Sweet Sorrow

Nicole stared at the screen for a few seconds and picked it up.
Even if Jacob didn't come to her, she would call him. She couldn't just let what happened to Austin.
"Hello."
"What are you doing?" Jacob asked coldly.
Nicole went back to the kitchen with her phone and checked if the water was ready. She replied, "yes, I'm preparing the dinner."
After a while, when Nicole was wondering if Jacob had hung up the phone, she heard him saying, "do you want to accompany
your mother tonight?"
Seldom, it was not an order, but a probing and inquiry.
Nicole was about to say something, but she suddenly changed her tone, "it's okay, Jim will accompany her tonight."
"When will you come over then?"
Nicole thought for a while and replied, "I have had dinner with my mother. I want to wait till her to sleep, okay?"
She said it very carefully, fearing that Jacob would change his mind and say no.
But today, it seemed that Jacob was in a good mood and didn't lose his temper. Hearing Nicole's question, he surprisingly
nodded.
After saying that, he said considerately, "Okay, I'll ask the driver to wait for you downstairs."
"No need!" Nicole refused before thinking twice.
"What?" A displeased voice came from Jacob on the other end of the line.
Nicole knew that this tone was just a sign of Jacob's unhappiness. She hurriedly explained, "there are many uncle and aunt
exercising at night in the community. When they see me go out, they keep asking me about it. It's a waste of time. I'll take a taxi
myself, or you can ask the driver to wait for me outside the community."
"...... I'll pick you up outside. " Without asking more questions, Jacob hung up the phone.

Nicole put the phone in her pocket and sighed with relief.
"Sister, are you going out tonight?" Out of nowhere, Jim looked at Nicole curiously.
Nicole was a little embarrassed when she was discovered by her brother. But since her brother had heard it, she could not hide it
any more. So she told Jim in a straightforward way, "Jim, I'm going out tonight. Can you help me take care of mom for me?"
"Of course, I promise!" Jim clenched his fists to show his strength.
Nicole smiled, put the washed fish into the pot and began to peel the potatoes.
Standing aside and watching it for a while, Jim touched his chin and asked Nicole like a little adult, "sister, why didn't that man
come to our house? It was always you who insisted on going to his house."
"Well...." Nicole was afraid that her brother would think of something bad. She glanced at his mother who was not there, and
coaxed, "it's because of our mother. I just divorced. If our mother knows that I have a new boyfriend so soon, she will definitely
scold me again."
"Is that so?" Jim asked in confusion.
Nicole put on a serious look and said, "of course. Once bitten, twice shy. Mom is a patient now, so she will be sensitive. Promise
me, You won't let mom know that I am in love."
"Okay, I promise you."
"Good boy." Nicole touched her brother's head with satisfaction.
Jim giggled, revealing a row of white teeth.
After accompanying Judy to sleep, Nicole took Judy's clothes and was ready to leave.
Unlike the previous ones, this time she didn't have to hide from Jim and was sent out of the house with a smile.
The happy expression on Jim's face made Nicole have a deep sense of guilt.
As she walked out of the community, she saw Jacob's car parked not far from the roadside. After confirming the license plate
number, Nicole got in the car.

In less than an hour, the car stopped at the door of the villa.
Nicole got off the car and entered the villa after politely saying thanks to the driver.
There were maids outside the villa opening the door for her. Nicole entered the house confidently.
This feeling made her feel fresh and uneasy. She had only been here for a few times, but she was familiar with it as if it was her
own home. In particular, the attitude of these servants made her feel that she was the hostess.
Nicole shook her head immediately and shook this idea out of her mind. Human beings should have self-knowledge, and she
couldn't be overwhelmed by money and material things.
After entering, the servant took Nicole to the front of Jacob.
Just like many times Nicole had seen, Jacob read the materials while drinking.
"......" Nicole stood in a daze, not knowing how to greet him.
After standing for a while, she found that Jacob seemed not want to talk to her. So she sat down on the sofa opposite to him.
To ease the embarrassment, she took out her cell phone to kill time.
There was an unread message from Austin. Seeing it, Nicole frowned and clicked the message.
The content was quite simple. On one hand, he was willing to apologize for Selina's improper behavior, and on the other hand,
he hoped that Nicole wouldn't blame herself for his loss of job, which had nothing to do with her.
Although it was just a few words, his tone was extremely sincere, without any arrogance.
Nicole was a woman who could be persuaded by reason but not be cowed by force. If it was the blaming or questioning from
Austin, she would be defiant. However, the moment she read the message, she wasn't so angry anymore.
And she felt guilty.
Perhaps, it was really unnecessary to be so ruthless.
Nicole put down her phone as she thought about this. Then she raised her head and looked at Jacob.

After staring at him for a while, Jacob raised his head slowly to look at Nicole and asked, "do you have something to say?"
Nicole bit her lips and thought for a while. She then nodded her head after she made sure that Jacob seemed to be in a good
mood and that he wouldn't be angry about what she heard.
"Go ahead," Jacob closed the folder in his hand and threw it on the table.
Nicole took a deep breath and stammered, "well Austin lost his job About this Do you know? "
The corners of Jacob's mouth drooped. He pursed his lips and said unpleasantly, "is that all you want to say to me?"
"I I just want to ask. " Nicole didn't expect that Jacob would react so violently, so she was terrified.
"Really?" "Are you coming here to talk about this with me tonight?" Jacob continued with a sneer
Nicole hesitated for a second and was about to refute, but was interrupted by Jacob.
"I knew you came here for him. Yes, I was the one who made him lose his job. Are you trying to intercede for him?"
It was really Jacob!
A tinge of sadness flashed across Nicole's eyes. She bit her teeth and said, "I'm not speaking for him. I just feel that it's
unnecessary..."
"You're interceding for him."