Chapter 27
Chapter 27
She clutched the quilt, and the wound on the back of her hand was bleeding again. She did not notice
it, but just looked out the window and cried silently.
Tears flowed down the corner of her eyes, slid down the bridge of her nose, and fell into the pillow.
They disappeared, only causing a wet spot.
Perhaps because she was too tired and then fell asleep, she didn't know when Xavier hung up the
phone.
When she woke up in the morning, only she was in the room.
The room was empty, but Arya felt at ease.
Every time she was alone with Xavier, she felt pressure everywhere.
She grabbed the towel and wrapped herself in it. When her feet touched the ground, her legs went
weak and she almost fell down. Fortunately, she was fast enough and held the bedside table.
In this way, she saw that the wound on the back of her hand was aggravated.
Yesterday, she got water on her wound in the bathroom and at night she didn't clean it up.
She stood there for a moment, then stood up straight to get the medicine. Only then did she remember
that the medicine she had bought was still in the jewelry store.
She could only wash up and apply for the medicine after she went to the jewelry store.
When she washed up and wanted to get dressed, she found that her clothes yesterday were wet and
crumpled. There were no clothes here that she could wear.
When she was thinking about what to do, the doorbell rang.
She could only go to open the door.
It was Jacob. He was carrying a few bags of clothes. It seemed that Xavier knew that she didn't have
clothes to wear today and ordered Jacob to send them over.
Jacob handed the clothes over expressionlessly. Arya took the clothes and asked, "Where is he?"
She blurted it out somehow, but she regretted it immediately.
She shouldn't have asked. Even if they had done the most intimate thing in the world, they were
"familiar" strangers.
"He is having breakfast with Miss Harrison at the family residence." Jacob glanced at her and sighed
slightly. Without saying anything further, he turned around and left.
She looked pitiful, so Jacob didn't want to say anything mean. She chose this path herself, so she had
to endure the pain and difficulty.
Arya cleaned up the room, then changed and went to work.
When she got out of the taxi, she remembered that she didn't take a contraceptive pill yesterday, so
she went to a pharmacy not far away to buy it.
She took one and put the rest into her pocket.
When she left the pharmacy and crossed the road, she heard someone crying. When she looked over,
she saw a little boy standing in the middle of the road, who looked about three years old, crying and
calling a name in a low voice.
It looked like he was lost.
Arya was lost in her thought. 'If my child was still alive, it would be at the same age and as tall as him...'
However, not far away, a car suddenly came. It seemed that the driver didn't find there was a boy
standing in the middle of the road, and didn't slow down.
As the car was about to bump into the child, Arya's eyes widened. Without thinking, she rushed over
and hugged the child.
The moment she hugged the child, the car was so close that it was too late to move away. Just as she
turned around, the car sped past her.
The car brushed past her and she fell to the ground. The moment she fell, she held tightly the child in
her arms and she fell with her elbow on the ground.
The skin was rubbed off, and blood immediately oozed out.
She didn't check her elbow. Instead, she looked at the child and asked if he was hurt.
The child seemed frightened and kept crying.
Arya had no choice but to pick him up and comforted him. "I will take you to find your family. Don't cry,
okay?"
The child sobbed, his big, bright eyes blinking and there were tears on his eyelashes.
Perhaps it was because she had been pregnant, she was especially softhearted in front of children.
"Ryan." A deep male voice came behind them.
Hearing this, Arya turned around and saw a man standing not far from her. He was in a suit and
wearing a pair of glasses.
The man was stunned when he saw Arya's face.
"Caspar!" Seeing the man, the child in her arms waved excitedly at the man. Arya put the boy down.
The boy threw himself into the man's arms. He was still frightened, so when he saw his family, his eyes
turned red from a grievance.
The man patted him on the back and looked at Arya.
It seemed like he was questioning her.
When Arya was about to explain it, the boy said in a choked voice. "A very fast car just drove by. I was
so scared..."
At this moment, the man noticed the injury on Arya's arm. He immediately realized what was going on.
He picked up the boy and walked to Arya. "You saved Ryan just now?"
"She hugged me and dodged the car." Ryan put his arms around the man's neck and buried his face in
his arms.
"Thank you." The man looked at her with a meaningful thought in his eyes.
"It's okay." Arya waved and turned to leave.
As long as the child was fine, the injury was nothing to her.
She thought that if someone else saw this, they would also rush over and save the child.
When she got to the jewelry store, others had started their work and Jasper was there.
He was talking to Juliet on the sofa. It seemed that they were having a good time because Juliet was
smiling happily.
When she saw Arya coming in, her smile disappeared gradually. Arya had said that she and Jasper
were just friends.
But she could tell that Jasper had feelings for Arya.
Jasper was a little arrogant and rarely asked others for help.
But for this woman, he did.
When Jasper saw Arya, he quickly stood up from the sofa and walked towards her. "How are you doing
here? If you don't like working this, I'll think of another way."
Arya shook her head and said with a smile, "I think this job is good. I am good here and I like the job."
Jasper breathed a sigh of relief. He just expressed his concern for her, without asking a single word
about her and Xavier.
Because he knew very well that if he asked, he would feel heartbroken and she would be embarrassed.
"Do you have time tonight?"
"It will be late after I get off work..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but Jasper knew what she meant.
"You can get off work early today," Juliet interjected.
Jasper gave her a grateful look.
Juliet just smiled. It was not because she was too kind, but because she knew there was no chance for
her and Jasper to be together. Since he had someone he liked, she should help him.
Arya could only agree. Jasper got a satisfactory answer and was happier.
After Jasper left, Xavier came, with Harriet, arm in arm.
Harriet was obedient and sweet. He felt he had wronged her a little.
So when Harriet asked him to go shopping with her, he didn't refuse.
"It's this store. I love that necklace. You promised to buy it for me. You can't go back on your word."
Harriet put her face against his arm and acted coquettishly.
Xavier nodded patiently.
This time, the sales leader served them. Harriet didn't see Arya and said to the leader, "I want that
woman to serve me."
The team leader explained patiently. "She is new here and inexperienced. She has a lot to learn. I am
better than her. What can I do for you?"
"The salary is related to productivity in your store, right? I know she's a newcomer, so I want to give her
a chance. On the contrary, you, the leader, want to compete with the newcomer?" Harriet refuted and
questioned the leader.
The leader did this because she saw Arya's hand was injured, and Harriet was a little difficult to deal ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
with. She wanted to take care of this for Arya.
Unexpectedly, Harriet's words were so mean and the team leader had to give up.
The team leader had no choice but to call Arya, who was applying for the medicine at the back.
The team leader led them to the VIP area. "Please wait a moment. I'll call her over right away."
The team leader walked to the back. Arya had just finished applying for the medicine, and the team
leader asked, "Did you offend someone?"
Arya frowned. "No."
"Didn't that woman deliberately make things difficult for you yesterday because you offended her?"
Arya suddenly understood who she was referring to.
She shook her head. "We don't know each other. She might... not have done it on purpose."
It was too complicated, and she was involved, so she didn't want to say much about it.
"I see. Then I'm not worried. That woman came again today and specifically asked you to serve her."
Came again? Arya did not expect this to happen. Harriet must come for her, so there was no chance to
avoid her.
She took a deep breath and walked towards the counter...