Maxwell wanted to say something, but the next moment, the woman had already pulled her arm out of his hand.
She put her long coat back on and stood steady: “Thank you, Mr. Humphrey, for helping me.”
The words “Mr. Humphrey” woke Maxwell up.
Yeah, Stephanie always called him “Max.”
She said it made her feel really close, because her dad used to call her mom like that when he was alive.
The woman in front of me was a lot thinner than Stephanie.
And the woman was Jeremiah’s kept canary, who had an abortion for Jeremiah ten days ago.
He and Stephanie went to the courthouse six days ago, and the day before they went to the courthouse, they also spent the night together
So, she couldn’t have been Stephanie.
Jeremiah over there saw something we wrong and already started coming this way.
“You were hurt so bad, and Jeremiah still let you come to the show? Maxwell said out of nowhere.
The reason he spoke up, even he himself didn’t know
“This wasn’t something you should worry about, Mr. Humphrey,” Stephanie answered.
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Maxwell frowned. He wanted to say something, but Jeremiah had already arrived.
Stephanie felt dizzy and really couldn’t take it anymore, so she leaned on Jeremiah.
“Serena!” Jeremiah was freaking out. He quickly reached out to steady Stephanie, then shot Maxwell a fierce glare.
Jeremiah wanted to say something, but Stephanie just waved her hand.
Maxwell’s lips were pressed together.
Seeing how close they were, for some reason, he spoke again: “She’s so badly hurt, why did you still let her come out to work?”
Jeremiah rolled his eyes.
Weren’t her injuries caused by him, Maxwell?
He heard it from McKayla when he went to the hospital to see Stephanie that day.
Originally, Stephanie got a mild concussion from the crash, and if the baby stayed in bed, it could still be saved.
It was Maxwell who pushed Stephanie down the stairs to protect Roxanne.
The kid was gone, and there were more bruises and scrapes all over. It was already lucky there were no broken bones!
They were all about to get back in the nanny van just now, wasn’t it Maxwell who insisted on talking to Stephanie?
What right did he have to say this, Maxwell?
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Jeremiah really wanted to curse Maxwell out and show him what Haraville’s number one hot temper meant!
But looking at Stephanic made him really uncomfortable, so he just threw out, “None of your damn business!”
Then I picked up Stephanic and walked quickly toward the nanny van.
Maxwell frowned as he watched them leave. The woman’s dark hair was draped over Jeremiah’s long arm, and for some reason, he felt a bit jealous.
The wind was still blowing, leaves were blown down by the wind, and one fell into Maxwell’s palm.
He looked down at that leaf.
Can’t see the forest for the trees.
Was it really like that?
Before he figured it out, it was already raining.
The raindrops fell on the leaf in his palm.
Like it was someone’s tears.
***
The nanny van drove for a while, then they switched to another car and headed to the hospital.
Stephanie had calmed down a bit, and she looked out the car window
Jeremiah was still cursing at Maxwell, but she didn’t want to think about it anymore.
Maxwell’s status in Haraville was unbeatable, and even if she was tied
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together with Jeremiah, they still couldn’t threaten him at all.
So, what’s the point then.
What she needed to do was hold on to what she could and get done what she wanted to do.
Like this, it was enough.
“Buzz.”
The phone vibrated again.
Stephanie took a look, it was a message from Maxwell.
***
It rained really hard.
After leaving the recording site of “The Ethereal Voice,” people left by all kinds of transportation.
For the sake of the livestream, audience members at the variety show recording site weren’t allowed to bring in electronic devices.
So, after they came out, they could use their phones.
All day, the trending topic was taken over by “The Ethereal Voice,” and right now a lot of people at the scene were clicking in to watch.
A lot of people were gossiping, but a few asked questions.
Why was “Yesterday Once More” nowhere near as good as the live version?
As more people were sent out, a small discussion popped up-
Logan: I watched it live, and honestly, the best stage was “Yesterday
Once More.” Whether it was the song or the singer’s professionalism, it was the best of the night. But now, watching the livestream clips, it just felt so–so, Weird.