“Come on, let’s go back, Director Hunter said that he’ll give us an answer in three days.”
Hugh said gleefully as soon as he went out.
“Really?”
The crowd immediately shouted in question.
“It’s the truth, He agreed because of Halle, Halle and Director Hunter are classmates.”
Hugh spoke all out. Instantly, everybody looked at Halle quietly. The aunt next door was even more amazed, and she squeezed to the front of Halle with some excitement, “Halle, when did you have such a classmate who is a high-ranking official? And why don’t you tell me earlier, if I knew it early, I wouldn’t have been unable to eat and sleep these days.”
“I … I didn’t know about it until today either.”
She hadn’t met with Hunter for six years, she really didn’t know that he had become the director of the letter bureau, and she didn’t want to have any more entanglements with him even if she knew. It had been six years since she had broken up with him.
“Okay, then let’s wait for the news, this must be right with Halle’s classmate. Let’s go back.”
Hugh said with great certainty as if he had gotten Hunter’s promise.
The crowd dispersed at this point and went their separate ways home.
But Halle’s eyelids kept jumping, they said that the left eye jumped for wealth and the right eye jumped for trouble, but her right eyelids was jumping all the time.
“Mommy, you should have dinner, why aren’t you eating?”
Nylah sat across from her, put down the spoon in her hand and asked with concern,
“Oh, I’ll eat now.”
Halle then came back to his senses. It had been three days from going to the letter office, but they didn’t get any news. People of next stores came to ask her about the situation every day, but how could she know? She was also waiting for Hunter’s reply as them. But it made her inexplicably upset to be asked every day.
She was eating the meal, but it didn’t taste good at all.
“Halle, it will have been three days after tonight, tomorrow will be the fourth day. Could you ask your classmate? So that we can know exactly in our minds.”
The aunt next door was here again and wouldn’t let her be peace even while eating.
Halle said with frown,
“Okay, I’ll call him to ask tomorrow morning.”
“Call him now, don’t put it off to tomorrow, do you care about a phone call as classmates?”
That aunt urged her, even picked up the phone she had set aside and handed it directly into her hand, “Call him, if there’s any good news, I’ll be able to sleep soundly tonight.”
In her hand was the heavy phone, Halle was compelled to dial it, only to realize that she didn’t even have Hunter’s phone number, “Auntie, I forgot to ask for Director Hunter’s phone number that day.”
“It’s not a problem, Hugh has it. Wait, I’ll get it for you.”
The auntie came back after a while, holding a note in her hand and handed it to Halle, “Here, Director Hunter is really approachable, he gave the phone number to Hugh.”
She had no choice but called him now, pressing one number after another as if it was sticking to the nail, Hunter picked up quickly after she finishing it, “Hello, who is it?”
“Well, I’m Halle.”
She hesitated to say her name, it was really embarrassing.
“Halle, I’m on this street where your shop is. I’m coming to inspect it after work tonight, would you like to join me for a cup of coffee?”
She wanted to say ‘no’, but Hunter didn’t even give her the chance and said directly,
“I’ll wait for you at the cafe on the right corner at the end of the street, see you later.”
When he finished saying that,
he hung up immediately.
“Mommy, are you going out?”
After finishing the meal, seeing that Halle had changed her coat to go out, Amirah took her hand and didn’t want her to leave.
“Mommy went out for something, and will be back in a while.”
“Mommy, do you want me to go with you?”
Amirah’s warm little hands held her. She didn’t let go of her.
“No, I just go to the next street to meet a former classmate and will be back soon.”
“Okay, Mommy needs to come home early.”
Seeing Halle said so, Amirah loosed her hand.
“Mommy, if someone bullies you, just call us, I will pick you up with Amirah.”
Seeing Halle walk out, Nylah suddenly said.
Halle couldn’t help laughing, “Nylah, Amirah, no one will bully mummy.”
“Don’t say that, they all said that the street was closed off because of you.”
Halle was surprised, she didn’t know there was such a rumor, “Nylah, who did you hear it from?”
“Aydin from pastry shop of Mr. Mason ‘s family.”
Halle frowned, it seemed that there must be someone talked something bad about her, so that Nylah and Amirah said that. Seeing Nylah was looking at her with concern, Halle reached out and touched Nylah’s little face, “Nylah, just play with sister, mommy will be back soon.”
She left house quickly, had vaguely guessed what was happened. The thing was indeed too coincidental, perhaps, it was not as Hunter said that he just happened to meet the event. She didn’t know why was he looking for her. They had broken up for many years, he must have had a child with Natalie.
Pushing open the door of the cafe, she saw that Hunter was waving his hand at her in a corner facing her, “Halle, I’m here.”
She walked over and sat across from him, then the waiter gave her a cup of coffee. Halle was about to reach for the sugar packet on the table, but unexpectedly, Hunter’s hand fell on hers, “Halle, let me help you.”
That touch sent a shock through Halle, her body was uncomfortable as if she had been electrocuted, and she hastily retracted her hand, “Director Hunter, no need, I’ll do it myself.”
Then, she reached out and grabbed the sugar packet that he had just picked up, and spilled it slowly into her coffee.
“Halle, are you still mad at me?”
She laughed lightly and raised her head, “It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten you, and besides, I’m simply not right for you.”
“How can you think you’re not right for me? Halle, give me another chance.”
Looking at her eyes, Hunter’s burning gaze fell on her lips, as if he wanted to taste the sweet taste of her lips.
The coffee on her lips was no longer aromatic. Listening to Hunter, she actually had a kind of disgusting feeling. He was married with Natalie, but wanted her to give him a chance. Originally, she treated him as an old classmate, but at the moment, she looked at him as a thorn, her hand holding the coffee hand slowly withdrew, the inexplicable indignation in her heart got stronger, finally, she couldn’t help splashing the cup of coffee towards Hunter,
“Hunter, just give you a chance to drink coffee, goodbye.”
Then, she stood up and left.
The people around looked at the direction of her and Hunter. It was very humiliating for the men, but Hunter smiled and stood up to follow her, quickly grabbed her arm, then whispered,
“Halle, aren’t you going to reopen your shop?”
It was an obvious threat as she had expected. He was targeting at her. His intentions were clear at the moment.
She said with a forceful flap of his arm, “Director Hunter, it’s not necessary.”
She didn’t plan to run the shop anymore. She could find a job to support Nylah and Amirah, it was just more toilsome. She could also go to work as a tutor or to wash dishes for others. If so, she couldn’t support children yet, she had to dismiss Darcy and look after children by herself.
Anyway, as long as the sky wasn’t falling, she could take good care of Nylah and Amirah.
“Halle, why are you so hardhearted? After all, we once loved each other. Halle, I still love you as much as ever, that’s why I chose you when Natalie asked me to choose, she won’t objected.”
What he still loved her and Natalie ask him to choose? She could not understand it, and ran out of the cafe quickly, only wanting to stay away from Hunter.
“Halle … Halle … Wait for me …”
Hunter shouted anxiously.
“Sir, your bill has not been settled.”
Halle had left towards her own shop quickly after he was blocked by the cafe clerk, she utterly didn’t want anything to do with anyone again.
“Mommy, you come back so early, is there any good news?”
As soon as she entered the door, her legs were held by Nylah and Amirah respectively.
She knelt down and took them in arms, their fleshy little bodies were so comfortable. She snuggled them tightly and didn’t want to let go, as if she could get strength from the two children.
“Halle, is there any news from Director Hunter?”
The aunt next door waiting in her shop asked before she could say anything.
“Oh, no, no, I won’t run this shop, Auntie, I’m sorry, I can’t help you.”
“Halle, what’s the meaning of you won’t run the shop?”
Darcy came over as well.
“I’ll move away, Darcy, I might not be able to afford to pay you if I hire you for another month, so …”
Gritting her teeth, she wanted to tell her now, or else, she would tell her sooner or later.
“What’s going on? Didn’t Director Hunter agreed to handle it when we went to the petition that day?
He said he would deal with it, why does he … Halle, is it true that they are talking about?”
“What?”
Halle was confused, she didn’t know what they were saying about her now.
The auntie glanced at Nylah and Amirah, then pulled Halle to the door, whispered in mysterious voice,
“They all said that Nylah and Amirah are Director Hunter’s children and he wants you to be a … mistress.”
She was shocked violently, only to barely stand up holding on the wall. She didn’t know who made this rumor, but she knew better than anyone whose children Nylah and Amirah were, “Auntie, it’s groundless rumors, Nylah and Amirah have no connection with Director Hunter, I’m sorry, I’m tired and want to have a rest now.”
After saying that, she walked straight into the store, not wanting to pay attention to what anyone else had said, otherwise she would have died.
Hunter really dared to do anything, wasn’t he afraid that the news would have any adverse effect on his position as a Director?