Chapter 318


    Jamie stretched out her arms to ask for a hug. Queenie then gave her a hug and stood up immediately


    after. "You''re too reckless. I was so worried about you!"


    "Mom, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me." Jamie looked at Queenie with pleading eyes.


    Queenie had no choice but to say, "Fine, I''ll forgive you this time, but there will not be a next."


    "Thank you, mom! Give me a kiss!"


    Jamie spoke mischievously with her eyes blinking as sheid in bed.


    Wayne was watching from behind in a daze; he had never seen Jamie acting like this. Jamie had


    always done whatever she wanted to. If others disagree with her, she would force others to agree with


    her in an unpleasant way. There was no need for her to speak in such a coquettish way.


    "Look at you!"


    Seeing Jamie act that way, Queenie''s immediately broke into a smile.


    Jamie really knew how to coax her.


    "Mom, since you have forgiven me, you should leave now. Sleeping toote at night will affect your


    beautiful skin. I would feel guilty if you don''t get your beauty sleep because of me."


    Jamie knew that Queenie wasn''t mad at her anymore, thus she changed her ns and tried to


    persuade her to go home.


    She was worried if Queenie stayed on, she would reprimand Wayne, leaving him in a difficult situation.


    Although Queenie was tricked by Jamie, in her head she was still clear on the situation. When she


    heard Jamie asking her to leave, she immediately refused. "No. Since I''m already here today, let''s


    make things clear."


    Queenie was never a woman who was easy to deal with; she would definitely not let Jamie do things


    her own way.


    "Auntie, I..."


    "Don''t say things like you will be good to Jamie. I don''t want to hear that."


    Queenie interrupted Wayne before he could finish his words.


    "Mom! Isn''t it enough that he would be good to me? Men nowadays are not loyal, they cheat and mess


    around. It''s enough that Wayne will treat me well. What else do you want him to do?"


    Jamie knew where her mum was going, her ultimate purpose there that night was to make Wayne


    break up with Jamie.


    "Treat you well? You shouldn''t believe a man''s words so easily. What''s more, our family isn''t any


    ordinary family. If a man only had to treat you well to marry you, then any man in the world would


    qualify for that."


    "There is another condition, that is, I like him as well. In this case, there is only one man, isn''t it?"


    Jamie would definitely think of a way to counter Queenie''s questions.


    "Jamie, the man you like will change in the future. You may like him now, but it is uncertain in the


    future. Marriage is a lifetimemitment. If you don''t have a good eye, you will end up like his sister,


    getting married again and again."


    The "sister" Queenie referred to was Coralie.


    Back then, Coralie met Howard and married the wrong man. A lot of things happened after that, and


    people were not oblivious about it.


    "Auntie Hond, my sister..."


    "Mom! It''s not rted at all. Why are you involving others in this?"


    Before Wayne could say anything, Jamie spoke up first. She knew that Wayne would be furious if


    Queenie said some inappropriate and disrespectful words about Coralie.


    "Well, Wayne, I''ll give you one year''s time. If what you are doing for a living can satisfy me, then I''ll


    agree to let you both be together. If not, I''ll arrange a marriage for her with someone else."


    Queenie knew very well that since Jamie was here, she couldn''t do or say anything. Jamie would


    definitely get unhappy if she went a little too far, so all she could do was speak her thoughts.


    She did not intend to be too hard on Wayne either.


    Forcing Wayne into a difficult circumstance would make Jamie upset and she did not want to hurt her


    rtionship with her daughter because of an ''outsider''.


    "Mom! One year is too short!"


    Jamie raised an objection immediately.


    "You''re already 26 years old. How many more years do you want? Until you''re 30?"


    "Auntie, I agree to that."


    Wayne, who had been quiet for a while, broke his silence and agreed to Queenie''s conditions.


    He knew that if he was to negotiate, his value as a man would further depreciate, and Queenie would


    despise him even more.


    "Wayne, do you think that you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth? Besides, do you know the


    standard of my mom''s satisfaction? What if she disapproves of you by then?"


    Jamie stopped him as soon as he agreed to her mother''s request.


    Queenie''s request was too general, there were way too many kinds of jobs and industries; what was it


    that would fulfill her conditions? A certain ie or a specific position?


    "Wayne, I hope you can understand me. As a mother, I hope that my daughter will live a happy life in


    the future."


    Queenie exined her standpoint to Wayne with sincerity.


    "Auntie, I understand that. I will work hard."


    Wayne was filled with confidence.


    As he was working in the bank, his performance was key. As long as he worked hard for a year, he


    would get a good increment.


    At that moment, Wayne began calcting.


    ......


    The week after the one-year promise would be a Monday.


    When Coralie returned home, Hera had just finished preparing dinner while Hendric was washing his


    hands. The three of them were waiting for Wayne toe home.


    It waste and Wayne had yet to return, Coralie called him but he did not answer his phone. She


    thought that he was working overtime, so she didn''t put any thoughts into it.


    Wayne had been working overtime ever since he made the promise with Queenie. Coralie supported


    him for that, hoping that Queenie would perceive her younger brother in a new perspective.


    It was alreadyte at night around 11 and Hendric and Hera had already fallen asleep.


    "Bang bang bang!"


    There was a vigorous rap on the door.


    "Who is it?"


    Coralie was startled by the noise. She put on a robe and went to the living room, looking through the


    peephole on the door.


    The lights in the corridor outside were still on, but there was no one out there.


    Because of the incident with Howard in the past, Coralie had been frightened since then. After waiting


    for a while, no one answered so she asked loudly, "Who is it?"


    "Coralie, it''s me."


    It was Wayne''s voice.


    When Coralie opened the door, she saw Wayne, sitting by the door, reeking of alcohol.


    "Wayne, what happened?" Coralie helped Wayne get in the house hastily. "What''s wrong? Did you


    quarrel with Jamie?"


    Thest time Wayne got drunk like this was when Jamie got engaged with another man.


    "Coralie." Wayne sat on the sofa, leaning on it as he looked at the ceiling, it took him a while before he


    finally opened up, "I''ve lost my job."


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    "You lost your job?"


    "Yeah."


    "You were doing well, weren''t you? A few days ago, you said that your leader was going to promote


    you. Why did you suddenly lose your job?"


    Just a few days ago, Wayne had said that his leader was really satisfied with his performance and


    wanted to promote him.


    "Last Friday, the auditors came for a spot check out of the blue. After two days of investigation,


    something happened to our leader. In order to keep himself safe, he used me as a shield and put the


    me on me..."


    Wayne sat there, inplete exhaustion.


    This was the unspoken norm in the corporate world. Sacrificing the pawns to protect the general. From


    a certain point of view, Wayne was just unlucky.


    "Then, what did your leader say about you?"


    Coralie thought that usually when such a thing happened, after dismissing Wayne, they would find him


    another job instead.