Alena’s face flushed with rage, and she roared, “But she is all right, isn’t she?”
Edmund stopped pouring water. How could his mother sound so casual about someone else’s life?
Neither Sonya nor Alena thought other person’s life was of any value! “Yes, she’s fine because the police arrived in time. Lucky for Sonya, she won’t be sentenced for a long time.” Edmund was very disappointed in Alena and nothing she said or did could surprise him.
Alena’s emotions see-sawed from anger to fear.
“Why is my live so miserable? My own son doesn’t care to make my Life good!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEdmund was tired of her outpour of emotions. With a tinge of impatience, he said, “Since you are awake and fine, I am leaving. I have something important to deal with in the company.”
Then he turned around and left, Leaving Alena crying.
Chris was waiting for Edmund outside. He had managed to hear what was happening inside. He couldn’t help but sigh, “Why does your mother take things too personally? She shouldn’t have picked a fight with you. It might be hard to fix things if it goes like that. At the end of the day, she needs your support. Moreover, you haven’t done a thing to hurt Sonya. You are simply trying to make sure she Learns her Lesson. How else can she beca better person?”
Hearing the wailing in the ward, Edmund sneered and said, “It’s not that she takes things personally. She’s dissatisfied that I haven’t done what she wantsto do. She enjoys dictating other people’s lives. It is her desire to control me.”
After a pause, Edmund continued, “Besides, once Sonya is sentenced in jail, the whole world will come to know about the upbringing she has given her daughter. My mother is a strong woman. She can’t accept failure, so she is trying to avoid it.”
Hearing Edmund’s analysis, Chris was momentarily stunned. Edmund had managed to analyze Alena’s mind correctly.
After thinking about it for a while, Chris suggested, “Should we find a psychologist to help her? I’m afraid that your mother’s condition wilt get worse with tif this goes on.”
“Well, this is a nice idea but do you actually think she will agree to it?” Edmund knew it would be impossible to convince her.
From what he knew of Alena’s personality, she would probably end up kicking the psychologist.
After Chelsea was discharged from the hospital, Luka went back to his hometown to accompany his mother. It was believed that he had postponed all his work apart from the preparatory work of The Crown.
As for the company’s management, it was handed over to Luka’s partner who had never appeared and was referred to as N.
Since Luka’s partner was still abroad, he would hold a teleconference on every Monday, listening to the reports of the people from the various departments. He gave proper instructions on relevant affairs
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNo one knew the real nof Luka’s partner and they could only speculate the reason behind him using the name
Most of them agreed that this man wanted to remain a mystery.
What was more surprising was that this man used a voice changer in the telephone meeting. In spite of these peculiarities, no one dared to deny that this man was very capable. He often pointed out things that nobody else could. His extraordinary Leadership skills were evident to everyone.
Before leaving, Luka told Chelsea that Edmund proposed that she try to be the scriptwriter of Roy’s new book. Chelsea was shocked to hear that.
When had Edmund started to think so highly of her? Why was he proposing such a big thing?
Luka, understanding her confusion, said encouragingly, “I think it’s a good opportunity. You should give it a try.”
Chelsea had no desire to cooperate with Edmund. However, here they were talking about Roy’s new book. It was a big deal and quite tempting. She had dreamed of working with Roy since forever
And now Luka too was persuading her to do it. In the end, Chelsea gave in and decided to try it.