Chapter 116
I went down to the underground parking garage with Jason, but he didn't get in my car. Instead, he went to his own.
I was surprised for a moment, then felt relieved.
I drove home, only to run into Jason again outside the elevator in my apartment complex.
"What a coincidence, we meet again." Jason looked at me with a smile.
I stared at him expressionless, my mouth twitching. "It's so late, why aren't you going home? What are you doing here?"
"Going home." Jason said as he squeezed into the elevator.
He stood calmly beside me.
When the elevator arrived, I stepped out first, and Jason immediately followed.
I quickly rushed through my front door, but Jason was just as quick to block the door from closing.
He squeezed in sideways and reached out to hug me.
I dodged to the side and glared at him in warning. "Why do you keep getting handsy?"
Jason's hand missed.
He looked at me pitifully and let out a long sigh. "Sue, I haven't had any action for five years."
My heart skipped a beat. I kept a straight face and said expressionless, "That's easy to solve. If you want meat, go to the supermarket tomorrow and buy some. Pick whatever you want, they have all kinds."
Jason's expression stiffened, clearly not expecting me to say that.
I glanced at the time and stopped wasting words with Jason. I quickly walked back to my bedroom.
The next morning, when I came out of my room, I wasn't surprised to see Jason still at home.
After we had breakfast together, we each went to work.
When I drove to the company building, I thought about it and called Luke.
This time, the call went through, but the voice on the other end sounded quite impatient.
"Why are you calling so early in the morning?"
"Finally willing to answer the phone?" I sneered.
Luke asked, "What do you mean?"
"Cora said yesterday she couldn't reach you and was anxious enough to call the police, and you're asking me why I'm calling? What do you think I'm calling for?" I had no patience when talking to them now.
Luke answered, "I have urgent business. Can't you be understanding?"
"What could be more important than your mom? You're such a devoted son, you should definitely be with your mom, right?"
Luke's heavy, urgent breathing was especially obvious through the speaker.
He was silent for a while before saying, "Stop being sarcastic with me. I've been the one taking care of Mom while she's been sick. Now I have urgent business, you take care of her for a few days."
I said, "I hired another caregiver. We'll split the cost of two caregivers evenly."
Of course, I wasn't going to take care of Cora myself.
"What?" Luke raised his voice, his tone full of anger. "Are you crazy?! One caregiver is expensive enough, and now you've hired two?"
"Who told you to run off? I have to work and don't have time to take care of her, so I can only hire caregivers." I said coldly.
"You work during the day, just take care of Mom at night. Do you really need to hire caregivers?" Luke questioned.
"I have my own life too. I'm not a robot that can work around the clock. You don't want to help, and you don't want to pay either."
Luke said nothing more and hung up angrily.
I shrugged and went to work.
At noon, while I was thinking about what to eat, I suddenly got a call from Jessica.
"Mommy! Come down quick, Grandma and I are waiting for you downstairs!"
I asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"Grandma Cooper says she's taking you to a great place, you'll definitely love it!" Jessica's voice was full of excitement.
I couldn't help being curious. "What place?"
"Come down quick, you'll know when we get there." With that, Jessica hung up.
I went downstairs while wondering where Grandma Cooper would take me.
From far away, I could see Grandma Cooper and Jessica standing by the roadside.
When Jessica saw me, she cheered and rushed over.
I skillfully picked up Jessica and affectionately kissed her little cheek.
Grandma Cooper smiled and waved at me. "Sue, you've worked hard. Let's eat first, then go."
I couldn't help asking, "Grandma Cooper, where are we going?"
Grandma Cooper just smiled without answering.
Though very curious, I could only follow her.
After lunch, we got in the Cooper family's car.
The scenery outside the window flew by quickly, finally entering an upscale residential area and stopping in front of a villa.
"We're here, this is it." Grandma Cooper got out first. I followed and turned to lift Jessica down.
To my surprise, I saw a familiar face at the villa entrance.
"Ms. Wilson, long time no see."
Samuel was holding a document folder. He walked up with a smile and handed it to me. "This is the house Mr. Cooper is giving you. The property has been transferred, and the house is completely yours now. The house is fully furnished and ready to move in anytime."
I instinctively took the folder and opened it for a look.
Only my name was on the property deed.
I froze for a moment.
Looking at the luxury villa behind Samuel, it felt unreal.
Whether in Sunrise City or Seaside City, I worked hard and saved money, wasn't it all for a home of my own?
But now that a house belonging to me was right in front of me, with the property deed in my hands, it felt especially unreal.
My feelings were complicated, hard to describe, but I knew clearly this wasn't happiness.
Samuel looked at me seriously and asked softly, "Everything is ready in the villa. Ms. Wilson, when will you and Jessica move? I'll arrange it."
"No need, thank you," I came back to my senses and shook my head gently.
This wasn't my house; I couldn't accept it.
Samuel looked at Grandma Cooper, as if everything was within his expectations.
Grandma Cooper took my hand and said with a smile, "Why don't you go in first and see how you like the interior?"
Facing Grandma Cooper's smiling face, I really couldn't bear to refuse, so I followed her into the villa.
The whole living room was decorated in warm tones, and even the little ornaments on the coffee table were the type I liked.
"This is the children's room. Mr. Cooper specially decorated it according to Jessica's preferences."
Samuel led the way and pushed open the door.
Inside was a pink world.
Jessica's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help cheering, "So beautiful! It's a princess room! I love princess rooms!"