Chapter 113

"Okay, auntie. I got it, I'll be on time."

“I'm sorry to have troubled you, goodbye."

Joyce hung up the phone and looked confused for a moment. She

opened her beautiful eyes and let out a breath.

"What? Who was calling.” Luther asked, sensing that something was

wrong with her, his dark eyes narrowing slightly.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's Charlotte's mother, Cecelia, who asked me to meet

her at the Pure Blue Café across from the group this afternoon." Joyce

put down the chopsticks in her hand and suddenly felt her appetite

gone.

Luther sniffed and frowned, "You don't have to go. I'll take care of it. I

will go to the Heath family to explain to them in person.”

The Heath family couldn't wait any longer, and now even Cecelia had to

step up. How could he let Joyce face all these for him?

“It's okay. I have agreed anyway, so I should go. Besides, it was me

who was at fault in the first place.” Joyce hurriedly gulped a few

mouthfuls of food, her mind was slightly confused, and she could no

longer taste it. What would come just would come, and she could not

hide from it even if she wanted to.

The thought of being chastised by a woman as gentle and atmospheric

as Cecelia made her feel a little down.

Luther was silent, his mind heavy.

"Have you all finished? I'll go pay the bill." Joyce stood up and took out

her phone for the bill.

Luther suddenly took her hand and said seriously, "If she gives you a

hard time, call me."

Joyce was stunned for a moment, then gently brushed his hand away

and smiled openly, "You're overthinking it. She won't and I can handle

it."

That was quite something to Juanita but since the atmosphere was not

quite right, she did not say anything.

After settling the bill, the three of them took Luther's car back to the

group headquarters.

Joyce and Juanita returned to the project team together just in time.

Joyce tidied up her work, and drew her design drafts for a while,

looking at her watch every now and then, distracted.

At four o'clock, she took some time off work and went to the Pure Blue

Café opposite the group.

This was a nostalgically decorated Mediterranean-style cafe with an

elegant style and comfortable environment. Sitting inside, listening to

nostalgic music, and sipping a cup of aromatic coffee, she felt like

turning back the clock and indulging herself in the good old days.

The meeting with Cecelia was scheduled for 4:30.

Joyce habitually arrived early.

She picked a seat next to a window and ordered some tea and snacks

and waited quietly.

Suddenly, a commotion outside the door caught Joyce's attention.

She stood up, pushed open the glass door, and walked out into the

crowd of onlookers.

After she took a closer look, Joyce found the person lying on his side

on the floor was Cecelia.

Cecelia seemed to be out of breath, breathing heavily, with one hand

stuck to her neck and the other trying to find something. Her face was

white, her lips were blue, and her forehead was covered with sweat.

Joyce pushed through the crowd and rushed forward, kneeling on the

ground to hold Cecelia up.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you."

Almost choking, Cecelia could not even say a word and could not lift

her hand. Yet none of the surrounding people could understand what

she wanted to express.

Joyce saw that when Cecelia inhaled, there was a clear depression in

her supraclavicular fossa, and together with other symptoms, she

immediately judged that Cecelia was really having an acute asthma

attack. She asked anxiously, "Auntie, you have an asthma attack, do

you have your medicine with you?"

Cecelia nodded her head with great effort. She could not lift her hand,

only her eyes looked at the corner not far away.

Following the direction Cecelia looked over, Joyce quickly found a black

handbag that had been dumped into the corner. She opened the

handbag and dumped out the contents inside one by one.