Chapter 7
After I had been working for a year, Mia started letting me join Anna in project negotiations.
Anna was three years younger than me and was a project manager with a very good personality.
She spoke gently and took good care of me. One time, after discussing work, she went downstairs to buy herself a coffee and bought me an ice cream.
I was happily eating my ice cream when Anna laughed, “Mia says you’re 29, but I never believe it. Hazel, you’re just like a kid! A hardworking and obedient child.”
I thought for a moment and solemnly told her, “Actually, I already have two children.”
“Stop kidding me. We’ve been working together for over a year, and I’ve never seen your husband.”
“We’re divorced.”
“Sister, you look like a young girl.”
“Well… actually, I’m a young divorcee.””
Anna was stunned. She didn’t believe me, and I laughed. Actually, I didn’t believe it either.
I had just finished my college entrance exam, how could I be twenty–nine already?
But I’ve been taking good care of myself these two years, so I do look younger now.
Actually, right after the divorce, I wasn’t in good shape. I was quite haggard. But I guess money does nourish people.
After I was discharged from the hospital, Mia took me for various skincare treatments for a while. She also said I was too weak and signed me up for a martial arts class.
The eighteen–year–old me always followed Mia’s lead. If she said east, I would never go west.
If she said martial arts, I would never sign up for taekwondo.
We hired a housekeeper to prepare nutritious meals, and as time went by, I got better and better.
Because I had lost my memory, I had no worries at all. I had money and didn’t need to work, could eat and sleep well. In those few months, even my hair became thicker.
4:44 AM
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But I guess even heaven couldn’t bear to see me so comfortable.
One day, I met a man at the place where Anna took me to negotiate a cooperation.
