Chapter 84
The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me
It was no surprise for Joey. She sighed, âSarah, you knew he has always been such a bastard. Trust me. You should leave him as early as possible.â
However, Sarah shook her head in agony, âI canât. My little brother was diagnosed with leukemia the other day. You know how much it would cost. My family is poor and Iâm the breadwinner...but I donât earn much money. I canât afford my brotherâs medical care, so I had to ask John Walter for help.
He took care of everything, the best hospital, the best doctor. He offered to pay the medical bills too. I'm very grateful to him. What can I say?â
Joey was shocked to hear the news, âWhy didnât you tell me?â
âThen what? You would be worried about me. I know youâve been busy with job hunting recently.â
Sarah wiped her tears and forced a smile.
She had had enough with the twins today. Otherwise she wouldn't have told Joey about her and John Walter. She knew Joey had always disapproved of their relationship. She had practically asked for it.
Joey frowned and paused for a second, âSarah, how about this? Iâll ask Allen to help your brother. In this case, you wouldnât have to depend on John Walter. You can leave him then.â
âNo!â
Sarah shook her head again, âI don't want you to end up like me. If you ask a man for help, he would probably look down upon you. Even if he wouldnât, his family would certainly despise you. Joey, say no more. I know youâre doing this for my good, and Iâm grateful for that...But my business...Iâll take care of it. Let's change the subject.â
Joey wasn't ready to give up, but Sarah immediately changed the subject, âI forgot to tell you, Philip went abroad.â
Joey was surprised to hear it. She hadnât seen Philip since they said goodbye in the village. She had no idea that he had gone aboard. She paused for a second and asked, âWhere did he go?â
âSouth Korea.â
Sarah said, âHis father is Chinese and his mother is South Korean. Perhaps you didn't know that.â
âNo, I didnât.â
Joey suddenly understood why she had always thought Philip was uniquely handsome. It turned out that he was Chinese-Korean.
âI guess you know youâre the one he has loved all along.â
Joey lowered her head because she didnât dare to look at Sarah in the eye, âI...Iâm sorry.â
Sarahâs smile was wry, âYou donât need to apologize to me. Itâs not your fault. It was his. Now he has missed the opportunity to ask you out for a date.
Maybe itâs karma. It's a good thing that he decided to go back to South Korea. You'd better all calm down to sort out your relations.â
Joey really didnât want to talk about Philip, either. Everything she said would certainly hurt Sarah. âOh, Sarah, I forgot to tell you the good news. I got a job in the CL Group, as the administrative director.â
âGreat. You're good at it.â
Sarah was genuinely happy for Joey.
âYes, I'm looking forward to going to work tomorrow...â
When they were talking, there suddenly came a shout from the door, âJoey Linderman!â
Joey and Sarah were surprised. They turned around to find Ben Hawk striding to Joey in an unfriendly manner. They had no idea why he was in the café.
âBen Hawk!â
Joey was scared. She grabbed her purse and was about to run away.
However, Ben Hawk stopped her and grabbed her arms with great force. He ground his teeth and said, âJoey, where have you been these days?
Youâve never come back home, not for once. Now Iâve got you. Come home with me!â
He dragged Joey, forcing her to leave the café.
âNo, Iâm not going home with you.â
Joey shrieked in fear. She raised her purse and smashed him with it.
âBen Hawk, get your hands off Joey....Ah...â
Sarah went to help Joey. But before she got near him, she had been ruthlessly kicked in the stomach by Ben Hawk. It hurt so much that she couldn't get to her feet for quite a while.
Joey got more excited when she found Sarah had been attacked because of her. âBen Hawk, youâve lost your mind. How could you attack Sarah? Let go of me...Ouch...â
The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me ï¤Chapter 83 New Girls Ben Hawk was so agitated that he slapped her hard, âBitch, you thought I wouldnât be able to find you if you didnât go to work. Iâm going to teach you a good lesson when we get home!â
He grabbed Joeyâs hair with his other hand and outrageously dragged her toward the door.