Have I Told You Lately

“There is no need to quit. I just have to be more careful. Besides, it won’t show now. When there is no way to cover it, I will listen to you and quit.” Rachel shook her head and mollified her mother smiling.

Now the whole family depended on her financially. Besides, she still owned much foreign debt. She also needed to raise money for the babies. Therefore, she couldn’t quit at any cost.

But she didn’t say these to Theresa for she didn’t want to pressure her mentally. If not, Theresa might go out to do laboring work secretly.

Theresa didn’t understand why but didn’t want her daughter to worry too. She said frowning, “Then you can only work for three more months and at the sixth month, you must take a furlough and come home.”

“Yes, I know, mother. By then they would chase me away even if I don’t want to.” Rachel pouted her lips at Theresa, thinking if her colleagues still didn’t find out at the sixth month, how much clothes she would be wearing.

Theresa couldn’t persuade her anymore, and just looked at Rachel with resignation and love, “Let’s go home then.”

“Wait!” Rachel grabbed Theresa’s arm and looked at the supermarket besides, smiling at Theresa, “Since I don’t need to work this afternoon, let’s go shopping!”

She wanted to have a look at the baby products too.

What’s more, for each product, she wanted to buy double, one for girl and one for boy.

Because she didn’t know whether they were boys or girls.

Thing about this, she smiled again, with her eyes full of expectation.

“OK then.” Theresa hadn’t seen her daughter so happy for a long time and nodded with affection.

...

The next day, Rachel wore a large skirt matched with a wind coat and a pair of flat shoes.

Standing in front of the mirror, she was so glad that her company didn’t have regulations that employers must dress formally, or she would give the game away.

Yesterday during shopping, she didn’t buy any baby product; instead, she bought multiples of clothes that she would use to cover her pregnancy. They were all large clothes. Luckily, she looked petite and her skin was pretty white, so though she gained some weight, it wasn’t obvious.

After dressing herself, she drove her black Volkswagen to the company.

was your trip? Did you have

soon as she arrived,

clothes, of course she had a great time! But...Rachel, your taste in clothes has

was shocked and made a discontent face on purpose, “Are you praising me or debasing me? I will give you another chance, or... you will lose your share of the presents I

am praising you! My princess.” The colleague snickered when hearing

a box on the table before distributing the presents

asked for

I will be right

at her subordinates, “Put the work left undone

Then she walked out.

the CEO’s office, Rachel knocked in,

was your trip? Are you getting better?” Johnson consoled

nodded, “I am much better

you solve out the financial problem?” Johnson asked

frowned, “So... Why did you ask for

had a drink. Then he looked at the great buildings across the street, “Dragon Age

make sure it was indeed

“...”

cooperation with her company. Now that Dragon Age was setting up a new

to totally cut off with Kenneth, so she felt upset when

“What’s your plan?”

her, “Surely, we should strive for more cooperation opportunities. After all, Dragon Age is the biggest investment giant in

loss, “But, Mr. Johnson, My specialty is data analysis. I am not good at

one more time,

she was not physically ready to go out

it isn’t your specialty. But you are gifted with great eloquence and can help with our business.” As a senior businessman, Johnson had a lot of experience in training subordinates, “The work

“...”

know how to reject

man must know about her financial condition and

pregnant, she would agree in delight. But now