Amos asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
Eudora shook her head. "No, I just don't want to receive the award. Let's go! I'm hungry. I want to eat some delicious food!"
He was smart. Even if she didn't tell him, he could still see through her emotion!
He grabbed her hand.
"I know what you're thinking, but do you really think that your husband is such a good-for-nothing layabout?"
She was mystified. She felt that Amos was trying to say something to her.
However, before she could ask, the emcee had already called her name!
She froze while he held her hand and stood up.
"Go! After all, you're excellent, so why wouldn't you go?"
He pushed her forward, and she couldn't just shrink back at this moment, so she went up.
However, she still saw a lot of disdainful faces when she stood on the stage and turned around. Those people were all staring at him with total contempt.
Perhaps many men were thinking that Amos, who was once known as an outstanding man, was now reduced to a state of cooking and looking after his children at home. They were probably looking down on him!
In the end, Eudora didn't give her acceptance speech, even though she could have put in a good word for Amos along with it. However, after being scorned by those women just now, she understood one thing.
The fact that if someone was bent on misunderstanding them, she could never change their minds no matter how hard she explained it.
It was possible for them to think that she was quibbling, which would make Amos even more embarrassed.
Therefore, she simply didn't say anything more. She came down from the stage in haste after thanking the presenter.
However, even so, some people still couldn't shut their mouths. After she came back to her seat, she heard many people whispering in low voices.
There was also a man who went up after Eudora to receive the award. His ranking previously was in Eudora's current position. Maybe he was a little annoyed at her for snatching his position, so his words were very unpleasant to listen to.
In his acceptance speech, he said that men must be independent and shouldn't rely on women. If they weren't at the award ceremony, she would really go back up and punch him in the face!
Even though she held back, she was still vexed. She mumbled in a low voice, "Wait for me. I'll teach you a lesson later!"
Upon hearing that, Amos looked at her angry expression and could not help laughing again.
"Who are you going to teach a lesson to? Just tell Charlie to do it for you!"
She shook her head. "No, I want to do it myself!"
"Alright, I'll keep you company," he said with a smile.
While chatting, their moods got better. As the award- giving session was almost over, she thought the ceremony was coming to an end and she wanted to leave as soon as possible.
However, the emcee suddenly said, "In addition to the same awards as the previous years, we also set up a special award. It will be the most valuable award of the year because the winner's accomplishments are very remarkable. What's more, the winner has always kept a low profile, so we never revealed it to the public! Speaking of this, why don't you guys try to guess who this person is?"
Hearing that, the men who were disdaining Amos earlier, all looked at each other speechlessly.
Especially the one who won the first place just now. His face fell in an instant.
Originally, he thought that he would be in the spotlight after he had won first place. Unexpectedly, a more valuable award than his came out of nowhere! He couldn't stand it!
Seeing that, the man's wife whispered something in his ear to comfort him.
"Honey, could it be that, "this person" actually refers to you?"
As soon as the woman spoke, the rest of the people also looked at the man.
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