Chapter 243

Anastasia didn’t elaborate too much, she just gently caressed Pattie’s forehead with a smile and let her go play at the next table, even ordering a juice for her.

As they sat down, Anastasia cheerfully asked, “How have you been these past years?”

“Me? Ever since I started this line of work, it’s been nothing but tough.” Melinda looked decidedly nonchalant, then added, “Give me a couple more years to make some money, then I’m heading back to my hometown. My mom’s getting on in years, she isn’t well, and has to go to the hospital often. I need to earn more for her treatment.”

“Do you have a younger brother?” Anastasia couldn’t quite remember. She only had a vague recollection of something like that.

“Yeah, I have a younger brother. He graduated from college last year and found a girlfriend. They’re already discussing about getting married.” Melinda’s face seemed to cloud over with bitterness and helplessness as she spoke of her brother.

Anastasia got back to the point, asking, “Melinda, you remember the club we joined together, right? You must remember what I did there then. Was I also… doing that?”

Anastasia found it difficult to talk about and even harder to accept.

meant and shook her head with a smile, “No, you only agreed to work as a waitress outside the private rooms, cleaning up after guests left. You didn’t do

breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good then.” She’d been worried for days, scared that she might have

you helping me back then, you wouldn’t have ended up in the private rooms. After

just a naive young girl stepping into society. She always remembered Anastasia’s kindness. If it weren’t

her family’s financial

the next table, her lips curling into a slight smile, “I’m very happy

all glowing. Only a woman happily married can look like that. You’re so lucky to have found a good husband.” To this day, Melinda hadn’t dared to dream of getting married. Given her circumstances, where could she find a good man? She didn’t

one.

just recovered from an illness, then my mom got hurt, and the kid needs to

can you find such a good man? Anastasia, you’re really blessed.”

were talking, Melinda’s phone rang,

“Sure.”

Melinda’s

last time and asked me for a loan, which I didn’t give her. Today I heard that your

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