Mia Foster had to walk up to the desk again and said, "Actually, you didn’t need to come over specifically, if you’re feeling bored, you might as well have some tea and chat with the other ladies."
Melody Zachary carried her eco-friendly bag to the sofa, sighed, and said, "I’m not going anymore, I should keep my distance from those women. I used to spend all day shopping and playing cards with them, so I didn’t even notice Felix’s father had a woman outside."
She turned and sat on the sofa, continuing, "I’ve been thinking lately, maybe it’s because I was busy playing cards all day and neglected his father’s emotions, that’s why he found another woman."
Mia Foster didn’t comment on Melody Zachary’s self-reflection. Everyone has their preferred lifestyle. Her family also owned a company, and her mother was a full-time housewife, but her mother’s way of life was different; although they hired a maid, her mother still liked to busy herself in the kitchen with the maid.
At night, when her father worked in the study, her mother would sit in the study reading to keep him company, and her mother washed her father’s personal clothes by hand...
Regarding Oliver Shaw keeping a mistress, Melody Zachary might have some responsibility, but Mia Foster felt the main issue lay with Oliver Shaw. If a man changes his heart, no matter how outstanding his woman is, he will not see it, just like with her and Felix Shaw; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t make him settle down.
To her, the relentless effort didn’t feel tiring but rather felt endless.
She was a woman of principle; whether in work, life, or relationships, as soon as she noticed her efforts wouldn’t be rewarded, she would immediately cut her losses.
After lunch, Melody Zachary left with those meal boxes, smiling as she said before leaving, "Mia, I’ll come by tomorrow to bring you lunch again."
No matter how much Mia Foster politely refused, Melody Zachary always smiled and said it was like finding herself a job.
Having no choice, after Melody Zachary left, Mia Foster called Felix Shaw, "... Felix, please don’t let Auntie come over and bring lunch anymore. She’s quite old, and... I don’t think it’s appropriate given the current situation."
"Why don’t you tell her yourself?" Felix Shaw asked indifferently. He was surprised too when his mother came over to bring him lunch in the morning. She left him some food and then took her eco-friendly bag and said she was going to bring lunch to Mia Foster. He supported this, immediately arranging for the company driver to take his mother there.
However, when he saw that woman coming out of his father’s office, his mother was visibly uncomfortable. Even when he escorted her to the elevator, he could feel her hands trembling slightly.
"Felix Shaw, if I could persuade her, would I be calling you?" Mia Foster was unhappy with Felix Shaw’s attitude, which was clearly deliberate.
"There’s nothing I can do either. Old people are very stubborn," Felix Shaw appeared innocent. Mia Foster, annoyed, said, "I don’t care. If Auntie comes again tomorrow, let her wait at the company front desk. I won’t see her."
"Whatever, if you can really be that heartless!" With that, Felix Shaw hung up first, feeling somewhat hurt. When his mother saw the injury on his face, she kept asking with concern, but this woman, even knowing about his altercation with the security, didn’t even bother to make an appearance.
Looking at the fresh flowers he had just instructed his secretary to order on the desk, Felix Shaw picked them up and tossed them into the trash can, then thought for a moment, picked them up again, and called his line, "Secretary Guo, please come in."