âBroom-to-be, Jacob Palmer, and Bride-to-be, Lilian Hart sincerely invite Anna Gabriel to join them in celebration of their engagement.â
The italic letters on the cover were particularly conspicuous. There were cartoon images of the two on the inner page. Anna held the corner of the invitation card, with no enthusiasm in her eyes.
On second thought, it was not surprising for them to get engaged. Last time when Anna met Lilian in the elevator, she saw the ring that was invaluable to her on Lilianâs finger.
What was surprising was that they dared to send this invitation card to her. Anna leaned back on the sofa and smiled sarcastically. She could still feel a pain in her heart when she thought about that thing five years ago.
If it werenât for Jacob Palmer and Lilian Hart, she wouldnât end up living like this.
It was said that oneâs life was never complete without falling in love with a douchebag. What was more, if a friendship couldnât be considered as complete without her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend, Anna thought that her life couldnât be more complete.
At last, she threw the card under the side table and never looked at it again.
If you accidentally step on the dogâs poop, will you get closer to it and smell whether it is stinky or not?
The next day, Anna was going to think about the anniversary event plan, but she was woken up by the doorbell on the morning of the weekend.
She opened the door to see a man and a woman. The man was handsome and looked stable, and the woman was pretty and gentle. They both wore a neat suit with a briefcase in one hand.
âSorry, we donât need insurance service.â Anna sighed impatiently and was about to close the door.
The woman said hurriedly, âAre you Ms. Gabriel? We are the management assistants of Blue Castle Kindergarten.â
Anna opened her eyes wide in astonishment.
The woman smiled and reached out her hand, âIâm Eleanor Hudson, and heâs Patrick Craig. This is only a routine home visit before Tammy enters the kindergarten in order to get to know her habits, daily routine and medical history and so on.â
Five minutes later, Anna walked out of the bathroom and embarrassedly looked at the man and the woman sitting by the side table.
âSorry, I donât know you have the tradition of home visit.â
Eleanor still said in a gentle manner, âIt is written on the admission letter. Maybe you havenât had time to read it yet.â
1 Anna looked awkwardly at the scattered documents on the table, âTo be honest, I have read only half of it because Iâm not going to send my daughter to your kindergarten.â
âNot going to?â Eleanor couldnât believe what she just heard, âIs there anything about our school that youâre dissatisfied about?â
âNo no no...â
Anna hadnât even been to Blue Castle Kindergarten. She continued, âI just think that Tammy isnât suitable for the environment in Blue Castle. Well, obviously, you can tell it at the sight of my place.â
She naturally pointed at the room.
Peaceâs apartment had two bedrooms and a living room. It was about 1200 square feet and spacious enough for them to live in.
But the whole apartment maybe was only as big as a bedroom of the family that could afford the cost of Blue Castle Kindergarten.
âIf that is what youâre worried about, I donât think it is necessary.â Eleanor pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and looked relived. She smiled and said, âAs you know, you donât need to pay the tuition fee. You donât need to pay for anything after Tammy enters our kindergarten. This is what Mr. Wright ordered.â
âI really donât need...â Wayne Wrightâs reward was too big for her, which was exactly the reason why she resolutely refused it.
âMs. Gabriel, I donât think any other school will be more attractive to you than us.â The man sitting beside Eleanor suddenly said in a low voice.
He opened the black folder in his hands without hurry and said, âOur kindergarten has been cooperating with Presbyterian Hospital. Their best pediatricians all provide medical service in our school. For example, Doctor Carey Turturro work here. You can google her on the Internet.â
Annaâs eyelids twitched when she heard Presbyterian Hospital. Then she was totally stunned when she heard the name of Doctor Carey Turturro, âWhat did you just say?â
âWe have known a little about Tammyâs medical history. Congenital asthma still canât be completely cured now, which is still a complicated problem in the world, so we canât guarantee that we can cure Tammyâs disease. But Doctor Turturro is an expert in this field. If Tammy enters our kindergarten, we could let Doctor Turturro treat her.â
The manâs voice echoed in the living room. Annaâs eyes lit up as if she had just caught a life-saving straw.
Anna decided to take Tammy back to treat her asthma because the doctors in other countries didnât know how to treat her. And Tammyâs condition worsened and worsened. Then she thought that maybe she should try herbal medicine. It was said that Doctor Carey Turturro was the most famous pediatrician for treating asthma. She asked a lot of people and finally heard that she retired and came back to Birmingham, which was the reason why she came back here too.
After looking for the doctor for so long, she didnât expect that she was hired by the Blue Castle Kindergarten.
She began to waver in her resolution.
âWell, Ms. Gabriel, if youâre not sure about us, you can let Tammy stay in our kindergarten for a few days first to see for herself. If thereâs something youâre not satisfied about, you can then make the decision to leave. We will recommend you to other kindergartens that youâre interested in. Do you think that will work?â Eleanor said so sincerely that Anna couldnât refuse her.
Anna felt that though the two didnât sell insurance, they were smoother talkers than those insurance salesmen.
âOkay, okay. I can have a try.â
âI have nothing to lose,â Anna thought, âIf Doctor Turturro canât heal Tammy, I can leave the school. Besides, they can make a recommendation for us. Then we can directly go to that private kindergarten that I was going to apply for.â
Eleanor and Patrick asked about Tammyâs basic information before they closed the deal. Then they left Annaâs apartment and got into a car. As the car went out of the neighborhood, they made a phone call, âMr. Wright, we have settled everything that you offered.â
â......â âYeah, we first signed a contract with Doctor Turturro.â u âWe will take good care of the children. You donât need to worry.â
After Wayne hung up the phone, the CEO office of Carousel Group had fallen into silence again.
Wayne looked at the medical history form and thought of Tammyâs cute bright-pink face, finding it impossible to connect her with asthma.
If it werenât for Annaâs reluctance last night to let Tammy go to Blue Castle, he wouldnât have thought of finding out the reason why she was so anxious to find a kindergarten.
At first, he thought that she was too demanding. But it turned out that she was only taking Tammyâs health condition into consideration.
While he was thinking, he heard a knock on the door. âCome in.â
Ada, with two cups of coffer in her hands, walked in, âWayne, Iâve bought Americano for you. I know you like it.â
âWhat are you doing here at this time of the day?â He looked drily at her.
âArenât we going to tell Grandpa about our marriage tonight? Iâm a little nervous.â Ada pursed her lips and looked a little shy.
âDidnât you often go there before we decided to get married?â Wayne wouldnât cooperate with her and quickly stripped away her lie.
Ada was embarrassed, but she still brazened it out, âHoney, I was helping you to fake our relationship before. But now that it is true, I will certainly feel worried. Wayne, what do you think of my clothes today? Are they appropriate? Will grandpa like them?â
Wayne didnât even look at her, âWhatever.â
âWayne.â Ada walked closer to him. She seemed to be dissatisfied and was about to lose her temper. But suddenly she saw a copy of a medical record on the table from the corner of her eye. The name âTammy Gabrielâ was quite conspicuous on the paper.