I said, “Clarrie, drink some water.”
“Okay, mommy.” She was still eyeing her books.
I went to Dennis, who was still busy with work.
I took up the book I had not finished and sat beside him, reading.
He smiled, “Are you hungry?”
I shook my head, put my head on his shoulders, and kept reading.
“What do you want to eat for lunch?” He stopped his work and held me in her arms.
I thought a while but found nothing in particular.
“Then we cook at home?” He suggested.
I nodded and smiled, “Then you will be the cook.”
“Okay.”
I resumed my reading.
He looked at my book and smiled, “When did you get it? Bossy-boss?”
I closed the book and looked at the cover.
Bossy Boss in Love with Me.
I laughed, “Diana bought it and put it in YL Apartment. I found it funny and took it.”
He smiled, “Is it good?”
I thought and nodded, “It was nice.”
I paused and continued, “But the boss has so much spare time that takes his girl to travel around the world.”
Dennis, on the other hand, was so busy with meetings, contracts, and business trips.
He knew my implication and smiled, “How about it if I do the same thing?”
I shook my head, “No. If you stop working, I will have to work.”
Though we had deposited a large amount of money, one day it would come to zero if nobody worked anymore.
He laughed, “You would rather worry about how you can spend money than earn it. The money I have would support you for hundreds of years.”
Oh.
That was not modest.
The day went away peacefully.
I loved the peaceful time which I could spend with your family.
And the weekend was over.
Dennis went to work.
Clarrie went to classes.
I was home alone.
Folly called me to let me go shopping with her.
It was cold in late autumn. I wouldn’t like to go out.
But I was so lonely so I agreed.
I hailed a taxi to the shopping mall.
Folly was already there, with two boxes of deserts in her hand.
She gave me one box and smiled, “You should dress up a little. We go shopping for happiness, right? If you primp a bit, the passers-by wouldn’t resist staring at you.”
I smiled, “That might invite trouble.” Considering what I had been through with the journalists.
She nodded and said no more.
It was crowded in the mall and I didn’t like it.
Folly was quite lively and didn’t ignore a single shop.
She would be very happy if she got something pretty.
Just like Diana, who would be happy with good food.
It was said that people with similar dispositions would be friends.
Diana and I were not alike but we had known each other for very long.
But why did Folly become my friend, too?
I was lost in my thought.
Folly poked me with her arm, “Hey, what are you thinking about? Look, which one is prettier?”
I looked at the two necklaces in her hand and said without much thought, “Both are pretty. You could buy both.”
She was surprised, “Gee, Clara. Now I feel that you are a rich woman. I thought that you were economical. And the clothes and accessories you wear are all bought by Dennis?”
I nodded, “I don’t go shopping much and I don’t care much about what I wear. Toby would buy these things every season under Dennis’ order.”
She said, “Oh, rich people! Dennis is loving you so much. But you, as a woman, don’t like shopping or having good food. Then what do you do in your spare time?”
“Reading at home.” It was true. When Diana was alive, I would go out with her to eat tasty foods on weekends. But now I have no friends except for you and I just stay home.”
She sighed, “Your natural beauty would be enough to conquer Dennis.”
Then she thought a while and said, “Well, 400, 000 for one. I will buy both for myself.”
I was surprised, “How much?”
She raised her eyebrows, “400, 000.”
“Isn’t it too expensive?” If the housing price was 10, 000 for one square meter, I wouldn’t call it pricy. But 40, 000 for one necklace was too much.
She was surprised at my reaction, “Didn’t you just tell me to buy two of them? Now you think they are expensive? In fact, they are not expensive given that they are designed by renowned designers from England. And the diamond is very precious.”
Well, I still found them expensive.
She paid the money with a card and received the well-wrapped necklaces.
I said, “You wear on your neck a two-roomed house. That’s too extravagant.”
She replied, “You don’t know about jewels? The bracelet on your hand is worth a villa in City p!”