Chapter 109 Hubert Felt Aggravated
Teresa, "Yeah. Leila, I'm just reminding you. Don't be too anxious about finding a job."
Gwendolyn also said, "Take your time, Leila. You should find a job that suits you. If you can't find one, you can come to help me and Teresa in our store. I'll pay you. Or, Leila, do you want to open your own store?"
Watching Andy play, Leila said somewhat helplessly, "I don't have that much money. Besides, I don't know what kind of store to start. The off-line stores are all having a difficult time doing business now."
Teresa's bookstore was in front of Watenll City School. So, it got a better situation. If her store had been in another location, it might not be able to run.
The small stores in front of Watenll City School were expensive. And, not everyone could rent it. Teresa got her store with the help of Gwendolyn's family.
"Leila, how about I teach you to knit those crafts? You open an online store. So, you can make money at home, and you can take care of Andy. I have a good business in my online store. Many items are subscribed. And I have a lot of orders. So, I'm pretty busy all day long."
This month, she earned more money on the online store than her share in the bookstore. Even though the bookstore ordered several batches of study materials for students this month, the bookstore was not as profitable as her online store.
Teresa felt that her fortune was coming.
Her online store had been open for a few years, but its business had always been so-so. It was only this month that it started to boom. And all the feedback was positive.
"I plan to expand my online store. I won't limit the items to handicrafts. I'm going to learn to make some headpieces. I really like those vintage headpieces."
Gwendolyn echoed. She thought Teresa's idea would work.
Leila said with a bitter smile, "Teresa, I don't have such a good imagination as you. Seeing those materials you used to weave the crafts has already knocked me off. This is not something that anyone can learn just because they want to. Learning this, one has to have an interest in this, as well as a good imagination. Otherwise, without new creative design, the business won't be good either."
Teresa had a rich imagination. And, she had already opened an online store for several years. She already knew the styles of those crafts by heart. If she were to create a new product, it would take her a long time to design a new drawing and then knit it. And she would succeed only after making a few defective products.
Teresa was in this business. She understood that what Leila said was true. She could only sigh and say, "Well, then you can take your time to find a job. I'm sure you can find a job. If you can't get into a large company, you can try some small companies, which might pay less but give more freedom to employees."
She had never been in a company before. And after graduation, she opened this bookstore in partnership with her best friend. She opened her online store when she was twenty years old, which was five years ago.
Teresa used to be free. She didn't want to go into any company to be ruled.
"Teresa, does Hubert have to work today?"
Leila asked about her brother-in-law.
"No, he has two days off every weekend. He wasn't up when I left this morning. And he should be partying with his friends by now."
Teresa took out her phone and sent a message to her husband, asking, "Mr. Donovan, where are you now? What are you doing?"
After thinking about it, she hurriedly added another message, explaining, "I didn't mean to check up on you. My sister happened to ask about you. So, I asked you."
After she sent two messages, she didn't get any reply from Hubert for a long time.
Hubert was still sitting at the Violet Cafe. He asked for a cup of black coffee and drank it slowly. For hours, he hadn't finished it.
Suddenly, he received two messages from Teresa. He read them but didn't reply. He didn't want to talk to her.
She had found her next husband anyway.
As soon as the agreement was up, he would divorce her!
He promised he wouldn't hesitate.
"Hubert, who sent you a message? Is it your wife?" Morgan asked jokingly.
Hubert said coldly with a sullen face, "She and I are just partners in life. I'm just doing my grandmother a favor. I'm not going to hide it from you two that I have signed a deal with her. We'll divorce in six months on the grounds of personality incompatibility."
A month has now passed. Five months later, he and Teresa would be single again. Till then, they could go on with their own lives and would have nothing to do with each other.
Morgan and Dean looked at each other.
Dean said, "Aren't men in the Donovan family not allowed to get divorced?"
"I'm the exception."
Hubert said in a low, icy voice, "You know what's going on between me and Teresa. Even if I want a divorce, my grandmother won't be able to judge me. And others won't say anything about me at all. No one knows that I am aggrieved."
Yes, he felt aggrieved.
To help his grandmother return the favor, he married Teresa, who he didn't know at all. After they got married, he was very generous and considerate to her. But what about her?
She said that she went to Leila's house. But it turned out she was having lunch with Ezra.
Young Master Donovan, who was jealous and refused to admit it, automatically ignored the fact that Gwendolyn was also having lunch with Teresa. He also ignored the fact that Gwendolyn and Ezra were cousins and were very close.
Morgan and Dean, "..."
"From now on, don't say she's my wife. She doesn't deserve that yet!" Hubert's voice was low. And, he had a very cold expression.
Morgan said, "Two days ago you were wearing the suit your wife gave you to show off at work all day. Today you changed your attitude? Did you two have a fight?"
Hubert glared at Morgan, "No one thinks you're dumb if you don't speak."
He was a little annoyed by Morgan's teasing.
Since he started wearing suits, he had never worn such a cheap suit. He would wear that suit only because it was brought by her. He thought they would have to live together for a while, so he would like to show her some respect. That was why he wore the suit she bought him.
What happened was that she didn't notice it all day.
He seriously doubted she even remembered what the clothes she gave him looked like.
"I don't have time to argue with her! Come on, let's go to my hotel for a couple of drinks. It's on me."
Hubert was already in a bad mood. And after being teased by his best friends, he got even more upset. He got up and headed out the door. He was going to go to his hotel for a couple of drinks.
"OK, we'll both be there today. We'll drink with you as long as you want."
Morgan and Dean both stood up.
They followed Hubert and left the Violet Cafe.
Every move Hubert made at the cafe was whispered to Vivian.
After Vivian received the secret information, she asked the manager of the cafe, "Have you ever seen Young Madam in the store?"
The manager, "... Isn't Young Master unmarried?"
Vivian laughed, "Look at me, I'm getting old. My memory is failing me. I'm crazy about having a granddaughter-in-law. I mistakenly thought Hubert was married. Just send me all the surveillance videos of the store today."
The manager knew that Vivian was looking forward to her grandchildren getting married and thought Vivian was really a bit bewildered. She didn't have half a doubt about the lies Vivian made up and replied respectfully, "Yes."
"Well, then I have nothing else. Go ahead with your business. Thanks. You know Hubert. He's so aloof, like an iceberg. Alas, with his personality, I don't even know when he'll get a wife. I'm really worried."
The manager didn't know how to respond.