Danny looked at me with a slight frown on his face and replied helplessly, “Sorry, I can’t leave A City right now. Now that Mr. Abe’s been arrested, Dante and I will be too. The police should be looking for me everywhere, so I can only hide around the city now and can’t head to Moranta.”
I laughed bitterly.
Everything was destined. I could not change anything as it was all already arranged for.
Ten days later, Abe had been sentenced to death as Imperial Hotel was found to have hidden weapons and had participated in the organ trade.
Brandon was also charged for being Abe’s accomplice.
Cameron and Zachary had brought Summer back to K City, and Dillan’s family seemed to have disappeared without a trace. There was no way we could find them.
Although things seemed to be over, I was not as happy as expected and was still angry. After toying with me, Armond had hastily ended everything just like that. I had lost my child due to my own stupidity, yet he was able to gain something and even managed to walk away unscathed.
However, I was no angel and would not just leave it at that.
On Thursday, I headed to the mall.
As an apology for not attending Tabitha’s wedding while I was busy in K City, I had asked her and Laurel out to go shopping together.
Having not seen her in such a long time, Tabitha seemed to have put on some weight. After some careful questioning, I found out that she was pregnant.
Laurel joked, “It’s indeed different when you become a mother. Your gaze has become so gentle. By the way, the customers have been asking when you’ll be back for work ever since you stopped going to work. Isn’t it a bit too early to be taking time off when you’re only two months pregnant?”
Tabitha smiled slightly. “It’s mainly my husband who’s feeling uneasy about it. If I go to work, he’ll be worried the whole day and will want to find me at work. In the end, he’ll be distracted from his own job. Seeing that, I quit my job and stay at home, his parents will be there to take care of me, and that’s a load off him.”
Laurel’s gaze was full of envy as she looked at Tabitha. “You’re so lucky. Your husband’s gentle and caring, and your in-laws are willing to take care of you. Look at me. I’ve been married for six years now, but it feels like I’m a widow. I’ve been raising my son alone too. Although my mother-in-law helps to take care of him, she always picks a fight with me. You don’t understand how annoying things are for me at home.”
Tabitha replied comfortingly, “As you said previously, you just have to accept life as it is! Your husband’s starting his business now, so it’ll definitely be tough on him. Aren’t you also taking care of your son while you work for the sake of your family? If you persevere, I’m sure you’ll be able to enjoy life later on. My husband’s the same. He has it tough, so we try to understand each other and compromise. You can’t just focus on the unhappy parts of your marriage and ignore the good part.”
Laurel sighed as she looked at me. “How about you, Scarlett? How have you been these few months? Your husband’s both rich and handsome, so you should be the happiest among us. Nora called me to complain some time ago, saying that Armond seemed to be ignoring her. You guys are already so rich, so why do you still work so hard to make money? You’re not short on it anyway.”
I smiled slightly and replied, “A lot has happened recently but I asked you guys out as soon as I had some free time. By the way, have you guys seen Tessa recently? I haven’t seen her in a long time. I wonder how she’s doing.”
Laurel replied, “I met her some time ago. I heard she has adopted a five or six-year-old kid, so she’s probably not intending to get married. Tessa’s already thirty-six or seven, so it seems like she wants to live alone with the child in the future. But the last time I saw her, she was driving a Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Apparently, she also bought a house a few days ago. Didn’t she say that she was poor? Why’s she suddenly able to buy a car and a house. Do you guys know what kind of business she’s doing recently?”
Tabitha shook her head. “No, I don’t really contact her. I’m not that interested in her affairs, so I don’t really bother checking on whatever she bought or did.”
Laurel paused for a moment, then said, “Tabby, you don’t seem to like Tessa very much?”
Tabitha was a straightforward person who wore her heart on her sleeve. Thus, she shrugged and replied indifferently, “I neither like nor dislike her since we’re just acquaintances. Anyway, we don’t belong in the same world as her. I’m sure you know that she’s overly ambitious. She probably sees us as mere passers-by who aren’t significant enough.”
I laughed lightly as I listened to their conversation. “It’s okay, we’re just having a casual chat and sharing some gossip. If you guys don’t like something, you don’t need to talk about it. I was just a little curious about where Tessa’s adopted child came from. Is it even legally possible for an unmarried woman to adopt a child now?”
Laurel nodded. “I think it’s possible as long as you meet the requirements. Apparently, a woman between thirty and forty who’s unmarried and is doing okay financially is qualified. I think Tessa also mentioned that the child isn’t an orphan. The child’s mother died in a car accident and his father was sentenced to death because of some severe offense. Therefore, the child was trusted upon her.”
