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 tooLinda responded, stretching out on the other bed.

as me, not from Caladonia, but after completing her university studies in her

in Rosemont. So when I attended Stella Wallace’s wedding, she was

job at President Finch’s company was because I studied in Rosemont. He’s very patriotic and misses his hometown, so he offered me a job. And I’ve been

President Finch she was talking about was

with me, you know this place well!” I said, lying in bed with my eyes closed.

haven’t been back home in a while. Irene, you’re related to Mr.

“Yes, he’s my brother.”

share the same surname and look alike, you

my situation back home, except for Orlando Finch.

about my

I’m single,” I tried to change the subject, “What about you? You

a non–marriageable person, Linda

you Why don’t you consider getting married?” I couldn’t help but open my eyes and turn

her voice, “Men are unreliable. What’s the point of saying ‘I love you? They can change their minds at any time, they can even choose to love other women while they claim to love

reminded me of Neil, and

have remembered something unpleasant and turned over, not speaking anymore. I closed my eyes again and fell into a

got up and hurried

sent by our partners was a friendly man in his forties named Ferris. He was

was on Ferris, who had ordered a table full

prawns was served, I

stew Each dish

restroom in the middle of the conversation. Since I hadn’t eaten much, I

came out of the restroom, I felt dizzy and my

slowly made my way back to the private room, when suddenly I heard someone behind me call my name, “Irene?”

and it was Russel

held me up. “Have

just a stomach discomfort,”

out? Do you have a stomach

gastritis. Sometimes it

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