"Sorry, Madam, the secretary is not very clear either," the receptionist said politely, but actually, according to the secretary, she went to report to the manager...
"Oh, I see," Melody Zachary turned around again and walked towards the lounge area, her back visibly disappointed.
Although the receptionist said Mia Foster was not there, she actually knew in her heart it was because Mia didn’t want to see her. Returning to the sofa, Melody picked up the reusable bag and headed towards the exit of the office building.
After listening to the report from the secretary, Mia Foster said nothing. She felt a bit tired from working for a long time, so she got up and stood by the glass window, looking outside.
In midsummer, under the warm sun, the temperature in T City this summer was higher than any other year. Some netizens exaggeratedly said that eggs could be fried on the manhole covers on the streets of T City.
Watching the sparse pedestrians on the street, Mia Foster wondered what to think.
Across the street, a woman’s figure stood by the roadside, raising her hand trying to hail a cab. Perhaps because the office floor was too high, in the sunlight, the woman’s figure seemed frail and petite, her chest a bit suffocated as she watched the woman repeatedly waving at passing cars, yet none stopped. Mia Foster took a deep breath and turned back to the office desk, picking up her phone.
Melody Zachary was feeling very disappointed. Unable to see her daughter-in-law, and unable to hail a taxi, she stood by the roadside dejected, the blazing sun overhead hot but not able to warm her heart.
The phone inside the handbag she was holding rang. Melody placed the reusable bag on her elbow and fished out the phone. Seeing Mia Foster’s number on it, a smile instantly appeared on her face, and she answered with a smile, "Mia..."
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, looking at the figure across the street, Mia Foster tried hard to make her voice sound normal, "Auntie, the secretary said you came to the company, I just got back. If you haven’t gone back yet, I can come down and meet you."
"No, no, Mia, you don’t need to come down to meet Mom, you’ve been working all day, I’ll come up in the elevator myself." Melody Zachary was so excited that she forgot her address.
While talking on the phone, Melody hurriedly crossed from the opposite side of the road, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Mia Foster watched with her heart in her throat.
"Oh, then take your time."
After hanging up the phone, Mia Foster took a deep breath again. She could be ruthless to Felix Shaw, but she found it impossible to do the same to his elder, Melody Zachary.
Turning around and leaving the office, she took the elevator downstairs, arriving at the lobby just as Melody entered with her reusable bag. Seeing Mia, Melody immediately brightened up and walked over with joy.
"Mia, you’ve been busy all day, have you had lunch?"
The afternoon sun was vicious, and after just a few minutes, the skin on Melody’s face had already changed color from the sun. Seeing this, Mia Foster smiled and said, "Auntie, I just got back and haven’t eaten yet." Actually, she had had lunch in the employee cafeteria earlier, but she said this not to make her feel disappointed.
"Oh, that’s perfect, I brought you lunch." Melody Zachary enthusiastically handed over the reusable bag to Mia Foster, who took it and supported her as they walked into the elevator together.
In the office, Mia Foster took out a wet towel from the mini-fridge, "Auntie, you can wipe your face, it’s hot outside."
"Oh, how could it be hot!" Melody Zachary pushed the wet towel back, "I’ve been sitting in the lounge area waiting, they have the air conditioning on there."
Melody pushed the wet towel back, "You keep it to use, it’s hot, don’t get a heatstroke."
Listening to Melody say this, Mia Foster felt a mix of emotions. The heart of parents everywhere is pitiful. A son making a mistake, his mother had to come to apologize. She put the towel back into Melody’s hand, smiling as she said, "Please use it, there are plenty more in the fridge."