Stella Grace gave Eli Wayne a call after showing her final respects to her mother.
“Natalie, I have some good news. Sean has signed the contract with Aneira. He promised me that I could travel for a month with my baby. Hahahahaha, my happy days are finally coming,” Eli said happily as soon as she answered the phone.
“Ah, I am also happy for you. You must live a wonderful and magnanimous life for yourself. Although it will be ordinary, at the very least, you would be safe. You will be happy for sure, because it is what you have longed for all this while,” Natalie said with a smile.
“Yes, I have to leave Sean first. He has a wife and he is the President too. If I were to be exposed, I will be a sinner forever. Maybe I will be recorded in history and be known as the enchantress who brings calamity to the country and its people. Then I will be unlucky and my reputation will be ruined forever, hahaha.”
“Well, when are you going to leave?” Natalie asked in a low voice.
“I still have one last thing to deal with. I’m not worried about you anymore. You have Allen now, and he will definitely protect you. But, I’m a little worried about my parents now. I’ll have to ask them to retire first, and I have to find a friend who could help them change their identities. Do you think that my parents would agree to it?” Eli said worriedly.
“You have to tell them the truth, and explain your situation to them. After all, you are their only child. Although you have severed your ties with them, your parents are all alone without a child, so they would still treat you as their only daughter.”
“We had a pretty bad argument back then. Natalie, could you please help me find out more about them first?” Eli asked.
“Okay, I’ll make an appointment with them tonight.”
“Tonight?” Eli scratched her head, “Shall we meet and have a discussion first?”
“That’s not necessary. I know what you’re thinking. I will contact you at night after I get in touch with your parents,” Natalie then hung up the phone.
She had Eli’s father’s number, so she called him directly.
“Who is this?” Eli’s father’s voice sounded hoarse.
Natalie felt a little sad. Time had passed, and the old dean was already old and approaching the end of his life.
“Hello, I am Eli’s friend. I have something to talk to you about, Uncle. Are you free this evening?” Natalie said politely.
“I don’t have such a daughter,” Eli’s father hung up the phone immediately.
Natalie sighed and she called Eli’s mother instead.
“Hello.”
“Hello, I am Eli’s friend. I have something to discuss with you. May I know if you are free this evening? It’s an important matter,” Natalie said softly.
“Eli’s friend?” Mrs. Wayne was a little hesitant.
“Yes, she had difficult reasons as to why she left home back then. She was also forced to bear a child in order to protect herself and you two.”
“Eli… How is she doing now? How could a mother and a daughter have an overnight feud? Even if she had gotten pregnant out of wedlock, we would only reprimand her for a while. How could we not forgive her? Why did she have to sever her ties with us?” Mrs. Wayne’s voice was choked with emotions.
“That’s because she wanted to protect you two. Could we please meet this evening? It would be better if we meet at a place that’s more secluded,” Natalie suggested.
“Eli’s father is stubborn, so I will have to persuade him slowly. Come to Gorady Spa House and choose a random private room. The spa belongs to my friend, so I could get the key to the back door and enter the private room secretly.”
“Okay, I’ll head over to Gorady Spa House now. See you later.” Natalie hung up the phone and immediately went to the spa.
The streets of A City had changed a lot, and the views were unrecognizable now.
When she was a child, she wished that she could become a house. She wanted to stay in the place she wanted to stay at forever. The houses nowadays were often demolished, mimicking the fragility of human life.
She arrived at Gorady Spa House shortly after. She then followed the receptionist into room 203, “I would like to have a rose bath, but not now. I want to wait for someone, is that okay?”
“Yes, you may rest for a while first. Just press the button on the table when you’re ready,” the receptionist said with a smile. She then handed a cup of lemon tea to her.
“Thank you, but could you stay outside for a while? It won’t take too long.”
“Oh, okay.” The receptionist gave Natalie a strange look and left the room.
Natalie sent a text message to Eli’s mother, “I am in room 203.”
As soon as she sat down on the sofa, Eli’s mother came in from the back door. She locked the door and asked anxiously, “What happened to Eli? She hasn’t been home at all and she has never called us. She didn’t even come back for her father’s birthday and her father was so angry that he fell sick.”
“Sorry, Eli has her own difficulties. She provoked a person whom she shouldn’t have and was forced to have sex with him. The person didn’t even allow her to abort the child. If she did, the people whom she cared about would be in danger, especially you two.
She was worried that you two would be dragged into her mess, so she severed her ties with you two, hoping that you all would not get involved.
Now, Eli finally has the chance to leave the man, but she has to leave this country, conceal her identity and live a new life. She is worried that the man would go after you two after she leaves,” Natalie explained.
Mrs. Wayne frowned and she asked several questions in a row, “Who did Eli offend? She is outspoken, but she is not malevolent. I have always told her that she should be cautious with her words. What should I do now? Where is she going? Will she never come back again? What should I do with her father? Now, her father misses her so much that he had fallen ill.”
“I can’t tell you who the person is she has offended for the time being, but the man is very powerful. One word from him and the whole A Country will tremble. His power is beyond your imagination.”
“Is that man… Sean Yaleman? The current President?” Mrs. Wayne asked suspiciously.
Natalie paused for a moment. She didn’t expect that Mrs. Wayne could guess it correctly at once.
From Natalie’s eyes, Mrs. Wayne knew that she was right.
“I knew it. He used to provoke Eli when he was young and I couldn’t believe that he actually became the president now. I didn’t expect that he would treat Eli like this. He is married and Eli hates being a mistress and being restrained the most. She must be living a miserable life now.” Mrs. Wayne’s eyes were brimming red and she wiped her tears away.
“Luckily, she finally has a chance to escape now. She has found someone to help you and your husband to change your identities and live a new life thereafter. Although you guys could never contact your former friends anymore, at least you both would be safe. Would you guys be willing to do so?”
“Can’t we go with her? Where is she going? Where are we going? We could always look for new friends and a new job, but we only have one daughter. If we could leave with her, then we could at least take care of her,” Mrs. Wayne said sadly.
“That’s great. I will make the necessary arrangements then. What about Dean Wayne?”
“My husband cares about Eli more than I do, but he just doesn’t understand the situation right now. Once he knows the truth, he will definitely be willing to do it,” Mrs. Wayne said with certainty.
“If you two are certain that you want to do it, then just give me a call. I’ll make the necessary arrangements.”
Mrs. Wayne looked at Natalie and said, “Thank you.”
“It’s what I should do,” Natalie smiled.
As long as Eli and her family were safe, she would have no regrets.