Charlotte woke up to the triplets' handwritten note and felt a warm fuzzy feeling in her heart.
It had been almost twenty days since she was fired from Divine Corporation. She could only have a quick dinner with her triplets as she had to head out late at night until the next morning for her work at Sultry Night.
It was already middle of the night when she was back from home, rendering it impossible for her to talk to her children as they would be fast asleep.
However, she was beyond glad that her children understood her predicaments and behaved well.
Nevertheless, Charlotte still felt guilty for not being around for her children. At that point, all she wanted to do was to earn enough money to pay for Mrs. Berry's treatment. Then, she could go back to her normal life, and in turn, spend more time with her kids.
Ring... The phone rang at that moment. It was Olivia checking in on her, asking if she had gotten out of the bed.
Charlotte snapped out of her thoughts and rushed to get ready. She dashed for the door and made her way to the City Hospital to meet up with Olivia.
The latter had been waiting at the entrance of the hospital when Charlotte arrived. The two of them headed toward the ward. On the way, Charlotte asked her friend about her mother's condition, and Olivia started to recount her bitter past.
“When I was in middle school, my dad passed away. Mom became a janitor at a company in the city to support my studies.
“Her boss was a Good Samaritan. He knew about my mother's condition and sponsored my studies right here in the city. My expenses and tuition fees for high school were paid for by her boss.
“The boss's company had gotten into some trouble when I was in my final year of high school. The police had even gotten involved.
“One day, a mysterious person barged into the company office looking for the boss. My mom thought that the man might harm the boss, and wanted to remind him. However, for some unknown reason, she fell from the building...
“She was lucky to fall on the balcony just one floor down, and survived. However, she had been in a coma ever since. It's been four years...”
Charlotte felt her chest tighten after listening to Olivia's story. She led the latter to a relatively quiet place and asked, “Olivia, what's the name of the company that your mom worked at? What's the boss's name?”
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