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Janet was sitting inside a taxi, thinking about what transpired between Edwin and her inside the Wilson group.She couldn’t imagine Edwin would offer her compensation so blatantly.She didn’t once regret refusing him.But she felt so inferior, so useless, thinking her first time, her virtue that she cherished so much was only worth some useless stack of cash.Is this what her life is to those rich people? Or maybe inferior to what she could imagine.Edwin was just being generous.Otherwise, wouldn’t it be much easy to vanish her presence from the earth?What was she in front of the great Edwin Wilson?“Mam,” the taxi driver’s voice made her come out of her trance.“Huh?” Janet looked outside and noticed the familiar surroundings of her house.“Oh.” She got out of the car and handed the fare to the driver before walking inside.“Janet, you are back. I was waiting for you.” Rim came out from the kitchen as soon as Janet entered inside.Janet was still angry, and she didn’t want to argue
“Mom… mom.” Janet pushed Rim gently with her shaky hands and when she didn’t respond Janet picked her head up and placed it on her lap.“Mom, wake up, don’t scare me.” Rim patted her face and tried to wake her up.Janet was at a loss, looking at her mother’s lifeless body.It was like her life was falling apart.As much as Rim is alone With Janet, the same applies to Janet too.They were only supporting each other.“Mom.” Janet’s tears were rolling down uncontrollably.She left Rim’s lifeless body on the floor and tried to get up, but fell back as her body lost balance.But she couldn’t show her weakness at this moment.She picked up the landline and called for an ambulance.The ambulance came within fifteen minutes, but these fifteen minutes were like a year to Janet.When they reached the hospital, Rim was pushed inside the ER and Janet could only wait outside helplessly.She was pacing the floor anxiously, and it took ages for anyone to inform her what happened to Rim.Finally, the
Janet understood her attempt was futile, she didn’t have any hope left from them.But she didn’t know what other option she had left with.Janet came back to the hospital hopelessly as her only hope was to get some support from Robert Brown, she was ready for anything in exchange.She didn’t have anyone she could ask for help from, and she felt so devastated.It felt like the world was closing around her.Janet didn’t know what to do, so she ended up in the hospital again.Though Rim was unconscious, Rim was Janet’s only solace from childhood.Rim was already transferred into the ward and various machines were attached to her body.The ventilator was preserving her life for now, but Janet didn’t know how much she could hold on.The beeping sound of the machine sounded like a time bomb, reminding her if she didn’t hurry, the bomb would explode and she would lose the only chance she had to save her mother.“Mom, don’t leave me, please.” Janet took Rim’s hand in hers and caressed Rim’s k
Ben was surprised to get Janet’s call and then felt she mustn’t be as innocent as they thought.He informed Edwin and Edwin ordered him to call her upstairs.Edwin was curious about what changed in a day that she was desperately waiting for him.Or maybe she wasn’t that innocent. After all, who can resist the temptation of money?When Janet entered Edwin’s room, Edwin was surprised looking at her haggard face.“Why are you looking for me?” Edwin asked while removing his suit jacket and hanging it over his chair.He rolled his sleeves, opened his muscled forearm, and sat on his chair, getting comfortable.“You offered me some money last night,” Janet said while fidgeting with her fingers.She was feeling ashamed, but Edwin was her only hope.“Oh! You want money. How much?” Edwin was disappointed though he had already guessed her motive.He opened his checkbook and wanted to get done with this.Money didn’t matter to him.He could offer her as much as she would want unless she forgot her
After Janet left, Edwin called Ben.“I have transferred one million to her account,” Ben informed and Edwin just hummed.He was busy with his thoughts.“Ben, find out what’s happening with her.” Edwin’s one demand was enough for Ben to get on with his work.He had already guessed Edwin would demand that, so he had arranged everything beforehand.“Miss Brown lives with her mother in a single-parent household. Her mother is hospitalized. So maybe that’s why she needs the money.” Ben informed.Edwin was surprised to hear that.That’s the reason for her haggard look.Edwin was regretful, thinking he had taken advantage of her desperate state.But he was also curious and wanted to keep her close.Offering her the post of his secretary wasn’t a decision of the moment.It was something he wanted to do, and the salary would be of great help.Maybe everything happened for the best!“Draw out a contract. I will email you the details. Make sure she is present here tomorrow. I want her to sign it
It was 7 in the evening and Janet got a call from Ben, as expected.“Miss Brown, a car is waiting outside your apartment. If you are ready to move, please come out.” Ben’s professional tone came from the mobile.“I am ready,” Janet replied curtly and took her luggage to walk out, but looking at the house where she had spent so many years Janet felt emotional.She didn’t have many memories of Robert.When they moved out of Robert’s house, she was only seven.She could only remember the silent crying of her mom, waiting for Robert, anticipating his visit even though it was never pleasant for them.That was another reason Janet hated Robert so much.They have struggled a lot during these years, yet it felt like he owed them every time Robert came here.But Janet could never forget those happy memories, when her mom would make breakfast for her and wait for her, urging her to wake up and get ready for school.Taking care of her tiny demands, making her life happy even though the financial
When the car was one intersection from the Wilson group, Janet wanted to get off.“Mr. Wilson, can I get down here?” Janet requested.Edwin noticed the surroundings and gave a confused look to Janet.“Why do you want to get off here?” Edwin asked, and Janet could helplessly look at Ben.Ben understood Janet’s worry and should have supported Janet to keep these dealings a secret if it wasn’t Edwin sitting in front of him.“I can walk to the Wilson group.” Janet tried again not wanting to explain her reason.“Why would you do that? The car would stop outside the Wilson group so you can get off there.” Edwin said in a dismissing tone and Janet could only keep her mouth shut and compromise with the situation.As decided, Janet got off in front of the Wilson group, earning a few scrutinizing gazes from the surroundings, but she tried to ignore them and walked inside.As Ben had informed her beforehand, Janet went to the HR department where her appointment letter and job responsibilities wer
When they came back after lunch, Janet tried to ignore those toxic people, but their glances and whispers were getting on her nerves.She could not help herself from thinking about how wrong the impression she was giving to those people was.“Miss Brown, here are some files you need to sort out today.” Ben came and placed a stack of files on her desk.“These files are important, so check them carefully,” Ben warned and Janet nodded, though she didn’t know how much she could do.The workload was hectic even though it was her first day and her mind was a jumbled mess.She listlessly opened one file after another, but couldn’t get a single word written on those files.She didn’t even notice when one of her colleagues was passing beside her and intentionally poured a glass of water over her.“Ah!” Janet got up shirking.“Oh, I am sorry Miss brown. I slipped accidentally.” The girl said, making an apologetic look.Janet tried to dry herself using her hand.“It’s fine.” Janet didn’t dwell on