“Don’t worry too much about it,” Cormac said, lowering his voice and putting his arm around her shoulder. “You can sleep here tonight.”
Helen was a woman. She understood all too well what it meant if a man couldn’t get excited about her body.
She laid on the bed obediently, but her eyes turned red and puffy. Tears stung her eyes, but she refused to let them fall.
She wanted to speak up about the injustice of it all, but she was patient and didn’t want to make anything worse.
Upon seeing her reaction, Cormac’s heart trembled. That night, she was also that stoic. No matter what he did, she didn’t make a sound.
Thinking about that night, Cormac’s heart melted. He covered her with the blanket and sat on the edge of the bed.
“Don’t worry about it too much. If we’re married, I-I’ll definitely make love to you.”
Helen nodded. She’d been around Cormac for a long enough time she knew his personality well. Even if he didn’t love her, he was a slave to responsibility. And he would certainly be responsible for her.
Cormac took off his jacket and stepped out of the room. He went downstairs and put his jacket on the sofa. He sat on the sofa with his slender legs crossed on the coffee table. His head leaned on the sofa, and he stifled a yawn.
*****
In the early morning, after Loredana finished getting herself washed and changing, Cormac was sitting at the dining table reading financial news. Helen knew him well as she made him a pot of strong, hot, black coffee.
Coral had already finished preparing breakfast. Loredana reduced her sense of presence by not making a sound while sitting at the end of the table and distancing herself from them. She was eating her oatmeal with her head down.
Coral served the fried eggs. Looking at Loredana, who was now like a worthless coward, Coral’s brows furrowed. If Loredana was Cormac’s legal wife, why was she being so humble in front of a mistress?
Coral deliberately raised her voice. “Ms. Flores, you should sit at the head of the table, next to the young master.”
‘Huh?’ Loredana looked up. Cormac put down the financial newspaper in his hands too as he looked at
Coral. Loredana and Cormac stared at each other, and they were both stunned. When Loredana thought of the night before when Cormac looked at her so coldly, a haze of icy fear gripped her.
When Cormac was very young, his mother passed away, and it was Coral who took care of him.
He had a lot of respect for her. Thus, the reasoning for Coral’s less formal manner of speaking to him.
For Loredana, the marriage between her and Cormac was just a deal where both of them gained their respective advantages. So, Loredana felt she shouldn’t disturb his private life any more than she had to.
After finishing the porridge, she smiled. “I’ve done eating, please take your time.”
From what took place less than twelve hours before, Loredana could tell Cormac cared a lot about
Helen, so it was best if she did not cross the line.
She left quickly, as if a tremendous wave of beasts were chasing her.
Cormac looked at Loredana, who was fleeing and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Cormac thought for a while and whispered, “Maybe she doesn’t feel comfortable while I’m here, in the future…”
Cormac put a glass of milk in front of Helen. “She will leave in a month.”
Helen slightly lowered her eyes. A month was far too long for her.
When Loredana went back to her room, she swiped her phone and got a reply from the application she submitted on the job-seeking website. It stated she was invited to go for an interview. After Cormac and Helen left, Loredana left the villa and took a cab to go to the interview venue.
*****
The WY Group Tower was cloud-capped, looking like it belonged to another world.
Loredana stood in front of the tower and took a deep breath before stepping in. Since she hadn’t graduated from university, it wasn’t easy for her to find a suitable job. Hence why she was so excited to have the chance to have an interview for the position.
In the HR waiting room, there were many people all dressed smartly and holding a resume in their hands. It seemed like they were fully prepared for their interview. Whereas Loredana was wearing a white shirt and a pair of jeans. She looked and felt a bit out of place compared to others. She didn’t look like a person interviewing for a job.
She ignored the strange glances continuously falling on her and stood quietly at the side, waiting.
It was nearly an hour before Loredana was called.
Her experiences of washing dishes and delivering newspapers couldn’t be written as relevant work experience. She didn’t have a degree, so there wasn’t much she could put on her resume.
The interviewer frowned after seeing her blank work experience. “How come you know the language of
A Country ?”
The question was understandable. After all, it wasn’t a popular language. The job posting had been up for a long time, but there were no applicants at all.
Terrible memories flooded Loredana’ mind and she clenched her hands to push them away. “I lived there before. To be able to communicate better with the people there, I learned the language and words…”
‘This voice…’
With the documents in hand, Helen, who was passing by the HR waiting room, heard the somewhat familiar voice. She peeked her head in and saw Loredana. Her heart pounded violently.
She knew the language of A Country.
Even if she wasn’t sure whether Loredana was the woman the night before, Helen was certain now!
“Ms. White?” Helen’s aid didn’t understand why Helen suddenly stopped in front of the HR waiting room and continued. “The meeting is about to start soon.”
Helen handed the document in her hand to her aid. “You take the document to Mr. Mendelsohn first, I’ll go over it later.”
“Then you can start working tomorrow.” As there were only a few people who knew the language of A
Country , even though Loredana had no work experience, it would be sufficient if she knew the language of A Country .
Loredana stood up and bowed slightly. “Thank you.”
She happily walked out of the interview room. After she came out, Helen walked in.
“The woman just now doesn’t meet the requirements for the job, we shouldn’t hire her.”
“Although she has no work experience, she knows the…”
“So it doesn’t really matter what I say, does it?” Helen spoke sternly.
Helen was Cormac’s secretary and his girlfriend, and she’d become the new young lady of the Mendelsohn family. Who dared to offend her?
Although the interviewer felt it wasn’t a good idea, he still answered.
“Alright.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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