After a simple work handover, Joey went to Amanda’s administration manager office. She decided it was best for Allen to wait outside. He caved in when he found she was quite serious.
Joey hadn’t seen Amanda for more than ten days since the trip to Thailand. Amanda had lost a lot of weight and the exquisite makeup couldn't hide her tiredness.
Joey had just intended to say goodbye to Amanda, because they wouldn’t see each other for the next ten months. Besides, Amanda had asked her to keep an eye on Quentin to see whether there was something going between Vivian and him. Joey was shocked to see Amanda like this. Did she…
“Amanda, you…”
Joey was a little embarrassed. The home-wrecker was her sister after all. Vivian was emotionally no longer her sister for her, but their blood relationship was undeniable. Joey paused a little before she asked with a guilty conscience, “Did you find anything wrong between Mr. Quentin and Vivian? You’ve lost a lot of weight in the past days.”
Amanda forced a dry smile and shook her head, “I don’t want to bother you with this question. Now all you have to do is take care of yourself and the baby as a happy bride-to-be. I can tell that Allen loves you very much. You’ll be happy together.”
Joey was getting married soon and thus Amanda really didn't want to cast a shadow on Joey with her own failed marriage.
She had been exhausted by the adultery of Quentin and Vivian these days.
Quentin had refused to give her a divorce. She had no choice but to take Quentin and Vivian to court for adultery. But unfortunately, apart from her statement, she had no evidence of their extramarital affair. Quentin argued that Vivian had gone to his hotel room for work and had to use his bathroom because of a sudden stomach pain. He swore that there had been nothing immoral going between them. Eventually, Amanda had lost the case for lack of evidence.
She planned to draft a divorce agreement now. She was determined to divorce him in spite of Quentin’s tough stance. She could only imagine how bitter the divorce battle would be for her.
She had been so exhausted, actually too exhausted to bring it up with anyone else.
Joey knew she was right. But even if she knew what was going on with Amanda, what could she do to help her? She sighed, “All right. Take care, Amanda. Call me anytime if you ever need me.”
“Thank you, Joey.” Amanda nodded, “I really appreciate it.”
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