When they got back to Morrison Group Tower, Bethan immersed herself in work. She had initially planned to speed up her work progress, and witnessing Brettley’s attitude at the hospital made her even more determined to do so.
The sooner she finished her work and finalized her contract, the sooner she would be able to leave Banyan City with Nigel and Nellie. Therefore, she channeled all her frustrations and anger into getting work done.
However, since Arianna and Samson were at the hospital, Bethan only had one assistant left. Seeing that she needed help, Shannon, too, joined their forces.
The three of them spent the entire afternoon in Bethan’s office discussing the theme for this upcoming project.
Time slipped by unknowingly, and not long after, it was already evening.
Seeing that it was almost time to get off work, but neither Zayne nor Bethan intended to stop, Shannon sighed and gave a stretch. She picked up both their mugs, planning to go into the kitchen to refill their coffee.
However, as soon as she stepped out the door, she ran into someone she had not seen in a while.
“Bonnie?”
“It’s me.”
Bonnie smiled at her, then glanced in the direction of Bethan’s office. “Is Bethan here?”
“Yes, she is! “
Nodding, she pushed Bethan’s door open and called out, “Director Bethan, guess who’s here?”
Bethan, who had been engrossed in work, lifted her head to gaze in their direction.
“Why are you here?”
She was a little surprised to see Bonnie.
Yesterday, after Jason was arrested, Bonnie had passed out and was sent to the hospital.
After that, Bethan had gone to find Brettley after hearing what Jude said, so she did not get to visit Bonnie in the hospital. Despite that, she still tried to find out what had happened to Bonnie.
The hospital told her that Bonnie had suffered both physical and psychological trauma, so she needed to undergo physiotherapy and psychotherapy for at least two weeks.
Bethan had wanted to visit Bonnie in the hospital this afternoon, but she did not have the time to, after being entangled in the dispute with Mrs. Collins.
After she returned to Morrison Group Tower, she was so busy that she forgot about this.
She did not expect that Bonnie would come to her instead.
“I wanted to invite you to my engagement party, ” said Bonnie, staring straight at Bethan. “Even though Jason is in prison now, I sent out the invitations a long time ago, and the venue has already been booked. It’d be a waste to cancel everything, so I decided to have the party anyway. Besides, I have an important announcement to make.”
She chuckled and continued, “This is my first time hosting such a big party all by myself, and I no longer have a groom now, so I was worried I wouldn’t be able to cope with all the arrangements by myself. “I don’t have any other friends in Banyan City apart from you, Zach, and Yuri. Since the two of them are men, I guessed they probably won’t be much help in throwing a party, so I decided to ask you instead. “
“Um…”
Shannon felt a little puzzled after hearing Bonnie’s explanation. “Bonnie, since there won’t be a groom anymore, why do you feel the need to host this engagement party?
“I know it’ll be a waste to cancel everything, but if you proceed with it…people will laugh at you, won’t they?”
Everyone fell silent as soon as they heard Shannon’s words, while Bonnie turned around and glanced at her, still smiling. “I know what you mean, but…”
She sighed and said, “I’m not doing so well now, and I was hoping that hosting this party would lift my spirits. As for what other people think… “
She lifted her head and let out a bitter smile. “Don’t you think I’m already humiliated enough?”
The entire office fell into silence once again.
Bethan let out a sigh. She knew that Bonnie was right.
Bonnie and Jason’s engagement was so high-profile that even though Jason was arrested, their broken engagement still garnered a lot of media attention. Naturally, everyone in Banyan City had found out about what happened between the two of them.
Therefore, it did not matter whether Bonnie proceeded with the party or not –she was already Banyan City’s laughingstock.
Despite that, Bethan still agreed with her. Instead of trying to cover up her shame, Bethan thought Bonnie should go ahead and throw the engagement party as planned, as a form of farewell to her past.
As soon as she thought of this, Bethan lifted her head to glance at Bonnie. “When is the party?”
“Tonight.”
Bonnie lowered her head to check the time. “We still have four hours. It’s just enough time for you to get a dress and have your makeup done. “
Bethan nodded, putting down her pencil as she stood up. “Alright then.”
She glanced at both Shannon and Zayne. “Let’s call it a day.”
As soon as she said this, Shannon snickered, glancing at Bonnie. “Can I come to your party, too? “
Bonnie smiled, then handed her and Zayne an invitation each. “Of course you can. Although I didn’t invite many people, it’s still an extravagant party.”
With that, she approached Bethan and grabbed hold of her hand. “Let’s go.”
Bethan nodded, then followed Bonnie out of the office as she texted Lily to take care of Nigel and Nellie.
Meanwhile, at Orchard Manor.
Brettley had spent the entire afternoon helping Fiona find a new servant that she liked. Finally, he managed to find one that she seemed to get along with.
“Dr. Rowena said that she still needs to take care of some stuff for Nigel, so she can’t come over until tomorrow.”
“Alright. Thank you, Brettley.”
Fiona sat on the sofa, her dainty face etched with guilt. “I’m sorry that I made Ms. Bethan misunderstand you again… The reason I asked Dr. Rowena to take care of me is that I thought…my health is a bigger priority than Nigel’s now. Since he’s going to be receiving my bone marrow, we can’t afford to let anything bad happen Brettley furrowed his brows slightly, then patted her shoulder in reassurance. “I understand.”
To him, nothing was more important than Nigel’s health.
It did not matter who Dr. Rowena took care of, since Fiona’s bone marrow would be transplanted into Nigel’s body anyway.
Besides, Brettley had already assigned a new, more experienced doctor for Nigel. This doctor was Dr. Rowena’s mentor, so he had even more expertise in the field of hematology than Dr. Rowena.
Suddenly, Brettley’s phone rang. It was a call from Jude.
“You’ll have to come with me to Starhill Hotel tonight. Bonnie wants to proceed with her engagement party tonight, and she even plans to…”
Brettley’s brows furrowed when he heard what Jude had said. “What is she thinking?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t approve of it either.
Moreover, I ‘m worried it might affect you and Bethan “
Jude’s voice sounded a little exhausted through the phone. “I didn’t even know about this until my father called me just now. Since the Smiths and the Craigs are distant relatives, the properties that Bonnie owns are also connected to ours…”
“How are you planning to take care of this?”
Brettley paused for a moment, then answered in a low voice, “I ‘ll go over tonight. “
With that, he hung up the phone.
Fiona wriggled into his arms and asked, “What’s wrong, Brettley?”
“Nothing.”
Brettley let out a sigh and gently patted her head. “I have some stuff to take care of tonight, so you’ll have to eat dinner by yourself. How does that sound?”
Fiona bit down on her lip and stared at Brettley with her dark eyes. “What’s so urgent that you have to take care of it tonight? I think I heard you say something about a party… Can you bring me along with you?”
Fiona then continued, her eyes glimmering with sorrow, “I ‘m new to Banyan City, and I don’t know anyone here. I ‘m just hoping to get to know a few people. Otherwise…”
She lowered her head and said in a rueful tone, “It’ll just feel like I ‘m stuck in a hospital again, all alone with no one by my side.”
Brettley let out a sigh. “Fiona, I’ve already allowed you to come work at Morrison Group, but I can’t let you do the same for this party. There will be many people there, and I wouldn’t want it to affect your psychological and physical health. Stay at home, okay?”
Tears welled up in Fiona’s eyes as soon as she heard this. “You don’t want to bring me, do you?”
She did not manage to catch much of the phone call he had, but she still heard the person on the other end of the line mention Bethan’s name.
If whatever happened at this party would affect Brettley and Bethan, she had to go, too!
Seeing the tear-streaks on Fiona’s face, Brettley rubbed his brows in frustration. He was not good at reassuring people, much less women.
In the past, when he was still with Bethan, she was a very understanding woman and did not require him to take care of her feelings at all. Therefore, he thought this was what all relationships were supposed to be like.
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.