Chapter 973
I was staring thoughtfully at my dad’s retreating figure when Madisyn suddenly leaned in and sighed, “Ms. Duffy, Mr. Duffy seems to have changed a lot; he wasn’t like this before. He used to love Mrs. Duffy so much, and care for you and Mr. Quentin. But now, it seems like all he cares about is money.”
“People will change,” I said to Madisyn, and then I went upstairs.
In the afternoon, I was thinking about how to find a breakthrough with my dad, and then Reynaldo’s call came in. The man’s voice sounded particularly deep and gentle on the phone, “What are you doing?”
“I didn’t do anything, just daydreaming.”
Reynaldo chuckled softly. “I’ll be back soon to keep you company. You don’t need to go pick them up; I’ll bring them back when I return.”
“Okay,” I said.
Reynaldo fell silent for two seconds, then suddenly hesitated before saying, “Esmeralda, are you… bored at home?”
I looked at the book in front of me and said, “Not bad, not boring.” These past few days, he really put me through the wringer, and my body is still sore and weak. So, lounging in the recliner and reading a book doesn’t feel boring at all; it just feels incredibly relaxing.
Reynaldo suddenly stopped talking, and I waited for half an hour, but he didn’t speak again. I thought he was busy working, so I said, “Well, let’s leave it at that. Bye.”
“Wait a moment…” As I was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly shouted at me.
I was stunned for a moment and asked, “Is there anything else?”
Reynaldo took a deep breath and muttered, “No!” After saying that, he hung up the phone, really leaving me puzzled. Listening to his dull tone, why do I feel like he was angry? Did I say anything wrong just now?
At that moment, Madisyn suddenly brought a bowl of sweet soup to me. Looking at that sweet soup, I was moved. If I suddenly went to give Reynaldo sweet soup at this time, would it surprise him?
Thinking of this, I quickly asked Madisyn to pack a bowl of sweet soup, and then eagerly went to Reynaldo’s company. Arriving at Reynaldo’s company, I carried the sweet soup and headed straight to the CEO’s office.
When I arrived at the door of the president’s office, the secretary informed me that Reynaldo had gone to the meeting room for a meeting. I thought about waiting for him in the president’s office, but the secretary wouldn’t let me in.
Fortunately, at that moment Braylon passed by, and when he saw me, he clearly hesitated, “Ms. Duffy?”
I said to him lightly, “I came to look for Reynaldo.” Braylon used to respect me a lot, but since Mikaela’s incident happened, Braylon’s attitude towards me has not been very good. Now I have temporarily made up with Reynaldo; I don’t know if he knows about it.
At this moment, the secretary said to him, “Braylon, she said she was going to the president’s office to wait for Mr. Humphrey, you see…”
“Let her in,” Braylon said, looking at me. “Mr. Humphrey’s meeting should be over in half an hour. You can go in and wait for him.”
I looked at Braylon in surprise and said, “So, you’re not afraid of me doing something to harm Reynaldo now? Like leaking files or stealing secrets?”
Braylon laughed and said, “Mr. Humphrey was in a particularly good mood today; he even asked me to customize a gift for you, so I thought Mr. Humphrey must have made up with you.”