I dumped the clothes back into the bag, sorted them out, and got a larger suitcase out of bed. This one I had brought from home when my mother was in the hospital. After I had packed all my own things into the suitcase, my mother came back.
“Alexia, are you here? ” Even though Florence Brown was in a wheelchair, she was feeling much better.
“Mom.” I walked over to her and hugged her.
“Why don’t you look bad? Sick?” asked Florence Brown worriedly.
“Well, I caught a cold and fever yesterday.” I lied and smiled, “Mama, I want to tell you something.”
Florence Brown saw the scarf tied around my neck. The moment she heard me she smiled, “What’s the matter?”
“I’m going on a business trip to New York. I don’t know how long I’ll be there. I may not be able to see you in a few days.” I lowered my head so my mother couldn’t see my expression. I couldn’t face Calvin anymore, so I decided to leave.
“Will it be long?” Florence Brown frowned, but she immediately smiled, “Your job is important, and women still need to have their own careers.”
“Well, Mom, there’s one more thing. The hospitalization fee here is too expensive. Even when he spends money, I always feel bad.”
“Alexia, did you guys have a fight?” Florence Brown clearly felt the exhaustion.
“No.” I denied of course and smiled, my mother asked me again about the divorce. I didn’t dare say that the divorce settlement was still with me. All I could say was that it was still in process. But after what happened last night, I thought about it a lot too, the result of distrust, just being hurt.
Just like with mom and dad, what’s the point of fighting over property? The most important thing is that we are healthy and happy.
If my mom is better off when I leave my dad, what does it matter if I give it all up?
I stayed with my mother in the hospital for a while. I looked at the clock and it was almost ten o’clock. “Mom, I have to go. By the way, I called my aunt, she will be here in two days.”
“Well, I miss her too.” Florence Brown said.
I hugged her, and when I turned around, I saw the box of photos. I stuffed the box under the bed and said, “Mom, don’t look in my stuff. I’ll take care of it when I get back.”
“Don’t worry, you’re an adult, when did your mother ever look into your privacy?” Florence Brown smiled.
I pursed my lips and hugged my mom again, “Mom is the best!”
“Okay, let’s go, don’t miss the time.” Maybe I was behaving too well. Florence Brown still saw nothing wrong, and she even urged me to leave as usual.
I dragged my suitcase out and couldn’t help but cry. I really am useless. Even though I hate Calvin, I need his money because I’m still unable to take care of my mother.
When I came out of the hospital, I saw a pharmacy on the side of the road. Suddenly, I remembered that he had not taken any security measures last night. Although I was still safe, I went to buy emergency contraceptives and swallowed them in water.
I don’t want to get pregnant, I don’t want to have Calvin’s baby, I don’t!
To be treated like that, I can’t forgive him anymore!
Actually, I didn’t go to New York, I went to another city, and I reached out to local friends,
When I decided to leave in the morning, I sent a message to this friend. I plan to stay here for a while so I can calm down and think about what I’m going to do next.
I met this friend on the internet. She was twelve years older than me. Her name was Ella and she was a writer. I was a fan of hers. A few years ago, I happened to stumble upon her readership. I got to know her and started dating her. so we became friends.
Ella is tall. She is very beautiful and has a good temperament. Her husband is an engineer and is away all year, but he is very good to her. They have been married for many years and have no children.
The community where Ella’s family lives is very large and the neighborhood is good. She picked me up.
This is not the first time Ella and I have met. They are very familiar with each other. I came here like I was going home, very comfortable.
“Your phone is on!” Ella reminded me, looking at it.
I picked up the phone, Calvin called, and I just hung up. When I left the house that morning, I put my phone on silent. I checked the phone. Sure enough, Calvin had been calling me since I got in the cab. There were dozens of missed calls.
“Aren’t you going to answer it?” Ella squinted her eyes and babbled to herself. “Did your husband hit you? Did you two have a fight?”
“I don’t want to mention him!” I told Ella about Calvin, about a rich man who was stalking me, and Ella knew a little about Calvin and me.
“What’s wrong with your neck?” Ella saw that my expression was wrong and stopped babbling.
“Your husband did it?” Ella asked.
I turned my head away, a little embarrassed.
Ella frowned and sat down next to me. “Why? Were you forced?”
I quickly withdrew my hand and lowered my head, not knowing what to say.
“Didn’t you say he treats you well? Why is he so rude? Is it because of a special hobby?” Ella saw that I was still silent. She was curious and couldn’t help but guess.
“He saw the earlier photos of me and my ex-boyfriend and said he didn’t trust me.” Maybe it’s because I met her on the internet, and Ella is older than me and has more mature thoughts. I trust her a lot. I won’t talk to Andy, Annie, but I will talk to Ella.
“Did he sleep with you later?” Ella asked seriously.
“Yes.” I nodded.
Ella didn’t say anything more, “Well, don’t think about the unhappy things, you can come with me, I’m very happy, you can live here in peace.” Ella patted me on the shoulder.
Calvin’s POV
At this time, in the office of the president of the Sky Group, I saw that the phone had been hung up again, and suddenly angrily slammed the phone against the wall.
The phone fell to the floor and the screen shattered.
Several people stood beside me, all with their heads down, afraid to speak or move.
“Mr. Smith, I’m sorry, I don’t know Miss Alexia, she-”
“Shut up!” Calvin was already furious.
After the bodyguard had called me I knew in his heart that the girl had obviously run away.
I am now filled with rage and had nowhere to vent, especially after making dozens of calls, none of which materialized, and shortly after turning off the phone, I even felt the urge to kill.
“Get out!” I was the only one left in the office. In fact, I was very depressed. I never thought it was really the first time. She had said she was a virgin once before, but I thought it was a joke at the time.
If I had known, I wouldn’t have hurt her so last night!
And what is She doing now? She was hiding and the phone was off and I couldn’t find her. If I’d known that, I should have installed a GPS on her so I could still find her even if she ran to the ends of the earth.
I suddenly felt a little excited. He hadn’t felt this excited in many years.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door.
“Brother, there’s a call for you!” Warren called outside, “Grandma’s calling.”
I opened the door, took Warren’s phone, and said, “Help me get a new phone.”
Alexia’s POV
At the same time, I felt more comfortable in Ella’s house after talking to Ella. Ella cleaned up the guest room for me. I didn’t eat any more and went to sleep. I slept until I woke up hungry at 3 in the afternoon.
I clutched my stomach and asked, “Sister, do you have anything to eat? I’m so hungry.”
“Go eat!” Ella smiled, picked up her bag and pulled me to eat.
After I ate, I thought for a while and picked up my phone, I needed to call my mom to report my safety.
As soon as I turned on the phone I noticed I was getting a lot of messages from Andy.
“Alexia, where have you been? How do you turn the phone off?”
“Alexia, do you know Mr. Smith is looking for you?”
“Alexia, did you have a fight with Mr. Smith? What did he do to you? Did he hit you or scold you? Tell me!”
“Alexia, please answer me soon if you see it, I am so worried!”
I answered her, “I’m fine, come out and relax.
Then I called my mother. At first my mom thought everything was fine. Just as I was about to hang up, my mother hesitantly said, “Alexia, did you have a fight with Calvin? He stormed over to your house this morning.”
“Mom, no, I have something to do, wait until I get back to tell you.” I didn’t say much, just a few quick words, and hung up the phone.
At the same time, Calvin dialed my cell phone. When he noticed the line was busy, he immediately got excited, which meant it was on, but when he called again, it was off again.
Calvin was disappointed again.
As soon as I got up the next day, Ella took me shopping, saying it would help me relax. When I got to my destination, I realized it was Ella who wanted to change her hairstyle. But I don’t always want to have long hair, so I changed to a short hairstyle that looks good on me. I changed my hairstyle and my mood improved.
“Let’s go! Clothes shopping!” Ella cut her long hair short. She says it’s convenient and the hair dries in no time without wasting time.
Ella and I walked around until it got dark before heading home. When I got to the front door, I found Grandma standing at the bottom of the door talking on the phone. As soon as she turned her head, she saw Ella and me coming, gave a thumbs up and said, “Nice!”
The person on the phone must have been confused by those two words. Grandma Gloria immediately explained, “That’s not you guys, I mean the two girls who live upstairs, they’re beautiful!”
Ella and I laughed, waved to the Grandma Gloria and headed up the stairs.
These days, not only do I call my mum every night, but I turn my phone off and don’t contact anyone. I also read Whatsapp. However, Calvin doesn’t have any messages.