“Come on. Didn’t your orchestra arrange accommodation for you?” “I’ve quit the orchestra,” Scott blinked his eyes and said. “The job in the orchestra is too easy and the salary is low. So I quit it. I’ve been signed by a new company.”
“Your contract with the orchestra hasn’t expired, right?” Anna frowned and asked. “I remember that not long ago you told me that your orchestra would come back to prepare for a concert.”
“Yes, the contract hasn’t expired so I paid the liquidated damages and compensate for the loss of the concert. I have no work to do in the new company so I have no money. Anna, I’m homeless now. The only one that I can rely on is you. Please take me in.”
Hearing his words, Anna thought, He doesn‘t seem to be lying. Scott has never made a decision impulsively. He would rather pay such a large sum of liquidated damages than continue to work in the orchestral, which means that something must have happened to him.
“Did something happen to you?” Anna asked with concern. “No,” Scott said carelessly and waved his hand. “Nothing happened.” “Don’t hide anything from me,” Anna said.
“I’m telling the truth. I’ve been fighting in the underground boxing ring since I was ten years old. No one dares to bully me. Don’t worry,” Scott said lazily as he took one of Anna’s arms and naturally leaned his head on her shoulder.
Then he changed the topic and said, “I’ll have a nap first. Wake me up when we arrive at the kindergarten.”
Seeing his tired look, Anna sighed helplessly and then helped him fix his collar with the other hand.
Scott was two years younger than her and always took her as his sister.
He always showed a smile and looked happy. And sometimes he would act like a spoiled child.
But Anna knew that he would never be able to get rid of the bloody memories of the past and that most of the time he was just pretending to be happy.
“Mommy!” After Anna waited at the gate of the kindergarten for a while, Tammy rushed out and held her legs.
She raised her head and said happily, “Mommy, have you finished your work? You got off work so early today.”
Anna nodded and said, “Yes, I’ve finished all my work. So we’ll go back to our home today.”
“What?” Tammy was stunned and showed an unhappy look as if what Anna had said was a big blow to her. Then she pouted and asked, “Can’t we live in Uncle Wayne’s house all the time?”
“Of course not,” Anna said.
Wayne, who was being pulled by Matthew and walking towards Anna, happened to hear their conversation and was slightly stunned. Then he asked, “But you still have to be busy with the celebration these days.”
Anna nodded and said, “Yes. But I won’t busy as I’ve been in the past few days and I can get off work on time every day. Thank you for taking care of Tammy for me in the past half a month.
Then she remembered that the clothes and daily necessities of Tammy and her were still at Wayne’s place so she added, “I’ll go to pack up our belongings at the Kingsford Neighborhood on Saturday.”
Hearing that, Matthew became anxious and unhappy. He kept pulling the hem of Wayne’s suit while glaring at him.
Tammy was also unhappy. She lowered her head and murmured, “I want to play with Matthew.”
Anna looked at her with a frown, pretending to be angry. When she was about to say something, Scott’s voice came from behind them. “Tammy, long time no see,” he greeted Tammy with a clear and pleasant voice. In an instant, Tammy’s eyes brightened. She cheered up and threw herself into Scott’s arms.
“Scott!”
“Little Tammy, do you miss me?” Scott asked. “Yes! I miss you so much!” Tammy said. “I miss you too. I have brought you many gifts. Do you want to have a look?” “Yes!” Tammy said excitedly. Seeing her cute look, Scott chuckled and picked her up. Tammy was so happy that she giggled.
Scott was in his early twenty’s. He was wearing a white T-shirt and black trousers, looking energetic and handsome. The breeze gently blew the hair on his forehead, making him look more charming. Many young girls on the road were attracted by him and some of them even took photos of him with their mobile phones.
Seeing Scott lift Tammy up, Anna reminded him, “Scott, don’t lift her too high. It’s dangerous. And Tammy, I’ve told you many times that you should call him Uncle Scott.”
“No, he’s my brother! He’s young. Why should I call him uncle?” With an excited smile, Tammy said as she held Scott’s face and kissed him on the face. “Scott, don’t leave us anymore!”
“OK. And from today on, I’ll live with you and your mom.” Scott winked at Tammy and said smilingly. “Tomorrow is Saturday. Feel free to tell me if you want to go out to have fun.”
Seeing this, Matthew pulled the hem of Wayne’s suit more anxiously.
However, Wayne just looked down at him and said in a cold voice, “It’s obvious that she likes her Uncle Scott more than you. Let go of my clothes. Let’s go home.”
Hearing that, Matthew glared at him with his face flushed with anger.
“You’ll live in Peace‘s room for the time being.” Anna opened the door of Peace‘s bedroom and said to Scott
“I‘ve told Peace about your situation and she said that you could live here.”
“Peace is always kind and generous. I knew she would allow me to live here,” Scott said as he leaned against the door, looked around, and then nodded with satisfaction.
“I just said you could live here for the time being. You‘d better find a new place to live as soon as possible. After all, this is not my home. It‘s not appropriate for you to live here all the time.”
“I see “Scott put his arm around Anna‘s shoulder and asked, “Anna, what will we eat for dinner?”
“Noodles with soybean paste.” “Great. I love the noodles with soybean paste that you cook the most,” Scott said.
At this moment, Tammy was sitting on the carpet and eating the chocolate brought back by Scott from abroad with satisfaction.
She had been listening to the conversation between Anna and Scott. Thinking of Wayne‘s reaction at the gate of the kindergarten, she thought with her big eyes rolling, Mommy and Uncle Wayne lived together for so long, but there was no progress in their relationship. It seems that! have to do something to change the situation!
The next morning, Anna went out to the market to buy food.
Since Scott and she hadn‘t seen each other for a long time, she planned to cook some delicious food to welcome him.
Not long after she went out, the doorbell of the apartment rang. Scott went to open the door and asked, “Did you leave anything at home?” To his surprise, when he opened the door, he didn‘t see Anna but Wayne and Matthew
“Excuse me. May I ask who I‘m talking to?” Scott asked. Wayne was holding Matthew‘s hand and standing at the door.
This morning, Matthew got up early and insisted on going to Anna‘s place for breakfast Therefore, Wayne brought him here.
However, Wayne didn‘t expect that Scott was here. When he saw Scott, his face was a little darkened.
After a moment‘s silence, Scott suddenly recalled that he had seen Wayne and Matthew before and said, “We met at the gate of the kindergarten yesterday, right? And you are the father of
Tammy‘s classmate. Do you also live in this building?”
At this time, Tammy‘s cheerful voice suddenly came from the room. “Hi, Uncle Wayne! Hi, Matthew!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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