Chapter 116
After munching on snacks for over half an hour, I was finally stuffed.
“Hey, if you’re not too busy, could you give me a lift to the hotel?” I was so full that I didn’t feel like walking or hailing a cab
Since Neil was still hanging around, I decided to swallow my pride and ask.
Neil didn’t respond, he just turned and headed towards his car.
I quickly followed suit
At the hotel, I thanked Neil and then hurried back to my room.
Linda and I had separate rooms. I wasn’t sure if she was sleeping, so I sent her a message to let her know I was back.
Linda replied. “Alright”
Then I took a shower and started looking up pregnancy tips on my bed. I had decided to keep the baby and raise him on my own.
This was my first child, and I didn’t want to give him up. Even though I could provide him a good life, he would still lack a father’s love.
The next morning. I was awakened by the alarm clock. After quickly getting dressed and putting on light makeup, I met up with Linda. She was driving and I was sitting in the passenger seat, heading towards G City.
The drive took about eight or nine hours. By the time we arrived, it was around four in the afternoon.
My partners had already made contact. They had booked a hotel and planned to host a welcome dinner for me and Linda to discuss our future collaboration.
“Tm beat, let’s rest up a bit before heading out for dinner,” I said to Linda while lying on my bed in our twin room.
“Sounds good, I could use a break too” Linda responded, stretching out on the other bed.
me, not from Caladonia, but after completing her university studies in her country, she went abroad to
she had also studied in Rosemont. So when I attended Stella Wallace’s wedding, she
Rosemont. He’s very
President Finch she was talking
wonder Mr. Finch asked you to come with me, you know this place
back home in a while. Irene, you’re related to Mr. Finch, right?” Linda asked, “You two seem pretty
anything, “Yes,
I said, you two share the same surname and look
knew about my situation back home, except
didn’t know about my
guess you could say I’m single,” I tried to
non–marriageable person, Linda
you consider getting married?” I couldn’t help but open my eyes and turn to look at Linda on the other bed, “Did you have a bad experience
of saying ‘I love you? They can change
reminded me of Neil, and
conversation ended there, Linda seemed to have remembered something unpleasant and turned over, not speaking anymore. I closed my eyes again and fell into a
was awoken by Linda’s urging. Yawning, I got up and hurried off to the
our partners was a friendly man in his forties named Ferris. He was accompanied by a
was on Ferris,
moment the first dish of garlic stir–fried tiger prawns was served, I
stew Each dish
of the conversation. Since I hadn’t eaten much, I couldn’t even throw
came out of the restroom, I
made my way back to the private room, when suddenly I heard someone behind me call
around, and it
me up.
just a stomach discomfort,” I
have a stomach problem? Why haven’t you treated 17”
gastritis. Sometimes it makes me nauseous. What are you doing here?”
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