Chapter 332
Benny said, “Miriam was hit by a car.”
Teresa froze, then quickly asked Benny, “When did it happen? Is it serious? How is Miriam doing now?”
“It doesn’t look good,” Benny replied.
“What do you mean it doesn’t look good? Just tell me what happened?” Teresa’s voice rose sharply, filled with panic.
Benny was silent for a few seconds, then let out a sigh. “She’s still alive, but… Miriam just didn’t want you to worry. She was afraid that you might think you’re no longer friends because it’s been so long. She didn’t want to trouble you.”
“How could she not be my friend?” Teresa retorted.
Benny sighed again, and he said, “She found out you were in Everport. She’s upset that Jonathan and I didn’t tell her.”
Teresa tightened her grip on the phone. She didn’t want to explain anything to Benny. “I’m booking a flight back to Nareigh right now.”
Just because Teresa hadn’t seen Miriam or told her where she was didn’t mean she didn’t care about her.
After all these years of friendship, if she didn’t care, she wouldn’t have sent Miriam expensive gifts every year. Now, upon hearing about the accident, Teresa’s heart was pounding with worry.
“You don’t have to buy a ticket. I’ve already got one for you. Just come to Everport Southwest Airport,” Benny said. At that moment, Teresa didn’t even pause to wonder how Benny managed to buy her a ticket without her ID.
Teresa had planned to ask Jonathan to take care of Michael for a few days, but she couldn’t get in touch with him. This only made Teresa more anxious.
Maybe Jonathan was also with Miriam. Perhaps things were even worse than she had thought. Having no other option, Teresa called her former colleague, Ivy, who lived nearby.
Teresa called her and said, “My friend’s child is with me, but she’s not in Everport. Something urgent has come up, and I need to go back home for a few days. I can’t take care of him at the moment.
“Ivy, could you help me watch him for two days? I’ll pay you. I really don’t know anyone else reliable around here.”
Ivy said, “Sure, just bring him over. I’m at school right now.”
“He’s still at kindergarten, near the Everport Experimental Primary School. He hasn’t finished for the day yet.”
Teresa was in the car, having already arranged things for Michael with Ivy. Now, she was at the airport. Inside the terminal, Benny had turned on his live location. Teresa quickly located him and jogged over.
Teresa asked, “How’s Miriam doing now?”
Benny said, “It’s… pretty serious.”
“How serious is it, exactly?” Teresa grasped Benny’s arm. “Tell me the truth.”
Benny said, “Don’t get stressed out. Miriam didn’t want me to tell you. She just doesn’t want you to worry about her.”
Teresa said, “How could I not worry? What time’s our flight? Let’s go right now.”
Teresa’s hand, still tightly grasping Benny’s arm, was trembling slightly. Her voice was tense with anxiety. Just then, a woman wearing a baseball cap walked by Teresa’s left side. She had overheard everything they had just said.
The woman said, “Hey, gorgeous, here’s your ticket-”
Chapter 332
Suddenly, a plane ticket was handed to Teresa. She froze, glanced at the woman, who was bundled up in a hat and mask, and then looked down at le ticket: Nareigh→ Everport.
She stared blankly at the woman. Unable to hide any longer, the woman eagerly took off her hat and gave Teresa a huge hug
Teresa snapped out of it. Looking at the woman in shock and excitement, with tears sparkling in her eyes, she exclaimed, “Miriam. is that really you?
“I’m sorry, Teresa,” Miriam said reluctantly as she let go. “I asked Benny to lie to you. I thought you no longer cared about me and that you didn’t regard me as a friend.”
“How could you trick me like that? Do you know how worried I was? Do you know how anxious I was on the way to the airport? I thought I’d never see you again.”
Tears welled up in Miriam’s eyes as she reached out and touched Teresa’s face. “Why have you lost so much weight?”
didn’t care
“What? You said not to let Miriam pull the car accident trick on Teresa? Sorry, too late–the show’s already over, and the two sisters are hugging it out right now.”
After hanging up, Benny finally said, “Jonathan’s here too. Here’s the plan: I’ll set something up for the four of us. Let’s go eat.”
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