Charity’s pretty brows furrowed.She knew full well the importance Chester attached to her.However, too many things had happened between the two of them.“Enough, Mom. You don’t have to worry too much.” Charity said helplessly, “I gave birth to the child to stop you from urging me to get married. And now, I’ve just given birth to the child one month ago, yet you can’t wait for me to get married. Anyhow, I’ve planned not to get married.”“Alas. You must’ve been influenced by your dad and my affair.”Larissa sighed and blamed herself for it.For Charity, that was not the case.She was just screwed over by Chester, the one who started it all.After ten minutes or so, that albatross came again. He was like a fly that kept surrounding Cal.When it was dinner time, Chester touted Larissa’s cooking. “Aunty Larissa, your cooking is amazing. Although it’s not the kind of food hotels serve, it tastes of home. When I was nursing my health overseas, everything else was fine, except that
“Get lost.”Charity shook Chester’s hand off.The man’s tall figure suddenly swayed before he fell onto the floor together with the bowls.Charity was instantly dumbfounded.She never expected Chester to be so frail.It was true that she was stronger now as she had to carry her child…However, she would not have been able to…Could he be trying to arouse her pity?After the thought flashed across Charity’s mind, Larissa noticed a flurry of activity in the dining room. When she came out to take a look, she was startled. “Oh, Chester. How did you fall? I told you to stay seated and that we’ll clean up the table. Charity, what are you looking at? Hurry up and help him up.” “Oh.” Once Charity recovered from her musings, she squatted to hold Chester.Her gaze subconsciously turned to Chester’s prosthetic leg. When he was wearing pants earlier, she didn’t realize it. However, now that his pants were rolled up, she could see that the prosthetic leg was artificial. Even so, one coul
Charity felt absolutely guilty. She admitted that she was too petty just now. She could see that even though Chester could walk after having a prosthetic leg, there were still some differences between him and normal people. “Will you be… like this forever?”“The doctor said it’ll get better after some time, but I can’t put on my prosthetic leg every day.” Chester picked up his walking stick. “It’s getting late. I’ll be heading back first.”“I’ll… I’ll escort you back,” Charity said worriedly upon recalling him falling just now. “There’s no need for that. I won’t fall as long as no one pushes me so suddenly.”Charity did not say a word. Well, she could refrain from getting violent whenever she met him in the future. If that were not possible, she would scold him to satisfy herself. In the end, Charity insisted on seeing Chester off. “When are you planning to return to work at Jewell Corporation?”“I’m not going back anymore,” Chester said nonchalantly. Charity was stun
“What’s with your attitude?” Hunter said harshly. “Your mom isn’t well, yet you haven’t come to visit her after your return. She talks about you every day.”“Doesn’t she have Cindy as a daughter? Why does she still think of me?” Chester said sarcastically. “That was because you weren’t by our sides. We were lonely, and only Cindy often came to spend time with her. Cindy fulfilled all the responsibilities that you did not. Speaking of which, Cindy is really a nice girl.”Chester was speechless. If it were not for him having some similarities to Hunter and his wife in terms of looks, he would suspect that they were not his biological parents. He did not know how their brains developed either. Did their brains shrink due to old age?“Ha. Would Cindy treat you guys well if not for the money I gave you?” Chester snorted. “I heard you two gave Cindy a lot of money to start her company. It would be best if you took it easy. Don’t come to me asking for money once you run out of it.”
“I’ll handle it immediately.”Ken nodded. “By the way, the hospital director has contacted me several times. He’s asking when you’ll be going back. Ever since you left, the hospital director has encountered a few tricky conditions. However, no one in the country can compare to you in terms of brain surgeries.” Chester lowered his head and looked at his hands. He said slowly, “I’ve left the operation table for over a year now, and my hands have lost their touch. Forget it.”“The hospital director said you can work in the outpatient department if you don’t want to do surgeries.”“Let’s talk about this again next time.” Chester’s gaze shifted toward the house next door. Ken was helpless. It seemed like Young Master Jewell was not interested in doing anything besides watching over the person living next door. …In the house next door, Charity had just finished feeding Cal. After handing Cal to Aunty Lorrie, she received a call from Levi. “Do you have time today? Come to Ferra F
“What’s wrong with Cindy?”Shedrick forced a smile. “Felix Media previously used many resources to promote her. Although that was Young Master Jewell’s order, as the president of the company, I didn’t make things difficult for her either. Yet now, the problem comes. Now that she has become the big boss, she’s making things difficult for me. Considering even my web drama can’t be aired, she must’ve pulled some strings behind my back.” Charity was speechless.Although Shedrick had the bad habit of oppressing his employees, he took good care of Cindy. Earlier, many artists who signed with Felix Media were dissatisfied with the company’s overly nice treatment toward Cindy.Yet, Cindy was now making things difficult for Shedrick.However, Shedrick got over it at last. “That’s for sure. I’ve seen people like her. Even though she used to be an artist under my care, now that she managed to turn things around, she’s definitely having fun torturing her ex-boss. However, I’m not as cruel
“You’re keen on working with Kearny Technology, but Cindy refused, huh?”Charity soon grasped the point.No wonder Levi dared not take Shedrick into the company. It was because Cindy had been secretly acting against Shedrick, and if Levi accepted Shedrick, it would result in a falling-out with Cindy.“Could Cindy have suggested making me kneel and beg her for forgiveness?” Charity guessed grimly.“No.” President Gilbert said in embarrassment, “She said she didn’t want the money. All she wants is ten percent of Eagle Videos’ shares.”Amused, Charity burst into laughter.It suddenly hit her that Cindy was different from before.In the past, Cindy would use despicable means to deal with Charity or tear people apart in secret. She would also weep in front of Chester and feigned pity.Now, she was a lot smarter.Eagle Videos had become well-known internationally. By relying solely on the ten percent of the company’s shares she owned, she would be eligible for a high dividend every
In the office filled with sunlight, Levi and President Gilbert exchanged nervous glances. As soon as Charity and Cindy met, they were already hostile toward each other.The only thing Levi and President Gilbert feared was that Charity would get mad.However, Charity did not. All she did was laugh calmly. “No. I think I look better this way. Having more fat makes me look like I have enough collagen. On the contrary, I almost couldn’t recognize you. Honestly, it’s better not to undergo plastic surgery. Look at yourself. Even though your nose was slightly flat back then, it was natural. You might look good now, but your face is stiff.” Cindy’s delicate face darkened. “Really? Do you think it’s stiff because something is wrong with your eyes? President Quimby, what do you think of my face?”Levi’s scalp tingled.If it were back then, he would definitely not respect Cindy. However, at that moment…He knew that if he said something wrong, it would mess up his plan for both companies t