Chapter 880

The weather was really cloudy and unpredictable. The morning was bright and sunny, but it was

now dark and cloudy. It looked like there was going to be heavy snowfall.

When Theo called, I was leaning back in the chair with my eyes closed.

When I picked up the phone, the man's low and attractive voice rang out in my ears. "Are you still in

the hospital?”

I gently sighed. Tm still in the hospital. How are things in the company?”

Theo finally had an annual holiday, yet this happened. I bet he was going to be a real busy bee.

Theo said, "The PR department will handle it. What do you want to have for lunch?"

It was almost noon now. It would probably be after lunch when Celine was done talking to Elena. I

might not be able to have lunch with Theo.

I gently sighed and said with a smile, "I have an appointment, Mr. Grant, so I won’t be having lunch

with you.”

Theo was amused. "Do I know this person?"

I deliberately wanted to tease him, so I said, "I'm not telling you.”

Theo snickered lightly. "You've been waiting downstairs for so long but she still hasn't come down

yet. You probably shouldn't wait anymore.”

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This man knew yet still pretended like he did not.

How spiteful.

I looked around me. "Be honest with me. How many men did you send to follow me?"

Theo avoided talking about it. "There are people who are bold enough to keep an eye on you. I'm

just trying t o keep you safe."

I had no way of retorting, but I still said, "I'm not a child."

"Be a good girl.” The man's voice was low and melodious with a hint of doting and indulgence. It

sounded extraordinarily tempting.

I pursed my lips and fell silent.

When I saw Celine walking out of the elevator, I quickly spoke into the phone, "Talk to you later.

Celine’s here."

I hung up straight away after saying that.

I waved at Celine, who saw me and hurried over.

When she approached me, I realized that her eyes were terribly swollen. It was clear that she had

been crying hard.

Although I had no idea what relationship she and Elena shared, it sure was not as simple as I

thought it was.

I did not ask her anything and merely said with a faint smile, "What do you want to have for lunch?”

"What do you want to have?" Celine's voice was a little hoarse. "I'm fine with anything.”

I nodded. “Let's go out first, then."

We left the hospital. After getting into the car and Celine was done putting on her seatbelt, I started

the car engine.

When certain things were suppressed for too long in the heart, one would not be able to resist

confiding to the person in front of one even though that person was not the best candidate to

confide in.

She looked at me and said in a trembling voice, "When family planning was imposed in the early

years, the policy was not exactly friendly for many uneducated families. As most of these families

were patriarchal, they placed a lot of emphasis on having a boy.

Therefore, they continued to give birth in secret until they got a boy. One of the families had to raise

four children after giving birth to a boy. At the time, their family was not well off, and putting food on

the table was always a struggle. Even so, they insisted on getting a boy. Unfortunately, their last

child was still a

girl."

At this point, she let out a self-deprecating chuckle." This was later discovered by the authorities. In

order t o pay a reduced fine, the last daughter was given away to others. The couple who adopted

her demolished their house and relocated after receiving a huge sum o f money. They used this

money to start a business and became rich. As a result, the girl lived a good life as well."