Chapter 247


    Chapter 247


    Oscar insisted oning to the hospital to visit me. I couldn’t refuse, so I agreed.


    “Irene, you’ve lost weight again” Oscar said with worry as soon as he saw me. “Are you having a tough


    timetely?”


    He knew what was going on in my family, so even if I didnt respond to him recently, he didn’t hassle


    me. He was worried about my mood.


    I looked at my arm Indeed, I was thinner. If this kept up, I would be nothing but skin and bones.


    “No matter how much I eat, I can’t gain weight. How about you? How have you been?” I asked, smiling


    from my hospital bed.


    Oscar sighed and said, “I’m nning to move to another city for work. Bonnie hasn’t stopped pestering


    me, and she ruined my job.”


    I was shocked to hear that Bonnie had messed up Oscar’s job.


    Bonnie was really brutal to Oscar. She previously had someone beat him up, and now she destroyed


    his job. She was obviously trying to make it impossible for Oscar to continue living in Rosemont.


    “Do you have any ns?” I asked with concern,


    “I’m not sure yet, I’ll take it one step at a time. Irene, I might not be able to visit you as often,” Oscar


    said, his eyes full of reluctance.


    I reassured him, “Transportation is so convenient nowadays. It’s not hard to meet. Once your life is


    stable, I cane to see you. You know I’m having a hard time now”


    I concluded with a self-deprecatingugh.


    Oscar quickly nodded. “Everything will be okay, Irene. I’ll work hard and make something of myself. I’ll


    help you as much as I can in the future. You can see me as your little brother, and I’ll treat you like my


    big sister’


    Oscars words wereforting. I believe in his character and abilities. Even if he changed jobs, he


    would definitely make a name for himself.


    However, I never thought that this would be a wish that could never be fulfilled.


    Three dayster, I was discharged from the hospital.


    The first thing I did after I was discharged was to go back to work and then meet with the president of


    SinoGems Corporation to discuss signing a


    contract.


    Like a fortune teller, Neil urately predicted what I would do next, so he showed up at thepany


    entrance on time, waiting to go in with me.


    Rubbing my temples, I said resignedly, “Neil, you don’t have to apany me. As long as you refuse


    SinoGems Corporation, they will probably sign with


    me.”


    I’m having lunch with Louis Aldridge near thepany. You go about your business, and I’ll go to


    lunch,” Neil said, leaning backfortably in the back


    seat of the car.


    Bailey, our driver, couldn’t help but nce back at me.


    The drive from Whitmore Co. to mypany was not short. If Neil wanted to have lunch with Louis, he


    could have met him there. Why did he have to


    hitch a ride with me?


    He really had too much time on his hands.


    But I didn’t intend to say anything more. As long as he was willing to refuse to sign with SinoGems


    Corporation, that was fine. It wasn’t as if he was helping me, so I didn’t feel any obligation.


    “Bailey, let’s go,” I ordered.


    “Okay, Mr. Finch,” Bailey started the car, heading towards the agreed hotel.


    On the way, I didn’t talk much with Neil, but my mind was filled with thoughts. I couldnt help but think


    about the conspiracy theory Ste had mentioned before. Could Louis be the one who leaked the


    scandal about Whitmore Co’s illegitimate child? If it was him, would Neil find out?


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    When we arrived at the hotel, I saw Louis and Malinda as soon as I got out of the car. Were they still


    together? That was surprising! I always felt that Louis didn’t really like Malinda, and women’s intuition


    was often urate.


    “Neil, you’re here!” Louis came over,


    still maintaining his gentlemanly and image. He could show a friendly and cordial smile even to


    someone as awkward as me, “Ms. Finch, long time no see.”


    I nodded and said, “Yes, I’ve been busytely.”


    Standing next to Louis, Malinda said sarcastically. “Your family is in decline.


    Louis immediately reprimanded Malinda softly, “Malinda, dont speak like


    must be having a hard time. I really sympathize with you.”


    I’m just telling the truth. She’s clinging to Neil again, isn’t she? Her family must be in trouble, hoping


    Nell can help. Why are you getting mad at me?” Malinda replied sharply.


    I was used to these taunts, but Neil’s face had turned very ugly if it weren’t for the fact that Malinda was


    Louis’s girlfriend, he would definitely have given her a taste of her own medicine.


    If you cant speak nicely, then shut up.” he said coldly


    Louis looked somewhat embarrassed, and Malinda was silent


    I didn’t have time to chat with them, so I went to meet the president of SinoGems Corporation first.


    As Neil had said, after Whitmore Co. refused SinoGems Corporation’s invitation, mypany was the


    first they considered.


    Despite some recent problems, we have a deep-rooted reputation and a strong understanding of the


    market. After signing a contract smoothly with the


    president of SinoGems Corporation, we continued to have dinner and chat. During our conversation,


    we talked about his dealings with Whitmore Co


    “What?” The president of SinoGems Corporation was a bit puzzled, “I haven’t heard that Whitmore Co.


    is getting into this field. But I did meet with Mr. Whitmore before, and we discussed some business


    matters.”


    “You haven’t heard about this?” I was also a bit puzzled.


    “Never heard of it. But you know, Mr. Whitmore does think highly of you. I was going to sign with


    someone else, but Mr. Whitmore broke it down for me and said yourpany is the best fit for us, said


    the president of SinoGems Corporation, straight to the point.


    So Neil did help me after all, only he didn’t tell me.


    I felt a bit conflicted. I didn’t want his help, but inadvertently, I’d leveraged his influence. Even though he


    voluntarily helped me, something about it didn’t sit right with me.


    But now, I didn’t have the guts to refuse his help because the contract was signed, and I couldn’t


    breach it just because of Neil.


    After dinner with the head honcho of SinoGems Corporation, he left first, and I stuck around for a bit


    before getting up.


    My luck was just going south. As soon as I opened the door, I saw the back of Malinda, who was on the


    phone, “Hurry up to the private room. Neil is here too. How can you give up so easily? If you like him,


    go get him!”


    She must be talking to Bonnie, but wasn’t Bonnie supposed to be at the police station?


    I was nning to shut the door and leave after they returned to the private room.


    “Irene!” Malinda spotted me with a clear look of annoyance on her face.


    I decided to shut the door again, ignore Malinda, and make my exit.


    She let out a coldugh behind me, “You’re in your thirties, but still so charming. Neil even got Bonnie


    sent to the station for you. You sure know how to y the game!”


    I took it as her stirring up trouble for no reason and ignored her. But as the elevator door opened,


    Bonnie appeared before me.


    “Scared you, didn’t I?” Bonnie stepped out of the elevator, looking at me with disdain, “You thought I


    was a pushover, huh? Neil can send me to the station, but someone will always bail me out.”


    “I really don’t care what happens to you, so stop these pointless acts,” I replied indifferently, then


    stepped into the elevator.