Chapter 15
After returning to his home country, Vincent immediately had his assistant draft the divorce agreement.
On the way to the hospital to visit his mother, he saw an old dumpling restaurant at the street corner.
As if by magic, he pushed the door and walked in.
These days, he has hardly had a proper meal.
The steaming hot dumplings were served, he took a bite and suddenly froze.
This taste…
Every Friday, Alice would unwaveringly make dumplings for him.
He never bothered to look at it, always casually tossing it to his assistant.
Only once, the company intern accidentally spilled his dinner, and he reluctantly took a bite of the dumplings that Alice had brought.
“Boss, your dumplings taste even better than before, the regular customer sitting next to me said with a smile.”
An elderly person wearing an apron walked out of the kitchen: “A few years ago, a female college student came to the store to help and improved the filling recipe.”
Vincent’s hand holding the fork tightened slightly: “College student? Why not intern at a big company?”
The boss looked him up and down, showing a hint of helplessness: “As a
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boss like you may not know, that child seems to have offended some big shot, and no company dares to hire her.”
The boss wiped his hands and said, “But what happened to the dumpling shop? In our line of work, we never mistreat people who work hard.”
Upon hearing this, Vincent quickly apologized repeatedly, making it clear that he did not mean it that way.
But he was filled with doubts in his heart, determined to find a photo of Alice.
He searched for a while, but there were only photos of him and Juliana in his phone. It made him feel frustrated, so he decided to delete them all at
once.
After eating dumplings, he instructed his assistant to investigate the relevant matters of the dumpling shop.
He always felt that the college student mentioned by the dumpling shop owner was Alice.
But he was puzzled, clearly if Alice wanted to go to his company, all she had to do was ask, and he would definitely give her an internship position.
But then why would the dumpling shop owner say she was at her wit’s end?
In the evening, the assistant hurried to the hospital and handed the collected data to Vincent.
The photo of the shop assistant in the information turned out to be Alice..
“Why didn’t she come to intern at our company… Vincent said slowly.”
The assistant glanced at him, pondered for a while, and then replied.
boss like you may not know, that child seems to have offended some big shot, and no company dares to hire her.”
The boss wiped his hands and said, “But what happened to the dumpling shop? In our line of work, we never mistreat people who work hard.”
Upon hearing this, Vincent quickly apologized repeatedly, making it clear that he did not mean it that way.
Was
But he filled with doubts in his heart, determined to find a photo of Alice.
He searched for a while, but there were only photos of him and Juliana in his phone. It made him feel frustrated, so he decided to delete them all at
once.
After eating dumplings, he instructed his assistant to investigate the relevant matters of the dumpling shop.
He always felt that the college student mentioned by the dumpling shop owner was Alice.
But he was puzzled, clearly if Alice wanted to go to his company, all had to do was ask, and he would definitely give her an internship position.
But then why would the dumpling shop owner say she was at her wit’s end?
In the evening, the assistant hurried to the hospital and handed the collected data to Vincent.
she
The photo of the shop assistant in the information turned out to be Alice.
“Why didn’t she come to intern at our company… Vincent said slowly.”
The assistant glanced at him, pondered for a while, and then replied.
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“Mr. Seibert, at that time you said that all companies in Houston could not accommodate Ms. Caylor, so…”
“Me?” Vincent seemed to hear something unbelievable, “How could…”
He suddenly remembered that Juliana had told him at that time that she was afraid of competing with Alice.
So, he didn’t allow any company to accept Alice just because Juliana hadn’t decided where to go yet.
How did Alice respond at that time?
Vincent couldn’t remember clearly, or perhaps he had never paid attention. to what Alice would say.
Alice was like a little tail he couldn’t shake off. No matter how he treated her, she would never leave.
Even though he hurt her for Juliana, Alice just said, “It’s okay, I’m willing. If you feel guilty, then just be with me.”
How did he say it then?
He would say, “Stop dreaming, Alice. I can’t be with you. The person I like is Juliana.”
Alice didn’t seem too upset either, maybe she was upset, but Vincent didn’t care at all.
And he had already promised to marry her, so why did Alice suddenly leave inexplicably? Didn’t she want him anymore?
Vincent just couldn’t accept it, he was already starting to blur…
The phone was vibrating like crazy, and the screen was flashing with a dazzling light in the dim room.
Vincent impatiently pressed the reject button, but the string of unfamiliar numbers lit up again like a death sentence.
When the third time rang, he suddenly grabbed his phone and asked, “What’s the matter?”
The voice on the other end of the phone made his face suddenly change color, and the phone fell to the ground with a “clap“.
He turned around and rushed upstairs, his leather shoes making urgent noises in the hallway.
In the hospital room, Maggie had just opened her eyes when she saw Matheo standing by the bed with a sinister smile.
He shook the USB drive in his hand and said, “Madam Seibert, your son has really good taste.”
The computer screen lit up, and the horrifying image made Maggie shudder all over.
She grabbed the water cup and smashed it towards the monitor, glass. shards flying everywhere.
“Get out! she croaked.”
Matheo, however, went even further: “Do you know? The daughter you treated like your own, Alice, was used as a blood bag by your son.”
He bent down and said, “As the old saying goes, ‘Like father, like son.” Your son is so cruel, it’s all because of you, as his mother…”
“Bang!”
The door was kicked open forcefully.
Vincent stormed in like an angry lion, grabbed Matheo by the neck, and dragged him out.
The ward fell back into silence, with only the regular “beep” of the heart monitor remaining.
Maggie tightly closed her eyes, tears rolling down her wrinkled cheeks, her chest heaving violently.
“Mom…”
Vincent trembled as he reached out to comfort her.
At that moment, Maggie suddenly opened her eyes and pushed his thin hand away, saying, “It’s me…”
Her voice was broken and fragmented, “It’s my fault for not teaching you well…”
At this moment, the air seemed to have frozen.
Vincent stood frozen in place, feeling countless invisible threads wrapping around his throat, constricting him and making it impossible to breathe.
“Beep beep beep-”
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The cardiac monitor suddenly emitted a sharp alarm, the piercing sound breaking the silence of the ward.
