Sometimes, it would be her mother's eldest sister calling her, and sometimes, it would her mother's second sister. Sometimes, it would be those two cousins, who were her maternal uncle's children. Other times, it would be her other cousins, who were her maternal aunts' children, and so on.If they had called a couple of times, the girl simply did not answer the calls. If they had called too many times, she would sometimes directly switch her phone off.However, after she switched off her phone for a while, she would switch it back on again."Since you don't wish to pick up their calls, why don't you just switch off your phone?" Kingston asked her.The girl shook her head miserably. "That won't do. I'm still looking for a job. If I were to keep my phone switched off for a long time, I would lose the job opportunity should I have any. I was working in another town. I quit my job when I came back two months ago. It's truly very difficult for girls like me, who are uncultured and have
The girl cried very hard while shaking her head. "Do you believe that I'm not an ungrateful person?""Of course, you're not an ungrateful person. How would an ungrateful person save my life?" Kingston said softly.The girl cried even harder when she heard that. "But they, all of my relatives from my maternal family, said…that both my younger brother and I have…no conscience and are ungrateful."They said that we were unappreciative. Even my mother looked down on…me, my brother, and my father.""How so? What exactly is going on? Tell me slowly. Take your time. I'll see if I can help you after you tell me everything," Kingston asked in confusion.Kingston's gentle voice encouraged the girl. Her tears were slightly reduced, but her voice became incomparably hoarse.In the hospital ward where only the two of them were present, the girl told Kingston about her family matter.The girl's name was Eevonne York. It was pronounced the same way as Yvonne, but it was spelled differently. Ee
Kingston could not imagine how it feels for a mother not to love her own children.Subconsciously, Kingston raised his arm and put the girl in his arms. He did not intend to do anything indecent to her. It was just a natural expression for him. He wanted to comfort her and give her strength.The girl did not object either. Perhaps she was too tired and emotionally exhausted. She was feeling very aggrieved, so she bawled her eyes out in Kingston's arms."Do you know how inferior both my brother and I got after we've been laughed at by our cousins? You have no idea! Not only was my mother very harsh on my brother and me when it came to food and kept satisfying her family, but it came to clothes as well. We were already very tight on budget for clothes and we didn't have much money left over after a year, to begin with. My father originally wanted to buy new clothes for my brother and me, but my mother took the money meant for our new clothes and gave it to my grandparents," she cried.
Kingston was shocked. "You…can't be working in that kind of profession, right?"That was Kingston's first reaction. At the same time, he was worrying because Yvonne also had no one to rely on and was at her wit's end. He wondered what kind of job she would be working to support herself and both her children. All of the thoughts in his mind were negative.Eevonne smiled miserably. "Kingston, even you think that way. You can imagine what my family and my relatives think about me, right?"Kingston's expression was darkened and also surprised as he looked at her. "If you're not working that kind of job, then you are?"At that moment, Kingston did not understand what Eevonne meant.There was a kind of pride in her tone that was not easily detected. "Kingston, it may be unexpected to you, but I'm actually a very intelligent girl. I'm very intelligent when it comes to learning and acceptance. It was just that I had low self-esteem when I was a student and my family was so poor that I cou
"They felt that my clothes were dirty, I was smelly, silly, and I have always been looking down on the floor when I walked, so how could I be more successful than their children? My mother used the money I had sent her in the first month to buy new clothes for my grandparents, my uncle and his wife, and also my cousins. She even bought them lamb, ham, and all sorts of gifts. She had spent more than a thousand dollars and she went to my grandparent's house. In the end, her spirits were dampened by my uncle and his wife."Kingston could not help but ask, "She brought so many gifts to your grandparent's house, but she was still not welcomed?""My uncle and aunt had no problems with my mother. They have always known that my mother is a good person. Not only them, but even the people in my grandparent's village knew that my mother is a good daughter, a good sister, and a good aunt. The person they slandered was not my mother but me. Do you know what my uncle and aunt said about me?" Eevon
Kingston looked at the girl before him nervously. He was thinking that no matter what had the girl done in the past, he would not dislike her for it. She would still be her friend and would still treat her as his own benefactor. That was because it was truly difficult to judge if a person was good or bad. Even if she was a criminal in prison, she would also have her good side.Take Sabrina, for example. She had been imprisoned for a few years in the past. Could that be enough to determine that Sabrina was a bad and despicable person who deserved to be condemned?No.It was quite the opposite. Sabrina was an incredibly proud, kind, and good person who bore no ill-will toward others.Kingston looked at the girl in front of him with an even gentler gaze and said in a tone that was just as incredibly gentle, "Eevonne, no matter what kind of job you've done in the past that you're going to be telling me next, in my eyes, you're a good girl. You'll forever be my benefactor. I have seen t
"In that office, not only did I have to finish my own work every day, but I also had to make tea for everyone and be scolded by them."Kingston was speechless. Actually, in all fairness, this kind of thing was something he had seen very often, so he was not shocked by it. Putting aside other places and just looking at the Ford Group, this kind of phenomenon was also happening all over those small departments and small branches. If a newcomer was dishonest or would not conform to the group, the person would more or less be taught a lesson by the older staff.Just take Sabrina, for example. When she first started working at the architectural design firm, she was also ostracized to the point that she almost could not continue working there.Fortunately, Sabrina was a person who was unfazed by flattery or humiliation. Her beauty, meticulous thoughts, calmness, and her competency at work could forcibly subdue many people. Besides, Sabrina had very strong support behind her, who was Sebas
"You wouldn't look down on me because of this?" Eevonne asked in disbelief.Kingston laughed incredibly brightly. "You're truly a very cute and silly girl. Of course, I won't look down on you. On the contrary, I felt you're quite witty."Eevonne was speechless. It was after a long while that she asked, "Why is it that you won't look down on me?"Kingston gave it a thought. "Many years ago, I met a girl, and her life at that time was even tougher than yours. At that time, she even had a child with her. When she was looking for a job, she kept getting rejected because she did not have the academic qualifications. In the end, she was already at her wit's end, so she faked her academic qualifications. Since then, she had been working the same job until today. She is already the best of the best in the industry, but she still didn't have a college degree.""R-Really?" Eevonne asked.Kingston nodded. "Of course, it's real.""In fact, a person's academic qualifications don't mean anythi