DRAMA NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 19
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“Raven said that her salary must be raised to 2,500 dollars. But I think that this way, the cost will be too high for us.”
“I have a good idea. It’s easy. We fire Raven. You stay at home to take care of Grandpa. By the way, Grandpa has a physical examination tomorrow morning, and he needs to be accompanied by a family member. I’m busy tomorrow morning. Why don’t you ask for a leave and go with Grandpa?”
“I’m not free tomorrow.”
“Camila, one of my conditions to marry you is that you must take care of my grandpa. If you can’t do it, why do I marry you?”
Camila was speechless.
“My grandmother has surgery to do, so I’m going to the hospital tomorrow to stay with her. After she finishes the surgery, I will quit my job and take care of your grandfather at home.”
“I can wait, but my grandpa can’t.” Maxwell’s eyes became much colder. Obviously, he was irritated.
“Camila, you can’t be so selfish. Your grandmother is ill and needs to be looked after, then what about my grandfather? When we got married, what did you promise me?”
“Mr. Starling is right. When you accepted the betrothal gift of 80 thousand dollars, why didn’t you think it over? Since you have made your promise, you have to keep it.” Raven echoed at the side.
Camila’s eyes gradually became red.
The one who ignored his safety to save her now became so cold. It turned out that she had expected too much.
“Alright, I will go with your grandpa to do the physical examination.” After saying that, Camila ran back to her room as she shed tears.
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Raven snorted and said, “Mr. Starling, don’t be soft. A girl born into a poor family like her will always be greedy. I know she just hasn’t taken enough advantage, and that she will never consider others.”
Maxwell looked at Raven coldly, saying, “Raven, you should learn to be content. Don’t go too far when you do anything. Don’t treat others as fools.”
Maxwell had seen Raven through, which made Raven petrified.
Camila felt wronged.
It was not because she couldn’t go with her grandmother, but because of Maxwell’s attitude, which was unacceptable to her.
If Maxwell had talked to her properly and discussed it with her, Camila would have thought of a way to take both her grandmother and Maxwell’s grandfather into
consideration. But Maxwell acted as if business was business, and it made her so
uncomfortable.
After Camila cried for a few minutes, she picked up her phone and called Hudson. She wanted Hudson to take some time to go with her grandmother.
It took Hudson a few minutes before he picked up the call.
As soon as the call was connected, there was some noise of quarreling on the other end of the line.
“Hudson, what’s wrong? Why is it so noisy over there?”
“It’s fine. Why did you call me, Camila?” Before Hudson could finish his words, Camila heard the noise of quarreling again.
“Hudson, I’m giving the shit clothes your sister gave me back to you!”
“Kristen, don’t mess around! Did my sister offend you?”
“So what if I want to mess around? You damn loser! You always mention your sister. Why don’t you marry your sister?”
“Kristen, shame on you!”
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The noise of quarreling on the other end of the line became louder. Camila hung
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up the phone silently, and she suddenly felt an unprecedented surge of helplessness.
At midnight, there was a sudden heavy rain.
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Camila was awakened by the sound of thunder. She remembered that she had taken away the blanket in the study. It meant that Maxwell had nothing to cover his body when he slept.
Camila picked up the blanket. She wanted to push open the door. She tried a few times. But the wind was so strong that she finally made it after great efforts. The heavy raindrop fell on her face, and it hurt. Camila walked to the door of the study along with the eaves.
Camila found that there was still some light inside the study, but the curtains were on. So she couldn’t know if Maxwell had gone to bed.
Camila knocked on the door, but no one answered.
The rain wet Camila’s back. But she held the blanket in her arms tightly, afraid that she would wet the blanket.
Then Camila knocked on the door. It came Maxwell’s deep and dull voice from
inside. “Yes?”
“It’s cold at night. I brought you the blanket.”
After Camila said that, there was no movement inside the room. After a few minutes, Camila felt so cold that she trembled. She thought that Maxwell wouldn’t come to open the door for her, so she intended to turn around.
At this time, the door was open.
Maxwell stood in the doorway with disheveled hair. His shirt was loose, and his neckline was wide open. He looked so weak as if he was going to fall down the next
second.
“What’s going on?” Camila hurriedly touched Maxwell’s forehead nervously.
But the moment Camila touched Maxwell’s forehead, he blocked her hand.
“I’m fine.” Maxwell took over the blanket in Camila’s hand and was about to close
the door.
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Camila reached out to stop Maxwell. She asked nervously, “Are you sick?”
“Camila, stop pretending to be concerned about me. I’m afraid that I will
misunderstand…”
“Misunderstand what?” Camila was dumbfounded.
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Seeing Camila was still pretending to be a fool, Maxwell couldn’t help but mock himself. He overestimated himself.
Who would ever be concerned about him in this world except his grandfather?
Therefore, Maxwell closed the door without hesitation. Camila didn’t think too much. She reached out her hand into the door crack. But it was too late.
The door was slammed. Two of her fingers became swollen due to the crash. It was so painful that she almost screamed.
Camila waited for another few minutes. Realizing that Maxwell wouldn’t come to open the door, she could only turn to leave.
The next morning, Camila got up early. She contacted Hudson first to let him go with her grandmother to do the preoperative examination.
Then, Camila came to the study. Seeing that the door was not closed, she pushed it open and walked in.
It was the first time that Camila had come to Maxwell’s study. The overall arrangement was simple inside. There was only a table, chairs, a single bed, and a wall of bookcases.
Although there was little furniture, all of them were made of redwood. They were expensive.
There was a case of cold medicine and a half glass of water. It seemed that Maxwell had taken the medicine before he left.
Just as Camila turned around and intended to leave, she found that a book was about to fall. She walked over and put the book back into the bookcase.
At the same time, a piece of photo fell from the book.
It was a photo of Maxwell with a girl by the seaside. The girl wore a bikini. She was so hot.
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The two were holding hands, and the girl’s face was brimming with happy smiles. Compared with her, Maxwell looked a little serious. But the intimate manner indicated that they were a couple.
Camila felt as if someone had stuffed something in her heart, and she was upset.
Camila put back the photo and closed the door of the study.
Gideon had to do the physical examination without eating anything, so Camila didn’t have breakfast either.
At 8:30 a.m., Gideon came to the hospital with Camila, and it was the same hospital where Camila’s grandmother was in. But the difference was that Gideon made an appointment with a famous expert of the International Department.
The doctor hadn’t come. Camila and Gideon waited in the lounge.
Gideon asked Camila about her grandmother’s illness. He even said that after her grandmother finished her surgery, Camila’s family could meet Maxwell’s so that they could get familiar with each other.
Camila looked embarrassed. Until now, Camila hadn’t told her grandmother that she had gotten married so quickly, for fear that she would think too much, which might affect her state.
Gideon saw that Camila didn’t look well. He asked if Maxwell had forced Camila to sign the prenuptial agreement. He even said that if so, Camila could feel relaxed because he wouldn’t let Maxwell divorce her.
Camila knew that the prenuptial agreement thing upset Gideon, so she comforted, “Gideon, although I signed the prenuptial agreement on my own, I know that marriage is not a game. So I promise you. As long as Maxwell doesn’t propose a divorce, I won’t divorce him.”
While Camila was saying those words, she thought of the photo she saw in Maxwell’s study. She believed that the girl in the photo must be Maxwell’s first love. He kept the photo until now, which showed that he hadn’t let go.