Chapter 145
After she bid Sandy adieu, Victoria visited Griselda at the hospital
Then, Mary asked whether the matter was settled. Victoria wanted to say
that it was all settled, but when she thought about the check–up, she
changed her mind and mentioned that there were still some final bits to
deal with,
At that, Mary was understanding and did not urge Victoria to undergo the
check–up.
Victoria spent quite a long time at the hospital with Griselda, so she was
happy when she saw the elderly woman recovering to the point where
she had a rosyplexion.
It was just that when Victoria returned home from the hospital, she heard
that ric would be working overtime at thepany. As such, he would
not be home for the night.
When Hector ryed the news to Victoria and Mary, Mary immediately
frowned. “Is he really that busy in the office that he has to pull an
all–nighter after spending the entire day working?”
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At Mary’s line of questioning, Hector felt awkward and could only nod in
agreement. “Please don’t be angry. Thepany’s been busytely.
Otherwise, things won’t be like that.”
Mary felt difort at that while Victoria, who heard the news, didn’t
reckon that there was a problem.
When she looked for ric earlier in the morning, he mentioned that he
needed to attend a meeting and eventually refused to speak to her over
the phone. She had already guessed that ric was avoiding her.
She just never expected that he would not even return home.
At this thought, Victoria chuckled. You can avoiding back, but surely,
you’ll have to go to the hospital, right? Grandma is still recovering in the
hospital. ric can avoid visiting her for one or two days, but can he
maintain this routine?
Victoria no longer panicked because a certain someone was surely more
anxious than her.
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Someone too susedonere she boog rose onto the tie Ro
which caused the tem to shotter into a million pieces in all directions.
However, the person who threw the vse don’t seem to think that it was
enough to relieve their anger
Apart from the vase, there were some expensive decorations, all of which
were smashed onto the ground.
The servants were trembling as they stood outside the door,cking the
courage to intervene.
It was only when Mrs. Johnson came over and the servant reported the
incident to her that udia stopped throwing a tantrum. However,
udia was still in a bad mood, so she ended up lying t on her bed.
I’m not in a good mood, Mom. I don’t want to talk either, so please leave.”
When udia’s mother saw the mess in the house, she hurried to
udia’s side and cajoled, “You better ask someone to clear the mess.
Come and rest in my room. I’ll apany you tonight, alright?”
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udia originally wanted to refuse the offer but quickly agreed after
thinking of something. She burst into tears the moment shey next to her
mother on the bed.
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“We clearly agreed that when Old Mrs. Cadogan undergoes her operation,
ric will divorce that b*tch Victoria. But what happened in the end? It’s
been ages since Old Mrs. Cadogan’s surgery, but the two of them have
not signed the divorce papers.”
It was one thing to not sign the divorce papers, but what made it worse
was when she tried to call ric, he imed that he was busy and cut her
call.
udia felt that in all her years of knowing ric, these few months were
when she suffered lots of grievances.
“Things were not like that when I left the country, Mom. Back then, ric
would not have treated me this way, but now I suddenly feel scared. Is it
because he doesn’t want me anymore?”
When Mrs. Johnson heard this, she was a tad bit worried because the
Johnson Family’s sess came from the Cadogan Family’s reputation. If
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Mary really doesn’t want udia to be her daughter–inw, what will
happen?
At this thought, Mrs. Johnson softly said, “Maybe he doesn’t want to meet
you because thepany’s really busy. Have you gone to have a look at
the office?”
“Nope.” udia felt so down that she didn’t have the heart or time to visit
the Cadogan Group.
“See, before you can even search for the evidence, you already im that
he doesn’t want you. Old Mrs. Cadogan has just undergone surgery, so
she’ll need some time to recuperate. ric had been so focused on his
grandmother’s health that he couldn’t sort out thepany matters. Now
that he has the time, he has to pick up from where he left off. Isn’t this
normal?”
“But… back then, even when he’s sorting out thepany matters, he’s
never behaved like this.”
“That was before. After all, he… He has been with Victoria for many years.”
At that, Mrs. Johnson also realized the urgency of this matter. “When you
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wanted to head abroad, I disagreed because you wouldn’t be able to
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keep such an excellent man by your side when you’re away. Someone
mighte along and tempt him.”
“Impossible.” An upset udia exined, “I saved his life back then.”
“Silly child. It doesn’t matter. Men are meant to be kept close to us. And for
someone like ric Cadogan? Once you lose him, chances of you
meeting another him will be close to nil.”
“What you mean to say is, being his benefactor doesn’t make a
difference? But-”
“Being his benefactor means that he’ll be forever grateful to you, but how
long can this go on? If you want him to not forget you, then you’ll need to
think of something to sway his heart.”
“Sway his heart?”
“That’s right.” Mrs. Johnson then gave her daughter some ideas. “At what
stage are you two at now?”
udia remained silent.
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When Mrs. Johnson saw udia’s expression, she thought that her
daughter was too embarrassed to say it aloud What’s there to be
embarrassed about? Have you gone to that stage with him yet?”
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At that, udia’s expression turned sour.
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It was one thing to avoid the topic, but now that it was brought up, she felt
like someone had stabbed her in the chest.
“Don’t talk about it, Mom. We’re only at the stage of hugging.”
Mrs. Johnson was taken aback when she heard that. “At the stage of
hugging?! Have you guys even kissed yet?”
udia didn’t want to answer the question, but as she closed her eyes,
her disappointment was obvious.
“I mean, udia… You guys have known each other for so long. You’ve also
sought him out often, so how can you guys not have kissed before? I-Is
ric swinging the other way?”
Such words were enough to make udia lose her temper. Of course,
ric does not swing the other way. If not, how does that exin Victoria’s
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Apart from being a normal man, ric was also restrained in his ways and
would never be as dissolute as other men who would take advantage of
their power and status. This was one of the main reasons why women
would flock to ric.
However, because of his restraining himself, the same women were also
frustrated because they would not even have any chance to approach
him, save for Victoria, his childhood friend, and udia, the woman who
saved him.
He had always respected himself and would never overstep the
boundaries.
udia was dignified and gentle in front of him, so if ric did not take
the initiative, she wouldn’t throw herself at him either. Otherwise, she
would have no idea what he thought of her.
She never felt that there was anything wrong with the way they socialized
with each other and was even secretly ted that he respected her.
That was until she heard about Victoria’s pregnancy.
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At that point, udia felt like someone had whacked her head with a
hammer.
As it turned out, ric had his moments of weakness and was not as
restrained as he projected himself to be every time.
He could also do other things than cuddling with other women.