Angela took the clothes from Julia's hand and gave a look at it. She felt a little confused, but she didn't say anything.
She put the clothes beside her pillow, then went out to make a phone call. After washing up, she went to bed.
Early the next morning, Angela was still asleep when she was awakened by the slamming of the door.
"Why are you still sleeping? Are you a pig?
Open the door!"
"I told you to open the door. Did you hear me? Fuck! Two fucking bitches!"
Angela frowned and said to Julia, who was also woken up with a depressed face.
"You lie down, I'll open the door."
"She's so annoying!"
Julia muttered and rolled over, pulling the quilt over her face.
Angela went over and opened the door, then she saw Timothy standing in the doorway, wearing a slip dress and a loose burgundy coat, and obvious love bites on her neck.
"What are you fuck looking at? I'll gouge your eyes out if you..."
Timothy shouted abuse. But she stopped the curse under Angela's gaze.
Angela said, "Don't blame me for not warning you that I'll make you never open your mouth again, if you dare to speak rude to me."
"Don't you fucking dare!"
Timothy stretched her neck, and her nostrils looked broadened because of her slight upward movement.
Angela tried to crack a smile, but there was no smile in her eyes, "You can have a try."
When she finished, she went back to her bunk.
Timothy's face turned from white to blue, and then from blue to red. Finally she snapped the door as if she was letting off her anger, and whispered a curse.
Angela ignored her, picked up her uniform and prepared to wear, but she put it down after thinking for a moment.
She suppose she didn't need to wear the uniform today.
It was about the time when someone would call her or came to her door.
No sooner had the thought flashed than the door was pushed open.
"Who's so angry in the morning?
I heard the slamming of the door far away."
Gabriela walked in with a smile. Even she wore the simple suit dress, she looked sexy and charming.
"I didn't want to be so angry."
Timothy pouted. She was saying to Gabriela but her eyes were fixed on Angela, "It's just that someone went too far, who left me alone at the door for half an hour in the morning. Who wouldn't be angry to be treated like this?"
Angela didn't refute it and let Timothy make up the story.
"Don't take anyone for a fool, Timothy."
Gabriela took Timothy's hand and raised her head slightly, alluding "Otherwise, you'll have to suffer a loss sooner or later.."
Timothy pursed her lips and didn't make a sound, and she just glanced at Angela and returned to her bunk reluctantly.
"You don't have to work today. Mr. James will arrive in half an hour, so packed it up in a hurry, and listen to Mr. James's arrangements then."
Gabriela patted Angela's shoulder using her index finger. Then she smiled ambiguously and walked away.
Julia stretched her head from the quilt, with a bit of inquiry in her eyes, "Angela, Mr. James knows you?"
Angela agreed with a low voice, then she said with Julia's suddenly brightened eyes,
"How can he not know me when I hurt the leg of the woman he loves?"
"Then you ... you'd better be careful and don't offend him today."
The light in Julia's eyes instantly dissipated, then she smiled with embarrassment and re-covered her head with the quilt.
Angela didn't have any other clothes, so she wore the one she had worn yesterday and went out after simply putting on a light makeup.
It took an hour for James to arrive. When Angela opened the door and was about to sit in the driver's seat, James gave her a disapproving look, "Sit in the back."
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