“Who wouldn’t be angry at such a shameless person?” Nora barked.
“What happened? What did Tessa do?”
“Ask her yourself,” Nora snapped. Then she closed her eyes in anger and fumed quietly.
After a ten hours flight, the plane landed in A City. When we got off the plane, Nora, who couldn’t bear to be parted from me, tugged at me and said, “When are you planning to go back to K City? Let’s have a get-together in the next few days?”
Back to K City?
I was a little stunned for a while. I was still undecided on whether to return to K City. All I cared about was Anthony’s safe return. To be honest, I never thought about going back to K City. Even if I were to be back in K City, it would be a short trip before coming back to A City.
I thought about it and said to Nora, “I’ll be here in the next few days. I’m up for a gathering whenever we are free.”
Her mood improved significantly and she said, “About Tessa, are you going to just let it go?”
I was a little stunned before I smiled at her and said, “I owe it to her. I won’t be in touch with her in the future anyway. So I’ll just let it go.”
“What do you mean you owe it to her?” Nora asked, agitation on her face. “You brought her back from Venria and found someone to perform surgery on her. You even provided food for her and paid for her expensive air ticket. How could you owe her? She’s alive because of you.”
I smiled and said, “You’re exaggerating. It’s all thanks to Armond.”
After a moment of silence, she lifted her head and looked at me with a frown. “Are you shouldering the burden for her?”
I was startled. “This happened because of me, and it’s my responsibility.”
“Damn!” Nora said in despair. “This is not your fault at all.”
“I’m finally back in my home country.” Tabitha and Laurel came up to us and gave us both a hug. “My parents will be here soon to pick me up. I’ll be going back home to have a good rest and sleep. Once
I’ve bounced back from this holiday fatigue, I’ll come and look for you guys, okay?”
Laurel took a glance at her and said with a smile, “Go on. I’m going back to recuperate.”
We all said our goodbyes.
Everyone left, and I was alone with Tessa. She looked at me with squinted eyes. “What now? Are you planning for revenge?”
I raised my brow. “Revenge?”
“You know what I’m talking about.”
I smiled faintly and asked, “Revenge for throwing away my documents? Or take my revenge because of your ingratitude?”
“You…”
Before she could finish her sentence, I interrupted her. “We’ve watched the surveillance footage in the store and saw what you did. I kept quiet about it to save you from embarrassment. So, drop the holier- than-thou act. Quit it with the dirty tricks. It’s despicable.”
That’s the difference between us.
After we exited the airport, we each parted way. Armond looked at me with a raised brow and asked, “Where are you planning to stay?”
I looked at him with a flush of embarrassment. Before we left for Venria, I lost all of my belongings, including my wallet, ID, and mobile phone. I had nothing left.
When I came to A City, I lost everything that I brought with me. So it was going to be tough for me to live in this city with nothing on me.
“Mr. Murphy, is your company hiring?” I’d better find a job, as it’s the only way for me to survive.
He looked at me with a smile and said, “Yes. I’m looking for an assistant. Meals and lodging will be provided. But you’ll have to be on call for twenty hours.”
That caught me off guard. “How much is the salary?”
“Five thousand.”
I thought about it for a while.
Meals and lodging provided. Five thousand a month. That’s the standard range of salary in a city like A City.
After thinking for a while, I nodded. “Mr. Murphy, can I report to work starting from today?”
I had nowhere to go in this unfamiliar place.
He nodded and led me to a black Maybach. We sat in the car and headed straight to a seaside villa in A City.
Finally, a place to stay. After returning to this familiar land, it felt like my heart was home.
As the old adage says, always return to your own root.
Although A City was not my homeland, it was much better compared to Western Europe and Venria.
That night, I slept better than ever. It was a dreamless sleep.
The next day.
I was awakened by the sound of knocking on my door. When I opened the door, I was struck dumb by the sight of a man in grey pyjamas standing outside my door. “Morning, Mr. Murphy.”
He raised his brow and looked at the watch on his wrist. “You’ll start work from today. From now on, you’ll stay here. For the time being, there’s no helper at home, so you’ll need to prepare breakfast. We start work at nine, and it’s seven now. In order not to be late for work, you’ll have to go downstairs to make breakfast now.”
Having said that, the man sauntered off. I was a little confused at first but recovered after a while. I quickly went back to my room and changed my clothes. After a quick wash-up, I went downstairs to the kitchen.
Fortunately, there was some food in the refrigerator. So I made a quick breakfast.
After breakfast, I was caught in a difficult situation. When I saw him holding the car keys in his hand as he was about to leave the house, I mustered up my courage and asked, “Mr. Murphy, can I trouble you to give me a ride?”
He nodded wordlessly.
After getting into the car, I put on a thick skin and asked, “Mr. Murphy, can I request one month’s salary in advance?”
I had no choice because I lost all of my belongings. My bank card had to be reissued. Even my mobile phone was lost. The most important thing right now was to get myself a phone.
When I saw him looking at me, I quickly explained, “All of my belongings were taken by the policewoman. I’ve nothing left with me. That’s why I want to get myself a phone first.”
He nodded in silence. Then, he took out a white box from a bag and handed it to me. “Consider this as your salary for this month. It’s new, take it. I don’t like this design very much.”
I took it and was a little surprised when I opened the box.
It was a new mobile phone, and it seemed to be worth more than five thousand.
After being without a phone for two months, I felt so out of touch. I unboxed the mobile phone excitedly and found that I just needed to get a SIM card.
The Murphys business in A City was still oil and jade. It was undoubtedly their business as the import and export centre in Southeast Asia.
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