Georgia looked at the caller. It was Miranda.
Georgia remembered Miranda’s request to her in an instant. Recently, she hadn’t looked for Layla at all.
She had completely forgot about it. She rubbed her forehead and answered the phone.
“Ms. Bradley, hello.”
As soon as the call was connected, Miranda’s delicate voice questioned her through the phone.
“Miss Lane, didn’t you promise to help me to figure out my mother’s matter? Why didn’t you call me even after so long? Have you been deliberately ignoring me?”
She hadn’t done what she had promised and hadn’t given any response. Georgia felt that she did very wrong and that Miranda was rightfully angry.
“Ms. Bradley, I’m sorry. A lot of things happened around me recently and I forgot about it.”
As soon as Georgia finished saying this, Miranda couldn’t help but scold her.
“Miss Lane, is this how you do things? Can’t you keep your promise? If you weren’t going to help me with the matter, then you shouldn’t have promised me in the first place.”
Georgia hadn’t gone to work for a while. She hadn’t called Layla and Layla didn’t call her as well.
Georgia suddenly felt that what she had done was really untypical for her and Layla was probably also disappointed in her.
“Sorry, Ms. Bradley. I take full responsibility for this.”
Georgia apologized again but Miranda began to cry on the phone.
“I called my mother many times but she didn’t answer at all. Miss Lane, you promised me that you will help me contact my mother. How could you forget…”
The cries of the woman on the other end of the phone became more and more aggrieved. Georgia sighed helplessly.
“After hanging up this call, I will immediately contact Layla and nonchalantly ask her. Will this be okay?”
When Georgia said this, Miranda’s sobbing stopped.
“Then you must do what you say and call her immediately, Miss Lane. If you still can’t do it then, believe it or not, I will rush to you and tell the world that you have served in the club!”
Miranda actually threatened her willfully. Georgia couldn’t stop herself from laughing a bit.
“Okay, got it! I will call her right away, Ms. Bradley. Just wait for my call.”
They hung up the phone. Georgia walked to a quiet place in the corridor and she called Layla.
It was already more than seven o’clock in the evening by now and it was already time for her to go to the club for work.
When Georgia called her, Layla was in the dressing room ordering the ladies. Seeing that it was Georgia’s call, Layla’s expressions were not nice.
She didn’t pick up right away but continued to arrange her work. After all the ladies’ makeup and clothes were prepared, Layla picked up her cellphone and went out.
At this time, Georgia called again.
“I thought you had forgotten your job and planned to never contact me again. I also know that for someone like you who does this kind of scientific research, you must be afraid of being discovered by others that you do this kind of work!”
Layla’s voice was a little cynic. Georgia apologized quickly.
“Layla, a lot of things have happened to me. You also know about the last time when I went missing. After that the man who had kidnapped me died and the police took me for interrogation. These days, my daughter has disappeared. Also, something happened to my best friend at the wedding. I completely forgot about the work in the club. I’m sorry.”
Layla also knew Georgia’s character; she was not the kind of a person who would just quit. But even if she wasn’t coming to work, she would have at least given her prior notice. Seeing that Georgia hadn’t even contacted her at all for such a long time, Layla inevitably felt a little resentful.
She was silent for a long time before responding.
“I see. Everyone has their own problems and I can’t say anything to forgive you but now that you have explained it once, that’s enough. I guess you won’t come to work again, right?”
Layla asked again.
Georgia was pregnant now, and she had to drink at work, so she obviously couldn’t go to work.
Listening to Layla’s tone, Georgia felt that she should tell the truth.
“Layla, actually I won’t be able to come to work again. I’m sorry, I am too busy right now.”
Georgia didn’t want anyone to know about her pregnancy so she could only use this excuse to explain.
Layla was not surprised. She had expected this result a long time ago.
“Okay. Getting to know people is also fate. I also don’t want you to come to work at this place in the future. I wish you a smoother journey.”
Layla was about to hang up after speaking but Georgia asked anxiously.
“Layla, don’t hang up. I have something to say.”
Layla felt a little puzzled and asked.
“What’s the matter?”
Thinking of Miranda, Georgia didn’t know how to say it for a while. So, she changed her way of saying.
“Layla, I also have a daughter. She is now five years old. She woke up a few days ago. Now whenever I see her it makes me very happy. Her health and safety are my greatest wishes.”
“Ms. Miranda Bradley called me. She cried to me several times on the phone. She said that she regrets misunderstanding you when she was young. I can see that she is an outspoken girl, she must have been misled in the past by her stepmother. Ms. Bradley told me she wants to see you. She probably wants to apologize to you.”
After Georgia said this, Layla fell silent at once.
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