Chapter 15 Fine, I’ll Do It!

When Aiden returned home, he saw Angelina and Linda on the couch, but the latter was watching TV while the former looked a little worried. Is she worried about me? he wondered as a small smile appeared on his lips. Right after he walked through the doors, relief washed over Angelina’s worried-looking face, but Linda sprang to her feet, berating, “Just look at what you’ve done! You caused such a mess just because you bought a piece of junk!” “Mom, stop it!” Angelina interjected with a frown, but it disappeared when she turned to Aiden. “What happened after you went to the Thatchers’?” she asked calmly. “I cured Old Mr. Thatcher!” Aiden replied. Angelina immediately became angry. “Did you swindle others again?” “Swindle? Is that all I’m capable of in your eyes?” he asked flatly. When Linda saw that Angelina was mad, she immediately swooped in and said disdainfully, “What disease can a useless bum like you cure? Didn’t you just go there to swindle them and make off with their money? But I’m telling you, you’re the one who wanted to go by yourself. So, don’t throw us under the bus with you if they come seeking us later!” “Aren’t you the one who threw the vase?” Aiden swiveled his head and sneered, “If you hadn’t thrown out the vase, why would I end up going to the Thatchers’?” “How dare you talk back at me, you useless trash!” When he mentioned that she was the one who started all this, embarrassment washed over her, and she huffed, “What have you done since you moved in three years ago? I have absolutely no idea what’s on your mind, and I would have just disappeared from here if I were you! I really wonder what you told Ronald back then that he allowed you to marry Angelina, and now, my daughter is suffering because of you!” Within seconds she had hurled a bunch of insults at him. “Is that why you tried time and time again to have us divorced?” he sneered. “I can’t believe that a mother wants her daughter to divorce so badly!” “That’s enough! Stop arguing, both of you!” Angelina said sharply, and not another peep came from them. “What are you holding in your hand?” she asked, seeing the medical license in his hand. However, he didn’t answer her and merely retorted, “How does this concern you? Am I not just a useless bum in your eyes?” Then, he ignored the women and went upstairs without another word. Angelina furrowed her brows tightly as she couldn’t remember him speaking in this manner to her before, and Linda took the opportunity to snarl, “I told you that a useless bum would stay a useless bum! Do you expect him to make a name for himself one day? Dream on! I don’t know how he could still remain in this house so shamelessly!” In front of his bedroom door, Aiden heard every word she said, and a fire of fury ignited in his heart. In the last three years, his own mother-in-law had never liked him. Not only did she always blame and scold him for things he didn’t do, but she also kept devising ways to have Angelina divorce him. Meanwhile, Angelina was snapped out of her daze by Linda’s words. “Mom, you’re the one who started everything by going into his room without permission and even throwing away his stuff! We’re lucky that everything is okay now because he settled the matter. But you could at least show a modicum of gratefulness!” she pointed out with displeasure. “Grateful? Why should I be grateful to him? If he hadn’t bought that junk, none of this would have happened!” Linda snapped. Angelina didn’t want to continue arguing with Linda anymore; she had asked for a day’s leave because of this, and it would leave another hold on her for Kevin as the company was swamped. While she was thinking about this, her cell phone started ringing, and it turned out to be a call from the company asking her to attend a meeting. She took a glance at the tightly shut door and shook her head before turning around to leave for work. At the company conference room, she saw that it was already filled with people and wondered, What the hell was going on? When everyone had gathered, Mason cleared his throat and began, “I requested everyone’s presence here today because of the contract with Avirax Medicare. As you all know, we’re a company that distributes beauty products and herbs. If we succeed in signing a contract with Avirax to be their supplier, we’ll definitely make it to the top ten biggest companies in Keyland in the next three years! I’ll promote anyone courageous enough to take this project and strike the deal to the head of a new department!” “A new department? When did we establish a new department?” “Setting up a head of a department independently?” The people in the room started a round of discussion, and Mason rapped on the table at that, saying coldly, “Quiet!” When they noticed that he was about to blow his top, they stopped talking and sneaked cautious glances at him, waiting for him to continue. “If anyone manages to sign a contract with Avirax, the company will set up a department specially to deal with them. That is the reason behind the open head of department position,” Mason explained. Everyone went silent when they heard the details. Even though the terms were desirable, they knew it wasn’t easy to strike a deal with Avirax. Their competitor, the Selter Family, was better than them regarding overall abilities. Besides, the Chapman Family even had their own herb manufacturing plant in the mountains. So, what could the Gray Family put on the table in order to even the playing field? What did they possess that could put them down as a worthy competitor? “What? None of you are willing to step up for our future with Avirax Medicare?” Mason asked, his eyes scanning the faces of his employees with a frown. When Kevin caught his father looking in his direction, he quickly looked the other way and thought, Only an idiot will sign up for such a tough job! When nobody dared to answer Mason, he let out a sigh of disappointment. “Let Angelina go. She’s the manager of the planning department, anyway,” Kevin muttered. When Angelina heard his suggestion, she felt her anger at him flare up as she maintained her composure. Whenever there’s something to gain, he’ll fight tooth and nail to get it, but he’ll toss it at me whenever there’s a difficult situation. Before she could say anything, the others started to agree with him. “He’s right. How could we forget about her? As the manager of the planning department, she should be the one to take up this task!” “She’s competent in sales, and I believe she can sign the contract with Avirax!” As Mason listened to their remarks, he turned his attention to Angelina and asked, “Angelina, are you confident that you could sign a contract with Avirax?” She rose to her feet as she answered, “Sir, I didn’t say that I can strike that deal… because—” “If you can’t even do something simple like that, why are you hogging the planning department manager position? Hmph!” Kevin sneered before she could finish her sentence. “Kevin, don’t just talk empty because it doesn’t concern you. Why don’t you go, then?” Angelina argued, staring at him. “Everyone knows how difficult it is to strike a deal with them. It’s impossible for me to feel confident about this!” “We haven’t even arrived at a consensus but look at how impatient you are!” Kevin mocked. “We’re just kidding. Why did you take it so seriously?” “Angelina is a manager, mind you. So, why would she try to strike a deal with such a difficult client?” “Thankfully, the late Old Mr. Gray didn’t hand the president position to her!” After that, the people who usually hung out with Kevin started jeering at her from the side. “You guys…” Angelina uttered, blood rushing to her face. “Okay, I’m leaving this to you. It’s indeed a little tough,” Mason said, waving his hand and dismissing her protests. “I thought that you probably have outstanding capabilities since the previous master favored you. Unfortunately, it seems I have overestimated you.” At the mention of Ronald, tears welled up in Angelina’s eyes. When Ronald was alive, they didn’t even dare to treat her this way. Therefore, she became utterly infuriated by their provocation and snapped impulsively, “Fine. I’ll do it!”