All Chapters of Fixing Hearts After Fixing Cars: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

“That’s right. The best employee of the year award should have gone to you. Why is Mr. Darwin the one getting it?”“Why is he even part of the running? That award was always supposed to be for Mr. York.”Everyone found the situation unfair for me. I remembered how Matthew had begged me for help at Metal Repairs Shop, which had been my own shop.“Please help me, Mr. York! It’s not easy running a car repair shop in the city. I’ve only just become the owner, but business isn’t doing good. If business is still bad next month, I’ll be fired. I really need your help.”“I’ve only just opened this shop in town with my wife, and you’re asking me to go to the city?”He grabbed my hand. “I’ll give you six thousand dollars as your salary and 30% of any bonus the shop gets. The shop belongs to a major company, so the bonus we get every year is huge. I’ll give you the best treatment!”Lina Stane, my wife, came out. “William, Matthew is being so sincere. Besides, he worked with you for eight

Chapter 2

Matthew did not even flinch. He merely straightened his tie.“Since you caught us in the act, I won’t hide it from you anymore. You’re old now, Mr. York. You’re not that skilled either.“I’ve been doing my best to take care of Lina for you over the past year.”As I stared at them, I felt the two closest people to me becoming total strangers. “Heh. One year ago, you even told me that you rented a place for me and will take good care of my wife. You just asked me to focus on repairing cars.”When I remembered what Matthew had said one year ago, I grimaced. “What did you do with that? Is this how you ‘take care’ of my wife?”“Mr. York, Lina has been with you for more than twenty years. You know full well just how much hardship she’s had to endure. You’re old and poor. You can’t offer Lina anything.”I fixed my gaze on Lina. “You’ve been married to me for years, and I’ve catered to your every whim. Is this how you repay me?”“A woman marries a man so that she could be cared for,

Chapter 3

“I didn’t get the money. Mr. Darwin is the one who signed the rental contract back then, and he called today saying that he’s not renting the place anymore. “If you want to continue staying here, you need to pay the deposit by tomorrow and sign another contract.”My bank card was with Lina, so I could only beg for the landlord to give me some leeway. “Mr. Lande, could you give me a few more days?”“No. If you can’t pay up, move out.”I called Lina. “What’s with the rent, Lina? Didn’t I transfer my salary from last month to you?”“I told you: I spent it all.”“You couldn’t fork out eighty thousand dollars to save my mom, and you couldn’t even pay a few thousand dollars in rent? Curse you!”“I. Spent. It. All. Can’t you understand?!“You’re never home, and I have to take care of the place. When I go out shopping, I need money!“Over the past year, I went traveling to Matthew, and I needed money for plane tickets and hotels. I used up everything.”“What? You used my money to tr

Chapter 4

The next morning, after signing the divorce agreement with Lina, I went to the eastern side of the city with Gary. “Smooth Rides Repair Shop? It really is located in a very secluded part of the city.”I stared at the signboard. It was surrounded by old houses, and the cars going inside for repairs were fewer than half of what Safe Driving Repair Shop had. Clyde Clark was squatting at the entrance of the shop while smoking. When he saw us, he put out the cigarette and stood up. “Mr. Clark, I’m Gary. I came here last time. This is my teacher, William York.”“William York from Safe Driving?!” Clyde’s eyes lit up as he shook my hand. “Mr. York, why are you here at my rundown place?”Clyde had us sit on the stools by the entrance, and we started talking. I did not answer why I came to his place, though. Instead, I asked him some questions. I had already learned my lesson.I had to work with someone who shared my ideals to be able to work well with them. I had to choose a good

Chapter 5

Mr. Lane’s Rolls-Royce soon arrived in front of Smooth Rides. “I miss you so much, Mr. York!” Mr. Lane perked up when he saw me.Then, he saw the state of the shop and frowned. “Why did you come here? When I went to look for you, Matthew said you resigned. “After that scammer checked my car, he wanted me to change multiple parts and charge me fifty thousand dollars. “Blast it! If I didn’t know a bit about cars, I would have been scammed out of all my money, like the other idiots in my car group.”Gary bristled upon hearing that. “Fifty thousand?! Has he lost his mind?!”After I finished checking his car, I took off my gloves.“This is the vacuum hose. It’s in charge of controlling the turbo wastegate. The hose cracked because it’s too old, and gas is spilling out. “That’s why the wastegate won’t open, and that messes up the turbo pressure, causing the engine to tremble and the check engine light to light up.“A vacuum hose only costs around dozens of dollars. I’ll remove t

Chapter 6

In just a few minutes after Gary uploaded the posts, the car groups went wild. [Oh? Are they going up against each other head-on?][That’s exciting. Wasn’t Mr. York originally from Safe Driving?][I heard that Mr. Darwin was originally his apprentice. What’s going on? Are they doing this for clout?][I’m here with the popcorn…]…At 7:30 a.m. the next day, people were already gathered at Smooth Rides.Gary had the phone stand propped up and welcomed the first victim. “Take a look, Mr. York.” Luke, the owner of the car, handed me the receipt from Safe Driving. “My car just gets a little too loud when going over bumps, and I don’t understand any of the parts they want me to change. Everything adds up to 4,200 dollars.”I slid under the car to check and found the problem in the end. “One of the screws for the engine splash shield is loose.”In less than ten seconds, I tightened the screw, and all the strange noises disappeared.“That’s it?” Luke’s mouth hung open once he saw

Chapter 7

If Matthew could backstab his own teacher for the sake of profit, he absolutely could throw a friend under the bus. As Matthew’s confidante, when something threatened his reputation, Matthew shoved Nathan forward to take the blame, just like usual. An enemy of an enemy was a friend. I had not expected to work together with Nathan, even though I often argued with Nathan due to a clash in ideals. Nathan inserted his pendrive into a laptop and showed us all the proof.“Aside from only changing parts and never repairing anything, he likes using inferior parts. He uses refurbished brake pads and shock absorbers to replace the parts.“He also got a batch of fake engine oil and bribed the leader of the inspection group. Both of them are the same sort of people. The proof of deducting the employees’ salaries and pocketing the one-million-dollar bonus are all here.”“Why do you have these things?” I looked at him in surprise.There was no way he could have collected all this evidence

Chapter 8

Lina scoffed at him. “Give you back the money? What you bought for me belongs to me! If you hadn’t seduced me, I wouldn’t have divorced William! Stop acting so cocky, you homewrecker!”“You witch…” Matthew rushed over to grab Lina’s hair, but Lina turned around, grabbed her bag, and slammed it against his head. “You don’t have any skills, and you still became a homewrecker! Bah!”Matthew was sent sprawling on the ground, and he howled while he cradled his head. Lina then wiped the Hermes bag Matthew gave her, dragged her suitcase along, and left. As Matthew watched Lina leave, his gaze turned even more ruthless. …A month passed when I heard about Matthew next. Over the past month, many things happened to Smooth Rides. We became famous online, and business boomed. The old employees of Safe Driving came over to work with us. Someone from Safe Driving’s headquarters then came to me.“Mr. York, we’d like you to become the owner of a branch shop. You can have twice your b

Chapter 9

The next night, a hunched figure appeared in front of Smooth Rides. It was Matthew. He no longer looked as high-spirited as before. When he saw me, he threw himself at my feet. His voice quivered as he asked for my help.“Mr. York, please save my dad! The loan sharks came to my house, and my dad had a heart attack!“I need to pay a deposit for his surgery, and I still need eighty thousand dollars. I already asked for money from my relatives and sold everything that I could.“I really have no other options left…“I know that I’m a horrible person, and if you want my life, take it.”He started slapping his own face.“But please, save my dad. I betrayed you, but he’s innocent!”As I stared at him, I whispered harshly. “If I save your dad, I’d be betraying my dead mother.”Matthew was stunned and stopped slapping himself. As he stared at me, he opened his mouth before shutting it. Then, he got up and limped away. I remembered how I could only see my mom under a white sheet. Bac

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