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When Jolene passed away, Matthew was about seven or eight years old and she had just given birth at the time. Therefore, I could predict that the letter might even be older than she was.
Time had passed a lot, was the person still alive, or had he or she moved away from there?
There were so many possibilities for change that she wanted to know the truth.
The receptionist looked at her, âWho are you?â.
She arrived at the company with two children and only called Oscar by name. What was the identity of the woman?
âYou just have to tell us if this person exists here. Why are you asking so many questions?â Samuel spoke impatiently. It was obvious that the receptionist was not answering his question and was asking some unrelated question.
Dolores tugged at her son, âDonât be rude.â
âDad had told us that we canât bully others, but we canât be bullied either. We are just asking if there is a person named Oscar here. However, she asked who he was. What did she mean? It was obvious she was curious about your identity and didnât want to answer you on purpose. Letâs go and donât ask her. As long as this person is not dead, we donât have to worry that we canât find her.â Samuel took Doloresâ hand.
It was strange that Simona also agreed with her brotherâs words. They both took her by the hand to walk towards the door to leave the building, âMom letâs go.â
The receptionist was a little confused. She really didnât expect to see such a young boy who was capable of saying those words. It was obvious that he had met a lot of people and wasnât afraid of people at all.
âHey, how about I make a phone call and ask?â The receptionist called out to them.
Samuel glanced at her. He pondered for a moment and then said, âOkay, you can call.â
He stopped and stood without backing up.
The call from the desk connected to the secretaryâs line in the presidentâs office, âThereâs a woman looking for Mr. Adams.â
âDo you have an appointment?â
âNo.â
âIf she doesnât have an appointment, do you think you still have to call here to ask for her?â
âNo.â The receptionistâs eyes fell on Dolores as she spoke to the secretary. âShe was a very pretty woman with two children and she was calling Mr. Adams by nameâ¦â
âA woman with children?â it sounded like the secretary wanted to gossip too. What kind of people would come to the company with children?
The secretary said, âGo and ask how to address her.â
The receptionist looked at Dolores and asked, âCan you tell me her name?â
Just as Dolores opened her mouth and wanted to say his name, she thought that, if Oscar really existed, he must be from the same generation as Jolene. Therefore, he might not know her, so she simply said, âJolene.â
The receptionist repeated his words to the secretary. The secretary said yes and then the phone call ended. The receptionist asked Dolores to wait a while.
âWould you like to sit down for a while?â the receptionist tried to say.
âNo need.â Samuel indifferently refused.
Dolores frowned and looked at her son, âSamâ¦â Just as he opened his mouth, she was about to call him Samuel. It was very difficult for her to change that habit. Therefore, she decided not to say it.
The presidentâs secretary was knocking on Oscarâs office door.
A thick male voice came out. The secretary opened the door. The office was spacious and bright, the office chair and the chat area in front of it were made of Lao rosewood and was specially made in large-scale production. The tone of the office was quite dark and the various antique paintings were especially striking on the back of the office desk. All the pictures were painted by famous artists. The slightly yellowish paper made them not look fake.
As the leader of the JK Group, he should be able to afford to buy some precious things. The set of rosewood furniture already cost a million.
It looked like the man was in his fifties. However, he must have been a man who would not admit to getting old. He was wearing a blue shirt full of flowers and ankle-length nine-quarter pants that were the popular pants among the young men of today. Not only that, he wore a pair of white leather lace-up shoes. He dressed like that at that age. It was that not only his heart did not admit his age, but also his body.
He didnât seem to have the composure he should have at his age. He was bending his legs and constantly shaking his feet on the office table.
He looked very cold and his secretary had been used to it for some time. Therefore, she was not surprised to see him as well, âPresident, someone from downstairs is looking for you.â
The man was holding a blue folder in his hand and kept reading it with his eyes. He asked, âIs it a business associate?â
âNo, itâs a woman. The receptionist said sheâs very beautiful, andâ¦. She came with two children and called him by name.â
Finally, Oscar put the documents in his hand and swung his legs off the table. He moved his body to lean forward slightly, âWhat are you saying, a woman with two children called me by name?â
At that moment, Oscar began to recall in his mind the women he had had over the years. He had had many women before, but he had not had serious relationships with all of them. He was sure that none of them would be able to bear his child.
He definitely could not have children because of his identity because the huge family business did not belong to him.
He was able to live until now⦠it seemed he had thought a little far ahead. He regained his mind and then looked at his secretary. He looked very interested and said, âDid she tell you her name?â
âHe said, Jolene?â said the secretary.
Oscarâs face immediately became serious. The name had been missing in his ears for over twenty years and he suddenly heard it again. He felt like he was in a trance again more than twenty years ago. He instantly stood up, âWhere is he?â
âDownstairs.â Said the secretary.
He dropped the documents in his hand and hurried out of the office. He used the elevator to go directly to the second floor, to the lobby.
There was a âdingâ sound. The elevator stopped and then Oscar stepped out of the elevator. Dolores and her two children were still standing in the lobby. She fiddled with her daughterâs hair and didnât mention the man walking toward them.
âAre you the one looking for me?â Oscar was standing next to her. Dolores turned and saw a man who didnât look young but was wearing fashionable clothes. She was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
âWho is Jolene to you, how do you know her?â Oscarâs question was simple and direct.
In his heart, he was eager to know Doloresâ identity.
Dolores did not answer him because she still had no idea who this person was, âI have come to find a person named Oscar.â
âI am Oscar.â Oscar answered her firmly.
His image was so different from the one in her imagination that Dolores could not believe it. She thought that the person Jolene could trust must be a mature man with composure.
However, the man standing in front of her?
He was dressed in elegant clothes and didnât look like he had been through much over time. The man did not look like someone who could be trusted.
It seemed to Oscar that Dolores didnât trust him and that made him feel a little lost: âDonât I look like me?â. Dolores nodded instinctively.
Oscar was speechless.
Yes, he conceded, âThis is not a good place for us to talk, follow me.â
He walked to the front to lead the way. Dolores held the hands of her two children and did not move because she felt no sense of security from him.
Thus, Dolores did not dare to simply follow a person like him.
Oscar felt that no one was following him. He looked at Dolores again and found that she was still standing in the original place and did not move at all. Just when he wanted to ask her the reason why she was not going with him, he thought his distrust. At that moment, he frowned. He pointed to his secretary following him and the receptionist and the entire JK Group, âYou can go ask anyone here, Iâm Oscar.â
When he finished speaking, he looked down at himself. Why didnât he look like Oscar?
Why was he so suspicious of him?
âHow old are you?â asked Samuel.
At that moment, Oscar noticed two children standing next to him. He walked over and looked closely at them. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, âThis boy is very handsome.â
âWho is his father?â he was curious and asked.
Samuel was standing there. He cocked his head, âIt is I who ask you first. You still havenât answered me.â Oscar was speechless.
He was no older and yet he refused to suffer loss.
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