Bob replied, "I have a deep impression of her." According to Bob's explanation, he solved a civil dispute five years ago. At that time, he was still an intern.
The whole case was about a dispute between Kayla and her mother- in- law. As for the reason for the dispute, which knocked my jaw on the floor, it was that Kayla gave birth to a girl rather than a boy.
Bob said, "At that time, Kayla's face was very pale. She just suffered a lot from the birthgiving and didn't realize to be treated like that by her husband's family."
Bob said with some sympathy, "Her mother-in-law's actions were infuriating enough, what infuriated me the most was her husband's attitude. Standing aside, he actually allowed his mother to bully his wife! I told Kayla that she should file for a divorce right on spot, but she just wouldn't."
Bob said silently, "She was too stubborn."
Kayla lived a very humble life. I asked with a fluke mentality, "How can you be sure that the Kayla I know is the same person as you?"
"I have checked on her before. She is a graduate from the same university as you, so we are definitely talking about the same Kayla."
Kayla's parents- in- law preferred males to females, and they didn't let her daughter go to school until she was already five. That was probably the last straw that made her get the divorce.
She wanted to create a proper living environment for the child.
It was not easy for a single mother to bring up a child on her own.
I said helplessly, "Do you think divorce is such a simple thing? You get divorced, and then every single one you thought you knew would be talking behind your back as if you were the one who did something wrong. How can it be so simple to divorce? Not to mention the property division. If it really were that easy, Kayla would've gotten a divorce long ago."
Bob said with great disgust, "That's the problem with women, you think too much. If your life is not the life you wanna live, what's the point of living it? It's not like you are never gonna get a good man after divorce. Why so pessimistic?"
The only reason she was so humble and timid was both for the sake of her family and her child.
After all, there was a reason for everything.
After Bob left, I guessed the reason why Kayla came to City B. Maybe there was no place for her in that city.
In desperation, she left that city with the child to look for a new life.
In the afternoon, I saw Zack. His face was very pale, and his tall and straight figure was a little shaky and weak.
He handed the documents in his hands to me and said, "Sort them out and hand them over to my office in two hours."
I took the documents and asked hesitantly, "Are you alright?"
He nodded his head and turned to leave.
I was worried about Zack when I was sorting out the documents in the office. Two hours later, I came to his office and saw him lying on the table. I quickly put down the documents and asked him, "Are you sure you are all right?"
Zack raised his head weakly and shook it. "Yeah."
He was a person who gritted his teeth and kept everything bottled up in his heart. No matter what happened, he would rather hold on alone than tell me.
I took out a paper towel and handed it to him. He took it and wiped off the sweat on his forehead. I gave him a glass of hot water and asked, "Are you sick?"
Zack explained, "Yeah, I've had it forever."
He took the hot water, bowed his head, and took a sip. He changed the subject and asked, "I forgot to ask you, did you find anything in Glestin?"
I wanted to ask him about Ramiro but then shook my head. "I didn't find any useful information."
He frowned and I knew he must be suffering from whatever the illness was.
I didn't dare to disturb him with my own things.
But I was very curious, what kind of illness did Zack have?
Zack looked like he didn't want to say anything, and I didn't dare to ask more. After he got a little better, I left his office.
I sat in my office and was very worried. In a hurry, I had to call Bob, but no one answered.
I asked him to make the transfer but he disappeared.
In the afternoon, I waited for Zack to get off work first before leaving. Looking at his broad but feeble figure, I was very worried.
I felt sorry for him.
Zack was very simple. He was so simple that he wanted no one else in his world. He only wanted to live in his own world and live in a lonely and cold way.
His loneliness made Teresa want to get close to him, warm him, and made Laurelie willing to wait for him.
He was like a snow lotus, amazing and unworldly beautiful.
When I received the call from Bob, I was having a meal with Sean. He smiled and asked in high spirits, "What did you call me for?"
I asked, "Where did you go this afternoon?"
Bob asked, "Are you the one who asked me to go to make the transfer to Kayla?"
I said impatiently, "Tell me the truth."
"Tsk, alright! I've just had a girlfriend recently. I was on a date with her this afternoon," Bob said in a pleasant tone.
"Does Zack have any chronic disease?" I asked nervously.
"How do you know about this? He was injured when he was on a mission. Whenever he encountered something unpleasant, that pain would overwhelm him. And once it does, he would be in unspeakable pain!"
Bob's tone became serious. I said, "Can you go back and accompany your uncle now? What you said is happening right now."
"You're the one who should be accompanying him, Emma."
But I didn't have the right to do it. I had a husband. How could I go to be in the same room with a man that loved me?
If Benjamin was with another woman that I didn't like, taking care of her all night, wouldn't that make me feel uncomfortable?
The answer was yes, I definitely would, and I would be furious!
In addition to admiration of her, I was also very frustrated, but this feeling lasted for a moment, and I soon forgot about it.
Sean waited for me to hang up the phone and asked, "Were you talking about Zack?"
I smiled and said, "Yeah, the man Teresa loves."
It was no secret anyway.
Sean suddenly sighed and said, "So what if she loves him? No everyone can't get what they want! Isn't this how it is between me and September now?"
Sean always complained to me about September.
He would complain about how she never replied to any of his messages and how that kept him up at night.
Sean suddenly asked, "Who was the one on the phone with you, then? What is her relationship with Zack? How can you let her go to Zack? If Teresa knows, she's gonna faint! By the way, I do want to see that scene!" "It was Laurelie, Laurelie Weier."
I asked him with some confusion, "Aren't you a good friend of Teresa's? Why'd you wanna see that?"
"Friend my a*s! You can say Victora is my friend but Teresa and I are from two completely different worlds!" Sean said angrily, "Do you know what kind of things she has done? She actually used my brother to force my brother and sister-in-law to divorce!" Hmm? Holy sh*t! Janse was married? Why didn't I know? Seemed like there was some kind of secret behind this!
Sean regretted the words as soon as they came out of his mouth. He seemed to think of something and asked, "So this Laurelie is the youngest daughter of the Weier family?"
"Yes, it's her," I answered.
"It really is her..." Sean suddenly said happily, "That's fine then. If it's her that's going to Zack, then Teresa is doomed for good."
The two women loved Zack but Zack loved me.
I didn't know whether I should be happy or worried.
"Why do you think so highly of Laurelie?" I asked in surprise.
Even Sean thought so highly of her!
Sean said, "Of course I would. You can go on the street and drag someone here to ask if he knows Laurelie Weier. If he doesn't, I would swallow this plate right here right now. None of the families in this city can go head-on with the Weiers, not even the Dunns."
Joel had mentioned that although the Weier family might not have a moneywise advantage over the other families, their political power was terrifying.
And now Weier was the only one there to benefit from that power.
At that time, I clearly understood that Laurelie could be a good friend and helper.
And what Joel reminded me of was right.
She would be able to provide me with a lot of resources if I were to become friends with her.
However, I firmly believed that things would work out the way they were supposed to work out.
I didn't wanna approach just to take advantage of her, not to mention that a girl as clever as Laurelie would realize my intentions at first sight.
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