Chapter 410 Take Care of Norman


    Lawrence patiently repeated what he had said to his grandmother earlier. "Last night, Ethan and I


    went to visit Maria to see how she was doing. Somehow, news of that got out, and a reporter


    cooked up a whole story about it. But it''s all a lie. It was just an innocent visit. Besides, we were only


    there for a few minutes before Maria drove us away.


    In fact, I only came back home today because she asked me to spend time with you and give


    Grandma a great-grandchild soon." He was so upright that his face didn''t change even while saying


    this.


    In contrast, Meagan''s face turned bright red. She took a sip of the soup before humming in a low


    voice to indicate that she understood and epted his exnation. "Is Maria''s injury serious?"


    "No. She seemed fine when we saw her." He remembered that Norman, however, looked pale and


    sickly, like he had been seriously injured.


    "That''s good," Meagan replied.


    After that, Lawrence fed her some rice and vegetables. In the end, Meagan was so sleepy that she


    asked him to take away the food when she was only half-way through eating it.


    Perhaps it was because he had tasted the pleasure of making love that Lawrence didn''t leave H


    City that night. Once again, he pounced on the woman who hadn''t been out of the room the whole


    day.


    Maria soon learned that she was on the news from her assistant, who told her that many people


    had called thepany to ask what was going on and to dig for more details.


    Feeling curious, she turned on her phone and looked through a rted article before scoffing. "Why


    do I have to respond? They''re just my friends. They visited my apartment to check on me like


    friends do. Just ignore them."


    "Yes, Ms. Song."


    Thements on the news articles, however, were quite interesting, and generally fell into two


    extremes.


    About half the people scolded Maria for cheating on James, but the other half gushed about how


    much they envied her.


    For example, one of thements said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Nan, and Mr. Shen? I want to be Maria, too!"


    Anotherment said, "Oh my God, I envy Maria so much. She not only has the super handsome


    James as her lover, but she also has so many handsome friends!"


    Anotherment said, "That''s my girl! Maria, listen to me! You have to date all four of them!"


    Thatstment in particr left Maria at a loss for whether tough or to cry. These people were


    seriously overestimating her appetite. How could she date all four of those men? It was already


    difficult enough for her to deal with James alone.


    Finally, she turned off her phone and resumed reading thest few documents. Then, at about


    noon, she walked out of thepany and took her car.


    After a while, the car came to a stop outside the gates of a university. Sitting in the back seat, Maria


    took out her phone and dialed a number. "Mildred, it''s me, Maria."


    A few minutester, a girl wearing a light pink coat trotted over to Maria with her phone.


    The driver, who was waiting outside the car, politely opened the door for her. Mildred climbed into


    the back seat next to Maria and smiled. "Hi, Maria."


    Seeing her flushed face, Maria thoughtfully handed her a bottle of water. "Did I disturb you?"


    "Not at all. School is over for the day," Mildred replied before opening the bottle and taking a sip of


    water.


    "Good. I''ll treat you to lunch. By the way, I hope I can ask you for a favor," Maria said.


    Mildred nodded her head enthusiastically. "Of course, just let me know what you need." Last time,


    when they had gone on a holiday to the ind, Maria not only apanied her to go shopping, but


    also helped her a lot. So naturally, Mildred was more than happy to be able to do something in


    return.


    Maria, who was in no hurry to tell Mildred about her purpose ofing here today, asked, "What do


    you want to have for lunch?"


    "Anything is okay," Mildred said with a shrug. She was not a picky eater.


    "How about we have fish at a seafood restaurant? I know a good one nearby. Shall we go there?"


    Maria suggested, knowing well that this young girl liked eating fish.


    "Sure! Are you talking about Jade City Seafood Restaurant?" Mildred guessed randomly.


    "Yes." Maria shot the girl a strange nce, but didn''t say anything.


    Jade City Seafood Restaurant was one of the best seafood restaurants in H City, and as such, it


    was too expensive for ordinary people to eat in.


    It was said that Mildred''s mother used to be the mayor of H City, and the living standard of their


    family had been quite high. But after her mother had been removed from power, Mildred had fallen


    from grace and be a poor girl.


    In order to support herself, she had looked for part-time jobs everywhere-and that was how she had


    met Norman.


    At the seafood restaurant


    Maria shifted the steamed grouper closer to Mildred and asked, "Are you busy with your studies


    these days?"


    "Not that much. Maria, you should eat, too," Mildred said, picking up a piece of fish for her with the


    serving chopsticks.


    Maria didn''t refuse. "Thank you," she said before putting the piece of fish into her mouth.


    The two of them chatted for a while. Since they were having a pleasant conversation and the girl


    seemed to be in a good mood, Maria took the opportunity to get to the point. "Do you know that Mr.


    Shen has been injured?"


    Mildred seemed to be taken back by surprise at the sudden change of topic. Her chewing slowed as


    she nodded and said, "Yeah, I heard about it." But it had been a while since shest saw Norman,


    so she didn''t know the exact details.


    "Here''s the thing. You know him well, right? He doesn''t like having too many people around him,


    especially people that he''s not familiar with. At the moment, I''m taking care of him to an extent, but


    I''m really busy with work, and I have to go abroad to see James soon, so I don''t know how much


    longer I''ll be able to do it. Will you take care of him? I know you have a part-time job already, but I''m


    willing to hire you at double the sry you''re getting now. If you''re working overtime, you''ll even be


    given extra sry."


    Maria didn''t have any scruples about offering a high sry. After all, she wasn''t the one who would


    be paying it.


    "Well..." Mildred trailed off awkwardly, putting down her chopsticks.


    Thinking of Norman gave her mixed feelings.


    "You''re already familiar with his apartment. Besides, I don''t want to take the risk of hiring a stranger


    to take care of him. Since you''re already working part-time, just think of this as a better job


    opportunity," Maria said casually, trying her best to persuade the girl.


    She was very concerned about Norman''s lifelong happiness.


    "Okay, Maria, I''ll think about it," Mildred said softly, lowering her head.


    "Sure. I''m only asking because he has been seriously injured. He almost died, actually, so he needs


    someone to look after him and nurse him back to good health. Think about it, Mildred. I can


    understand if you don''t agree, though. It doesn''t matter." Maria didn''t put too much pressure on the


    girl, fearing that she would scare her into turning down the offer instead.


    "Okay," Mildred said simply.


    After that, Maria shrewdly changed the topic to lift Mildred''s spirits again. Once they were both done


    eating, she dropped the girl back at the university.


    Mildred didn''t keep Maria waiting long for an answer. The truth was, she was, indeed, in need of


    money.


    Although she was already earning a high sry at her part-time job, Maria had offered to double it.


    How could she refuse such a good offer?


    That same evening, Maria received a call from Mildred. "When do you need me to begin taking care


    of him?"


    Hearing that, Maria smiled triumphantly, but she pretended to sound sad. "Well, he''s in a serious


    condition, so if you have no othermitments, you can go to his house right now."


    "Is his injury really that bad?"


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    "Yes," Maria answered seriously.


    "Okay then. I''ll go right now." Mildred began to pack up her things and got ready to go to Norman''s


    house.


    After hanging up the phone, Maria quickly sent a message to Norman saying, "She''s earning five


    hundred per hour at her part-time job, so I promised her that she''d get paid double. If she needs to


    work over-time, you have to pay her two thousand an hour. She''s be at your house soon. But


    remember, I told her that your injury is very serious! Even if it''s not, you can''t show it."


    Norman pursed his lips when he read the message.


    Why did he feel that Maria was cursing him?


    When Mildred arrived at Norman''s residence, she went straight to his bedroom and found him lying


    in the bed with his eyes closed. "Norman," she called softly.


    In the beginning, she called him "Mr. Shen" just like everyone else, but he had asked her to call him


    by his name.


    When there was no response from the man lying in the bed, Mildred''s heart fell. It seemed that he


    really was badly injured.


    In the past, he would have noticed her as soon as she pushed the door open, but now, he seemed


    to bepletely unaware of her presence.


    She quietly lowered herself to the seat by the side of the bed, not knowing what to do for a moment.


    It was less than a month ago that she had left this house, and now, she was back.


    Back then, she had had a room here. Since it was veryte, and it was not easy to hail a taxi in this


    area, she decided to stay the night.