Chapter 28 I Didn’t Break My Promise to You, Did I, Norman
Chapter 28 I Didn’t Break My Promise to You, Did I, Norman
Chapter 28 I Didn’t Break My Promise to You, Did I, Norman
Displayed on the screen of Christopher’s cell phone was a text message. It read, ‘I’m back. Let’s meet
up, shall we?’
The phone’s screen showed that the text message was sent by someone named Q, which was
precisely what froze Diane’s blood. People usually filled in someone’s full name or last name with a
prefix like ‘Mr.’ or ‘Miss’ attached to it in their contact list. According to Diane’s habit, only a very special
person would have a peculiar display name such as an alphabet in a person’s contact list.
Judging by the tone of the text message, it was probably sent by a woman. Diane knew that
Christopher never lacked women around him, but she had a feeling that this woman was different.
This message wasn’t long, so the whole of it was displayed on the phone’s screen. After reading the
message, Diane put the cell phone back down and pretended that she had never touched it. While
Christopher was still in the bathroom, she kept her eyes fixed on the cell phone without withdrawing her
gaze even once. Who is this woman? This question twisted itself around her like a poisonous snake,
making her unable to shrug it off as much as she wanted to.
After a while, Christopher came out. Instead of looking at his cell phone, he merely wiped his damp and
inky black short hair with a towel. Soon, he noticed the strange look in Diane’s eyes. “Why are you
looking at me?”
His question snapped her out of her thoughts. “Uh, n-nothing. I’m going to shower.” She immediately
flipped over and got up without looking at Christopher.
Just as she was about to go into the bathroom, Christopher spoke. “Report to Evergreen Incorporated
next week.”
“Huh?” Diane was startled by this. She then turned around to meet Christopher’s clear, deep eyes. “Are
you telling me to quit my job at NG Enterprise?”
“Suit yourself.”
Christopher’s words were always so brief that it was quite difficult to figure out what was going on in his
mind. After giving it some thought, Diane answered, “That’s not necessary then. I like working at NG
Enterprise.” Evergreen Incorporated would definitely be a better workplace, but wouldn’t I have to face
him every day if I work there? Forget it—this is too scary.
Luckily, Christopher didn’t force or even persuade her into doing so. He merely replied with a nod and
said, “Just do whatever you want.”
Diane went into the bathroom without saying anything else. When she came out of the bathroom,
Christopher was no longer in the bedroom; the cell phone on the bedside table was gone as well. She
went out of the bedroom to take a look, but when she heard a sound in the study, she retreated into the
bedroom instead of going there.
The next day, Diane went to her company. Shortly after she reached the office, she heard that Norman
had resigned. It didn’t surprise her, for Norman had once been a director. After suffering such a huge
loss of face by being demoted back to a salesman all of a sudden, it was impossible for him to continue
working there.
To Diane’s surprise, Stella stayed in the company. This incident made her and Norman lose face
completely, yet she didn’t quit her job. Diane surmised that this might have something to do with what
Stella said previously about their recent purchase of a new house.
Now that Norman was unemployed, their family and the unborn baby would have to starve if Stella also
lost her source of income. Such a helpless situation probably never occurred to them back when they
were carrying on behind Diane’s back.
However, Diane didn’t have the leisure to sympathize with Stella. Stella also learned her lesson, for she
didn’t cause trouble for a long time after being transferred to the Administration Department.
As such, several days passed uneventfully until Emilia called Diane when the latter finished work one
day.
Emilia asked Diane to meet her at a cafe on the excuse that she had something to tell her about.
However, Diane recalled how Emilia had recklessly shopped for clothes using Christopher’s gold card
that day, so she flatly turned Emilia down. Before she could hang up, Emilia assured her on the other
end of the line that she wasn’t asking her for money this time. She claimed that the meetup had
absolutely nothing to do with money; she simply begged Diane to meet her because she had
something serious to discuss with her.
Emilia was so good at acting like a cute and spoiled child that no one in her family could resist it, Diane
included. Truth be told, as was the case with ordinary sisters, Diane had been on pretty good terms
with her younger sister since they were little. Even though Emilia was slightly unruly and capricious,
she never stepped out of line, save for the last incident when she went a little too far. However, Emilia
was Diane’s younger sister, so Diane thought she couldn’t let herself sink to Emilia’s level. She would
find a way to slowly return the money, but she must meet Emilia right now. What if Emilia really had
something urgent to discuss with her?
Driven by her sisterly instinct, Diane headed straight for the cafe Emilia told her about as soon as she
clocked off. Emilia, who had arrived first, was waiting for her by the entrance.
Diane’s face darkened in front of Emilia the instant she saw how fancy this cafe was. “You’re
squandering money again, Emilia. You just graduated from college, so how can you afford to spend
money at this place?”
“Diane.” Strangely enough, Emilia didn’t pout her lips upon hearing Diane’s criticism. Instead, she
slipped her arm through Diane’s warmly and affectionately and replied in a spoiled manner, “That’s
enough. Stop nagging at me as soon as we meet, all right? Aren’t I doing this just to butter you up?”
“Does that even justify your actions?” Diane darted Emilia an angry look before taking a glance into the
cafe. In the end, she didn’t step inside. “Never mind—let’s not go inside. What do you want to talk to
me about? What difference does it make to discuss it by the roadside? Why don’t we find somewhere
else to have dinner together?” Even though she still had Christopher’s gold card in her pocket, the card
had nothing to do with her. She never thought of living off him, and she was used to living frugally.
Emilia had just graduated from college, so Diane mustn’t let her form the bad habit of being vain before
starting to make money.
She insisted on leaving, but Emilia dragged her inside as best as she could. “How could we leave now
that we’ve reached the cafe? Besides, I’ve already reserved a table. Just look at how stingy you are. I’ll
pay the bill, so you don’t have to pay the money.”
“Where did you get the money? Have you found a job?” Any person would have to spend at least
several hundred in this place. Since Emilia had no source of income, Diane was very suspicious about
where she got her money from.
However, Emilia blinked her eyes, held Diane’s arm, and replied with a coquettish smile, “Ain’t I here to
ask you for a job opportunity? Does your company have a vacancy, Diane? Just get me a job at your
company. It’s so hard to find a job nowadays, and I’ll never be able to work at a company that offers a
nice salary. NG Enterprise offers good pay and benefits for its employees, so why don’t you simply tell
them to hire me?”
Emilia spoke as if what she suggested wasn’t a big deal, but Diane rolled her eyes in resignation. “Do
you think that I own the company? Do you think that I can hire you as I please?”
Emilia finally showed a look of displeasure. Her lips curled up, and her disapproval of Diane’s words
was written all over her face. “Aren’t you a senior employee? You can recommend me to the company,
can’t you?”
This little girl has been spoiled since childhood. She has never been out in the world, so she always
thinks of things in an oversimplified way, Diane thought to herself. “Every company has its own rules
and regulations, so a petty employee like me isn’t entitled to have a say. I can’t help you with this
matter; the most I can do is to help you ask my company and my friends if there’s a good job
opportunity that can be offered to you. However, I can only have the job opportunity offered to you, so
whether or not you can get the job will depend entirely on you. Right now, you should catch up on your
professional knowledge. To the company, what matters the most is getting the job done.”
However, Emilia grew impatient upon hearing Diane’s patient and sincere advice. “There you go again.
All right, that’s enough. Why are you acting like Mom, Diane? You never stop talking whenever you
face me.”
“Do you think I want to concern myself with your business?” Diane let out a soft snort. Then, she took This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.
another look at the cafe and urged, “All right, now that we’ve finished discussing the matter, let’s leave
and eat somewhere else. We won’t be able to sleep if we drink coffee at night.”
“No, don’t leave yet.” Emilia suddenly dragged Diane back as she was turning around. “Didn’t I tell you
that I’ve already reserved a seat here? Let’s go.” Not allowing Diane to leave, she dragged Diane into
the shop and all the way up the stairs.
“You even reserved a room?” Diane’s heart ached again.
Emilia rolled her eyes at her nonchalantly. “You people are like this—you’ll never make a difference in
your life. What are you feeling bad about? I’m not the one paying for this. Let’s go.”
Diane was startled by Emilia’s words. Just as she was distracted, Emilia dragged her into the private
room. “I didn’t break my promise to you, did I, Norman?”
Anger instantly surged within Diane when she looked toward the sofa.