Chapter89
“Everything I did was wrong, wasn’t it?”
“Dad…” I shouted in despair, “Can you please be reasonable? I didn’t say it was wrong for you to invest in projects, but you don’t have money, you don’t have experience, so why do you still want to invest?”
Don’t you like staying at home? Are you afraid that Quentin and I can’t support you? Why are you always like this?
And, since our family fell on hard times, when have we ever looked down on you? When you were in debt from gambling, wasn’t it my mother who worried sleeplessly every day, shedding tears and washing her face with them, and wasn’t it Quentin who risked his life to raise money for you?
You never considered your family, how old are you, why are you still so willful?
“That’s enough! I didn’t call you to listen to your sermon. Right now, I owe someone seven million, which is not a small amount. You better hurry up and get Reynaldo to give it to me, quickly.”
I always thought about asking Reynaldo for money.
Ha!
He really treated Reynaldo as an ATM, but why should Reynaldo give him anything, and why should he give me anything either?
Not to mention that Reynaldo now despises me.
Remembering Reynaldo’s cold and hateful gaze, my heart ached so
much that I couldn’t breathe.
My dad kept urging me, “Did you hear? I have to repay this money in the next two days. Go find Reynaldo and ask for it. It’s just seven million, he’s so rich, he will definitely give it to you.”
I couldn’t take it anymore and shouted at him, crying, “You borrowed the money yourself, you figure out a way to pay it back, don’t come to me again!”
My dad got angry and shouted loudly, “What kind of attitude is this? I am your father, I…”
Before my dad finished speaking, I hung up the phone directly.
I hugged my knees and couldn’t hold back anymore, I broke down and cried.
In addition to helplessness and sadness, there was also a strong sense of sorrow in my heart.
I took Danielle to the hospital, got into a fight with Reynaldo, and now my dad’s issue has come up again.
One bad thing after another, almost suffocating me.
Just then, my phone rang again, and it was still an unfamiliar number.
I thought it was still my dad, so I answered the phone and cried out loudly without caring about anything, “I told you, don’t contact me anymore. You are so capable, figure it out yourself!”
There was silence on the other end of the phone, after a long silence.
A gentle man’s voice finally came through the phone: “Esmeralda, this is Mr. Pruitt…”
I trembled all over and didn’t react for a while.
Mr. Pruitt asked in a gentle voice over the phone, “I heard from someone in the Personnel Department that you didn’t come to work today. Did something happen?”
I just remembered that I was supposed to go to work today, but because of my grandmother’s situation, I also forgot to ask for leave from the company.
I didn’t know why the president personally called me to ask why I didn’t go to work. Maybe it was because he wanted to take me to discuss the project today.
I quickly wiped away the tears on my face and tried to speak in a normal voice, “I’m sorry, Mr. Pruitt. I… I have something no on today, so I might not be able to go to the company and accompany you to discuss the collaboration project.”
I am very sorry for letting you down this time, and also for disappointing your expectations and cultivation of me.
Even though I tried to adjust my emotions and make my voice sound more normal.
I could speak, but my voice still carried a hoarse and choked tone.
Mr. Pruitt remained silent for a moment and then smiled, saying, “It’s alright. Since you’re not feeling well today, just take two days off and rest at home. I was just about to tell you that the negotiation meeting for this project has been postponed. I will inform you of the specific time later.”
“Time was delayed?” I exclaimed in disbelief.
Mr. Pruitt laughed over there and said, “Yes, the person in charge of
the investment side had some matters, so the time has been delayed, and it just so happens that you took a day off today.”
I pursed my lips and felt that something was a little strange.
For example, as a new employee in the company, I am just a small staff member, invisible and insignificant. Instances like my absence from work or project delays do not require the company president to personally call and inform me.
