Chapter 34
When I got the order to go to the office, Brian was handling some documents.
Seeing me arrive, he signed the papers in his hand and passed them to me. "Organize these materials for me."
"Okay, Mr. Ethan."
I nodded and turned to leave, but Brian stopped me. "Wait."
As soon as I turned around, I almost bumped into Brian's chest.
I quickly stepped back several paces to create some distance, eyeing Brian warily as I asked, "Mr. Ethan, is there something else?"
Brian noticed my reaction, and his eyes dimmed.
Soon he showed a smile, pointing to the coat on the sofa behind me. "I just wanted to get my coat. Why are you so nervous?"
I stayed silent, just waiting for whatever else he needed to tell me.
Brian walked past me and put on his coat. "What's going on between you and Jason now?"
I frowned slightly, somewhat unwilling to answer. "That's not really a work matter."
"I'm your boss, and Glacier Corp is currently DT's biggest partner. Of course, I need to care about your situation. This doesn't just concern you. It affects DT too."
Brian's words were hard to argue with.
Seeing I remained silent, Brian sighed. "I saw everything just now."
He pointed at the floor-to-ceiling window. "Jason dropped you off."
I didn't understand what Brian meant by saying this.
"Will you resign from DT Corp to go to Glacier Corp?" When Brian asked this, there was actually a hint of caution in his voice.
He looked at me seriously and said, "The salary and benefits there are definitely better than what I can offer here."
That's what he said, but I could clearly see his eyes saying: Don't go.
I shook my head and answered calmly and honestly, "No, if it weren't for you giving me a chance, I wouldn't be living a stable life now. I'm not the kind of person who forgets kindness."
Brian's face finally showed a trace of a smile.
Then, as if thinking of something, he let out a deep sigh. "Ms. Wilson, you've had your share of hardships working by my side, but you're the only one who's stayed with me."
Thinking back to when I first became Brian's assistant, he suspected I was sent by Terry and made things difficult for me in every way, until I finally beat him up and things got better.
I couldn't help but smile. "That's also because the pay is good here, and you're a decent person."
Brian's expression suddenly became extremely serious. He looked at me intently and said word by word, "Ms. Wilson, can you promise me that you won't resign in the future either..."
He paused, then added, "You're all I have."
I had no plans to leave anyway, so hearing him say this, I naturally nodded. "I'm grateful for your care, and of course I'll stay and work hard with you."
That afternoon while I was working, I suddenly got a phone call.
"Sue, this is Brother Luke. I heard you're working in Seaside City now. I happen to be in Seaside City on a business trip, so I'm coming to see you and Jessica. Jessica must have grown up a lot, right?"
Luke's voice pulled my thoughts back to a long time ago.
It had been ages since we'd seen each other.
After Luke got my address, he hung up.
After work, I went to the supermarket to buy groceries before driving home.
On the way home, I felt some emotions that were hard to put into words.
Standing at my front door, I took several deep breaths before opening it.
The next moment, seeing Jason and Luke sitting on the sofa staring at each other, I was completely stunned.
Why was Jason at my place again?
And he ran into Luke. Had Jessica's identity been exposed?
Seeing me return, Jason asked, "You're back?"
I nodded.
Not knowing what they'd talked about before I arrived, I didn't dare speak rashly.
Jason didn't say anything else.
He just glanced at Luke as if wanting to say something but holding back, then nodded slightly at me. "I'll go now. You and Brother Luke take your time chatting."
After Jason left, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Good, it probably wasn't exposed.
Otherwise, given Jason's personality, he couldn't have left so casually.
I sat down on the sofa.
Before I could speak, Luke frowned slightly, his tone carrying some disapproval. "Sue, you shouldn't lie to people."
"What?" I didn't react for a moment.
"Did you tell someone that Jessica is my child?"
Luke said helplessly, "When I came over today, I happened to see Jason at your place. When he asked me why I wasn't raising my own child, it almost got exposed."
I lowered my head somewhat guiltily.
I had indeed used that excuse to put Jason off before.
He pointed at Jessica, his eyes showing some appreciation. "Jessica is smart. She immediately caught on and played along with me."
Luke gestured with his hands. "Last time I saw Jessica, she was still a little baby. I can't believe she's grown so big already."
I felt quite emotional about this, too, pulling Jessica over to introduce her. "Jessica, this is your uncle, Luke."
"Uncle Luke!"
Seeing she didn't really want to stay here, I let her go back to her bedroom to play by herself.
When only Luke and I were left in the living room, Luke finally frowned and spoke seriously. "Sue, I know it's not easy raising a child alone, but if he won't accept the child, you can't be with him, no matter how rich he is."
I knew Luke had misunderstood.
He didn't know Jason, and I had a past, much less that Jessica was Jason's daughter.
But I didn't plan to explain.
After all, I rarely contacted Luke, and even less with the family.
"Sit for a bit, I'll go make dinner. Let's eat together."
Just as I stood up, Luke stopped me directly. "No need to go to that trouble. I have to leave soon. We haven't seen each other in so long. Let's just chat."
I had to sit back down.
Luke and I were half-siblings with the same mother. Actually, I didn't know what we had to talk about.
But since he'd come all the way to my place, I couldn't just kick him out.
I thought for a moment before asking, "How are things with you and your wife, Evelyn, now?"
"Not great. She wants to divorce me."
Luke sighed and shook his head. "But I didn't agree, so she kept fighting with me at home. That's why I agreed to this business trip, to let her cool down a bit."
I asked in surprise, "Why does she want a divorce?"
Although I rarely kept in touch with the family, I knew that Luke and Evelyn had met through a matchmaking arrangement and got married with my mother's help.
"She thinks I don't earn enough." Luke tiredly rubbed his temples. "These past two years, I don't know what kind of friends she's made, but she only buys luxury brands now and spends every penny of her monthly salary. One day, I checked our account balance and found out she'd spent all our savings. I had a huge fight with her. She thinks I'm useless and can't make money, and now she's demanding a divorce."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but frown. "That won't work. You need to find a time to get the bank card back."
I hadn't expected that after all this time without contact, Luke's life would be such a mess.