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Chapter 245 - 244: Furious Fire
Chapter 245 - 244: Furious Fire
Chapter 245: Chapter 244: Furious Fire
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“Uncle, you bought her a bag. Isn’t she a mistress?” Zoey Lambert pointed at the bag in front of Phoebe Belmont and questioned, “How come I never see you buy bags for Cousin? Does your own daughter really rank lower than your subordinate?”
“Do you know how pitiful Cousin is? She even tried to borrow money from Samuel Richardson today ”
“Ahem ” Molly Walker coughed several times, not expecting Zoey to bring up that matter.
“You tried to borrow money from Samuel?” Daniel Thompson furrowed his brows, looking at Molly with some displeasure on his face.
Molly didn’t answer but glanced at the bag in front of Phoebe and asked, “You’re not really planning to give her these bags, are you?”
Adding up the cost of these bags and accessories, it would amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars, not a small sum.
Daniel Thompson’s face turned red in an instant.
He did indeed plan to pay for them, as Phoebe had come from afar to help him, this would serve as a “thank you gift.”
However, he didn’t dare to admit it openly in front of his daughter and niece.
“Phoebe ” Phoebe Belmont was about to explain, but Molly chuckled and interrupted her.
“Look at my memory.” Molly Walker joked, “You guys are just colleagues, how could you give her such expensive bags?”
Molly then said to the people standing at the counter, “You guys go ahead and settle the bill for Mr. Belmont. We’ll pay for ours once she’s done.”
Phoebe Belmont froze and nervously looked at Daniel Thompson, who slowly turned away his head.
He was hinting for her to pay by herself.
Pay by herself? These items would cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars in total; how would she, as a company employee, have that much money?!
Daniel Thompson couldn’t bring himself to speak up. If he paid in front of so many people, his reputation for having an affair would be cemented.
Even if he wanted to pay, he couldn’t at this moment.
Just as Phoebe Belmont was in a dilemma, Molly Walker picked up the bag she’d just snatched from Zoey Lambert and asked, “Does Mr. Belmont still want this bag?”
This was a hard-to-get new style, with limited stock in the store. Even if it were available, people would need to buy tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of other merchandise. But now, the bag was right in front of her, and she had no money to buy it.
Phoebe Belmont’s face turned slightly pale as she clenched her teeth and squeezed out a few words, “I don’t want it, it’s yours.”
Her tone was patronizing, as if she really was giving it to them.
Phoebe Belmont felt a pang of pain in her heart. Liking the bag is one thing, but not being able to afford it is another.
Molly didn’t stand on ceremony and handed the bag to Zoey Lambert, “Since Mr. Belmont can’t afford it, we’ll buy it.”
The phrase “can’t afford” turned Phoebe Belmont’s face from green to white with anger.
She was indeed short on cash, but having it pointed out this openly was akin to a slap in the face.
During the payment process, Phoebe Belmont occasionally glanced at Daniel Thompson and noticed that he remained indifferent. However, when it was Molly and Zoey’s turn to pay, Daniel Thompson took the initiative to swipe his card.
This time, Molly and Zoey tacitly didn’t refuse.
Phoebe Belmont was so angry that her eyes were about to pop out.
She ended up at a disadvantage, and Molly and Zoey had taken advantage of the situation.
Daniel Thompson pretended not to see it and said solemnly to Molly, “I have a few things to ask you.”
Zoey Lambert voluntarily left, and Phoebe Belmont tearfully moved away from them to stand with Zoey.
The slap that Zoey had given her just now still lingered in her mind, and her face still ached. Zoey was with the Leaford family, and Daniel Thompson hadn’t spoken up, so all she could do was to swallow her anger.
Watching Molly’s calm demeanor, Daniel Thompson asked in a low voice, “How’s your mom doing now?”
Ever since Amanda Leaford said she wanted to separate from him, he hadn’t slept all night.
“”Eating well and sleeping well, I’m feeling pretty good.” Molly Walker told the truth, but it left Daniel Thompson gasping for breath and turning pale.
“She really likes you, so try to persuade her. Getting a divorce at our age is not good, especially for you kids when it comes to finding a partner in the future.” Daniel Thompson’s gaze darkened, his tone melancholic. “You’re our daughter; you wouldn’t really want to just watch your parents get a divorce, would you?”
“I only have a mom, not a dad, and I respect any decision my mom makes.”
It seemed Daniel’s plan to have her mediate had been misguided.
He hadn’t expected her to be so unyielding, which made it difficult for him to breathe, unable to spit it out or swallow it down.
“If you’ve done nothing wrong, you shouldn’t be afraid of your own shadow. Why would you need someone else to mediate?” Molly’s eyebrows raised slightly as she glanced at the nervous Phoebe Belmont pacing nearby. “I’m not sure what your relationship with Phoebe is, but your decision to have her explain things to my mom yesterday was really foolish.”
“That wasn’t an explanation. It was like pouring oil on a fire.”
Daniel Thompson’s face changed suddenly, covered by a layer of gloom and frostiness.
He thought Phoebe’s explanation would be more convincing, but now he thought again, it did seem a bit inappropriate.
“What’s done is done. I know I’m at fault, but I’m your father Ivy, I don’t want to divorce your mom.”
Daniel Thompson’s voice softened, revealing a hint of helplessness.
Seeing him like this, Molly felt no sympathy at all, and her tone became even more mocking: “If you’re genuinely remorseful, you should keep your distance from Phoebe Belmont. No one likes warming someone else’s central air conditioning.”
After saying this, Molly glanced at the time on her cell phone and laughed out of sheer boredom: “Well, that’s all I had to say. Oh, and thanks for the bag.”
Daniel Thompson had spent quite a bit of money today, but it was better spent on his own family than on outsiders.
Daniel Thompson’s eyes dimmed, and he remained silent.
After Molly and the others left, Phoebe Belmont hurried over: “Mr. Thompson ”
“You should go to the branch office.” Daniel suddenly spoke.
Phoebe Belmont looked puzzled: “Mr. Thompson, what do you mean by that ”
“I’m planning to open a branch office in Seaport City, and I’d like you to help me set up a team there.”
Seaport City it was very far away from Sunnydale.
“Mr. Thompson If you want to keep your distance from me, just say it. You don’t need to go through all this trouble.” Phoebe smiled bitterly, her voice choking, “I’m a company employee, as long as the company needs me, I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Daniel Thompson’s sudden change made Phoebe realize that Molly must have said something to him.
Just thinking about how much money she had been forced to spend today made Phoebe feel suffocated.
She clenched her teeth and said softly: “Mr. Thompson, Gabriel is in the hospital.”
Daniel Thompson frowned: “Why is he in the hospital again?”
This half year, the place he had visited the most was the hospital.
Phoebe’s expression became serious: “His leg is broken, and he needs to get a new prosthetic. It happened last night at the Leaford house. Although he didn’t say anything, I think it must have something to do with the people there.”
Hearing that it might involve the Leaford family, Daniel Thompson’s anger surged from the bottom of his heart.
Yesterday, James Leaford had punched him in front of so many people, and his face still hurt. It was one thing for them to hurt him, but why would they mistreat his child? “Amanda doesn’t like Gabriel, and maybe the other members of the Leaford family have misunderstood Gabriel, but that’s no reason to break his leg ” As Phoebe said this, she deliberately paused, “Mr. Thompson, this is just my guess. Maybe things aren’t that complicated.”
“Not that complicated ” Daniel Thompson sneered, “If James Leaford could punch me in front of so many people, what is there that they can’t do?”
“I’m going to ask them today why they did this to my daughter!”
Hearing that Daniel Thompson was going to the Leaford house, Phoebe’s heart tightened: “Mr. Thompson, it’s not a good time to go now. At this time, I guess the people from the Leaford family are all there.”
“All there? That’s just perfect! I haven’t settled yesterday’s score with them yet!” Daniel Thompson, filled with rage, entered the elevator, ignoring Molly’s advice.