In My Desperate Time

Chapter 159 Nothing Can Calm the Troubled Waters

I pick up the phone at last.

If I don’t answer it, then I’ll seem like the one with a guilty conscience, considering what happened just now.

Whitney says nothing but apology first.

“I’m really sorry, Ms. Noyes. I was acting impassively last time. I forgot that Mr. Song and Frances were close friends. You and Mr. Song are so in love, it’s impossible that you have a secret relationship with Frances. Since we’re all women, I believe you understand why I did that.”

“Of course.”

This calm response doesn’t show my mixed emotions.

It’s me that should be apologizing.

I feel sorry for her that she still doesn’t know the truth.

“Mr. Song asked me to make this call. Later I’ll go to DS and the Mangalore center to prove that design belongs to you.” Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

I’m at the brink of tears after hearing her out.

I can’t believe she’s doing this for me.

Thank god she’s unaware of my relationship with Frances. Thank god.

Otherwise, she’s gonna push me into hell instead of pulling me out of the chaos.

“Thank you, honestly, I really appreciate you can testify for me.”

I’m so excited that I can’t even find words to say.

As long as she proves that I’m innocent.

Then, I still can hope for the good for my life.

“It’s nothing. I just want you to put an eye on him. I suspect that he has moved out from the original place for that’s an empty house now.”

Of course I know where he lives, but I won’t tell her. I can only say something at random.

I’m drenched in joy the moment she hangs up the phone, and the dopamine stays with me for a long time.

Next morning, Steven calls me by saying everything is settled down, and he wants me back to the company.

Nicole is sitting in the office. Once she sees me walking into the room, her facial expressions become awkward.

She takes a few deep breaths, mustering all her courage and walks to me. She says to me with her head down, “Jane Noyes, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to copy your design, I was trying to embarrass you at that time.”

And karma came back to you.

Steven told she was going to apologize before I came. She’s such a talented designer that her company can’t lose her, so they keep the news from going public and they want me to quash the affair.

My purpose is to prove my innocence. A proud person like Nicole apologizing in front of a large crowd is not something you can see every day.

To my disappointment, neither DS nor Mangalore wants my work after the whole scandal. My five million suddenly vanishes into thin air.

The good news is that I’m an optimistic person, and I don’t hold on to the impossible money. Two days later, I’m the same old happy me again.

What I benefits from this event? Nicole finally quits coming after me.

Today, I haven’t been to work for long before I hear some noise.

Later, someone storms in.

“Jane Noyes, you better come out!”

It’s nobody but my mom.

She hasn’t showed up or called since she left Frances’s place last time. She doesn’t give up so easily, I knew it.

Frank Noyes is the apple of her eyes, how can she stop spoiling him?

“Mom.” I stand up, trying to pull her out of the room.

I know her so well. One more seconds she stays here, there’s gonna be drama.

My mom, however, gets rid of my hand and sits right down to the floor.

Everyone on the first floor is gathering. It’s too good a show to miss.

I’m completely embarrassed, and this is exactly what my mom wants to see.

She screams and wipes out fake tears, “Come and see, I have such a cruel daughter? She doesn’t care about me and her dad, she even send her brother into jail. She pretended that I didn’t exist when I was in hospital. You don’t know how much I love her. If it hasn’t for me, she’ll never have the life she’s having right now. She’s with a rich man and thinking about ditching me. She even moved secretly…”

“Enough!”

I shush her at a hurry right before she spills the tea about me.