Chapter 14
May murmured as soon as she came in, "Dad, just listen to Zander. You are sick now and you can't live without people by your side. Move over and live with us, it's convenient to take care of, and we also—"
"I Don't want to go, so no."
Xenon interrupted her and saw Joanna at the door, a smile flashed in his face, and he waved at her, "Joanna dear, come here."
Joanna received May's displeased gaze. She smiled back, stood at the end of the bed, and whispered, "Grandpa, how do you feel?"
The old man didn't answer, but said to his son and daughter-in-law who was next to him, "You can go ahead, and Joanna will accompany me."
A hint of helplessness flashed in Zander's eyes, and asked Joanna to take May away.
Joanna became more natural all at once. She helped the old man put a pillow behind is back, took the cup and prepared to pour water, the old man suddenly took her wrist and said gently,
"If you’re not busy, talk to me for a while."
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"Joanna dear, Richie is emotionally slow. If you don’t say something, he may never know. He apologizes to others and he will never be able to accept you. Over the years, I will not say that I respect your thoughts. But now, my body can’t keep up anymore. If I can see you two well in the rest of my life, I won’t have any regrets..."
The words of the old man rang vivid in her ears, Joanna rubbed her temples, glanced at the receding scenery outside the window, and whispered, "Master, go to the south corner."
When Joanna arrived at the south corner, the sky was already dimmed. She stood on her tiptoes at the door and looked inward. The lights in the villa were brightly lit, and she could still see the shadows passing by the window faintly.
A trace of relief flashed in her heart. Just as she was about to knock on the door, someone behind her suddenly shouted, "Madame.?"
Joanna looked back and saw that it was Richie's assistant Jalen Lu. He was holding a large bag of things in his hand and standing there in a suit with a slightly wronged expression on his face.
It's just that the sky was dim and Joanna didn't see him clearly. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "It's so late, you haven't got off work yet?"
As he said, his gaze fell on the package in his hand, "You are..."
"Mr. Gu is not feeling well," Jalen's hands were tight while carrying the bag, his smile on his face was a little unnatural, "Let me buy some medicine and eat some."
"Is he sick?" Joanna frowned and walked over and said, "Give me things, I'll go in and have a look."
Jalen didn't give it to her, but instead stepped back and chuckled, "When Mr. Gu was sick, he had a bad temper, so please don't go in, madam."
Joanna moved for a while and looked up at him, "I've seen him when his temper was the worst. What could be worse?" As she said so, he raised his hand and finally gave in, "I get it."
Jalen had no choice but to give her what he was carrying. Seeing Joanna entered the villa, he hurried back to the car to look for his mobile phone.
The door of the villa was hidden and Joanna tightened her hold of the package in her hand. Xenon’s words gave her courage. Richie remembered it all the time. As long as she was clear towards him, she might really be able to salvage their relationship. She took a deep breath and knocked the door softly.
Inside the villa.
Richie poured himself a glass of water, put it on the coffee table, and sat down. On the sofa opposite him was a woman with long hair and a plain face.
"You can live here first. I will help you find work."
Yana smiled as she lowered her eyes and whispered softly, "Richie, you are married, we have to avoid suspicion. My old job is fine, I will continue to do it."
"With the wine and people’s laughter? Is that okay?"
Richie frowned and his tone became cold, "You have such a high degree in a foreign country, and when you come back, you went to a second-rate company only to be a public relations lady? The first time we met, you lied to me. If it wasn't what I saw with my own eyes, how long would you keep it from me?”
Yana's eyelashes trembled, she squeezed the cup and said nothing more.
The atmosphere stiffened in an instant. Richie reached out to his pocket to pull out his cigarette irritably. After touching it for a long time, he remembered that his cigarette had been put away by Joanna and he had quit for half a year. When he thought of Joanna, he remembered the moment in front of him. How the girl was forced to go abroad, his eyes can not help but soften, after all, she owed her a debt.
"Yana, with your academic qualifications, you deserved better. Ruixing recruits new employees this month. I hope you will try it."
Yana raised her head and looked at his eyes deeply, her eyes were soft and light. Richie's heart lightly jumped, just as he was about to say something, just at this moment, the phone and the doorbell rang at the same time, Yana hurriedly looked away , Her cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "You answer the call, then I will open the door."
When the door opened, Joanna's palms were nervous and sweaty. She raised her head and her face suddenly turned white like a piece of paper...