Anathra planned to leave right after pasting the four to Martin
tone, Gregory‘ e secretary
hat as it was huichtine, mas of the people in The CTO’na ten hart aiready left, and there was no sign of Martin. Here was only
Tidying up the desks.
Anathea went up to her and asked, “Hello, could you help me deliver this furch to Mr Sinclair, pleas
The assistant paused and gave Anathea a quick once over. “Are you Mr. Sinclair’s chef?
Nobody in the company, besides Martin, knew that Anathea was gory’s wife
When they’d gotten married, Gregory had said, “I can marry you, but you won’t be getting a statun
It was the cold and heartless truth. However, she’d been deeply in love with him track then, so despite knowing that, she’d still married him joyfully. As a result, her position as Gregory’s wife wis pretty much as good as naught
Anathea smiled faintly and gave an ambiguous nod.
“Mr. Sinclair is In the office right ahead. You can go and deliver the food to him. The assistant pointed to the Largest office, looking somewhat troubled “We don’t have permission to enter lib office. Mr. Chadstone is the only one authorized to enter.”
Anathea understood the difficulties of being an employee, so she decided not to trouble others further and carried the lunch box toward Gregory’s office.
But before she could knock, the office door opened from inside. Out came Natalie, buttoning up her blouse and smoothing her slightly disheveled hair behind her. She was surprised to see Anathea.
“Ms. Jacobson?” she called out.
Anathea didn’t respond and simply looked away. Judging by the state Natalie was in, it didn’t take much for one to guess what had happened inside the office.
“Are you here to deliver food for Greg?” Natalie flashed Anathea asmile. “He’s pretty busy now. Here, let me send it in for you.
She reached out to take the lunch box from Anathea, but the latter took a step back. “That won’t be necessary. I’ll take it in
Natalie paused and raised her brows slightly. Anathea’s behavior this morning had almost led her to believe that she was a big- hearted person. But it turned out that that wasn’t the case.
However, because of what happened five years ago, Gregory could ever love Anathea. No matter how much she clung to him, it was useless–she would only make him despise her even more.
“Well, go ahead then.” Natalie stepped aside with a look of amusement. “But how sure are you that Greg would want to eat what you brought him?”
The implication was clear Gregory’s “appetite” was already satisfied before he had lunch
Anathea ignored Natalie’s provocations, walked straight past her, and pushed the door to Gregory’s office open.
While she might’ve been upset in the past, now that she’d decided to let things go, she would pretend that she saw nothing
She walked in to see Gregory sitting at his desk handling document, signing countless contracts with a fountain pen.
His brows pulled together ever so slightly when he saw Anathea walk in. “Why are you here?“.
It seemed she wasn’t welcomed. Was he afraid she would’ve caught him and Natalie in the act it she’d come earlier?
Anathea sneered inwardly, but she still felt a dull ache deep inside,
She quickly got her emotions in check and placed the lunch box on his desk. “Here’s your lunch.”
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“In the fature, just give Martin a call and get lilin to send it in “ory didn’t even place at her, seemingly not wanting to see
okay,” Anathea responded
The fact was, this was likely the last time she’d bring him himch. Adjathra took out the divorce apreement from her bag, she’d come today to get Gregory to sign it. Cher it was signed, she’d be able to leave the tinclair family after a month
“Gregory.” Anathra walked up to him and drew a deep breath before handing him the agreement.
“Is there something else?” Gregory didn’t even look up, his tone tinged with impatience. He’d never had much patience for her Anathea was already used to it “Could you please sign this agreement”
“I got it. Just leave it there.” Gregory cut her off mid sentence, ping through the contracts and circling incorrect data with his pen. His brows were knitted as he commented, “What are they even doing?”
Picking up his phone, he gave Martin a call. “Meeting Now.” Itis instructions were cold and curt
the office
After hanging up, Gregory took off his glasses, rubbed his sore eye, and glanced up. Anathea was no longer in Gregory didn’t think much about it. He casually tossed the signed documents on top of the divorce agreement Anathea had left on his desk and got up to head to the meeting room.
Stepping out of the main entrance of Sinclair Group, Anathea took a deep breath of fresh a She felt like she’d thrown off all the shackles that bound her, and she felt so relaxed.
air. So this was what divorce felt like
But the very next moment, she received a call from the hospital. “Ms. Jacobson, your mother’s condition isn’t looking good at the moment. Could you please come over?”
When Anathea hurriedly arrived at the hospital, her mother, Fiona Campbell, was being wheeled out of the emergency room “Mom!” Anathea felt her heart clenching so tightly that she nearly took a tumble.
Fortunately, a nurse steadied her just in time. “Mrs. Jacobson is out of immediate danger after the emergency treatment.”
It was only then that Anathea heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank you.”
There was a tremble in her voice, she’d thought that she’d nearly lost Fiona. Luckily, Fiona hadn’t had the heart to abandon her. But her condition…
Looking at Fiona lying on the hospital bed, pale and lifeless, Anathea’s eyes reddened
Had she not insisted on marrying Gregory back then, perhaps he wouldn’t have held a grudge against the Jacobson family. Maybe he wouldn’t have acted against Adam. And then, maybe Flona wouldn’t have been so heartbroken that she’d gotten severely depressed and ill
Anathea had been haunted by such regretful thoughts countless times over the years. She lowered her gaze, overwhelmed by complex emotions.
Just then, Fiona’s attending doctor, Carl Peltz, came up to her. “Ms Jacobson, we need to talk about Mrs. Jacobson’s condition.”
Anathea’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that. “What’s happened to my mom?”
“Ms. Jacobson, don’t be too anxious. We were fortunate that Mrs. Jacobson was rescued in time and is now completely out of danger,” Carl reassured.
That’s good.” Anathea nodded. “Thank you, Dr. Peltz ”
“No need for thanks, Ms. Jacobson.” Carl gave
e her a light pat on the shoulder before he continued, “But given Mrs. Jacobson’s current state, if her condition isn’t treated soon, it will be difficult to save her if another emergency occurs,
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“That being said, there’s no reason to pale. Our department has cently developed a new drug. If we can coordinate with several department leads for surgery, we inlght be able to cure Me Jacobson ”
Really?” A glimmer of hope flashed in Anathea’s eyes.
Carl nodded. “However, the treatment cost is quite high.”
“How much will it be?” Anathea asked urgently. She was willing to pay anything to save Flona
The amount, however, was indeed beyond her means.
30 million.”
Anathea was left feeling stumped, 30 million dollars was a hefty amount for her.
“Ms. Jacobson, are you sure you want to sell all of this jewelry?” the appraiser asked carefully.
As an expert, he could tell that these were high–end auction pieces meant for collection. Such pieces were rarely ever sold.
But Anathea nodded firmly. “I’m selling them all”
She could only gather enough money to cover Fiona’s medical expenses if she sold all of them.
These add up to about 27 million.”
27 million dollars? That meant she’d still be three million dollars short.
Anathea frowned. “Can you go any higher? This ring should be quite valuable.”
“There’s no doubt the diamond ring is valuable, but as the width of the ring, band is pretty small, not many people will be able to wear it. Eight million is already quite a high price for it. Alternatively, you could take it back and not sell the ring,” the appraiser advised kindly.
“Forget it. I’ll sell it too.”
Eight million dollars was better than nothing.
“Alright then.” The appraiser took the jewelry away and went to write a check for Anathea.
As Anathea waited patiently, she looked around the shop, taking in its decor. All of a sudden, she caught sight of a Rolls–Royce pulled up right outside the entrance.
GS 00001. It was Gregory’s license plate.
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