The topic changed too quickly, and William’s mind couldn’t keep up for a moment.
Staring at Nana’s delicate face, he naturally connected the two things she mentioned.
“Did Scarlet ask you to help me find a job?” William scratched his head in confusion.
“Of course not. Where did you get that idea?”
Nana covered her mouth and chuckled softly, feeling powerless to comment on William’s one-track mind.
“But Scarlet is worried about your current state of idleness, and I feel the same way. You should return to the workplace and strive for some achievements.”
Nana encouraged William gently with her words.
She understood her own limitations, and the only thing she could do was leverage Jane’s connections. At the very least, she didn’t want to see William waste his youth anymore.
In this city, the Pansy Group held a significant position, and William had even submitted his resume there after graduating from university.
However, there were communication problems during the interview, and he ultimately failed to enter the Pansy Group.
Recalling this experience, William furrowed his brow unconsciously.
“Can I try applying to other companies?”
His tone seemed to comply with Nana, seeking his opinion first when faced with something he resisted.
“Why? Isn’t Pansy Group good?” Nana was puzzled by his words.
“It’s not that it’s not good…”
William lowered his head, staring at his shoes, thinking back to the time he walked into the lobby of the Pansy Group, almost being mistaken for a migrant worker and kicked out by the security guard.
His pride had always been strong, even though he had been the center of attention in college, he still faced the lash of class differences upon entering society.
“It’s just that Pansy Group isn’t suitable for me. After your parents are discharged and settled, I’ll go and apply for jobs on my own.”
That’s how William declined Nana’s good intentions.
He didn’t want to climb this particular relationship, especially after seeing Patrick in the hospital room today.
William had a mediocre impression of Patrick. He disliked the man’s superiority and his inherent arrogance and indifference.
Not expecting William to reject her, Nana was quite helpless. All she could do was encourage him to be in the best state when looking for other jobs.
According to Nana’s plan, if William could put his energy back into his career, he would gradually let go of the entanglements between them.
Perhaps he would even meet a girl who was truly suitable for him.
Two days later, Jerry and Tracy were preparing to be discharged from the hospital.
That day, William was busy as usual, while Nana packed up their belongings in the hospital room. He went downstairs to handle the discharge procedures.
He sent the couple home attentively, and when William heard that Janelle’s formula milk was running out, he went to the supermarket without hesitation.
After a while, gasping for breath, he knocked on the door, holding a can of formula milk in his arms. He had intended to bring it to Nana’s room, but suddenly heard voices coming from inside.
Nana was currently on the phone with Carl, and her tone was slightly more excited than last time.
“Carl, thank you. I received the gift you sent me.”
Nana expressed her gratitude to Carl and heard him ask if she liked it. She smiled and replied, “I thought you had forgotten, but you’ve always remembered.”
The gift Carl gave her was a limited-edition necklace from a niche brand.
During Nana’s early pregnancy, she came across it in a magazine and instantly fell in love with it.
Subsequently, Carl searched the entire city and even anonymously sought to buy it online, but the necklace was already out of stock. He couldn’t fulfill Nana’s wish for a long time.
Taking advantage of this filming opportunity, Carl searched in another city in the East.
As a surprise before his return, he bought the necklace at a high price and immediately sent it to Nana.
Hearing Nana’s joyful voice, Carl felt that this trip was worthwhile, and his efforts in searching the streets hadn’t been in vain.
“Perhaps you don’t believe it, but I remember every word you said,” Carl boasted to her, reporting on his schedule, “I’ll be back the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow I’ll buy a gift for Janelle.”
The two chatted on the phone for a while, and after ending the call, Nana opened the exquisite box that held the necklace.
She gently picked up the shell-shaped pendant with her fingers, carefully observing it in her palm, reminiscing about the little moments she had with Carl.
At the same time, William, peering through the partially closed door, looked inside. Out of curiosity, he silently eavesdropped and was surprised to see Nana wiping away tears.
He froze.
What followed was an indescribable sense of loss.
He heard Nana talking on the phone with Carl and saw the happiness on her face.
Anger and jealousy intertwined in his heart. William was filled with intense disappointment, his eyes dim and lifeless, taking steps backward.
Returning to the living room, he placed the can of formula milk on the table.
“Mrs. Lawson, I have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”
William spoke absentmindedly, his mind in a daze.
Tracy also noticed something was off with him and put down the unwashed vegetables, poking her head out from the kitchen. “William, aren’t you staying for dinner?”
“No, no…”
William’s ears still echoed with Nana’s voice during the phone call, and he refused Tracy’s invitation, turning around and leaving.
Tracy was puzzled, but she wiped her hands clean and took the formula milk to the bedroom.
Seeing her mother coming in, Nana noticed the can of formula milk in her arms and smiled slightly, asking, “Where’s William? Why didn’t I hear him come back?”
“He said he had something to do and left.”
Tracy responded truthfully, frowning and muttering, “But he seemed strange, deeply troubled before he left.”
At the moment, Nana had no idea what had happened to William, and she couldn’t help but feel worried.
She called William’s phone, and soon she heard his listless voice.
“William, what’s wrong? Why did you suddenly leave without saying anything?”
Nana’s concern warmed William’s low spirits.
But he knew that Nana’s care had nothing to do with romantic love.
“I’m fine, just that a company unexpectedly asked me to come for an interview this afternoon.”
William casually lied, in reality, he hadn’t even submitted any resumes these past two days.
In Nana’s memory, it was the same, and she asked in surprise, “You’re already having an interview so soon? When did you submit your resume?”
“The day before yesterday, late at night.”
William continued to mask the chaos in his heart with lies.
“Let’s not talk about it now, I have to catch a bus.”
As he spoke, William hastily hung up the phone, but Nana could tell that he was clearly hiding something.
The following day, because William claimed he was going for interviews at several companies, he didn’t contact Nana again.
To help him change his current life situation as quickly as possible, Nana didn’t disturb him and wholeheartedly took care of the baby.
The next afternoon.
Although Jerry and Tracy had been discharged from the hospital, they had varying degrees of leg fractures, so their mobility was still somewhat limited.
Nana took her daughter to the supermarket to buy groceries and felt a bit hungry on the way back, so they stopped at a nearby restaurant to eat.
In just twenty minutes, as Nana prepared to pay and go home, she reached into the pocket of her coat and suddenly panicked.
“Weird, where did my phone go?”