Entwined Destinies: Captured Hearts

Chapter 39: I Am Not a Bad ManContent from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

The doctor’s words that day still echoed in her mind. All she heard was the doctor’s heartless voice, “Your brother is already hopeless…”The tears that welled up in her eyes fell. She hugged Jessica tightly, “Jeremy is in school, I’ll bring him to see you next time.”Jessica’s mind was a bit chaotic. She nodded in confusion and stopped talking. Dolores wiped the tears off her face and smiled, “Mom, what do you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you.”Jessica did not say a word and her hands were circling her knees. This was a sign of having insecurity. When Dolores spoke to her, she just stared blankly somewhere. Her vision was unfocused and her w(w)?.?o???(s)Ho?(e).?omeyes looked empty.”Mom…” Dolores grabbed her shoulder and shook, “Talk to me, look at me. I’m Lola, your daughter.”Just now Jessica obviously could recognize her. She even called her by her name. Dolores could not accept Jessica’s memory confusion as she remembered at an uncertain time and would forget not long after.”Don’t do this.” The nurse who patrolled saw that Dolores was quite agitated so she came in to stop her. Dolores looked at the nurse, “Is my mother’s condition getting serious?””Psychiatric patients are normally like this.” The nurse looked at the clock, “The visiting time is almost up, you shouldn’t get too emotional in front of the patient as it will affect the patient.”Dolores nodded, “I understood.”Dolores told Jessica about the memories of the past. Dolores was drawn into the state of recalling her memories. It was only when the visiting time ended and the nurse called her that she regained her presence of mind. She looked at Jessica, not willing to leave, “Mom, I’ll come to see you again after a few days.””Lola.” When Dolores walked to the door, Jessica suddenly made a sound. Dolores turned her body and found that Jessica was not looking at her. Jessica froze and looked somewhere, soliloquizing, “My daughter, Lola is pregnant. The child has no father, what should she do in the future?”She cried as she said that. Dolores only felt that her heart was burned by fire. She felt excruciating pain. She was afraid that she could not contain her emotions. So, she turned and walked out of the room. She sat alone on the bench in the corridor.”Lola.” Sampson walked over in his white coat. Dolores stood up. Sampson walked up to her and patted her shoulder, which meant to let her sit down, “I have something to tell you.”Dolores sat on the bench while Sampson sat next to her, “You saw it, right?””Um.” Her hands were clasped together, cold and clammy.”You’ve to be mentally prepared, it’s hard to recover fully from a situation like this.” Sampson sighed, “She was dealt with a too big blow and if her condition reaches the worst condition it’ll be very serious. She will selectively forget some memories, especially the things that make her filled with agony. Therefore, she will have memory confusion.”Dolores bit her lips, “She forgot the fact that Jeremy had passed away, and asked why I didn’t bring him along to come and see her.”Sampson reached out and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, rubbing her arm, “Don’t cry, I’m here. Don’t need to worry, I’ll take good care of your mother.”Dolores bowed her head and said, “Thank you.””No problem.” Sampson sagged his eyes, thought for a while and finally chose to express his thought, “Lola, when the agreement you have done with Matthew reaches the end, let me take care of you, okay?”Dolores looked at Sampson, startled, “Sampson…””I know it may be too sudden for you to accept this. You already know me for a long time, I’m not a bad man, I just want to take care of you. You have to consider for the sake of the child in your belly even if you don’t consider for your own sake. The child needs a complete family to grow decently, I have this capability.”Sampson’s words had already come to this point. If she still did not understand, she must be silly. However, she just treated Sampson as a family member.”Don’t worry, I’ll treat him as if he’s my child.” Sampson looked particularly serious. Dolores did not know how to answer and replied after a long time, “Sampson, I, I never think to…””Don’t refuse me in a hurry.” Sampson looked at her, “Have you ever thought about the fact that after the child is born when he asks you where is his father in the future, how should you reply? I’m a

psychologist, I know that a child growing up in a single-parent family will have character defects. So, think about it meticulously for the sake of your child.”Sampson’s attitude was very sincere as he had made a big change from his previous lifestyle full of relaxation. Jessica’s illness was likely very hard to recover. Moreover, Dolores had no money, if she gave birth to her child, he could imagine how difficult her future life would be. He really wanted to take care of her from the bottom of his heart. Dolores lowered her head. She admitted that Sampson’s words were right. The child needed a complete family for him to grow decently. But…It was not easy for her to accept it. This child was not his. And he was not from an ordinary family.”Lola…””Sampson,” Dolores quickly interrupted him, took out a stack of money from her bag and handed it to him, “The medical bill you helped me to pay last time, I’ll give it back to you now.”Sampson looked at the stack of money and his face slowly darkened, “Was this money given by him to you?”Dolores shook her head, “No, this was given by Randolph.”She didn’t tell him the details. Sampson could not believe it. That was a heartless man, how would he suddenly give her money?W??.??(v)??s????.??m”Lola…””Sampson, I have to go to work.” Dolores stood up and put the money into Sampson’s arms, “This is what I owe you, so I should pay it back.”After saying that, she hurriedly walked out. Sampson did not follow her. Perhaps it was too sudden for her to accept this. He should give her some time to digest. It was almost noon when Dolores arrived at the company. When she walked towards her place, her way was blocked by someone. The person who blocked her w??.???????o?e.c?mway was Carole Minogue, the bestie of Sheryl. The reason that Sheryl was fired was due to Dolores. Perhaps Sheryl was at fault but she would not set Dolores up for no reason. Dolores must have been faulty before.”You’re late, right?” Carole looked at her.”I have taken a leave of absence,” Dolores spoke with a faint tone. She was new and the people in the office were not friendly to her, so she did not care so much but just walked past Carole to leave. But, Carole grabbed her arm, “You’re lying!”She had already inquired from Helen. Dolores had not taken a leave of absence from Helen at all.”I have really requested leave. Can you please don’t block my way?””No! You’re definitely lying! Don’t ever think that you can do whatever you want just because you get the support of Mr. Nelson last time!” They did not think deeply about the incident that day. They just ??(w).????l?ho?e.???thought that it was because Matthew was on a whim. Dolores’s tone became cold, “Please move aside now, you can go and ask Mr. Nelson if you don’t believe me.”She did not want to make enemies with anyone. She just wanted to do her job quietly. But why did all of them come to look for trouble?”There is a meeting with the president of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at 2. 30 pm and there is a banquet at 8. 00 pm…”With one hand in his pocket, Matthew paced steadily while listening to Helen who was reporting to him about his schedule later.”Ask Abbott to attend the banquet for me,” he spoke faintly.”This banquet is held by DF Corporation for its centennial celebration, it may be inappropriate if you don’t attend it.” DF Corporation was founded in the last century and it started in the jewellery industry. It had been a hundred years old by now…”Mr. Nelson, Ms. White.” As if she had found a witness, Carole pulled Dolores over, “Ms. White, has she taken a leave from you?”Helen looked up at Matthew and shook her head, “No, she didn’t. Anything wrong?””She was late and she said that she had taken a leave.” Carole’s volume raised slightly, “Doesn’t the new employee have to abide by the rules of the company?”