Chapter 765 Three-Month Vacation
Theresa got up and fetched the dishes over.
Armand said, “I don’t feel like eating.”
Theresa stood still and looked at Armand, “Is it because you’ve just woke up?”
Armand replied, “Maybe. I feel thirsty.”
Theresa put down the dishes and fetched a glass of water for Armand.
Armand took the glass and chugged the water down his throat. He was so thirsty that he only felt better after a while.
Theresa took the empty glass away from Armand. Armand looked at Theresa, “Come eat. You haven’t had anything for breakfast.”
Theresa put down the glass and sat in front of the table, but she didn’t feel like eating. She was holding the chopsticks, but she didn’t take anything into her lunchbox. She was playing with the rice in her lunchbox instead of putting them into her mouth.
Theresa considered a while before saying it out loud, “I’ve told Mrs. Bernie that I agreed with it.”
Armand had heard it when the time he pretended to be unconscious, but he felt guilty when he heard it from her at this moment.
Initially, Theresa didn’t agree with it.
Armand understood why even though he wasn’t a woman.
But Theresa agreed with it for him.
Armand wanted to get out of bed. Theresa walked over and helped him, “You’re injured. You shouldn’t be getting out of bed.”
“It’s fine,” said Armand. He couldn’t say thanks to Theresa. Any word of gratitude couldn’t make it up to Theresa.
All Armand could do was hug Theresa in his arms and let her know that she could depend on him.
After both of them calmed down, Theresa gave Elizabeth a call and told her that Armand woke up. Elizabeth was so excited that she wanted to head to the hospital immediately.
And so did she. Elizabeth came to the hospital with the help of her caregiver. Elizabeth said she was allowed to be discharged from the hospital today, but Boyce was too busy and didn’t have the time to come and sign the papers for her. Theresa said, “I’ll help you with it.”
Elizabeth held Theresa’s hand and said, “Thank you.”
Armand felt relieved to see Theresa and Elizabeth getting along with each other. He didn’t have to be the middle person between them anymore. Armand said, “We’re family.”
Then, Armand looked at Theresa, “She sacrificed a lot for me. Grandma, please be good to her.”
Elizabeth’s eyes went red. She glared at Armand, “Do you think of me as a mean person?”
Elizabeth liked Theresa since back then, and now she still liked her, but she felt guilty. She had been carrying so much stress, and what was that for? It was for Armand so that he could have a child of his own.
And now Armand wanted to blame her?
Theresa quickly spoke for Armand, “He didn’t mean it that way.”
Elizabeth wiped her tears, “I’m already a bad person regardless if he thinks that way. It’s my fault for pushing you to have babies when I know your body is probably not ready for that. But…”
A guilty look appeared on Elizabeth’s face, “I don’t regret it. I have to do it even if I know you are going to hate me. I can’t…”
“I understand, Mrs. Bernie. There’s no need to say much. I understand where you come from, so I’m willing to compromise,” Theresa looked down. She realized their fight meant nothing when she saw Armand lying on the bed unconsciously without knowing when he would regain consciousness.
All those fights were meaningless if Armand was gone. All that left was only regrets.
Theresa was afraid that she was going to regret it, so she compromised when Armand was unconscious.
Sometimes she would think it wasn’t a bad thing to get another woman to do it. At least Armand had a child, just like what Elizabeth told her.
The child was going to call Theresa ‘mother’, and it made up the grief for her infertility.
“You’re a good kid,” Elizabeth’s eyes were red.
Theresa remained silent.
Good kid?
She didn’t think she was good at all.
If she was good, she wouldn’t be selfish and care only about herself.
She wasn’t a good person.
Now that Armand woke up and he didn’t need people to stay by his bedside. If he felt uncomfortable, he could press the bell and call for doctors and nurses. Theresa went and helped Elizabeth in her discharge procedure and payment for her caregiver. Also, the maid at home had left, so she needed to find another maid to replace the previous one.
Elizabeth couldn’t be left unattended.
Theresa wasn’t familiar with the city, and she didn’t know where she could find a maid, so she asked for Dolores’ help. However, Dolores couldn’t get out of the house either, so she got Matthew to help Theresa instead.
Matthew was all wound up as well. Abbot resigned, and it was for real this time. Abbott said that he was exhausted and needed a time out.
A solemn atmosphere spread in the WY Group director office for a long time. Everyone breathed lightly, and no one dared to make noises. Matthew stared at the resignation letter Abbott handed in for quite some time.
“You’ve thought this over?” Matthew looked at Abbott.
Abbott replied, “Yes, I’ve thought about it carefully. I’ve been so swamped up at work and didn’t have time to go for a retreat before. I want to do it now.”
Abbott hadn’t been paying attention at work since Emma left. He even made a few mistakes and caused the company to lose quite some money. Abbott didn’t know what happened to himself either. He kept thinking about Emma, and he couldn’t concentrate on doing anything else.
Abbott had tried so many ways to forget about Emma. He even tried to use another woman to distract himself.
Abbott seriously thought that he needed a time out. He could make more mistakes if he continued working in such an unstable mental state.
Matthew put the resignation letter aside.
Matthew granted Abbott a time out, but he didn’t accept his resignation request, “I’ll give you a three-month vacation. Enjoy your holiday as much as possible. I’ll let you go, only if you insisted to resign after the vacation.”
Abbott knew Matthew needed people to help him in the company now. Matthew rarely came to the office because Dolores’ due was near, and Matthew spent most of his time in the hospital with Dolores.
It could trouble Matthew if Abbott left now, but he couldn’t function properly at work either if he stayed. He said softly, “I’m so sorry.”
“It’s alright,” Matthew waved his hand, “Go get a fund from the Finance Department. You haven’t got any time off before, so the company is going to pay for your vacation this time.”
“But…” Abbott wanted to reject Matthew’s offer. He had caused the company to lose money, so, of course, he can’t take the money Matthew offered him. However, Matthew was getting impatient, “Take it. Don’t negotiate with me.”
Abbott had no choice but accepted the money.
Matthew waved his hand. At the same time, his phone on the desk rang. Matthew picked up the phone. It was from Dolores.
