Can't Get Away With You

Chapter 40 Questioning

His wife had not returned home, and his child was having a high fever. That was how he dealt with it!

As Van noticed that Yolanda looking at him with disapproval, Van snorted coldly and turned his head away.

Seeing that Van didn't say anything more, Yolanda looked away and turned around to see the tired look on Joey's face. She felt sorry for him.

"Where is Lois?"

Joey lowered his head but said nothing.

Seeing her son's stubborn look, Yolanda said in a low but deep voice, "the child is having a high fever. As a father, you are busy with your work. Where on earth has she been as a mother?"

Joey's heart sank. He was afraid that this broken family would continue to suffer from external storms. He turned his face away and admitted his mistake. "Maggie was almost recovered. It was me who opened the window last night that caused her high fever."

Yolanda was even more depressed. her child had learned to defend others, but why did he blame himself for everything!

"Grandma..."Yolanda heard her weak voice. Looking at her granddaughter's pale face and bloodless lips, she stepped forward with concern.

Maggie looked at his grandmother, who she hadn't seen for a long time, and felt wronged. As soon as Yolanda pulled the little girl into her arms, she saw that her eyes were already red, and there were two teardrops in her eyes. "I want my mother. Can you let her come back home?"

Yolanda had always been fond of Maggie. She looked at Joey with disappointment, but coaxed her gently, "Okay, grandma let mom come back home." Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

After a pause, Maggie shook her head and cried, "No. don't let mom come back. She will feel uncomfortable when she gets sick."

Puzzled, Yolanda glanced at Joey and scolded, "tell me what happened!"

Noticing the fear of the little girl in her arms, Yolanda gently patted on Maggie's back and said, "Maggie, don't be afraid. Dad is disobedient. Grandma is talking about Dad!"

Joey had no choice but to speak out the fact that Lois had been hospitalized a few days ago, in order to defend her.

Van glanced at Joey and said, "nothing is your excuse. Even if Lois gets sick all year round, she can't even stay away from Maggie for a few days! Tell me what Maggie meant by "let her mother come back"! "

Joey was speechless. What should he say? Did he say that he didn't allow Lois to see Maggie and made Lois too angry to the hospital?

Should he that Lois wanted to divorce because she thought he didn't care about the family, so he planned to use the child as a stalling tactic?

Looking at her son's slightly embarrassed look, Yolanda sighed softly. Were they better when they were young? Thinking of Van's illegitimate child, Yolanda patted on Maggie's back and said, "let the young people solve their problems on their own."

As expected, Van didn't say anything more. Looking at his mother's disappointed and helpless expression, Joey thought of Van's romantic affairs, he hated his father more.

"Grandma, It was so cold last night Maggie was freezing. "The little girl looked at Yolanda with her misty eyes and she seemed tired.

Clenching his fists, Joey felt guilty.

Looking at her son's expression, Yolanda completely believed in Joey's words. Last night, he really kept the window open and let the child suffer the cold with him!

Yolanda held the little girl tightly and patted her on the back to lull her to sleep.

After Maggie fell asleep, Yolanda gently put her down and walked out of the room with Joey and his father.

Joey, a man over 1.8 meters tall, stood in the living room and listened to his mother's scolding. Yolanda, who had always been gentle, was not as elegant and indifferent as usual. "Keep open the window! Don't you know how cold the night wind is now? How dare you open the window! Lois hasn't come back yet. Do you really think everyone else is stupid? Why did Sally... "

All of a sudden, Yolanda's voice stopped. Joey looked up. It was the first time that he had seen his mother cry since he grew up. A choked sentence hit Joey and his father like a heavy hammer. "Why do you look so much like your father? Have you forgotten how I taught you? "

The heartache of his mother's tears almost made Joey out of breath. He lowered his head with red eyes and said, "Mom, I'm sorry..."

"Joey... You said you should be a responsible man... "

Joey lowered his head. This was his promise when he was young. At that time, he hadn't met the person he liked. He was still a cold but righteous child.

Yolanda patted on Joey's arm and said, "you've grown up, but Lois is a good girl. For so many years, she has been trying to play a good wife, a good mother, and even a good daughter-in-law. You are very busy, but she can completely tolerate you. You should cherish her. "

Joey nodded heavily.

Then Yolanda left the villa and went back to her car.

Van walked up to Joey and said, "I just hope that you can have a harmonious family and more communication between husband and wife, so that Maggie can grow up happily."

Joey nodded. Obviously, he was perfunctory.

The two of them left one after another. Joey breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt much more tired.

He had been living a dull life as a teenager for many years. His father was busy, and his mother was indifferent to him. When he was a teenager, he was confused and a little irritable.

Sally was his first love. He knew clearly that he didn't love her deeply, but because of his desire to protect her. Till now, he still hoped that he was a hero in Sally's heart, so he had always been careful to hide his fragility and helplessness that others had never known.

Sally's emotional change made him tremble with fear, but mostly that he could not bear to be deprived of two times by one person.

One is Identity, and another is lover.

When he thought of Lois, he knew that she liked him. Her eyes were full of affection, she had occasionally smiling, and most of them were the night kisses when he "fell asleep" in the middle of the

night.

Every time she moved carefully, he would be awakened, but then he still pretended to be asleep for her "kiss"

Thinking of Lois's insistence on the divorce, the corners of Joey's lips, which were slightly raised, slowly dropped.

He had no objection to his mother's words that Lois was a good girl, but once a good girl insisted, he was really powerless.

When Joey was depressed about the marriage between the two of them, Lois's financial luck flooded over.

The Secretary sorted out the documents and materials that Lois needed during the meeting and knocked on the door of Lois's office.

"Come in." Lois was looking at the cooperation with JF Group as the door was knocked. Without raising her head, she knew that there was only the little secretary at this moment.

Lois finished reading the contract of the nearest company, glanced at the little secretary in a hurry, and lowered her head to sign her name.

The Secretary wanted to say something but stopped on a second thought. Lois took out the cooperation case of JF Group from the side and threw it in the Secretary's hand. "Go and ask the business department to make a decision on the cooperation of JF Group." she paused for a while and said, "as soon as possible!"

The Secretary picked up the case but stood still.

Confused, Lois looked up and asked, "what's wrong?"