I left my bank card in her room and left with Camelia to get breakfast.
“How did we end up there in the morning? What were we doing there?” Camelia bombarded me with questions after sobering up.
“I didn’t know where else to bring you, so I brought you there,” I replied.
“What about the bank card then? Is that for the night’s stay?” she pursued.
I nodded.
She was clearly not satisfied with my answer, but before she could probe any further, I beat her to it. “Do you have any plans later?” I asked.
“Not really. What about you?” she said after a brief silence.
“Do you have your bank card with you?”
She nodded.
“Then let’s go to the hairdresser later. We’re stopping by the beauty salon and the mall after that.”
“But Tobias is still home,” she said.
“Is the nanny home?”
“She is. I told her I’d be out.”
“Then all’s good. You have the whole day to yourself,” I said.
After getting breakfast, we went to the hairdresser. The hair salons in K City were either low-end or super high-end. For the latter ones, they were not accessible by just simply anyone. I contacted Emery and told her I suddenly felt like getting my hair done. “What got into you? Why do you want to cut your hair all of a sudden?” she asked.
Her words rendered me speechless. “It’s my friend, not me. Are you free today? Wanna hang out?” I offered.
“Of course! Give me your address,” Emery agreed readily. “My life only revolves around Xavier these days. I feel I’m so detached from the world outside now. I really need to get out.”
“I’ll send you my address. You can ask the nanny to take care of Xavier, or you can just send her over to mom’s place.”
“Come to think of it, you’re the one who has the easiest life, Sienna. Your parents take care of your kid, and your husband takes care of the company. You get to do whatever you want. How I envy you.”
“Then do you want to switch places with me?” I joked.
“Hell no. My husband is the best man on earth. I’m not trading him for anything else,” she said cheekily.
“So you know. Come on, I just sent you the address. Get over quick, we’re waiting for you.”
After I hung up, Camelia and I looked for a cafe and had a coffee while waiting for Emery.
“What’s on your mind?” I asked, seeing Camelia looking at her phone absentmindedly.
“I’m just worried about Tobias. I haven’t gotten any call since I came out last night. Marcus didn’t call either. Does he not care at all?”
“You should call the nanny and make sure if everything is okay. As for Marcus, it doesn’t matter if he cares for you or not. You’ve already wasted so many years on him. What you need to do now is to find your own life and improve yourself.”
Life was more than just pursuing love. Our lives were full of potential and possibilities. We should look for another open door instead of insisting on opening a closed door.
Camelia called the nanny and learned that everything was fine with the child at home. She wanted to call Marcus, but I stopped her.
“He would’ve called if he wanted to know where you are. You should just leave him be. Stop thinking about him for a bit and just focus on yourself.”
It seemed like Marcus was not home at all yesterday. He did not even know she was not home. I had no clue what Marcus was thinking, so I could only ask Camelia to get a grip of herself.
Perhaps Marcus really did like Camelia at the beginning, else he would not even choose to get engaged with her. There were other families within M Country who were influential in the business world, so there must be a reason why Marcus chose her.
When we saw Emery, she was dressed extravagantly in a leopard print outfit. The handbag in her hand was worth a fortune and she even had her jewelry on.
“Are you trying to show off?” I asked, startled. Her whole outfit would easily cost more than a million.
She exclaimed happily, “I haven’t been out for so long. These items had been collecting dust in my wardrobe. It’s okay, you wouldn’t understand anyway.”
I shrugged at her and picked up my ringing phone. “Hey, Anthony, I’m sorry I didn’t call last night. Camelia was drunk. I had to take care of her, so I didn’t check my phone. How is everything in A City?”
“Didn’t I tell you to keep in touch no matter what?” He sounded a little pissed.
“I’m sorry, Anthony. I promise I won’t do it again. How’s everything over there? Is it cold?”
I could hear him sigh on the other end. “Just what can I do with you, hmm? Everything is fine over here. Tessa is not even taking care of the child. Brandon is emotionally unstable. I think I’ll be able to persuade him. What about you? Did you go home last night? Where were you?”
“I brought Camelia to Kristina’s place yesterday. We stayed at her place the whole night. You don’t have to worry,” I said, smiling brightly.
“Kristina? What are you doing with her?”
I kept quiet for a moment, trying to think of how I should break the news to him. “She has lung cancer. I bet she got it when she was in W City. Remember I asked you to check the Crest family’s chemical plant? Both Summer and Kristina got cancer, so chances are there’s something wrong with that chemical plant. I’m sure they do not meet the standards stipulated. Their workers must have been affected as well.”
It was true that Anthony and I should not meddle in the affairs of the Crest family, but whenever I thought about the workers at the chemical plant, I could not just turn a blind eye. Most of the people working there did not come from rich families. A lot of them had labored and toiled their whole life just to make ends meet. If they fell sick, they would drag their families down.
And it was not just one family that we were talking about. A lot of families were at stake here.
It only took the breadwinner to fall sick for the entire family to lose everything.
Sasha was a good example. Her old parents had worked hard their whole life just to bring her up. Alas! Sasha didn’t live long and the seniors had to fend for themselves for the rest of their lives.
“I’ll send someone to look into the chemical plant. As for Kristina, I’m sure her uncle will be able to be of help. He’s a bone cancer specialist, so you don’t have to worry about her.”
“But she refuses to go back. She already rented out the house Jared gave her in K City. She’s now staying in a small room in the urban village instead. I bumped into her at the bar yesterday, soliciting. I didn’t know how to dissuade her from working there, so I just left my bank card with her.”
“You shouldn’t bother yourself with any of these. Everyone has their own way of living. You can’t change everybody,” Anthony replied.
“Alright,” I replied curtly. “Remember to come back earlier. By the way, Nick is getting married. My mom is preparing for his engagement, so you’d better come home earlier. I want us all to attend as a family.”
Anthony chuckled at the good news. “Okay, I’ll try to go back as soon as possible. You’d better stay home tonight. It’s not safe to hang out so late.”
“I know, please stop nagging me.”
Beside me, Emery shot me an impatient look and whispered, “Sienna, can we go yet? We’re not here to see you and Anthony being lovey-dovey.”
“I know right? Stop rubbing it in my face,” Camelia agreed.
I smiled and said goodbye to Anthony before ending the call. “Let’s go to the hairdresser first,” I said to Emery.
Spending money could also be a way of venting negative emotions.
This was especially true for Camelia and Emery. Both of them picked the most handsome hairdressers at the best salon and started talking to them as they got their hair done. Each of them spent thousands buying products and getting a makeover.
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