- You Will Not Meet Your Grandchild
**Miss, please come to my office.”
lift the phone and hear my boss requesting my presence. I notice Molly watching me but she says nothing just lowers her game. Since the day we went out, she hasn’t stopped trying to be near him.
“Go on, or he’ll be in a bad mood for the rest of the day my colleague signals for me to go immediately. Albert is strict, and when things aren’t done as he says, someone
I nod at her words and hurry into the office. He’s renewing some papers, pretending not to notice ma
“Please, sit down, Mania. I need you to accompany me to a dinner the day after tomorrow will you have any issues with your husband?
ne? My eyes
know what to say This week, Liam has been on night shifts so I haven’t seen much of hir
couldn’t say for sune Maybe I can confirm tamonow” He lifts his face and looks at me strangely.
“Well if you can’t ask Molly to do it. She still has time to find a babysitter or have her husband watch the kids” feel like he’s pressuring
my out of my colleague
want to make an
can confirm tomorrow Do you need anything else? Hestakes his head and leaves on my back, and in unames me
I walk into the hallway and Molly’s anxious look greets me I smile slightly and settle imo my place
“Did he need something urgent she asks, noticing my lack of interest in telling her
“No beat informed me that he needed a companion for a dinner. He asked if i could go, or else you would have to
to accept. But alon
I see her pale at my words.
“What? Mima?” a tarta stuttering. That happens when she’s nervous. “But have a babysime since my husband gets home late from work Her eyes begin to
“Well don’t worry about it for now I have an answer tomorrow. I’ll talk to my husband later”
| fake a smile, and the just nads. I know she can’t go because her youngest child is a baby. So I guess I don’t even have the option to refuse to accompany Albert
I leave the office and head straight home. To my surprise. I find Liam there
“Hello,” I greet him, and he smiles at me. I put my bag in its place,
returned to how it was years ago when he only saw me as a sister “Have you been here long?”
“Hello” he replies | approach him and give him a kiss. Our relationship has ret
ask to make conversation
“No. just about twenty minutes. He answers kindy “Shall we have dinner?” I forgot to buy food in my hurry
– “Yes, but we’ll have to order something” He agrees, so I call for delivery. We sit in the Twing room for a moment, and start telling him. “You know, I might have to
accompany my boss to a meeting the day after comorrow. Do you have any plans? Because I haven’t confirmed yet, and the other option is for my colleague la ga“
“What’s the meeting about?” he asks, more interested than usual
“Well, it’s something for the company. I’ve never been, so I have no idea. He leans back on the sofa and closes his eyes
“Well, I don’t have any plans take that day to go out with my coworkers to a bar near the hospital, if you want, I can pick you up when you’re done.” I smile a bit since it’s been months since he offered to pick me up
The next day. I already have an answer for Albert, so I just wait for him to arrive to inform him.
“Good morning, sir” Both assistants greet him. My boss smiles at us, and before he enters his office, I give him the news. “just wanted to let you know that I will be able to accompany you” Albert only gives a slight smile and anters his office.
Late during lunchtime, he asks me in go with him. Molly has gone down to the dining hall so I’m alone
“Do you need me?” He’s sitting at his desk, watching me. He opens a drawer and takes out a black card. He stretches his hand to give it to me, and I take it look at it. know the value of those cards.
“You can take the afternoon off and go get a nice dress. Price doesn’t matter I’m surprised because I didn’t expect him to give me something like this
“But I already have clothes. I can wear something I have at home” He shakes his head.
“No, I need you to look beautiful. Choose the best dress and accessories. I want you to look sturning” His intense gaze makes me nervous, as if he wants to tell me something. But in the end, he just nods.
“Thank you. Then, I go I leave the company very happy I decide to go to the mall. It’s been a while since I bought something nice. Reporting my expenses to Liam is annoying and what earn on’t much, so I’ve been saving
When I arrive, go straight to the most expensive dress shop. 111 indulge in choosing the best. A slightly skeptical young lady greets me. She attends to me, but I can see she thinks I’m just browsing I choose several models and try them on They fit me perfectly. I pick a black one that looks perfect on me. Casually, I take out the black card from my bag and the girl’s anitude completely changes
“Miss, I apolog, Would you like to see anything else? Another employee brings a tray and offers me a drink. I’m thinking of declining but I accept I decide to choose shoes When pay. I feel powerful
I leave the store, and to my surprise, I run into Mom Susan. She sees me and tries to avoid me, but I confront her.
Pease Stop being angry with me and Lam. I’m your doughter in law now and you can’t change that.” She gives me a look where the love she claimed to have for me has disappeared, replaced by something akin to pity
- You WI Not Meet You Grande
be bringing home the person
Anna. You knew. And when!
1 never thought Id regret something one day, if I had known that when my good friend | posest asked me to take you in 10 who would make my son the unhappiest, I would have relused. Since when did you catch Liam’s eya? You knew he had speci asked you about your feelings, you told me they were only fraternal. Though that didn’t seem to be the case when I saw you togelbes. I wanted to prevent you trùm further confusing ham, and you agreed to study abroad. Now it turns out you were deeply in love I don’t want to be part of the disaster of his life. Be happy in your way but don’t
serk me out anymore.
As the turn away, I burst into laughter. She turns back and looks at me…
“Yes, you’re right. I always knew your son loved that fool I didn’t want her to be happy because always hated her. Yes, always, from the moment I saw her. And she fell the same. When I stopped being a teenager, I got closer and closer to your son umill he fell. We made love under your rool, and you didelt even notice.” I see her face contort, but I don’t care. If she prefers to be cruel in me, I can be cruel too “But now he’s my husband, and you must respect me as your lamity Like it or not, we’re married, and we won’t separate, dear mom
Fury turns her face red. I see she wants to siap me again, and I approach her challengingly but then Lewis appears and steps between un
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Mom, Don’t diny your hands. They turn and walk away from my sight. But before they get too far, say something that leaves them frozen
“You won’t get to know your first grandchild because I wont allow you to come again! Then, but around and walk away, smiling
