"Mom, I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want to stay, it's that I really can't stay. What happened between me and Franklin is a stain on him. If I stay here, it won't be good for me or my son. If you miss me, you can go to my place, and it's fine for a long stay." Emily thought her mother was reluctant to let her go because of her affection, so she immediately spoke out to comfort her mother.
Abigail looked embarrassed and said with difficulty, "I know, actually... It's Hunter. He's been relying on Franklin to get to this stage for the past few years. He... He is about to participate in the vice president's selection. He wants Franklin to help him."
Emily was stunned and blurted out, "He can ask Franklin for help if he wants to. Why do you tell me this?"
Abigail was even more ashamed and lowered her head in shame.
Emily came to her senses and felt angry and amused. She said, "Did he ask you to come to me and let me talk to Franklin?"
"Emily, mom knows it's hard for you." Abigail said in shame.
Emily also said nonchalantly, "Mom, you are indeed making it difficult for me, and extremely difficult, I would say. It is impossible for me to talk to Franklin, not to mention that it doesn't work for me to find him now. And even if it's useful, I wouldn't go to him. So you'd better tell Hunter these words, let him find a way by himself. Don't bother me with these things again."
"Emily, mom is sorry for you." Abigail choked.
Emily frowned. If it was before, she would still feel that her mother lived a tough life and that she said those words because she felt a little guilty to her. However, after all these years, she had more experiences and mature ideas about many things. How could she not know her mother's true intentions? Though she apologized to her like this, she only wanted to make Emily's heart go soft so that she could agree to her request.
"Mom, if they were other kinds of things, I can try to help, but not this one. I'm already married. As you can see, I have a child and a husband. While Franklin also has his own fiancée, we have no relationships now. There can no longer be any involvement." Emily said in a serious tone.
Abigail sighed and looked at her grown-up daughter again. She knew that her little tricks were no longer useful in front of her daughter.
"Emily, I see. I'll tell him. If you want to go... Just go! Don't come back if you're fine. Don't worry, everything is fine here. I'll visit you when I'm free, so don't come back." Abigail said.
Emily nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, she stood up and said goodbye to her mother.
After returning to Joyce's place, James had already packed her luggage.
Joyce couldn't bear to part with her. She held her hand and said reluctantly, "Can't you stay a few more days? You don't have to be in such a hurry! There are still many things we haven't talked about. By the way, the flower shop hasn't been settled. In the beginning, you also paid out the money and had shares. I have always kept the money for you and stored it in an account. "
Joyce quickly asked Sebastian to bring the card to Emily.
Emily said quickly, "I haven't helped you much in the past few years, so I don't have the nerve to take the money. Take that money as if I lent it to you, and I don't want any shares."
"This is not possible. How can you change what we settled at the beginning? If you feel embarrassed, I will give you a portion of the money for labor over the years so that you will not feel that you're taking advantage. But we have to settle the accounts carefully. Maybe we need three to five days."
Emily didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said helplessly, "Joyce, you mean to let me stay!"
Joyce pursed her lips and said, "Can't you stay for another two days? You have to go back in such a hurry?"
"Joyce, you know the plight. It's not that I'm in a hurry to go back, it's... It's that I can't stay any longer. Who knows when that bastard would trouble me again? I should leave as soon as possible."
"Yes, let Emily and the others go! If you miss them, we'll arrange the things in the flower and then go to find them in two days. If you want to stay a few more days, you can stay a few more days. Don't cause them any trouble now," Sebastian also advised.
Joyce had no choice but to let go of her hand and watch Emily and James leave with tears in her eyes.
But she wasn't the only one who couldn't bear to say goodbye. Bryce also couldn't bear to part with Deny. He kept holding Deny's hand and asking Emily when he could come back to see Deny again.
Emily didn't expect her son to be so attached to someone, so she had to coax him, "auntie will take Deny to find us in two days. Don't be stingy and give your good things to sister Deny to play with then."
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