“You said you can make more money when you have no money at all!” Amelia muttered, then explained anxiously, “Take good care of yourself. Don’t make your father and me worry about you!”
“I’ll take good care of myself. You and Dad can rest assured!” Evelyn said.
“Then if something comes up, do I call this number to reach you? It’s strange that this phone doesn’t show the number?” Amelia looked at the phone. No caller ID displayed. She asked.
“Mom, if you need me for anything, just call Alexander. He’ll let me know! Unless it’s a real emergency, don’t argue with him. He’s very busy right now!”
“Do I need you to tell me that? I’m just worried about you. You’re fine, I don’t have anything else!” Amelia replied angrily.
“Mom, I know. You can rest assured that I’m okay!”
“I know, I know. I’ll wait until you come back!”
“Alright, thank you, Mom. You can tell Dad and Victoria too!”
“I know!”
After talking to her mother on the phone, Evelyn felt relieved.
Finally, she had calmed her mother down. As long as her mother was fine, she could feel more at ease.
Her mother was the type to rush to the doctor when sick. If she got anxious, she would inevitably start imagining things and scare herself. That would only add to the chaos.
Now that she had pacified her mother and told her not to worry, she would be relieved.
After a while, she still felt it was safer to call Victoria and ask her sister to help soothe their mother.
“If you don’t show up again, I’m calling the police!” Victoria yelled excitedly on the other end of the phone.
“Sister, what’s there to report to the police about?” Evelyn couldn’t help but laugh.
“A person has disappeared, and the phone can’t get through. Are we supposed to wait two years to report them missing?”
“It’s not that serious. I haven’t contacted you for just a few days?”
“You have no idea what’s happened to your family!”
“Yes, I saw the news. My husband’s identity is a mystery. Now Sterling Group’s stock market is in turmoil. The boss of Sterling Group might change. I’m sorry, I might become poor. What else don’t I know?” Evelyn asked with a smile.
“Listening to your tone, you sound quite relaxed. It seems there’s no problem!” Victoria hesitated.
“Don’t worry. No matter what happens, it will pass. I’m a pregnant woman now. My main task is to focus on raising the baby. Let Alexander worry about everything else!”
“Yes, yes. I can rest assured that Alexander will protect you. If he can’t even protect you and my baby, then he’s not fit to be the president of Sterling Group!” Evelyn agreed with her sister Victoria, joking.
“It’s just that you’re okay. If you have any problems in the future, remember to call home immediately. Don’t let Mom and Dad worry!”
“Okay, I thought Alexander had already agreed with you!”
“Alexander did call Dad and tell him. Dad also explained it to me and Mom. But you know Mom’s personality. I won’t feel at ease unless I hear from you.
This morning, he told me if Alexander had done anything to you, or if something had happened to you. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have called home. That scared me!”
“Mom doesn’t trust Alexander because of what happened before! During this time, I’ve had trouble taking care of Dad and Mom!”
“I know. Just take care of yourself. You don’t have to worry about other things!”
“Thank you, sister!”
After talking to her sister on the phone, Evelyn had a lot of smiles on her face.
No matter when, family was always the greatest spiritual support behind her.
After Evelyn hung up, Grace had just finished cooking the soup and brought it upstairs.
“Evelyn, I just made some chicken soup. Drink it while it’s hot!”
“Thank you. I’ll drink it later!” Evelyn turned her head and said.
“I’ve removed the skin. It won’t be greasy. You can drink it while it’s hot. It’s okay to drink it slowly. I’ll go downstairs to work first. If you need anything, just call me!” Grace continued.
“Good!” Evelyn nodded.
Grace went downstairs. Evelyn looked at a famous book and felt bored.
She used to live in Sterling Manor. Although she seldom went out, she could at least go for a walk in the garden. She didn’t feel so stuffy.
These days, however, she could only stay in the villa. She couldn’t even go out the door. Evelyn really felt depressed and irritable.
But she also knew very well that the more uncomfortable she felt during this period, the more she had to be patient. She couldn’t cause any trouble for Alexander.
Her eyes fell on the stew cup. She remembered that she hadn’t drunk the chicken soup Grace had just sent.
Although she had no appetite, Evelyn put down her book, got up to wash her hands, and sat down to drink the chicken soup. As Grace said, the skin had been peeled, so it wasn’t greasy. In addition, the temperature was just right now, and it was good to drink.
After eating a piece of chicken leg and drinking a bowl of soup, Evelyn felt a little full.
She had to get up and walk to the window. She stood for a while.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, she thought about what Alexander was busy with at the moment. He had said before that he would be back from his business trip in these two days. She didn’t know if it was today.
And when he came back, would he go back home or come here?
Alexander used to travel a lot, but this time was the most difficult time for Evelyn.
Longing was far away.
Sterling Group’s stock had been affected by Alexander’s status as president in recent days. It had risen abnormally and even hit the limit for a time. At the same time, its listed companies were also affected.
Among them, Starlight Holdings was the most powerful. In recent days, its trend was completely opposite to Sterling Group’s. It was almost all down limit.
In the stock market, people were constantly selling their stocks, but others were optimistic and buying them.
In a corner of this prosperous city, there was also a person who had been closely watching the trend of the two stocks.
“Nathan, what are we going to do now?” Lillian looked at Starlight Holdings’ stock and asked her husband Nathan.
“Don’t worry. It’s just Alexander’s usual method. I’m not so stupid as to wait for us to hold on, sell stocks, and let him reap the benefits.
You can take as many retail stocks as you have on the market now!”
“But we don’t have much liquidity anymore!”
“Don’t we have tens of millions on the books?”
“You forgot that you paid twenty million in advance to Mr. Hayes before.”
As soon as he heard the name of Mr. Hayes, Nathan’s face became even heavier. He scolded fiercely.
“That man who eats people without spitting out bones. He took my twenty million, but he did nothing for me!”
“Now that we don’t have any of these things, we’ve already made a fuss. Now let’s not say that we’ve caught Evelyn and implicated Alexander. We don’t even know where Evelyn is. We’re very passive.” Lillian didn’t respond well.