Chapter 116

After munching on snacks for over half an hour, I was finally stuffed.

“Hey, if you’re not too busy, could you give me a lift to the hotel?” I was so full that I didn’t feel like walking or hailing a cab

Since Neil was still hanging around, I decided to swallow my pride and ask.

Neil didn’t respond, he just turned and headed towards his car.

I quickly followed suit

At the hotel, I thanked Neil and then hurried back to my room.

Linda and I had separate rooms. I wasn’t sure if she was sleeping, so I sent her a message to let her know I was back.

Linda replied. “Alright”

Then I took a shower and started looking up pregnancy tips on my bed. I had decided to keep the baby and raise him on my own.

This was my first child, and I didn’t want to give him up. Even though I could provide him a good life, he would still lack a father’s love.

The next morning. I was awakened by the alarm clock. After quickly getting dressed and putting on light makeup, I met up with Linda. She was driving and I was sitting in the passenger seat, heading towards G City.

The drive took about eight or nine hours. By the time we arrived, it was around four in the afternoon.

My partners had already made contact. They had booked a hotel and planned to host a welcome dinner for me and Linda to discuss our future collaboration.

“Tm beat, let’s rest up a bit before heading out for dinner,” I said to Linda while lying on my bed in our twin room.

“Sounds good, I could use a break too” Linda responded, stretching out on the other bed.

She was around the same age as me, not from Caladonia, but after completing her university studies in her country, she went abroad to work.

in Rosemont. So when I attended Stella Wallace’s wedding, she was essentially returning to her old stomping ground. She even went to pay homage to

a job at President Finch’s company was because I studied in Rosemont. He’s very patriotic

Finch she was talking

know this place well!” I said, lying in bed with

a while. Irene, you’re related to Mr. Finch, right?” Linda asked, “You two seem

hide anything, “Yes, he’s my

same surname and look alike, you must be siblings. Are you single?”

company knew about my situation back home, except

Linda didn’t know about my

to change the subject, “What about you?

non–marriageable person, Linda replied.

Why don’t you consider getting married?” I couldn’t help but open my eyes and turn to look at Linda on

her voice, “Men are unreliable. What’s the point of saying ‘I love you? They can change their

reminded me of Neil, and

seemed to have remembered something unpleasant and turned over, not speaking anymore. I closed my eyes again and fell into a deep

Yawning, I got up and hurried off to

in his forties named Ferris. He was accompanied by a few younger employees, seemingly there

bothered about this, my attention was on Ferris, who had

stir–fried tiger prawns was served, I felt disgusted. Just the smell made my stomach churn.

sashimi, seafood salad, seafood stew Each dish made me

myself to the restroom in the middle of the conversation.

I felt

my way back to the private room, when suddenly I heard someone

turned around, and it was Russel

quickly walked over and held me up. “Have you

a stomach

you just checked out? Do you have a stomach problem? Why haven’t you

gastritis. Sometimes it makes me nauseous. What are you doing

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