Chapter 1394: Chapter 1394: Ensure to Study Well
In the mirror, Clyde Summers had drawn two deep and thick nasolabial folds on his face, and his wig was worn crookedly.
This was not an old man at all, clearly a comical clown, yet his serious and focused expression broke Atra Blanc’s heart.
“Is the age difference really that hard for you?” Clyde held her shoulders, looking at the man and woman in the mirror, “…So hard that you’d even run away from home?”
Atra Blanc’s eyelashes trembled slightly, tears falling, “I’m scared… I don’t want to go home…”
Clyde asked her, “What are you afraid of?”
Atra Blanc closed her eyes and said softly, “In the future… maybe I’ll become like my mom, my memory getting worse, forgetting everything… I can’t ruin you, you should go find another girl.”
“If you forget, aren’t I still here? I have a good memory, I won’t forget.” Clyde said, “Besides, when you reach your mom’s age, medical technology will surely be very advanced, maybe this kind of illness will be easy to cure. You’re just overthinking by running away from home!”
Atra Blanc opened her eyes, her tearful eyes looking at him.
How come when he said that, she felt so silly?
“You’re just a little fool, you know that?” Clyde couldn’t help but pinch her face, “Even if you’re really worried and scared about such things, what’s the point of hiding? Do you know what you should do right now?”
Atra Blanc blankly asked, “Do… what?”
“Find a good job, work hard to earn money, save up for future treatment costs!” Clyde asked, “How much is your monthly salary now?”
Atra Blanc shyly lowered her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito, “9.3 dollars…”
Clyde: “Ha.”
The sarcasm was very strong.
Atra Blanc pursed her lips, also a bit stubborn, “Anyway, I don’t want to go home.”
Clyde said, “You can come to my place, my dad is looking for a caregiver, you can earn 45 to 75 dollars a month, isn’t that better than washing smelly clothes here?”
“Go to your place?” Atra Blanc felt awkward, “…Isn’t it inappropriate?”
“What’s inappropriate? Weren’t you a nurse before? Just pick up your professional skills, moreover, taking care of my dad is certainly easier than looking after groups of patients at the hospital.”
He always spoke harshly, what does “groups and groups” mean? It’s not like they’re boogers…
Atra Blanc grumbled in her heart while considering Clyde’s words.
He was quite right about one thing, if there’s a real possibility of having that kind of illness, passive avoidance won’t help. It’s better to start saving money now and be proactive about treatment in the future.
She hesitantly looked at Clyde, “If your dad finds out… finds out about our relationship…”
“What relationship?” Clyde laughed.
He said, “Didn’t we break up? We’re clear now, what’s there to worry about? You think I’m too young, so I’ll wait three years, and then pursue you again. Keeping you in my sight will prevent some other fool from snatching you away in these three years. You’ll be at ease, and I’ll be assured. It’s a win-win.”
Any difficulty and trouble, when talked about by him, seemed instantaneously trivial.
Atra Blanc was confused but convinced by his words, packed her simple luggage, and got in the car with him.
When he brought her back to the Summers Residence, Old Master Summers, despite his reluctance, could only accept his son’s arrangements.
In a person’s long growth phase, fifteen or sixteen is a watershed, a thin line between heaven and hell, some soar up to the sky, while others fall into despair.
Old Master Summers really didn’t want to see his son in such a lost and dejected state.
Although compromised, he laid down three rules: Atra Blanc could work as a caregiver at the Summers Family, but no trouble should be caused during this time, and no reputation-damaging rumors should be spread.
Clyde agreed to all of them.
“Guarantee to study well! Make progress every day!” he promised, smiling like the radiant sun.