Chapter 435 Stay In Y City


    As Brent finished his scrumptious breakfast and put his chopsticks down on the table, Nancy hesitantly


    said,"You have made a sufficient recovery. The doctor said you can leave the hospital tomorrow. So


    you can head back to our hometown then, okay? I don''t have much here as I have spent even thest


    bit of my saving to save you and nurse you back to health." Nancy then took out ten thousand and


    handed it to Brent.


    "I''ll send you some more moneyter when I do have some but for now this should do. Please find a


    wonderful wife and have a happy life ahead. But if you continue to gamble like your father, I''ll give you


    the cold shoulder and will fail to acknowledge your existence," she warned him.


    Brent took the money and counted it shamelessly in front of her. ''Only ten thousand! Do you think I''m a


    beggar?'' he thought to himself with growing anger but he did not let his expression reflect his feelings.


    "I don''t want to go back, mom. I want to stay in Y City. It seems good enough for us. Please, help me


    get a job here," he implored Nancy, as he held her hand almost like a child requesting for candy.


    "What? Did I hear you right, you don''t want to go back?" For a moment, Nancy could notprehend


    what he meant when he said that. "Do you think it''s easy to find a job here? Listen, let me make


    something clear, it is not easy to live in the city. I think it is better if you just go home."


    "Mom... " Brent didn''t give up. He kept giving Nancy mournful looks to draw out some pity. "I have


    considered this idea and thought about it carefully for days now. It is simple, if I go back to my old life,


    surrounding the same people I used to gamble with, they will definitelye back to pester me and will


    boggle me down no matter how hard I try to go the other way. You know, it''s hard to shake off these


    people. I might as well stay in Y City and start afresh that way I could give our rtion also a new


    beginning. Mom, I promise I''ll make money and provide for myself. This way I will not be looked down


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    upon anymore."


    Brent then let out a wry smile and went on,"I really want to turn over a new leaf. Please believe in my


    future and support me. That is all I ask of you."


    "But... " Nancy hesitated with a frown because she doubted his motivations.


    But in all honesty, she was concerned about Brent joining thepany of his old bad friends. And if her


    fears came trueter, she would really have no means to save him yet again.


    ''But if he stays in Y City, what can he possibly do to sustain himself?'' Nancy wondered, trying to figure


    out a way for Brent to make a living in the modern city.


    "Mom, why don''t you ask the family you have been working in for a favor? They are so rich and


    generous that I am sure they will help us. After all something of this proportion must be just a piece of


    cake for them." Brent put across his idea which seemed almost prepared and thought-over.


    Nancy spared him a warning look. "I have caused them a lot of trouble on your ount. I could not


    possibly ask for any more favors after the things they have already done for me. I just cannot..."


    "Humph, you''ve been working for them for years. Why can''t you ask them a favor? Besides, you are


    just asking to help find a job, not asking them to support me or put up with me. Don''t act as though I''m


    trying to freeload here." Brent shrugged casually.


    "Oh, you just shut up!" Nancy stopped him in a strict voice, but actually she didn''t have the heart to


    force him.


    After Brent was discharged from the hospital, Nancy put him up in a hotel to recuperate for some days.


    Upon noticing Nancy''s return at work, Autumn curiously asked,"Nancy, has your son been


    discharged?"


    "Yes, he is doing quite well now." Nancy nodded gently, and smiled. "He has almost recovered and is


    now staying at a hotel. I''ll go over and cook for him every evening."


    "Oh Nancy, you should not havee back. Please go take care of your son first ande back to


    work after hepletely recovers," Autumn urged her warmly.


    "How could I take any more days off?" Nancy expressed as she chopped some vegetables. "I have


    already troubled Mr. Lu and you so much due to Brent. Only if Ie back to work sooner will I feel


    less guilty about this entire episode."


    With a warm andforting smile, Autumn said,"You don''t have to stress so much. I don''t me you


    at all for what happened. I understand a mother''s love and responsibility for her children is of utmost


    importance."


    "Autumn..." Nancy called out to her and bit her lip. Then she sighed and took a long grateful nce at


    Autumn. "You are so kind that I just feel so overburdened by guilt about all the evil things to you.


    Despite Charles and you making it clear repeatedly that you don''t me me, I still can''t get myself


    forgive. It was heinous and a crime," she poured her heart out, as she lowered her head in shame.


    Then with a bitter smile, she continued,"Please let me do something for you. This is the only way I''ll


    feel better."


    Autumn, without persuading her further, dropped the subject. "What are your ns for the future?" she


    asked, looking at the side of her face. "Do you mind telling me?"


    "We haven''t made any ns as yet." Nancy stopped chopping, turned to Autumn and replied,"Brent


    said he wanted to stay in Y City and get a job, but I wonder what he can possibly do? After all, he has


    never had a real job so I am growing concerned about it."


    She sounded rather depressed and annoyed with this new challenge. "I was urging him to return to our


    hometown, but, on the other hand, I was increasingly scared that he would again fall into thepany


    of his evil friends who always dragged him down in life. If he gets into trouble like this once more, he''ll


    really be done then. So I thought it might be a good idea for him to stay in this city and start a new life.


    I''m still in a dilemma." After voicing her concerns, Nancy smiled, as she gathered some hope and


    strength.


    "Anyway, after he recovers over the next few days, I''ll make him look for a job. That way he won''t get


    bored and will be able to provide for himself."


    "Oh, you do have a reasonable point." Autumn said, as her neck was bent in thought. "Nancy, why


    don''t you ask him toe and live in this house with you?" Autumn offered, looking up at Nancy


    optimistically. "You haven''t lived with him all these years, so this is a good opportunity for you to make a


    connection and develop your rtionship with him. Besides, if he lives here, you can save some


    money."


    "You... are always so kind and considerate, Autumn." Nancy''s face lit up with happiness immediately.


    She actually would be relieved in many ways if Brent could stay with her. However, she wondered if


    Charles would agree to this proposal.


    "But..." Nancy hesitated, with a worried look. "Brent has been a couch potato. You should not extend


    your generosity for free, but I really don''t know what he can do for this family," she voiced her concern.


    "Let me think about it," Autumn said, as she rubbed her chin and brooded. Within a few seconds, an


    idea urred to her. "Can he drive?" she inquired immediately.


    "Yes, that he can do," Nancy answered optimistically. "He got his driving license several years ago, but


    he hasn''t been driving in the recent past. Why do you ask?"


    "I was thinking he could maybe be my driver." Autumn stroked her tummy and exined,"My tummy is


    getting bigger by the day and it''s hard to drive by myself before giving birth, so I actually would require


    a driver."


    "Autumn, you... I don''t know... what to say. But... just thank you!" Nancy was unable to express her


    feels as she was just so happy and excited. She knew that Autumn was saying all of this to help her.


    After all the terrible things she had done to her, Autumn was still willing to help her with all her heart.


    This made her feel more guilty about what she had done.


    "This is a deal then. I''ll speak with Charles about itter. I think he''ll agree to this arrangement."


    Autumn patted Nancy on the back of her hand and added,"Even if he objects, I will persuade him and


    ensure he agrees. So please don''t worry."


    "Autumn... " Nancy choked, as tears began to well in her eyes. "I will take care of you as my own


    daughter from now on. I really can''t express how grateful I am to you. The way you treat people with


    care and generosity is an example to all of us to always be our best selves."


    "Well, let''s not talk about this anymore. I am d I''m able to help you." Autumn smiled. "Go ahead with


    your cooking. I''ll leave you alone. Charles should be home anytime soon now."


    "Yes sure." Nancy watched her back as she left, still greatly touched by her help.


    As soon as Autumn walked out of the kitchen, she saw Charles, who also had just walked into the


    house. He seemed relieved as he saw Andy''s people send Ferry away with his own eyes. "How are


    you feeling today, Autumn? Everything okay?" he asked sweetly as he took her into his loving embrace.