Chapter 85 Forbearance
"I'll talk to my sister. Things can't go on like this. Otherwise, she would be bullied."
Leila had no source of income, so she was always at a disadvantage.
"Why don't you ask her to work in our store? I'll pay her a salary. You don't need to pay. If so, she can take care of Andy while working. This is killing two birds with one stone." Gwendolyn sincerely wanted to help Leila.
Teresa sighed, "She won't come. She does not believe our store can make any money because I am running an online store to earn money."
Their store's earnings were not bad. But Leila had firmly refused to work in the store because she did not want Teresa to pay her the salary although Teresa had tried her best to convince her.
"Leila used to work in the finance department of a company, right? I will ask Ezra if the Porter Group needs more financial staff. If yes, I will ask him to find her a position. It is my uncle's company. It is not as good as the Donovan Group or the Lisbon Group, but it is also a big company. And their welfare benefits are good. With Ezra's help, Leila can work there more easily. Besides, Leila has years of working experience, so she must be able the handle the work there."
Teresa thought for a while and asked, "Really? But she has been out of the workplace for more than three years and may not be able to keep up with the development of society. Returning to the workplace is like starting anew. Ezra has not secured a place in the company yet. I'm afraid it's not easy for him to offer her a job."
"Aren't you going to invite Ezra to dinner this weekend? You can ask him about it then. If he cannot do it, I'll talk to my uncle."
Her uncle was the head of the Porter Group now.
"OK! I will ask Ezra if he can help Leila. Gwen, thank you!"
"Never mind. We're best friends, so I treat Leila as my sister. I feel sorry to see her lead such a life now, and I want to help her. I hope she could pull herself together as soon as possible. Women must be independent. It is not wise to rely on men."
Gwendolyn had learned a lot from Leila's marriage. Although she was not short of money and would marry into a well-off family with her family background, she had made up her mind not to depend on her future husband.
"Don't worry about Leila too much. She is not a stupid person. She is just being held back by her child and marriage. As long as she goes through the current predicament, she will be reborn and soar to the sky with a fresh start. However, you must remind her to lose weight and pay more attention to her health. If she doesn't take good care of herself, no one else will do it, right?"
Gwendolyn and Teresa had never treated themselves badly. Although the latter was not as rich as the former, she still used the best skin care products she could afford and always paid special attention to her appearance.
"I'll have a good talk with her when I go back tonight."
Teresa agreed that Leila needed to lose some weight. She was 5.5 feet tall. Before she had gotten married, she had weighed about ninety-nine pounds, but now, she was over two hundred and twenty pounds. She must try to lose weight not only for an attractive figure but also for good health. Leila ate a lot. She ate too much food at meals and a lot of snacks between meals. But she barely took exercises, so she was getting fatter and fatter. Teresa also ate a lot, but she kept working out, so she was in good shape.
"I think I should talk to her right now." Teresa immediately took out her phone. When she was about to call Leila, the phone suddenly rang, and it was Hubert who was calling her.
"Hi, Mr. Donovan."
On the other end of the phone, Hubert habitually kept silent for a while before speaking, asking, "Has the Cerones left? They did not do anything outrageous, did they?"
"They didn't do anything outrageous but said some harsh words. I was so angry that I almost beat them. They are as mean as my relatives in my hometown. They blamed my sister all the time and said it was all her fault. They want her to go to the Cerone family with a generous gift and apologize to Patrick! Bah!"
Talking about Penny and Priscila, Teresa flew into a rage, so she complained on the phone. Later, she felt embarrassed, so she said, "Mr. Donovan, I'm too angry. I'm sorry for keeping saying things unpleasing to the ear."
Hubert said solemnly, "You didn't scold them harshly? You should have driven them out with a broom. It is Patrick that resorted to violence! How could they have the nerve to ask Leila to apologize?"
"I bitterly rebuked them, so they ran away. Gwen brought the broom over. But we are civilized people, so I suppressed the urge to beat them up and did not drive them out with the broom."
Hearing this, Hubert was amused.
She was not a forbearing person, but for the sake of Leila, she had suppressed her anger. Before Leila made the decision, Teresa could not do anything, so it must be hard for her.
"Which company does Patrick work for?"
Hubert intended to ask the owner of the company to take "good care" of Patrick. But the premise was that he knew the owner.
"Thurman Electronics, which mainly produces parts for various electronic products. It is quite large and has more than 3,000 employees. Leila and Patrick both joined the company together after graduation. Leila used to work in the financial department. Before they got married, she had fought all her way to the position of financial director. She was naive, so she believed in Patrick too much. After they got married, she quit her job to prepare for pregnancy. Later, she conceived and gave birth to a baby. Since then, she has stayed at home to take care of Andy. She has left the workplace for more than three years, but Patrick has been making advances in his career. Now, he is a manager and even has a secretary. Mr. Donovan, do you know anyone from Thurman Electronics?"
Hubert replied, "No, but I've heard of this company."
One of the subsidiaries of the Donovan Group also produced electronic product parts, which could be said to be Thurman Electronics' competitor. Hubert had never managed the subsidiary in person. But if he wanted to know about Thurman Electronics, he would just need to give an order, and the general manager of the subsidiary would soon send him all the information.
"Don't hesitate to tell me if you need my help, " Hubert said and tugged at the tie from Teresa.
She had sent it to him to repay his help and paid for it with her own money, so it was a gift. Therefore, he went to the company in it today.
When he went to work in the afternoon, he would carry the Fortune Tree into the office in person ostentatiously so that he could attract everyone's attention. And his employees would follow suit to buy Fortune Trees online although he did not say anything good about it. Chad had recommended Teresa's online store before, so Hubert believed they would flock to her store to buy the handicrafts. His silent propaganda would be far more effective than Chad's.
"I can solve it by myself, so I don't need your help now. By the way, let me ask you something. Does the finance department of your company have any vacancies? Leila must return to the workplace before regaining her confidence to think about the future."
After remaining silent for a while, Hubert said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but I can't help you with this matter. Our company's finance department is not short of hands."
Even if there were a vacancy, he wouldn't let Leila join the Donovan Group. Otherwise, his identity as the young master of the Donovan family would be exposed.
"It's okay. I just asked it casually. Leila has experience. As long as she makes up her mind to return to the workplace, I believe she can find a job and regain her confidence soon."
Teresa had confidence in Leila's abilities.