Chapter 176: What A Pity, His Son Is Already Married
"What are you doing?"
Holding onto the steering wheel, Janice replied, "I’m going to the airport to pick someone up."
"Pick someone up? Why are you doing this kind of work?"
Christopher frowned.
Janice said, "I made Lucy give me this task. I don’t know why, but the TV station suddenly has no work for me."
Janice felt a little depressed.
Only then did Christopher remember something. He seemed to have told Rob before that Janice has to be free on Wednesdays.
It was probably because of his suggestion that Janice had nothing else to do.
He had forgotten all about it because Old Mr. Allson had been admitted to the hospital.
When he thought of that, he hurriedly glanced at the calendar.
Sure enough, he had to make preparations.
With these thoughts, he hung up the phone and called Rob.
"Have you prepared what I asked you to?"
Rob nodded, "They are ready."
Christopher nodded.
"The plan will go on as planned."
"Yes."
Just as Christopher put the phone aside, it rang again. He picked it up. "Son, what are you doing?"
The voice on the other end of the line startled Christopher.
"Mom? Where are you?"
He subconsciously glanced at the phone.
"I’m already at the airport."
The voice of his mother, Amelia Allson, came from the other end of the line. Christopher frowned. "Don’t go anywhere else. I’ll pick you up right away."
He took his car keys and was about to get up when Amelia said, "No need, I will just take a cab. You have to keep my return a secret."
Christopher said helplessly, "Got it."
After the call ended, he couldn’t help frowning. His unreliable mother hadn’t changed even after so many years.
He shook his head helplessly and put his phone aside to continue working.
In front of the airport of Tomaville.
Amelidia stood in front of the airport and glanced at everything she was familiar with. Complicated emotions rose within her.
Back then, she had left with injuries. Who would have thought that when she returned a few years later, this place would still be the same? It really hadn’t changed at all.
She sighed and put on her sunglasses before continuing forward. However, she suddenly realized that she was lost.
That was odd, had she remembered wrongly?
Why couldn’t she find the taxi stand? Amelia took off her sunglasses. Just as she was looking around, a white Maserati stopped in front of her. The door opened and a woman in a light blue dress got out of the car.
Amelia paused before pulling her luggage with her and approaching the woman.
"Excuse me, where is the taxi stand?" She asked.
Someone asked Janice for directions as soon as she got out of the car. She looked around before pointing at a passage by the side and said, "Follow that passage and go straight ahead. The taxi stand is over there. However, you can call a taxi on the app in advance. You can go there when the car is reaching. Otherwise, the sun is too hot and you might get burnt easily."
Hearing her detailed explanation, Amelia gratefully replied, "Thank you."
"You’re welcome."
Janice continued forward.
Amelia smiled as she watched the woman walk away. She said to herself, "That girl is truly pleasing to the eye. It’s a pity that my son already has a wife."
Amelia sighed with regret and pulled her luggage towards the taxi stand.
When Janice entered the airport, she quickly found the person she was supposed to pick up.
It was a foreign correspondent, James.
She drove James from the airport. On the way, she saw someone asking for help from a distance.
A woman stood by the roadside with a black suitcase in her hand, waving to the cars coming and going.
...
However, it seemed that no car was willing to stop.
Janice explained the situation to James, who was sitting in the back seat. Then, she parked the car on the side of the road.
She opened the door and got out of the car, only to find that it was the lady who had asked for directions at the airport.
"It’s you."
Amelia was also stunned when she saw Janice coming out of the car. She then asked, "Can you give me a ride? The taxi broke down."
Janice glanced at the taxi that was parked on the side and said, "Alright, get in."
After saying that, she reached out to take the luggage from Amelia and put it in the trunk.
The two of them got in the car one after the other. Since James was in the back seat, Amelia sat in the passenger seat.
She fastened her seatbelt and said gratefully, "Thank you."
"You’re welcome."
Janice drove the car away.
On the way, Amelia gazed at the scenery outside the window and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.
"Tomaville has changed a lot in recent years."
Janice nodded. "It seems you haven’t returned for several years."
Amelia smiled. "Indeed, it’s been several years."
Janice said, "No wonder. Tomaville has been developing quite well these past few years. Welcome back."
She smiled at Amelia.
Amelia smiled too. "Thank you."
The car continued to move forward.
Amelia suddenly asked in surprise, "Are you a reporter?"
Janice was stunned when she heard that. Then, she realized that Amelia had seen her reporter’s license on the dashboard, so she nodded.
Amelia replied, "What a coincidence, my daughter-in-law is also a reporter." "Is that so? What a coincidence," Janice said.
Amelia replied, "Yes, but I haven’t met my daughter-in-law yet."
Her words reminded Janice of her mother-in-law, whom she had never met before.
However, Janice still smiled and said, "I believe that your daughter-in-law will be very happy to see you."
Amelia nodded.
"By the way, I haven’t asked where you are going yet."
Amelia thought for a moment and said, "Send me to Tomaville Hospital."
Janice nodded and asked, "You won’t mind if I send this foreign friend of mine to a hotel first, would you?"
"Of course." Amelia shrugged.
Janice sent James to the hotel before sending Amelia to the hospital.
She parked the car, opened the trunk, and took out Amelia’s luggage.
"It probably won’t be convenient for you to carry your luggage around like this."
Amelia said, "It’s okay. Anyway, my son will pick me up later."
Janice didn’t say anything else and just waved at Amelia.
"Then... I’m leaving now. Goodbye."
"Goodbye." Amelia waved at her. When the car drove away, she remembered that she had forgotten to ask Janice for her phone number. She wanted to thank her in the future.
Just as she was feeling regretful, a black rolls royce stopped in front of her. The door opened and a familiar figure got out of the car.
It was her son, Christopher.
When Amelia saw her son, she reached out and gave him a big hug.
"Son."
Christopher let go of her.
"How long have you been waiting?"
Amelia replied, "I just arrived."
Christopher didn’t say anything. He glanced at the luggage beside her and said, "I’ll take the luggage into the car first and then take you inside to see Grandpa."
Amelia nodded.
After Christopher had put away his luggage, the two of them entered the hospital one after the other.
Unfortunately, Old Mr. Allson had just fallen asleep when they walked into the ward.
Upon seeing this, Amelia instructed in a low voice, "Let’s not bother your grandfather. Let’s wait outside for a while."
Christopher nodded and the two of them crept out of the ward.
They found a bench in a small park outside the hospital and sat down.
...
Amelia carefully looked at her son. After not seeing him for more than half a year, he seemed to have changed. As for what had changed, she couldn’t say. In short, he gave off a different feeling.
Amelia felt that this was inconceivable. After all, no one knew her son better than her. Did he mature because of his marriage?
Finding this likely, Amelia inquired, "Where is my daughter-in-law?"
Hearing his mother’s question, Christopher paused and said, "She has to work."
Amelia nodded.
"I heard from your grandfather that she is a reporter."
Christopher nodded.
Amelia said, "I encountered some trouble at the airport just now and a helpful reporter helped me out."
"Is that so?"
Amelia smiled and said, "So, I am very fated with reporters. I can’t wait to see this daughter-in-law of mine. How about it? When will you bring her to see me?"
Amelia looked at Christopher.
Christopher was stunned by his mother’s eager gaze. He said, "Don’t worry, you’ll see her soon."
"How soon is soon?" Amelia asked.
Christopher couldn’t help but frown. "Is there a need to rush?"
He felt rather helpless when he saw Amelia’s eager gaze, "I’ll call her now. Is that okay?"
Only then did Amelia look away in satisfaction.
Christopher called Janice.
In the TV station.
After Janice returned to the station, she once again had nothing to do.
Her colleagues around her were busy, and in contrast, she had nothing to do. Finally, she couldn’t help but walk up to Lucy and ask, "Is there really nothing I can help with?"
Lucy shook her head apologetically. However, she seemed to have thought of something and said, "You’ve realized that ever since we returned, our news department has changed. In the past, we were responsible for our own resources, but now, it’s suddenly the director who gives out all the assignments."
Only after hearing Lucy’s words did Janice notice this issue. "Now that you mention it, that does seem to be the case."
"Why don’t you go ask the director?" Lucy suggested.
However, Janice sighed, "I did, and the director told me that he gave the resources to others since I applied for a long leave."
Hearing her words, Lucy was at a loss. "Then you can continue with your vacation. Anyway, you don’t lack money."
Janice replied, "That’s true, but I am really bored."
She asked for leave in order to take care of Old Mr. Allson, but he didn’t let her go to the hospital and she couldn’t possibly stay at home all day.
But she also had nothing to do when she came to work.
When she thought of that, Janice sighed. She picked up her phone and made to leave.
Suddenly, her phone rang. It was a call from Christopher. She picked it up.
"Let’s have lunch together at noon," Christopher said.
Janice glanced at the time. There was still half an hour left. She nodded. "Okay."
"Why are you sound so listless?" Christopher asked.
"Nah!" Janice immediately pulled herself together.
"That’s good. I’ll send you the address later."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Christopher looked at Amelia and asked, "Are you satisfied now?"
Amelia smiled dotingly in response.
Just then, two nurses walked past them.
"The old man in the VIP ward has a bad temper. I hear him losing his temper every time I walk by."
"That’s right. I heard that he was a rich man when he was young."
"No wonder."
The conversation between the two grew softer as they walked away.
However, Christopher and Amelia exchanged glances. Then, the two of them stood up at the same time and walked towards the ward.
