Chapter 670
When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Noraâs sharp remark caused Tessa to flush red in embarrassment. Before Tessa could retort, Tabitha
asked, âWhat are you guys talking about?â
âNothing. Letâs get on the plane,â I interrupted them.
Everyone kept silent as we boarded the plane. Nora, who was still tensed, was supposed to sit at the
same row as Tessa. But since she was still boiling in anger, she called for the flight attendant to change
her seat. She even told the flight attendant that sheâd rather die than sit next to Tessa.
The angry Tessa pointed her finger at Nora and cursed, âDonât push it, Nora. Have you no shame?â
âShame?â Nora retorted. âYou should be the one in shame. If I were you, Iâd be embarrassed to sit here
after what youâve done. Arenât you shameless?â
âPlease donât cause a scene. Both of you, please lower down your voices,â the flight attendant
asserted.
Both women finally became quiet, and Nora was granted her request to change to another seat. She
was still fuming as she took her seat.
Tabitha asked curiously, âWhatâs wrong with you? Why are you so angry?â
âWho wouldnât be angry at such a shameless person?â Nora barked.
âWhat happened? What did Tessa do?â
âAsk her yourself,â Nora snapped. Then she closed her eyes in anger and fumed quietly.
After a ten hours flight, the plane landed in A City. When we got off the plane, Nora, who couldnât bear
to be parted from me, tugged at me and said, âWhen are you planning to go back to K City? Letâs have
a get-together in the next few days?â
Back to K City?
I was a little stunned for a while. I was still undecided on whether to return to K City. All I cared about
was Ashtonâs safe return. To be honest, I never thought about going back to K City. Even if I were to be
back in K City, it would be a short trip before coming back to A City.
I thought about it and said to Nora, âIâll be here in the next few days. Iâm up for a gathering whenever
we are free.â
Her mood improved significantly and she said, âAbout Tessa, are you going to just let it go?â
I was a little stunned before I smiled at her and said, âI owe it to her. I wonât be in touch with her in the
future anyway. So Iâll just let it go.â
âWhat do you mean you owe it to her?â Nora asked, agitation on her face. âYou brought her back from
Venria and found someone to perform surgery on her. You even provided food for her and paid for her
expensive air ticket. How could you owe her? Sheâs alive because of you.â
I smiled and said, âYouâre exaggerating. Itâs all thanks to Armond.â
After a moment of silence, she lifted her head and looked at me with a frown. âAre you shouldering the
burden for her?â
I was startled. âThis happened because of me, and itâs my responsibility.â
âDamn!â Nora said in despair. âThis is not your fault at all.â
âIâm finally back in my home country.â Tabitha and Laurel came up to us and gave us both a hug. âMy
parents will be here soon to pick me up. Iâll be going back home to have a good rest and sleep. Once
Iâve bounced back from this holiday fatigue, Iâll come and look for you guys, okay?â
Laurel took a glance at her and said with a smile, âGo on. Iâm going back to recuperate.â
We all said our goodbyes.
Everyone left, and I was alone with Tessa. She looked at me with squinted eyes. âWhat now? Are you
planning for revenge?â
I raised my brow. âRevenge?â
âYou know what Iâm talking about.â
I smiled faintly and asked, âRevenge for throwing away my documents? Or take my revenge because
of your ingratitude?â
âYouâ¦â
Before she could finish her sentence, I interrupted her. âWeâve watched the surveillance footage in the
store and saw what you did. I kept quiet about it to save you from embarrassment. So, drop the holier-
than-thou act. Quit it with the dirty tricks. Itâs despicable.â
Thatâs the difference between us.
After we exited the airport, we each parted way. Armond looked at me with a raised brow and asked,
âWhere are you planning to stay?â
I looked at him with a flush of embarrassment. Before we left for Venria, I lost all of my belongings,
including my wallet, ID, and mobile phone. I had nothing left.
When I came to A City, I lost everything that I brought with me. So it was going to be tough for me to
live in this city with nothing on me.
âMr. Murphy, is your company hiring?â Iâd better find a job, as itâs the only way for me to survive.
He looked at me with a smile and said, âYes. Iâm looking for an assistant. Meals and lodging will be
provided. But youâll have to be on call for twenty hours.â
That caught me off guard. âHow much is the salary?â
âFive thousand.â
I thought about it for a while.
Meals and lodging provided. Five thousand a month. Thatâs the standard range of salary in a city like A
City.
After thinking for a while, I nodded. âMr. Murphy, can I report to work starting from today?â
I had nowhere to go in this unfamiliar place.
He nodded and led me to a black Maybach. We sat in the car and headed straight to a seaside villa in
A City.
Finally, a place to stay. After returning to this familiar land, it felt like my heart was home.