Chapter 138
Looking at Millie, Aurelia sneered.
“Millie, ask yourself what’s the difference between you and Kimberly now? Do you really dislike her? You’re only a step away from envying and admiring her to the point of imitating her. You should know better than others what it means to copy others.”
“Nonsense! Why would I envy or admire her? If someone is copying others, it’s you. I wear designer brands, and so do you. We’ve been friends for so long, and you can’t stand me being better than you?” Millie retorted with a displeased expression, but couldn’t hide her guilt in her eyes.
Aurelia sneered. “So, you still remember that we’re friends. I thought Kimberly is your friend.”
Millie stood there, dumbfounded.
Aurelia ignored her and walked straight into the elevator.
On the subway to the hospital, Aurelia’s workgroup chat kept popping up with photos of colleagues and Kimberly sitting in an upscale restaurant.
Millie was amongst them as well.
Aurelia’s gaze flickered. It would be a lie to say that she wasn’t upset, but what could she do?
She had no evidence to prove that Millie tampered with her computer, and she couldn’t change Millie’s choice.
Let it be. They would just be colleagues from now on and nothing more.
Arriving at the hospital, Aurelia entered the ward and the caretaker immediately stood up to greet her.
“Ms. Simmons, you’re here. Your mother–in–law went to the doctor’s office. The doctor said the surgery was very successful, and now we’re just waiting for your mother to get through the critical period.”
“Sure.” Aurelia nodded and studied her mother’s pale face.
The grievances of the day swelled in her chest, and she restrained herself. “Auntie, can I be alone with my mom for a while?”
The caretaker sensed that she was upset and agreed, “I’ll go get some water.”
After she left, Aurelia sat by the bed and held her mother’s hand against her face.
In the past, her mother would gently touch her face like this, telling her not to be disheartened whenever she suffered hardship.
Her mother often said, “Life is not easy. Don’t torment yourself with others‘ words. Look forward and don’t dwell on the past.”
Still …
“Mom, can you wake up? I feel so horrible, and I’m on the verge of collapse. How can people’s hearts change so quickly? Why…“.
Chapter 139
Aurelia poured out her suppressed emotions, and by the end, her eyes were filled with tears. However, she wiped them away just before they fell.
“Mom, don’t worry, I won’t cry, I’ll move forward.”
Suppressing her choked sob was even more painful than letting the tears flow.
Outside the door, Linda tugged at Leslie’s sleeve.
“Aren’t you going in?”
“No.” Leslie took a step back, gently closing the door. “Going in won’t help.” “Leslie, she’s your wife. Shouldn’t you comfort her when she’s suffering?”
“Words, as comforting as they may be, are pointless,” Leslie said indifferently.
“Even so …You can’t just watch as others bully her, right?” Linda became increasingly angry.
If it weren’t for Leslie’s intervention, she would have gone to Young Advertising to cause a
scene.
How dare they bully her daughter–in–law?
“This is what she gets for trusting others so easily,” he said in a low voice. “She doesn’t learn from her mistakes. Are others supposed to just come around and realize that they were wrong?
Linda sighed. She wanted to argue but was rendered speechless.
Aurelia was still too young and inexperienced. One could have many friends at work, but it was dangerous to entrust a particular person because they were bound to be used against her.
It wasn’t selfishness but self–preservation.
Frowning, she said, “So are we just going to let this slide? Aurelia loves her job and working for someone like that would kill her.”
Leslie studied Aurelia’s slim frame through the glass window and said, “Only those who are worthy could keep their positions.”
Realization dawned on Linda and she approached him with a smirk. “Leslie, you think Aurelia is nice as well, don’t you?”
