Julien didn't care about Vanessa anymore, but she was still being sent to the hospital for a series of checkups. Joel and his wife, Belinda, were the ones who accompanied her throughout the entire process.
Seeing that this couple had been accompanying her for several hours but the doctors ended up not finding anything wrong about her, Vanessa felt embarrassed. "Joel, Belinda, I'm really sorry for troubling you two so much."
Belinda was also an employee at Rovio. She was not in the same department as Vanessa, so they rarely had a chance to meet each other. However, Vanessa was sure that this couple would always be there for her whenever something happened to her.
In fact, throughout her time in Chatterton Town, Joel and Belinda were the people Vanessa was the most grateful for.
Belinda smiled and patted Vanessa's shoulder. "We are keeping you company here because we like you. We see you as our younger sister. We're a family so don't you mention that again, okay?"
This was one of the reasons why they liked Vanessa. Other than that, Belinda would not say it out loud. By right, Vanessa should be able to guess it. However, most of the time, no matter how smart a person was, once they fall in love, they wouldn't be able to see the entire picture clearly anymore.
Perhaps, it was not that Vanessa did not know, she was just not willing to know. She understood clearly that there was no future between her and Julien. She must not be greedy for Julien's kindness towards her.
Joel said, "Mr. Kyle will be on a business trip for about a week. There's nothing much to do in the company these few days, so I'll give you a few days off. You can make use of these few days to rest up at home."
Vanessa was very well aware that taking days off would result in a pay deduction. Her salary would get deducted 200 dollars per day off. Hence, if she were to take four days off, it would come to a total of 800 dollars of deduction. Vanessa was already distressed at the thought of it. She quickly shook her head and said, "Joel, I'm really fine. You don't have to worry about me."
Joel said, "It will be treated as your annual leave, there won't be any pay deduction, alright? Belinda and I will send you home now and make sure you get a good rest at home. Just call me if you need anything. I'll ask Belinda to handle it for you."
Vanessa did not know what to say.
As long as her salary would not get deducted, everything would be fine on her side. Since Julien wouldn't be around for the next few days, Vanessa thought that she could take advantage of her leave to keep Lawrie company. She wanted to help Lawrie to regain his sense of security. With that, Lawrie wouldn't feel scared and at a loss when she happened not to be home at times.
Vanessa did not dare to reveal her new place to Joel, so she asked him to send her to where she and Julien lived. Other than that, Vanessa wanted to make sure that Julien was really on a business trip and not at her place. It was only after Vanessa had confirmed that Julien was not at home that she finally dared to go over to where Lawrie was.
Lawrie had been looking at the door for countless times. When he finally saw Vanessa, he jumped into Vanessa's arms happily like a bunny. "Mommy, Mommy... I miss you so much, Mommy."
Vanessa hugged him and kissed him. "I miss you too, my baby."
Seeing that Vanessa and Lawrie were hugging each other, Winnie Ziglar was happy too. She poured Vanessa a glass of water and asked, "Vanessa, why did you get off work so early today?"
Vanessa said, "I have nothing much at work these few days, so I came back earlier. Miss Ziglar, I'll keep Lawrie company now. You should go home and be with your children and husband."
Winnie said, "I've cooked some oatmeal a while ago. I was just about to feed some to Lawrie."
Vanessa said, "I shan't trouble you further, Miss Ziglar. I'll handle it."
It was only with Winnie around that Vanessa was able to go to work at ease. Therefore, whenever she had the time to take care of Lawrie, she wished that Winnie could go home and accompany her family too.
Because Vanessa had come home early, Lawrie was very happy. He immediately became a smooth talker. "Miss Ziglar's oatmeal is very delicious. I like the oatmeal that Miss Ziglar cooks for me the most."
Winnie chuckled, "Is that so, Lawrie?"
Lawrie nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Ziglar. It's really delicious."
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