Irene Nadine’s pov
Looking at my reflection in the elevator, I took a long sigh of relief to calm my nervousness. I told myself that I was all ready to marry Arthur Mitchell, so I had to learn how to face everything.
Arthur Mitchell is a special gentleman. I’m too nervous and sensitive.
How is it possible to want Theresa to grow up with him without paying?
And Arthur Mitchell is not a bad man. It may not be so difficult to try to accept it.
I just don’t know why. Just as I got off my mind, Ryan Campbell’s face appeared in the elevator.
When the elevator door opened, I immediately got rid of the clutter in my heart and carried the child into the room.
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Ryan Campbell’s pov
With the advent of night, The Campbell’s building gradually became empty.
In the office on the top floor, I sat on the cane chair beside the French window, looking out of the window at the bustling night scene, sucking cigarettes at my fingertips.
“Knock –” before I could answer, the door was opened from outside. Philip came in with the document, stopped beside me and said, “Ryan, we will talk about the contract information tomorrow.”
I pointed to the table in front of me and said lightly”Put it down, you can go off duty.”
Philip nodded, but he did not go away. I raised my eyes and looked at him with an inquiring look, as if to ask if he was still busy. Philip paused and said, “Brother Scott wants you to pay attention to your rest.”
I muttered “Mind your own business” and then said to Philip, “Go back. Now it’s none of your business.”
Watching Philip turn around and leave, I just took a deep breath, put the cigarette out in the ashtray, and shrunk down, closing my eyes with some fatigue.
No sleepiness.
For four years, I deliberately blocked all the information about her. I didn’t ask where she was or what her life was like. I could easily find her with my skills, but I didn’t.
I thought I could forget without asking, but four years later, I found that my heart was still occupied by that ruthless woman.
Obviously you can’t stay with me, but you still occupy the position in my heart. How greedy you are.
She has remarried. She is someone else’s wife. Maybe she has become a mother again.
I know there is no future between us, but I can’t forget that woman.
While meditating, the mobile phone in my pocket rang. Now my mother is the most frequent one to call me on my personal phone. I can tell it was her without looking at her name.
Now she has found me another object. This object is not ordinary. It is her friend’s youngest daughter, and she is also the most satisfied one of the objects she introduced to me.
I was not in the mood to deal with these things, but I still answered the phone, because if I hung up her phone, my father would have to come to pick me up.
“You should get off work? Come home for dinner?”
” I won’t go over it.”
“I just called Philip. He said that you are not busy recently and didn’t work overtime at night. Come back quickly. Irene is also here. You young people should come back and have a chat.”
I was in no mood, but I had to nod my head and agree.
That girl’s nickname is Irene, and her nickname is Cynthia Patel. My mother probably knows that I can’t forget it.
I met Cynthia Patel once, and I was also fooled by my mother to go home for dinner.
He is a good girl. She looks decent and gentle.
But I didn’t like her. Even if my mother praised her to heaven, I didn’t feel a bit excited.
In fact, I really want to find a new emotional sustenance, and then forget her, but it’s very difficult.
When I see any girl, I will compare with her at the first time in my mind.
Will regard her shortcomings as advantages, and then dislike the girl in front of me.
I have met people who are similar to her in character and appearance, but after all, they are not her and can not be replaced.
I smoked another cigarette in the office before I left. When I drove home, everyone was already there and sat at the table.
I guess it was arranged by my mother. She left a place for me next to Cynthia Patel.
I didn’t say anything out of politeness. I sat down and nodded to Cynthia Patel’s mother. After all, it was an elder. I didn’t dare to be too casual at home.
“How did you get there?”
I just perfunctorily said: “Traffic jam on the road.”
My mother rudely exposed me: “It’s not the rush hour, so you’re alone?”
I didn’t say anything again, and my mother didn’t scold me much, just smiled and explained to her when she was small, “Ryan is busy at work.”
“It’s OK. It’s OK to work. I can understand. Sometimes we Irene are the same.”
“Irene has returned now. Is she going to work?”
Ryan Campbell didn’t say a word to Cynthia Patel. Cynthia Patel was interesting to him. The two young people didn’t communicate, but the two mothers talked.
“Yes, his father is working for her.”
“Or come to Ryan’s company, anyway…”
Before Mom finished, I interrupted, “The company is not short of people, and there is no suitable position for Ms. Patel.”
“You are so busy all day. Why are there no shortage of people? Didn’t Jeffrey Scott go to the branch office? Just let Irene be your assistant. I believe Irene also has the ability.”
“The female assistant is not convenient, and the position is already occupied.”
“Why is it inconvenient? Women are much more careful than men and think more about things. They have different ways of thinking from your men. You can’t afford to hire another female assistant.”
I know that she is determined to arrange Cynthia Patel beside me. No matter how much I refuse, , I have no room for objection.
“I’m afraid I’ve wronged Ms. Patel.”
“No, Irene’s work experience is not very rich. In fact, both her father and I hope she can work with you. After all, you are an expert in this field. You can certainly learn a lot around you. It doesn’t matter whether your salary is high or not. I”
Without giving me room to speak, my mother immediately asked Cynthia Patel, “What do you think about Irene?”
Cynthia Patel paused, then took a look at Ryan Campbell, smiled and said, “All right. It’s my honor to learn from Mr. Campbell.”
“That’s settled. Ryan, you can go to the company tomorrow to make arrangements. I will personally take Irene to the company tomorrow to get familiar with him. If there is no problem, he will be officially working.”
I didn’t speak anymore, and my expression was not very beautiful, but no one saw my mood at all, so Cynthia Patel was pushed to my side.
Let her come to the company. She is just an employee. My subordinates do not have female employees. They can do whatever they like.
Although I want to put her down, I haven’t got to the point where I can marry a girl at random. If I force a person who doesn’t love me to stay with me, it will only destroy the love between two people.
Moreover, I couldn’t bear to see her unhappy, otherwise I wouldn’t have signed a divorce document according to her wishes.
When she came to me for signature that day, what hurt me most was not that she suspected that the child was my premeditated death, but that she had once been so simple and lovely, turned into a suspicious one, and saw that she had changed from happy to unhappy, which I had caused
So far, I have learned that my heart has not been put down, and I am still being led by the woman who left.
I went to the company on time the next day, didn’t pay much attention to Cynthia Patel’s affairs, sorted out the documents needed for the meeting, and didn’t want to stop myself for a moment.
Since she left, my life has returned to its former state, as if I was only busy with work.
In fact, I’m not really busy. I don’t need to do everything by myself, but I don’t want to take my time to think about those annoying things.
Mom came with Cynthia Patel early in the morning. I took a look at them and said nothing.
“Ryan, are you busy so early?”
“Hmm.” I just answered with a calm voice, without any expression. Because I am usually like this, no one can see my displeasure at the moment.
“We also discussed with Irene last night. You don’t need to assign her any position, just let her be your assistant, and learn from you.”
I just said in a businesslike manner, “Go to the Personnel Department to submit your resume.”
My mother stared at me secretly and said, “Irene was introduced by us. ”
“Necessary procedures, even if you come to work, you have to follow this step.”
Cynthia Patel took her sleeve and said, “Auntie, it doesn’t matter. Besides, every company is like this. I brought my resume.”
“Can’t I just show you my resume? We have to run away all the time.”
“I have to do all these things myself. What’s the use of the people I recruit?”
“You son of a bitch, if your father came here today, I think you dare to be rude.”
Cynthia Patel quickly smiled and said, “Auntie, brother has too many things to do. Let’s listen to his arrangement.”
“Come on, I’ll take you down.”
“No, aunt, just tell me where it is. I’ll go by myself.”
Mrs. Campbell was afraid that someone would gossip about Cynthia Patel after she went there, so she didn’t go there with Cynthia Patel.
After Cynthia Patel left, Mrs Campbell just went to ask Ryan Campbell: “Irene is a good girl. She is also very interesting to you. mother also hopes you have a good life”
“Mom, I said I don’t think about it now.”
“You are 30 years old. When do you want to think about it? You also think about it for us. Do you think your father and I don’t want to have grandchildren?”
I can’t help but think of the child who is coming to the world but regrets his death because of my promptness.