Short on cash.
Upon thinking how the number in her bank account had been going down for the past two years trying to cure Nigel, Bethan hesitated.
“I’ll think about it.”
Then, Bethan directly hung up the call, Although Brettley paid her a handsome amount, but… She was still not willing to work under the Morrison Group.
Bethan took a deep breath and switched on her computer. She started browsing for jewelry designer jobs in Banyan City.
When she applied for the third job, there was a knock on her door.
It was the private doctor that Brettley had arranged to stay in Blue Bay Villa specifically to help Nigel recuperate.
Upon seeing the doctor knocking on her door, Bethan could not help but furrow her brows. She immediately got up. “What happened to Nigel?”
Looking at how nervous Bethan was, the doctor smiled and waved his hands. “Nigel is fine. I came here to tell you a piece of good news.”
“Good news?”
“Yes.”
The doctor looked at Bethan rather excitedly. “Just now, the hospital called. They finally found a bone marrow compatible with Nigel’s! It was a donor from abroad. The donor’s health is not too great, but they are willing to let the doctors here take care of them. If everything goes well, Nigel could have a bone marrow transplant in less than half a month!”
The doctor’s words struck Bethan into a daze for a long, long, time.
Quite a while later, she lifted the corners of her stiff lips with difficulty, trying to regain her sanity.
Shock and confusion were written all over the woman’s face. “Is…is that true?”
She and Malcolm had searched abroad for ages but still failed to find a bone marrow that was compatible with Nigel.
Their failure in their search for a bone marrow had once thrown her into despair, otherwise, she would not take the risk and return to Banyan City with her two children.
And now, the doctor was casually telling her that he could find a compatible marrow for Nigel?
“Of course, it’s true! “
The doctor patted Bethan’s shoulder in excitement. “
Ma’am, you’re so excited that you’re finding it hard to believe it, aren’t you? So am I! My hands were shaking when I got the call! “
Bethan glanced at the doctor in a daze, the excitement hidden in the bottom of her eyes starting to bubble and show. “That means, my boy Nigel can be saved, is that right?”
The doctor nodded vehemently. “Yes! “
“Nigel can be saved! Nigel can be saved! “
Bethan kept muttering this sentence to herself, excitement gradually taking over her mind and heart, her entire body trembling in exhilaration. She lifted the glass of water from the table and downed the cold water, trying to calm herself down.
But she failed miserably. It was impossible for her to stay calm! Nigel could be saved! This was the only piece of good news she heard in the few days after she awoke. If Neil knew his brother could be saved, he would be happy for him up in heaven too, right?
Bethan was so thrilled to hear the news she could hardly stay still. She bit her lip and looked at the doctor, “Nigel can have the surgery done within two weeks…Do, Do I need to prepare anything?”
Looking at the woman’s exhilarated expression, the doctor sighed, “You need to prepare money.”
Money.
Bethan was reminded of her nearly empty bank account.
“Even though Mr. Morrison set up a medical fund for Nigel at the hospital, however the amount is far from enough. The hospital called Mr. Morrison several times, but he does not intend to add on to the required amount.”
With that, the doctor sighed and raised his eyes, and looked at Bethan. “So, Ms. Bethan, I think you should prepare yourself for two possible outcomes. If Mr. Morrison really refuses to come up with the money, I hope the child would not miss out on this life-saving opportunity because of money.”
Bethan’s hands clenched into fists beside her. She closed her eyes. “I understand.”
The doctor was about to say something else but stopped himself in the end. Then, he simply turned and left.
Silence returned to the bedroom.
Bethan’s hands relaxed at her sides, then tightened into fists once more.
The doctor was right. She could not place her expectations on Brettley for everything. She had just experienced the unfeeling and indifference of this man. She could not expect a man who got into a new relationship just days after his son passed away to have too much of a conscience. She had to earn money herself.
As she was contemplating this, her phone rang once more. It was Shannon again.
“Director Bethan, are you really not returning to work? If you’ve made your decision, I’ll report it to HR, they’ve asked me about you a few times. If you really aren’t coming back, they need to find a candidate to replace you…”
“I ‘ll be coming back to work first thing tomorrow.”
Before Shannon could finish her sentence, Bethan interrupted her. “You’re right. My son is sick, I need money. “
With that, she hung up immediately, while Shannon remained dumbfounded. Lowering her phone, Bethan sucked in a deep breath and walked to the balcony.
The rain had finally stopped, a rainbow arched across the clouds whilst the earthy smell of wet soil and freshly-cut grass permeated the air.
Bethan closed her eyes, feeling the pulse of life in the air, and breathed out a long sigh. For Neil, she had put up with Brettley through so much and for so long. Half a month more was nothing.
Orchard Manor.
The moment Brettley parked his car and before he could step out, his phone rang beside him. It was from Lucas.
“Sir, everything has been arranged according to your orders. The doctor has already told Ma’am that you will not be paying the rest of the medical bill, and the company has confirmed that Bethan will continue working at the Morrison Group. She’ll be returning tomorrow.”
Brettley hummed softly in acknowledgment, then stepped out of the car, explaining the following arrangements to Lucas on the way.
The heavy rain had stopped. In Orchard Manor, the lush green trees that were landscaped by Bethan shone in the sunlight, the light reflecting off the remaining raindrops that clung to the leaves.
In the sea of green, Fiona stood, wearing a long, white linen dress. She cocked her head to the side and smiled in Brettley’s direction. “You’re back, and the rain has stopped too.”
Her smile looked particularly alluring amidst the sea of deep green.
Brettley frowned slightly, ended the call, and strode toward her.
Seeing him come to a standstill before her, she fiddled with the edge of her skirt and asked shyly, “
Can I hug you?”
He narrowed his eyes so slightly the action could barely be seen, then nodded.
Her soft body encircled his. He put his arms around her in a routine reply. But the image that appeared before his eyes was of Bethan whom he had just met at Blue Bay Villa moments ago.
“Brettley, do you still remember that your child is sick and needs treatment? Two of your children just passed away, now you have two left. One of them is critically ill with no cure in sight, while the other is mentally ill! And yet you still have the time to embark on a new relationship at a time like this?”
Her look of furious anger seemed to be imprinted in his mind.
“Brettley.”
As if she could feel the ice in his heart, Fiona released him after a few short moments. “I just arrived in Banyan City, so I’m not familiar with the area. Since you can’t be accompanying me all the time, I’d feel bored. Why not…”
She raised her head and looked at Brettley’s cold, hard face, “Why not, I start working at the Morrison Group?”
Brettley frowned, then lowered his head and ruffled her hair gently. “You’re still sick and you’ll be faced with a heavy workload if you work at the Morrison Group, I’m worried you won’t be able to handle it.”
Fiona bit her lip, “I won’t take on a tough position, I’ll just do odd jobs around the office, I’ll be an intern! I just want to belong somewhere; I’ll try my best not to cause trouble! “
As she spoke, she reached out and held onto Brettley’s arm, tugging on it gently. “Please say yes, please? Otherwise, I’ll be here all alone every day while you work, I’d be bored out of my mind! “
Brettley remained silent for a while. A moment later, he lowered his head and laughed softly, “That’s fine, then. But the Morrison Group has many different subsidiaries and various departments…which one would you like to join? Any one?”
The woman’s eyes lit up. “Can I go to the jewelry design department?”
If she remembered correctly, Bethan worked at the jewelry design department at the Morrison Group, right?”
Early the next morning after Bethan awoke, she carefully prepared breakfast for the two children, then packed her things and left with the proposal she burned the midnight oil to prepare.
“Mommy.”
The moment she walked to the door and was about to open it, a clear, childish voice drifted out from behind her. She turned around.
Behind her on the staircase, Nigel was standing there holding Nellie’s hand. Seeing her turn around, the young boy pulled his sister’s hand and strode up to Bethan.
“Good luck in the office! “
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.