Chapter 128 – Powerless Cunning
“When are you planning to go to Southend?” asked Robert suddenly, “Why don’t I go with you to see Mom and Dad first!”
I looked at him and said in displeasure, “What do you think? This is already something that was promised to the kids, and we’re leaving them to go first? Besides, it’s not for a few days before the kids go on vacation, you really don’t take the kids seriously, you don’t have any regard for their minds! And you know that Charles is still very much a stranger to Edith, so you don’t worry about that?”
Robert said nonchalantly, “Just take Charles, Oliver’s fine with Edith, or I’ll let him milk …”
“Stop! Just remember, I don’t trust your mom! She can’t do anything else but berate her kids!” I cut him off without waiting for him to finish, voicing my displeasure directly.
It’s something I never would have said outright before, and now what am I afraid of him for? He deserves to have me obey him again.
So, I turned my head to Robert and fell to my feet, “Oh, and by the way, she’s bragging about Amelia’s kids! Brag all you want, but you have to hit Oliver and call him out in front of others for looking like his dying mom. Robert, do you think it’s even possible to send Oliver to her?”
Robert’s face sank in flesh, speechless.
Watching him try to avoid it again, I continued to fill in the gaps without spitting, “I don’t even understand, since I married you, ask yourself, there is not a single thing I have done to wrong your family. I paid for your family’s house replacement, helped with Steven’s house remodeling to get a wife. Paid Edward’s tuition, and Emma, I buy her an extra share of whatever I buy.” I counted one piece at a time on my fingers.
Robert was a little unimpressed, but didn’t dare retort.
“I just don’t understand … she has to curse me so much? If I give my child to your mom again, am I just watching her bring my child down ah!”
I said that to Robert on purpose, I just wanted to give Robert a good nausea.
He was so keen to go to Southend and it wasn’t because of that phone call at lunchtime, he really wanted to know more.
“Honey, don’t listen to anyone else. My mom can’t talk to offend people easily!” Robert wisecracked.
“Robert, it’s not what I’ve heard, it’s what I’ve seen with my own eyes, and she cursed Oliver worse than I’ve ever told you. May I ask, what else do I have to do to make your family happy and curse me less? Don’t curse me to death without moving!”NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.
Robert was dumbfounded by my question and was reduced to crunching his lips.
After poking his soft spot, I yawned contentedly and said softly, “Sleep!”
I was really sleepy.
The first night of the meeting, Robert had another fever. I gave him an ice pack to cool him down, and looking at his disoriented state I deliberately said, “Why don’t I go!”
Robert immediately got energized, opened his scarlet eyes full of precaution and looked at me, “It’s fine, I’ll be fine tomorrow after a good night’s sleep! It’s just that I’m too tired to prepare these days, your body which I don’t worry about! I’m fine, don’t you worry!”
“Why don’t we just go to the hospital? Why are you always running a fever lately? This won’t do!” I reached out and touched the surface of his body, and I knew the fever wasn’t low.
“No, you can give me something to cool me down and two anti-inflammatory pills, it’s fine!” He patted my arm.
“Good!” I turned to fetch my medication, secretly scoffing, I’m not going to the meeting, if I do, how am I going to act next?
I had Edith bring water and I fed the medicine to him and he drifted off to sleep.
Early the next morning.
He’d actually lost his fever, and looked as good as new, and was in high spirits as he got in the car with the driver and left with the
Watching him leave until the car disappeared from my sight, I rushed to report back to Hannah, who returned an ‘ok, I’ve arranged it’.
Before I could get upstairs, the cell phone in my hand rang again and I picked it up to see that it was Albert.
I hooked my lips in a smile and picked up and spoke, “Where have you been? I haven’t seen you in days!”
“You didn’t miss me, did you?” He teased, then said, “I’m not helping you find Jacob!”
I was stunned by Albert’s answer; this was the person I most wanted to find at the moment, and I immediately pressed on, “Any news?”