“You don’t look good, what happened? Did the old lady wreak havoc in the company again?”
Claire Assex immediately noticed Dorothy’s unusual demeanor. “Hey, didn’t Rockefeller say that he was going to get the permit for you? Did he lie to us and got a fraudulent document instead? What a fool!”
“Where is he? I am going to give him a smackdown he will never forget!”
Dorothy suddenly realized that returning home earlier was a bad decision on her part.
“Why are you so anxious, mom? The company is doing just fine.”
“So, the old lady wasn’t there?”
“She was but with Alex’s permit, there was nothing she could do. Instead, we obtained a competitive advantage that will allow us to increase our profits!”
Claire was thrilled. “Are you sure?”
“Of course! Mom, stop criticizing Alex for once! Without his help, we would have been done for!”
“Hmph! He is your husband, right? He did what was expected from him.”
“Look, it has been a while since he came home. Where the hell is he? I have to do all the chores at home, washing, cleaning, cooking, am I the maid now? Not just that, when he did come back, he saw Beatrice in…”
As she spoke, Beatrice came down to the living room.
“Mom, can you stop? Do you want every neighbor in the area to know that my brother-in-law saw me naked?”
Beatrice was livid remembering what happened last night.
“All right, all right, it was an accident,” said Dorothy. “Beatrice, Alex told me that he went to Michelle Yowell’s house last night, and you were there too. Um, do you know her? I want to thank her personally.”
Beatrice was surprised. From her understanding, Michelle was Alex’s mistress. Why would her sister want to thank her? “Sis, I think that is unnecessary. She is my schoolmate but is quite the character. Also, I think I saw him treating her to a meal yesterday.”
She was stuck in a dilemma. Maybe she should tell Dorothy the truth, but she did not want to suffer Michelle’s wrath.
As for Dorothy, she felt so much better. Alex did not go to Cheryl Coney for help. What about last night?
“Anyway, listen here, both of you. Iwant you home by seven at night. It is very dangerous out there,” said Claire.
“Why?”
“Look at the news! A dozen young girls were assaulted and became unconscious after. This happened last night!” Claire took out her phone and showed her daughters the news article.
Not just that, the number of victims was still increasing, according to the news report.
They were found in an abandoned house last night and sent to Premier Hospital immediately. However, according to Cheryl, who was in charge of the patients, the hospital also received similar patients a few days ago. There was a possibility that there were more victims out there.
A picture of Cheryl being interviewed was attached to the news report.
“This is scary!” Beatrice blurted out.
Dorothy looked at the picture and thought to herself, ‘So she was telling the truth!’
All suspicions in her mind vanished that instant. Yet, she still felt a little off and quickly decided that she would come onto Alex that very night itself.
Claire Assex immediately noticed Dorothy’s unusual demeanor. “Hey, didn’t Rockefeller say that he was going to get the permit for you? Did he lie to us and got a fraudulent document instead? What a fool!”
“Where is he? I am going to give him a smackdown he will never forget!”
Dorothy suddenly realized that returning home earlier was a bad decision on her part.
“Why are you so anxious, mom? The company is doing just fine.”
“So, the old lady wasn’t there?”
“She was but with Alex’s permit, there was nothing she could do. Instead, we obtained a competitive advantage that will allow us to increase our profits!”
Claire was thrilled. “Are you sure?”
“Of course! Mom, stop criticizing Alex for once! Without his help, we would have been done for!”
“Hmph! He is your husband, right? He did what was expected from him.”
“Look, it has been a while since he came home. Where the hell is he? I have to do all the chores at home, washing, cleaning, cooking, am I the maid now? Not just that, when he did come back, he saw Beatrice in…”
As she spoke, Beatrice came down to the living room.
“Mom, can you stop? Do you want every neighbor in the area to know that my brother-in-law saw me naked?”
Beatrice was livid remembering what happened last night.
“All right, all right, it was an accident,” said Dorothy. “Beatrice, Alex told me that he went to Michelle Yowell’s house last night, and you were there too. Um, do you know her? I want to thank her personally.”
Beatrice was surprised. From her understanding, Michelle was Alex’s mistress. Why would her sister want to thank her? “Sis, I think that is unnecessary. She is my schoolmate but is quite the character. Also, I think I saw him treating her to a meal yesterday.”
She was stuck in a dilemma. Maybe she should tell Dorothy the truth, but she did not want to suffer Michelle’s wrath.
As for Dorothy, she felt so much better. Alex did not go to Cheryl Coney for help. What about last night?
“Anyway, listen here, both of you. Iwant you home by seven at night. It is very dangerous out there,” said Claire.
“Why?”
“Look at the news! A dozen young girls were assaulted and became unconscious after. This happened last night!” Claire took out her phone and showed her daughters the news article.
Not just that, the number of victims was still increasing, according to the news report.
They were found in an abandoned house last night and sent to Premier Hospital immediately. However, according to Cheryl, who was in charge of the patients, the hospital also received similar patients a few days ago. There was a possibility that there were more victims out there.
A picture of Cheryl being interviewed was attached to the news report.
“This is scary!” Beatrice blurted out.
Dorothy looked at the picture and thought to herself, ‘So she was telling the truth!’
All suspicions in her mind vanished that instant. Yet, she still felt a little off and quickly decided that she would come onto Alex that very night itself.
