Irene Nadine’s pov
The rain trickled down at night, and I turned on all the lights in the house. I realized what it was called fidgeting.
The program on TV was on, but I didn’t see it at all. My mobile phone was always in my hand. No phone came in, and his phone couldn’t be got through.
There is only one bad thought in my heart, Is something wrong with him?
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. After knowing that I can’t contact him, my heart is always uneasy. At night, my eyelids keep jumping, just like reminding me that something is going to happen.
If it weren’t for dark, I would like to go to the old house now. Maybe his parents know where he is going.
Maybe I am too sensitive, his parents are not worried, and I don’t need to entertain foolish ideas. Maybe his mobile phone is broken, lost and stolen.
I’ll get some sleep, and he may come back tomorrow morning.
Lying on the sofa with my eyes closed, I kept hypnotizing myself and letting myself not worry, but my heart beat faster and faster, and I was restless.
Just as I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep, there was a sound at the door.
I suddenly startled, and ran to the door, not waiting for the people to open the door, I opened the door first, when I saw the man at the door, my heart was at ease. However, looking at the man’s tired face, I didn’t say anything. I helped him to the room and cover the quilt for him.
I breathed a sigh of relief, gently closed the door, tidied up the living room before taking a bath.
In the morning, after seeing that he was in better spirits, I began to ask him, “What have you been doing? Why did you make yourself like this?”
He chuckled and didn’t seriously answer me, “You worry about me.”
“I’m not kidding you! I haven’t been able to get through to you these days. Where have you been?”
He didn’t answer, “Did you call me ?”
Usually, if he doesn’t look for me, I will never take the initiative to contact him, and I always finds him annoying.
“Don’t change the subject!”
“It’s so late, eat breakfast quickly, and talk later.”
I reluctantly compromised and looked at him and asked, “Are you hungry now?”
“Can you still make me food?”
“I’ll buy it downstairs.”
He sighed helplessly, “Just pour me a glass of water, and then I will continue to sleep.”
I also don’t worry, went downstairs to pour a glass of water, handed him after he kicked me out.
I finally felt ease and continue to sleep in peace of mind.
At noon, I called and ordered takeout.
I was in charge of going downstairs to get takeout, but I didn’t expect to see Kathy Clark waiting outside the elevator as soon as the elevator door opened.
Both of them were surprised. I came out of the elevator. Kathy Clark snorted, lifted her foot into the elevator and closed the elevator door directly.
When I got the takeout outside the building and came back, the elevator had already gone several floors, so I had to wait for another one.
Ryan Campbell is lying in bed reading financial magazines. This kind of life is quite comfortable.
Ryan Campbell’s pov
I’m waiting for her lunch, but I didn’t expect the doorbell to ring.
Judging by the time, it’s possible she came up. He went downstairs and opened the door.
But I didn’t expect Kathy Clark to stand by the door.
“Mr. Campbell, where have you been? I can’t find you anywhere!”
Ryan Campbell frowned and looked into the distance subconsciously. He saw the elevator door open. I looked at him with takeout and came over.
I looked at the two men standing by the door, and said nothing, and didn’t know what to say. It felt like it was their private matter, and I didn’t want to get involved, lest Kathy Clark retaliate against me.
Ryan Campbell leaned over to let me in and asked Kathy Clark, “Why are you here?”
I glanced at Kathy Clark and heard Kathy Clark say, “I’m worried about you.”
“You don’t have to worry about my affairs, you go back.”
Kathy Clark felt a little wronged and hated her even more.
Thinking about her hanging out with Ryan Campbell all day, she can’t live in peace day and night.
“Mr. Campbell, I know you are married, but you can’t just leave me, and I don’t mean anything else. I just care about you.”
“Just take care of yourself.”
Kathy Clark was mad with hate in her heart, but she showed a little grievance on her face. She sighed and said, “My birthday is coming. Can you accompany me this year?”
“Kathy, I’m married, and you’ve grown up. Stop being willful.”
Kathy Clark burst into tears. “You used to spend my birthday with me and buy me presents every year,” she said.
“That’s because you are still young. Now you have so many friends, and there is no shortage of people to accompany you to take care of you.”
“I’d rather not, I wish I didn’t grow up, so you will always take care of me, right?”
Ryan Campbell sighed, somewhat helpless.
When she was a child, she was not what she is now. Although she sometimes had some thoughts, she was clever, obedient and sensible, but slowly she was attracted by interests and went further and further in that way. Now she can’t find her way back, and she is no longer the girl of that year.
Seeing that he doesn’t speak, Kathy Clark cried bitterly, then takes a step back, looks at him with some disappointment, and turns and runs away.
Ryan Campbell stood by the door and watched. It might be rude to her, but it was the best choice for her.
He has only taken care of her as a sister.
I didn’t eavesdrop on them, so I went upstairs with the takeout and put it out one by one, waiting for him to come up for dinner.
Sitting at the table, I began to think about what they were talking about underneath, and what they talked about for so long.
What kind of feelings does he have for Kathy Clark? Friends? Relatives? Or a woman with an ambiguous relationship…
I was wondering when Ryan Campbell pushed open the door and came in. “Does she want to eat?”
“Let’s go.”
I froze for a moment. “Then eat.”
“Have you learned the music I taught you last week?”
” I will play it for you when you are ready.”
“I’ll teach you a new one in a couple of days.”
There is finally a common topic between him and her. Before the piano, he really didn’t know what to talk about with her. Every day, he seemed to have nothing else to say except to care about her eating, sleeping and physical condition.
“You teach me something difficult. I am tired of practicing simple fingering skills.”
“Learning is to make progress in boring repeated practice. How long will it take you to get tired of practicing? I think you should not learn this with your patience.”
I pursed my mouth, think his words are reasonable, “Well, teach according to your process.”
“I will take you to a concert some other day, so that you can feel what learning is, lest you still think you are a master.”
“I didn’t, I just want to learn more.”
The atmosphere was very harmonious. In the afternoon, Jeffrey Scott came to deliver the documents to Ryan Campbell. I was about to go out to do some shopping when I met Jeffrey Scott knocking at the door.
Something popped into my head, and I grabbed Jeffrey Scott and asked, “I have something to ask you.”
“Sister-in-law, just say it.”
I looked up upstairs and whispered, “Where have you and Ryan Campbell been the other day? Why is he so tired?”
Jeffrey Scott was stunned and then smiled and said, “Ryan is on a business trip.”
“But why couldn’t I get through to him all that time?”
Jeffrey Scott replied, “This Party A is rather wonderful. They took us on a cruise ship and confiscated our mobile phones, but fortunately, the ending was good. We successfully won a big deal, and the company will be even better in the future.”
I nodded and understood.
“Hey hey, sister-in-law, I went up first.”
I walked into the supermarket, pushed a shopping cart, and took my time to choose what I wanted to buy.
I don’t cook at home, but I still have to buy fruits and cigarettes.
Because when I first got married, I said that he couldn’t smoke in front of me, so he rarely smoked in front of me. For the sake of buying me a piano, I didn’t refuse him to ask me to help buy cigarettes, but I planned to buy them back instead of giving them to him.
He gave me the money, so I bought some fruits by the way. I also picked cheaper fruits in the fruit area. Later, when I went to buy cigarettes, I found that my savings were totally redundant.
The cigarettes he asked for were all hundreds of dollars a box. I was surprised and said to the clerk, “I only buy a pack, not a whole box.”
The clerk smiled and replied, “Miss, this is the price of a pack.”
I frowned, “It’s too expensive. Do you have a cheaper one?” Although Ryan Campbell gave me enough money, I still thought it was too extravagant.
“There is no cheap one for this brand. You can look at other brands.”
I’m looking down at those cigarette packs. Don’t they all look the same except for their names and packaging?
I wanted to buy a box of twenty dollars, but I thought it seemed that there was a big gap. I also pointed to a box with a price of fifty and paid for it.
When the clerk was giving me change, a man’s voice suddenly came behind me, “This cigarette, swipe card.” It’s the one I can’t bear to buy.
When I was stunned, I turned to see Philip Matthews’s face and looked like he had just found me and said, “Irene, you’re here too.”
The clerk made the change and began to fetch cigarettes for Philip Matthews.
Philip Matthews looked down and asked me, “Aren’t you pregnant? Are you still smoking? Ryan Campbell doesn’t care so much about you?”
I put my money in my pocket, and was about to leave with my things. Philip Matthews grabbed me and didn’t speak. He just swiped his card and entered his password, and then waited for the clerk to handle it.
“You let go!”
” I have something to say to you.”
He took the cigarette case, but he took my pocket directly and put it in, and then said, “This cigarette is much better than yours. Take it back and try it.”
I frowned and tried to take out the box of cigarettes, but Philip Matthews took my hand directly and walked outside the supermarket, asking me directly, “Did you backlist me? The phone couldn’t get through, and no one answered the text message.”
“So what? I don’t know you, let alone have nothing to say.”
Philip Matthews laughs, “How do you know each other? sleep?”
“Sick!” When I rolled my eyes, I didn’t like this kind of man who played with women at all.
I shook off his hand, quickened my steps and left without looking back.
I walked a long way quickly before I remembered that Philip Matthews’ cigarette was still in my bag, which was staggering expensive.
Cigarettes are so expensive, it’s a pity to throw them away, and I don’t want to go back to him. Ryan Campbell didn’t give me so much money, which is simply not enough to buy so many cigarettes. It’s hard to explain to take them back.
Thinking about it, I gave the cigarette to the doorman’s uncle. If the doorman didn’t know me, he probably didn’t dare to accept the smoke from unknown sources.
“This cigarette is not cheap. Isn’t your husband smoking this kind of cigarette? Why don’t you take it back to him?”
I said, “This is what I took out of his room. I have to make him quit smoking.”
After I bought the cigarette, I breathed a sigh of relief and went home.