I smiled and sat down at the table with him. “Who said no? Don’t you give me a raise?”
“I will give you all my salary. Do you think it will be a raise for you?”
“You get paid too?” I was surprised, “It’s really rare.”
I squinted and spread out my hands. “That salary card is brought. I heard that in general families now, women are in charge of money.”
I was joking, but Cheney actually got up, pulled out a card from his wallet and handed it to me saying, “Here, my payroll card.”
I stared at him and said, “Do you really want to give it to me?”
“I only have more money left. If you want anything else, I may not have it. If you want it, you can ask for it.”
I was speechless and shook my head. “That’s okay, I don’t want what you have in your hand. I still want something else.”
He calmly took a bite of his meal. “What do you want?”
I shrugged. “I haven’t thought of it yet.”
“What do you think is the most important?”
I looked at Cheney and said solemnly, “I always felt that love is the most important thing in a family, but now, I feel that love and sincerity are the same worthless, and the one who pays more and loves more will always get hurt and even be trampled.”
“Not all the feelings between men and women are like those of your parents. Look at the good ones.” He consoled me.
I sighed slightly, “Is there an unchanging love in this world?”
“Yes, people can’t believe in love, but they can’t deny its existence. Didn’t you say that you envy my grandparents?”
I can’t help but smile. “Your grandparents can’t be found in a pair of tens of thousands of pairs. It’s really a hundred years of good marriage when they meet the right person at the right time and combine it.”
“It’s a matter of opinion.”
I looked at him with a melancholy face. “If you don’t tell others, it’s on you. I don’t know what kind of feelings you have experienced. But I want to ask you something, if you love someone desperately now, can you still do it?”
He was silent for a moment.
Seeing his contemplative appearance, I smiled and waved my hand and said, “Forget it, let’s skip this topic and eat, I am hungry.”
He gave me a white look. “Now, if you love someone desperately, can you do it?”
I shook my head firmly. “I can’t do it. I don’t want to use my limited life to love someone, and finally get hurt to pieces. Although two people in two of a kind may be like your grandparents, the probability is too low. I dare not gamble on an uncertain love for the rest of my life. It’s good now, don’t you think?”
I really think it’s a good way to get along with Cheney now.
I don’t love him, and he doesn’t love me.
If he wants to terminate this marriage for any reason, I can bless him with a smile and send him away.
I think this kind of marriage suits me very well.
Cheney’s pov
The cleverness of this woman is that she won’t ask me for love.
This is what other women can’t learn, but for her, this indifference seems to be integrated into her bone marrow. This is what I am most satisfied with.
In this way, it’s really good. Neither of us will get tired.
That’s why I said, I won’t object to living with this woman for a lifetime.
However, sometimes, I still wonder what kind of man can disturb her heart.
If such a man shows up… damn it! I have some unhappiness in my heart.
That’s right, my woman, who dares to covet.
Krista’s POV
The Brennan Group declared bankruptcy much sooner than I thought.
Because Brent refused to come forward, the police put him on a nationwide arrest warrant as the maker of the Cross River Bridge accident.
The only thing I can do now is wait for the police to arrest Brent.
On Sunday morning, Afra came to the Jade Court early to knock on our door, and we took her to the top floor pool of the Fischer Hotel to learn how to swim.
With Cheney’s guidance and encouragement, Afra has been making progress.
I sat cross-legged and watched Cheney patiently talking about something to Afra, thinking that if Cheney had children of his own, he would be a good father.
At noon, an uninvited guest suddenly came outside, Rashad.
Afra saw him with a full face of surprise. “Brother Rashad, you are here. I haven’t seen you for a long time, and I miss you so much.”
Rashad said hello to us and went swimming with Cheney.
I asked Afra, “Do you like your brother Rashad very much?”
Afra posted it beside me and whispered, “Brother Rashad is great. He always takes me to the amusement park. Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle are not allowing me to play in such a messy place. They were afraid that I would be in danger. Only Brother Rashad will take me. Besides, my brother will allow me to eat ice cream, French fries and hamburgers, but my grandfather, grandmother and uncle are not allowing me to eat those, so I especially like brother Rashad.” She explained.
I can’t help but smile, children’s worlds are always so simple.
After they swam around, I smiled and said, “Go to the hotel restaurant downstairs and have a buffet.”
Soon, a group of us went downstairs and arrived at the restaurant. Everyone went to get what they wanted to eat, and then got together.
Afra soaked in the water all morning, and she was probably hungry. She ate and gobbled it up.
From time to time, I told her to take a sip of milk so she would not choke.
Aside from that, Rashad looked at me and joked, “Auntie, did you secretly raise children?”
I gave him a white mark and didn’t care about him.
“You look very experienced when you take care of the child.” Rashad said in a shameless way.
Cheney said coldly, “You, stop talking, no one treats you as dumb.”
Rashad put up a wry smile and said, “Second uncle, do you also think so? Did you see Aunt and how skilled she is?”
I gave him an oblique note. “Rashad, don’t find fault and eat your meal well.”
Rashad shrugged, laughed, and said nothing.
Then Cheney’s cell phone rings. He pulls it out, gets up, and walks aside to answer the phone.
After he hung up his cell phone, he went back to his seat, picked up his clothes, and said to me, “I have something to deal with. After dinner, you can go home first.”
I nodded. “Okay, see you.”
He slanted Rashad, seemed a little uneasy, and said to me, “But I’ll send you back first.”
“It doesn’t matter, I’m full, I will just go back by myself.” I stood up and said to Afra, “Afra, have fun. Auntie will go first.”
Afra waved at me and Cheney and we left the restaurant together.
After watching me get in the car, Cheney arranged for the driver in the hotel to take him away.
Rashad’s POV
It feels very strange to see Uncle in a hurry.
There are not many people who can make Uncle so uneasy.
I thought about it and said to Afra, “Afra, your brother may have to take care of something this afternoon. Can we make our appointment another day?”
She’s not very happy.
I squeezed her little face. “What do you think of next Saturday afternoon?”
She pouted, “I really wanted you to take me next week.”
“Don’t worry, your brother will never lie to you.”
After lunch with Afra, I took Afra back to the Fischer’s mansion.
When I sent Afra outside the Plum Court, Jacob ran out in a panic.
I said, “Uncle Jacob, why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?”
He stepped forward with a happy face and took my hand. “Flora… Flora, she woke up.”
I was shocked and looked at him. After half a minute, I said, “Are you sure?”
He nodded again and again, and his voice trembled. “Just now, the doctor called me and said that when the nurse went in to feed her, she saw her fingers move several times. The doctor said that maybe there will be a miracle for Flora, Rashad, my Flora will wake up, and she will definitely wake up.”