The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me novel Chapter 84

It was no surprise for Joey. She sighed, “Sarah, you knew he has always been such a bastard. Trust me. You should leave him as early as possible.”

However, Sarah shook her head in agony, “I can’t. My little brother was diagnosed with leukemia the other day. You know how much it would cost. My family is poor and I’m the breadwinner…but I don’t earn much money. I can’t afford my brother’s medical care, so I had to ask John Walter for help. He took care of everything, the best hospital, the best doctor. He offered to pay the medical bills too. I'm very grateful to him. What can I say?”

Joey was shocked to hear the news, “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Then what? You would be worried about me. I know you’ve been busy with job hunting recently.”

Sarah wiped her tears and forced a smile.

She had had enough with the twins today. Otherwise she wouldn't have told Joey about her and John Walter. She knew Joey had always disapproved of their relationship. She had practically asked for it.

Joey frowned and paused for a second, “Sarah, how about this? I’ll ask Allen to help your brother. In this case, you wouldn’t have to depend on John Walter. You can leave him then.”

“No!”

Sarah shook her head again, “I don't want you to end up like me. If you ask a man for help, he would probably look down upon you. Even if he wouldn’t, his family would certainly despise you. Joey, say no more. I know you’re doing this for my good, and I’m grateful for that…But my business…I’ll take care of it. Let's change the subject.”

Joey wasn't ready to give up, but Sarah immediately changed the subject, “I forgot to tell you, Philip went abroad.”

Joey was surprised to hear it. She hadn’t seen Philip since they said goodbye in the village. She had no idea that he had gone aboard. She paused for a second and asked, “Where did he go?”

“South Korea.”

Sarah said, “His father is Chinese and his mother is South Korean. Perhaps you didn't know that.”

“No, I didn’t.”

Joey suddenly understood why she had always thought Philip was uniquely handsome. It turned out that he was Chinese-Korean.

“I guess you know you’re the one he has loved all along.”

Joey lowered her head because she didn’t dare to look at Sarah in the eye, “I…I’m sorry.”

Sarah’s smile was wry, “You don’t need to apologize to me. It’s not your fault. It was his. Now he has missed the opportunity to ask you out for a date. Maybe it’s karma. It's a good thing that he decided to go back to South Korea. You'd better all calm down to sort out your relations.”