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Chapter 14 Pitiful Women
Elizabeth was a little dumbfounded by the manager’s words. She thought that everyone was
there to ridicule her, and the manager would berate her before firing her.
She could not believe that everyone would behave so respectfully toward her.
Hearing the manager mention Matthew, Elizabeth lifted her brows in question and turned to
Jessica.
Jessica took a puff of cigarette and smiled as she arched her brows at Elizabeth.
That was the way the world worked. Nobody would dare to bully a man if he had an
influential figure to support him.
As Elizabeth walked out of Night City, Jessica followed to send her off. Both women met in
Night City. Jessica was a single mother, and her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. Her
husband had eloped with his mistress. Hence, she had no choice but to work in Night City.
She wanted to earn enough money so that her daughter could receive the treatment that she
needed.
neck.
Since the cab that Elizabeth called had not arrived, both of them chatted by the roadside.
A faint smile was on her face as Jessica helped Elizabeth to tighten the scarf around her
“Lizzy, I can tell that Matthew is interested in you. You should grab hold of this opportunity
to win his heart,” she advised.
Both women had been living a tough life. Thus, Jessica understood that so long as Elizabeth.
had Matthew with her, she would not suffer anymore.
She wished for Elizabeth to be happy.
Elizabeth sighed and said, “To be frank, I’m not close to Matthew at all. In fact, we might
become enemies in the future.”
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By marrying Tiana, he’ll be considered my enemy.
Elizabeth’s face was a little red on the cheeks from being cold. Hearing her words, Jessica
caressed Elizabeth’s face and reassured, “Lizzy, trust me. As long as you’re willing, that man will
be yours, and yours only.”
At that moment, the cab arrived. Before going into the car, Elizabeth turned and glanced
once more at Jessica. She realized that the latter had gotten even slimmer. During the day, Jessica
was at the hospital taking care of her daughter. At night, she would be working at Night City.
Elizabeth felt a tinge of pity for Jessica.
“Jessica, don’t forget to rest. I’ll bring Abby and the boys to visit Pearl in a few days’ time,”
she commented.
Jessica let out a small smile and replied, “I will. Be careful on the way back.”
Upon reaching home, Elizabeth immediately went to take a shower. However, as she was
showering, she started to feel unwell and sneezed incessantly.
After taking some cold medication, she headed to bed.
I must have caught a cold while walking back to Night City from the parking lot. Hopefully,
the cold medication will be effective…
The next day, the three children got up at seven o’clock in the morning to have breakfast.
Usually, Elizabeth would send them to school, but she was having a severe headache that
morning. Furthermore, her body was throbbing in pain, and a fit of coughing wracked her body.
Seeing that she had not gotten up, Abby ran into her room.
“Lizzy, huny up… We are going to be late,” she urged.
Elizabeth opened her eyes. The throbbing headache was growing worse by the second, and
she was even starting to feel a little dizzy. With a hoa rse voice, she said, “Abby, Cody will send
you guys to school instead…”
She trailed off and let out a few more uncontrollable coughs.
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Noticing Elizabeth’s discomfort, Abby reached out and touched her forehead.
“Lizzy, I think you have a fever. You’re burning up!” she exclaimed.
At that moment, Arthur and Antony came into the room. Seeing that Elizabeth was unwell,
they said, “Mommy, get up. We’ll send you to the hospital.”
Antony reached over and felt her forehead. Feeling how hot it was, he went to take a
thermometer and measured her temperature.
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Elizabeth offered a faint smile and mumbled, “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine. Go to school.
I’ll go to the hospital by myself after I get up.”
Abby shook her head and insisted, “No way, we will go with you.”
Seeing how sensible the kids were, Elizabeth felt a sense of comfort.
“Go to school. Seeing the three of you focus on your studies puts me in a jovial mood. When
I’m happy, I’ll recover quickly!” she coaxed.
Seeing how adamant she was, Arthur brought her some medication and left with his siblings.
in tow.
However, just before he left, he reminded, “Mommy, remember to take your medicine.”
Cody brought the kids to school. Their school was not far, and it was within walking distance.
of their home.
Suddenly, an idea came to Abby’s mind. If only Mr. Handsome can take care of Mommy… Content is © by NôvelDrama.Org.
She tugged at Antony’s hand and said, “Antony, send Matthew a message. Tell him our
address and the passcode to the door. Find a way to make him take care of Lizzy.”