Yvonne did not want to talk to Stella about these. It would upset her.
The training center was scheduled to be closed in a month. She did not know where Stella could work and felt bad for her. There was no need to upset her with the other problems.
âNever mind that. Iâll pay you two times your salary.â Yvonne knew the money was a drop in the bucket compared to what Weston could provide for her. Stella was already with Weston. She was not worried about money anymore. Even so, the wages were not the same as Westonâs allowance. She figured that if Ella had more money with her, she would have more confidence. Stella understood Yvonneâs kind intention and felt complicated. She hoped she was a strong woman with courage. At least she could repay Yvonneâs kindness and not let Yvonne be humiliated by her family.
The other colleagues eventually arrived at the center. Yvonne had already explained the situation to them on the phone. They did not say much and just exchanged a look There was still a month to go before the closure, but this gathering felt like a farewell. Stella hated the atmosphere and stood in the corner by herself. She waited until it was almost over, then went over to Yvonne. Yvonne saw her coming and asked her, âShall we talk?â
Stella nodded.
Yvonne said, âI gave everyone a day off today. Iâve instructed the finance department to calculate every staffâs salary too. Weâll try to complete the teaching plans as far as possible within this month. Iâll talk to the parents later.â
Stella did not know what to say. She had not been working here for a long time, but she had gotten used to the environment here.
She loved standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows here and watching the traffic downstairs to relax after the class. Yvonne noticed her silence and felt a little sad. âItâs fine. Weâll meet again â âFrom now on, you stay at home and study. Donât come out and meet with bad people.â A manâs low voice suddenly interrupted the two. Yvonne turned towards the voice and saw Lucas. She did not know when Lucas had arrived. Lucas strode to her.
When Stella saw Lucas, she stood up subconsciously. Lucas did not pay attention to Stella or look at her. He only focused his gaze on Yvonne.
âDidnât you say youâd be out for only two hours? Look at the time now. Why are you not leaving yet?â
He could not get over the fact that Yvonne took Stella to a dangerous place to have fun. He had warned her many times not to go to such places, but Yvonne did not listen to him. Worst of all, a man had his eye on Yvonne at the dangerous place. As a result, he had to teach Yvonne a lesson when she came home. âDonât you need to work? Why did you come in the middle of the day?â
Yvonne was a bit angry. âI said Iâd handle this myself. Besides, the training center is closing, so I canât meet Ella much after this. Must you keep an eye on me to this extent?â
âThe moment I stop keeping an eye on you, youâll end up at a place like The Dog House. Donât you have any sense of self-awareness?â Lucas reached out and pinched Yvonneâs face.
He warned with a cold voice, âDonât ever go to that kind of place again.â âWhy not! Donât you go to those places too?â Yvonne found his demand absurd. She felt guilty for going to The Dog House, but she bumped into Lucas there. He went to the same place as she did, so why did he only reprimand her?
She did not want Lucas to think of Ella badly, so she put up with his nonsense.
The center was going to be closed, so she would have less chance to see Ella soon. Why should she put up with it any longer?