in the office, he went to the office, I hid in the corridor, he went in the corridor! How should I hide? ”
“You seemed very happy to talk to him!” Marley stared at her sharply, and said quietly, “Can’t you just refuse him with righteous words?”
Very happy?
Righteous words?
Sylvie felt her heart gripped tightly in his hands, and it hurt all of a sudden. “Do you think righteous words are useful to someone like him? Oh! By the way, he showed me a picture of your ex-girlfriend, isn’t she called Jemima? Very beautiful girl.”
Marley didn’t speak anymore.
Sylvie looked at his darkened face, she just wanted to laugh, then she laughed, and said pointlessly, “Don’t worry, when the Hughes Group crisis is over, if you want a divorce, I will allow it!”
His face was even more gloomy, and indifference surrounded him. He looked more gloomy. His black eyes were shining with a faint light, there was a burst of cold chill. He moved his lips, but said nothing!
The elevator stopped abruptly as it reached the first floor.
Marley didn’t say a word, and walked straight to the parking lot.
Sylvie glanced at his back, did not speak, and straightened her back.
The phone rang at this time. She took out the phone and looked at it. The caller ID made her feel even more sad. She took the call, and Cassius’ voice came from the other end, “Sylvie, will you come home for dinner tonight?”
Sylvie swallowed sorely, “Grandpa, I’m busy today, how about Sunday? Marley’s father will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow!”
“Yeah! Good! Sylvie, what’s the matter? Why is your voice weird?” Cassius asked.
“No, I’m fine!” Sylvie also felt that the nasal sound was a bit heavy, but still pulled her lips, trying to make herself laugh.
“Take care of yourself, ask Marley to come for dinner on Sunday!” Cassius said again.
“Yeah, okay!” Sylvie replied.
After hanging up the phone, Sylvie was standing in front of the building. She watched Marley’s car drive to her side. She walked over silently, opened the door and got into the car.
Along the way, no one said anything. When they arrived at the market, Sylvie said, “Please stop, I’ll go get groceries!”
Marley stopped the car, Sylvie got out, everything went silently.
Marley took out the cigarette, lit it, and started smoking slowly.
When Sylvie came back, the car smell just like cigarette. Marley glanced at her and asked in a deep voice, “Is it all done?”
Sylvie smiled faintly, and responded with a “Hmm!”
“Ernie did it on purpose!” Marley started the car again and said straightforward, “I do love Jemima very much, but she left me!”
Sylvie’s heart tightened and she turned to look at him calmly. Her voice was hoarse, “If you are destined, you will be together again!”
“Oh, you are so virtuous, are you thinking about my future? You want to leave me.” Marley said with a hint of sarcasm, “I am so lucky to have a wife like you.”
“Thanks.” Sylvie was still calm, as if he really praised her.
“Are you angry?” Marley rubbed his eyebrows, the other hand that was holding the steering wheel suddenly pressed hard.
“No!” Sylvie replied calmly, “Everyone has a past, how can I ask of you not to have one? Right? But the past is past after all! I’m not angry!”
“I am going to live my life with you!” Marley said firmly.
Sylvie smiled, “Well, then let’s go back, I’m going to cook, and I have to learn some stuff tonight!”
“What are you going to learn?” Marley asked.
“Stenography and my previous major, and making coffee!” Sylvie answered truthfully.
Marley was stunned, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, “I want to learn something tonight as well!”
Sylvie went to cook in the kitchen, Marley changed clothes and sat on the sofa watching TV.
Sylvie could see him as soon as she turned her head. His attention was on the TV, but she was watching him. His back was firm and straight, and his profile was even more heroic. She was taken aback.
Sylvie took a breath of pain, when she was not paying attention and the hot water splashed on her hands, only then did she realize that the water boiled and the bumps were bubbling, and her hand was red and swollen.
She threw the green vegetables in, turned on the cold water by herself, and washed her hands, it was still very painful.
Her eyes were red, and a mist of tears rose before her eyes.
Suddenly she was a little angry. Why was she so useless? Wasn’t she just splashed by a little bit of hot water, it was just a little painful, so what? She had much more painful accidents than this time, and she didn’t shed tears at that time!
“Sylvie, is the meal ready?” Marley appeared at the kitchen door.
Sylvie froze before swallowing her tears. “Almost ready!”
“What’s the matter with you?” Marley said suspiciously.
“I’m okay!” Sylvie turned around and saw the tall figure in awe. Standing at the door of the kitchen, looking at her, his eyes met hers in the air.
Suddenly, her heart seemed to be hit by something, and she hurriedly staggered her eyes. “It’s ready soon, just wait a little!”
Marley didn’t notice that her hand was scalded. He stood at the door for a few minutes. Seeing that she was busy, he took the dishes, set it up, and made another call.
He seemed to be calling his parents, and the conversation was very warm. It was obvious that he had a really good relationship with his parents.
Sylvie was a little envious, why were his parents so kind?
She was sitting at the dining table waiting just as he happened to see her, then he hung up the phone, and came over, “Can we start?”
“Sure!” Sylvie nodded.
“Huh? What’s the matter with your hand?” Marley lowered his head to see the redness and swelling on the back of Sylvie’s hand. He hurriedly pulled her hand and looked to check.