After a series of tragic events at home, Blanche was depressed all day long, and on this day, she received a call from Celeste who asked her out for a talk.
She didn’t want to go, but she felt as if she was guilty if she didn’t go, so she went to the appointment, enduring her grief.
Sitting in a coffee shop with an excellent environment, Blanche looked haggard compared with Celeste’s radiance. Celeste raised his chin and deliberately satirized her and said, “Have you had a bad time recently? Look at you. It’s really pale. ”
“If you have something to say, just say it.”
Blanche didn’t want to talk too much nonsense with her.
“It’s nothing. But I heard that you’re about to have a grandson, so congratulations in advance.”
Celeste’s words exactly cut Blanche to the quick, and she said with a gloomy face, “You don’t need to be sarcastic. I know what kind of person you are better than anyone else.”
“Yeah? Is it like I know you as well as I know me?”
Blanche didn’t speak and smiled mockingly, “Everyone else thinks that you’re dignified, decent, and cultivated, but you’re just a mistress who steals someone else’s fiancé.”
“Celeste !!!”
Blanche was livid, “Don’t go too far.”
“Do I go too far? You stole my man and don’t I even have the right to whine about it? Compared to the way others treat mistresses, I’m already polite and modest enough to you.”
“I didn’t steal your man. You should blame yourself for being too extreme and overbearing, and that’s why you couldn’t get Patrick in love with you.”
“Oh, yeah, compared to the ability to seduce men, I’m not as good as you, but now, you should have suffered retribution, right? I heard that your son was also haunted by a mistress, and your daughter-in-law got divorced. I really felt happy to hear such news. I didn’t expect that you would also encounter this today, being annoyed by a mistress and having your son separated from your daughter-in-law, hahaha …”.
When Blanche saw how Celeste mocked her, she was so angry that she slapped her palm on the table and gritted her teeth, “Even if I’m having a bad life, you’re not necessarily better than me. Up to now, you’re all alone, and your son is still married to a daughter-in-law you’re not happy with. How are you qualified to mock me?”
“If I’m not satisfied with the woman my son marries, she’ll give birth to grandchildren without demur if ask her to do so, can you? Your son is in love with your daughter-in-law, but your daughter-in-law can’t give birth. If Patrick could have foreseen today, he would have chosen his wife carefully in the first place. Choosing the wrong woman is to ruin his own life, and it looks like there’s no one to succeed him in the huge family business.”
Swish …
Blanche couldn’t stand it any longer and splashed a glass of water on Celeste’s face, “Then we’ll see who will laugh last.”
Staring at her departing back, Celeste raised a cruel smile, staring with anger. We would see, then, Blanche!
Bella got off work a little late this evening. The last bus had left, and she was standing at the intersection being depressed when a silver-gray Hummer stopped in front of her, “Miss, do you want a ride?”
She looked woodenly at the person she was talking to in the car, “Mr. Stock …”
“Come on up, it’s free.”
Looking at how late it was, she struggled for a few seconds and got into Quintin’s car.
“I heard Mr. Ronald say that you’re especially nimble. You will be able to handle it once you’re taught. Is it so?”
Bella replied modestly, ” Mr. Ronald flatters me. I’m not as powerful as he says.”
“Really? I also thought you were very intelligent when I first saw you. Are you trying to tell me that my eyes are out of whack as well?”
Bella was profoundly scared and mourned in her heart that your eyes were not out of whack but I was the one with the problem with my eyes …
“Maybe I’m more adaptable.”
Quintin smiled meaningfully and didn’t say anything else.
The car stopped in front of Armand’s house. Quintin got out of the car and pulled the door open for her, checking out an old building in front of her, “Do you live here?”
“Yeah.”
“Won’t you invite me in for a moment?”
“It’s too late …”
As soon as Bella finished, her aunt came out of the house, carrying a basin of water in her hand, and as soon as she saw Quintin standing in front of Bella, she walked over and asked, “Bella, who is this?”
“Hey, isn’t your name Haley?”
“My nickname.”
After Bella explained in a low voice, she introduced, “He is my boss Quintin.”
Then unnaturally, she looked askance at Quintin, “This is my aunt.”
Quintin immediately stretched out his hand, “Hello, nice to meet you, auntie.”
Mika was simply flattered to hear him call auntie, and put down the water basin in her hand, and rubbed her hand against her clothes a few times before shaking hand with him.
“Hello, would you like to come inside and have a glass of water?”
“Well, it won’t bother you, will it?”
“No no, please come in.”
Bella suddenly stared at him and was about to stop, but Quintin had already taken a step to follow her aunt in.
She didn’t know exactly what Quintin settled for. After entering the house, she took her pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower, deliberately hiding from going out. About half an hour later, the aunt came knocking on the door, “Bella, why did you take a shower for so long? Your leader has left.”
As soon as she heard that Quintin had left, she felt relieved and she got dressed and got out of the bathroom.
“Bella, tell me honestly, does your leader like you?”
Mika saw her out and quickly ran over to ask curious questions.
“No, I’ve only been in the company for a few days. Do you think I’m that charming?”
“But I think he seems to like you. As you said, you’ve only been in the company for a few days. Why would he, as a leader, send an employee home?”
“It’s just a good deed.”
“Huh … Don’t treat your aunt as a fool. I tell you he looks quite reliable, definitely much more reliable than Kevin. Don’t miss the opportunity. Consider it well.”
Bella caressed her forehead and sighed, clearly saying, “Auntie, I’m just getting over a love injury. I won’t talk about my feelings with anyone, okay?”
She went straight back to her room after saying that and quickly closed the door.
As the days passed, Bella gradually got used to the peace and the darkness of the night without Kevin.
She thought that the people from the past would never have anything to do with her again, but she never expected that on this day, there was an unwelcome guest to her uncle’s house.
This person was none other than Richard, whom both Bella and Armand were very familiar with.
Mika saw Richard’s sudden visit, feeling panicked and confused. She quickly called her husband, and Armand rushed back from the dock.
“Mr. Cotton, how did you find your way to my home?”
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Armands expression was quite unpleasant as he questioned.
Richard took a sip of tea and slowly replied, “I’m not here to find you. I’m here to find your niece Bella. I heard that she has divorced Kevin. I want to ask if she is willing to return to our home. If she is willing, the door of our home is always open to her.”
“Your kindness is appreciated on behalf of my niece, but unfortunately, she is not in our home.”
“Then where did she go?”
“I’m not sure about this. We’ve been out of touch for a long time.”
Armand made a wink at his wife, and Mika understood and immediately went to Bella’s room and hid all her photos and stuff.
“Really?”
“A thousand times true.”
Richard looked askance at the spot by the door, where there was a pair of women’s shoes, and he was very sure that they were the shoes of a young woman, and in no way were they worn by Mika.
“In that case, then Armand should not mind if I stay at your house for a few days, right? By virtue of our previous friendship, I think you’ll agree.”
Armand stared in amazement and said perplexedly, “Our home is in poor condition and there are few rooms. You’d better stay in a hotel.”
“I’ll take it as a guilty conscience if you don’t say yes. Your niece must be staying here. How about I come and guard your door every day?”
After a brief silence, Armand knew that Richard was easy to deal with, nodded, and agreed, “That’s okay. You look up to me and want to live in my shabby place then you can live. It doesn’t matter how long you live.”
Once Mika heard her husband promised, turned, and ran to the kitchen to call Bella. The phone quickly connected, and Bella lowered her voice and asked, “Aunt, what’s the matter?”
“Bella, it’s over. Richard found his way to our house.”
“Richard?”
Bella took a cold breath, “How did he find it?”
“I don’t know. He suspects that you’ve turned to us, and now he has to stay at our house for a few days. Your uncle can’t help but agree to this already. What do you think about this?”
Bella quickly calmed down after the initial shock she experienced and said into her phone, “Auntie, if he wants to stay, let him stay. I’ll hide out for a few days and then I’ll go back when he’s gone.”
“And what if he comes back next time? Why don’t you come back and just tell him that you don’t want to go to their house?”
“No, I know Richard very well. If he waits for a few days and doesn’t see me, he won’t come back next time, but on the contrary, if he is sure that I am here, I will be in trouble later. He will definitely come and pester me often, and he will even think of some bad ideas to deal with you and uncle, forcing me to go back with him.”
Mika felt reasonable, “Well then, don’t come back yet. I’ll let you know if he leaves. I guess it’s possible that he’s just talking and won’t really stay at our house. I’ll call you later.”
“Okay.”
Hanging up the phone, Bella was very depressed. She did not expect Richard still did not give up on her but found her uncle’s place.
It was getting late, and it was time for the end of the day. Bella didn’t leave the office. She didn’t know where to go, so she simply worked in the office, waiting for her aunt to call her.
At half-past eight, her aunt’s call finally came, but it was not good news, “Bella, Richard didn’t leave. He really lived there.”