A Lifetime With You

Chapter 139

Ava was surprised. She had obviously submitted a letter of resignation to the HR department, but how did it become a sick leave? She couldn’t explain what had happened to Luella, so she had to make up a reason, thinking that she was really sick. On Saturday afternoon, Luella and five other colleagues came all the way to visit her in her home. It had been a long time since her house was bustling with noises. Her tiny living room was immediately crowded when they arrived. Apart from Luella, no one knew that she had a son. Therefore, they were surprised when they saw Jean. “Hey Ava, I didn’t expect you to have a son at such a young age!”

She smiled politely and asked Jean to greet them one by one. In fact, if it weren’t for their sudden appearance, she actually didn’t intend to let them meet Jean. Jean was very obedient and cooperative. He greeted politely, “Nice to meet you, uncles and aunts.” At this moment, one of her colleagues suddenly said, “Hey, don’t you think that Ava’s child looks a little similar to our President?”

As soon as her words came out, everyone nodded in approval. Ava was awkward. What she feared most was for others to discover Jean’s identity. Fortunately, Jean was sharp-witted. He looked innocently at her and said, “Mommy, do I have an average-looking face? If not, why do people always say that I look like someone else? But I obviously look like you the most.” “Haha, that’s right, Jean looks like mommy, right?” Ava quickly pretended to be cheering him up. Then, she thought to herself, “If Jean and Damien are considered average-looking, then the threshold of looking average is a little too high.” After realizing that Ava was a single mother, everyone was afraid to have accidentally said something that would offend her. Hence, they immediately switched the topic and began to talk about something else. They suddenly talked about the team building event that was to be held by the company next week. Luella asked, “Ava, you look better now. You’ve almost recovered. Will you attend the event next week?” “Actually, I…”

Since her colleagues came to visit her out of concern of her illness, she was too embarrassed to tell them the truth about her resignation. She could only ask, “What kind of event is that?” “Of course, it’s to celebrate the company’s anniversary. This time, they organized a camping trip to the mountains for two days and one night. It’s exciting just from the thought of it!” Ava lowered her head and pondered about it. How could she avoid this topic? After all, how could

she still take part in the company’s activity after submitting her resignation letter? So, she immediately said, “Jean is still too young. I think I can’t leave him alone. I probably can’t take part in these overnight events.” “How can you do that? Ava, I’m still expecting staying in the same tent with you! As for your child, can’t your mother help you with it?”

Luella held Ava’s hands enthusiastically. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

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On Monday, Ava showed up at the company to deal with the paperwork of her resignation officially. However, her colleagues in the HR department said that they did not receive any letter of resignation from her at all.

She sent the letter directly through her email. Although she could still find it from her inbox, there was no trace of her email at the department.

Damien must’ve been responsible for it!

She immediately went to the President’s office. Meanwhile, Damien was lowering his head and reviewing the documents. Upon seeing her stomping in angrily, he immediately wore a smile and said, “You were absent for a week, and are you that eager to see me as soon as you come? What’s up, do you miss me that much?” “You wish! Damien, what are you trying to do?” She ran to his desk and glared fiercely at him. He put down the document unhurriedly and waved to the secretaries to gesture for them to leave. “Damien Radbury! Although I am just a normal employee, I have the freedom to

decide my life. If you stop me from resigning, I will definitely sue you at the Labour Department!” He scratched his head, “Seems like your legal awareness has improved a lot after your amnesia.” Apparently, he was having a headache after she called the cops on him last week and he was forced to stay at the police station for half a day. Through the slightly opened door, Damien noticed a figure passing by from the outside. He immediately stood up and walked up to her. She took a step back subconsciously, and her back accidentally knocked on the shelf. “What… what are you trying to do? Stop where you are at!” The incident that happened last time was still haunting her, and she panicked suddenly. “If you intend to shout until everyone in the building knows about our relationship, you can do it louder,” Damien said calmly.

Ava was most worried about people finding out. She immediately lowered her voice, “Are you threatening me?” “I’m a businessman, not a philanthropist. I handed you the documents that Enrico wanted with terms and conditions.”

“What’s the condition?”

He stretched out his hand and fiddled with her long hair. Then, he whispered. in her ears with a deep voice, “I’ve told you before that you must stand by my side.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open. Karen stood at the door. She exclaimed in shock upon seeing the scene in front of her. She couldn’t believe her eyes as Damien actually hooked up with a female employee. Fortunately, Damien’s tall stature was enough to block more than half of Ava’s body, and Karen couldn’t get a glimpse of her face. She said discontentedly, “You refused the girls that I introduced to you last time. It turns out that you have kept a secret lover in the company. You’ve never been like this before!” Until now, Karen still didn’t believe when Damien told her that Ava was alive. She always thought that he had made up an excuse like this to escape from blind dates. Therefore, she was displeased when she saw Damien hanging out intimately with a female employee. Meanwhile, Damien slowly turned around and said to her, “Mum, why didn’t you tell me in

advance before you came?” Karen walked in and sat down on the sofa, “I didn’t plan to look for you, but Enrico said that he misses my home-cooked stew, so I brought some for you too.” Seeing that the female employee was still hiding behind Damien, she was even more displeased, “Why are you still there? I’m talking to my son, shouldn’t you leave quickly?”

“Yes… Madam.”

Ava lowered her head and was about to run out, but Damien grabbed her by the collar. “Uh mum, you haven’t seen her for a long time. You should meet her.” He then pushed Ava to the front. “You… you…” Karen’s expression changed as soon as she saw her face. The thermal container in her hands instantly fell to the ground, and hot soup spilled all over the floor. Ava knew she was Damien’s mother after seeing their interaction. However, she couldn’t recall about this mother-in-law of hers. “Ava Nagel, are you really not dead? You… you…” Karen’s eyes widened in shock, and her gaze was full of horror as if she had seen a ghost. Finally, she believed her son’s words.