Chapter 537
Despite what she had been told, Eva found herself without any recollection of the events Emily spoke of, but Emily’s tone sounded so hopeful. Eva felt a bit embarrassed and at a loss for words on how to respond to her.
Sensing her silence, Emily seemed to understand and her voice carried a hint of disappointment, “Ah, never mind. If you can’t remember, don’t force it. Anyway, I’m about to resign from my job. Once I’m back, I’ll spend more time with you and tell you all about our past. Maybe then you’ll remember p>
From this, Eva picked up on something else. “Resign p>
“Yeah, the work at my current company is just too exhausting, so I’ve submitted my resignation. Once it’s approved, I’ll be back. Then we can go shopping, watch movies, oh, and I haven’t seen Ruby and Dylan in such a long time. How are they doing p>
Mentioning Ruby and Dylan brought a fond look to Eva’s eyes.
“They’re with their grandma now; they’re doing well p>
“With their grandma p>
Emily almost instinctively wanted to ask if the grandma in question was Adrian’s mother. Was Eva really comfortable leaving Ruby and Dylan in the Blackwood family’s care, especially when she had previously been so protective of her children? But as the words reached her lips, Emily remembered Eva’s amnesia and stopped herself. It seemed better not to bring up certain topics. Without her memories, discussing these things with Eva would only complicate matters further. Even if she told Eva everything about the past, it wouldn’t necessarily help Eva make the right decisions. After all, it was Eva who had lived through those events, and while Emily knew the whole process as Eva’s best friend, she could never fully understand Eva’s most private thoughts.
So, at this point, any careless talk would only add to Eva’s confusion.
With that in mind, Emily had no choice but to change the subject. “Alright, I understand. I’ll get in touch once I’m back p>
“Okay.” Eva smiled softly; her voice gentle. “When will you be back p>
“I’m not sure, but it should be soon if he agrees. Though, I’ll still need to hand over my work p>
“Handing over work might take a while p>
“I’ll try to make it as quick as possible; I won’t keep you waiting too long p>
The two then chatted idly about other things. Emily asked several questions about Eva’s current relationship with Adrian, always cautiously adding, “You’re sure you haven’t put me on speaker, right? He must not hear what I’m saying.” Eva hadn’t put the phone on speaker, but the room was very quiet and Adrian was close by. He was still leaning against the balcony door. Emily’s voice was clear, and Eva wasn’t sure if he could hear.
All she knew was that Adrian’s brows were slightly furrowed and his gaze was fixed on her.
“I’m sure, don’t worry p>
Emily breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good p>
Emily wanted to continue talking to Eva, but another call came through on her phone. After seeing the caller ID, her expression changed slightly and she said to Eva, “I have to deal with something else now; I’ll call you another day when I’m free.” “Okay, go ahead p>
After hanging up the phone, Emily looked at the name on her phone screen: Mr. Powell.
Since the last time he had stepped in to help her and Eva, Emily had changed her attitude towards him quite a bit, and after returning, she had even changed his contact name in her phone to Mr. Powell, as a sign of respect. She waited for a moment before answering the call with a smile, “Mr. Powell p>
Her cheerful tone caused the person on the other end of the line to fall silent for a bit before he asked, “You seem happy p>
This question caught Emily off guard, and she instinctively responded, “Ah p>
“Is it because you are resigning? Is that why you’re so happy p>
Emily didn’t know how to respond.
Normally, she would have retorted with something like, “Of course, I’m happy to be resigning p>
But… he had helped her last time.
With that thought, Emily just couldn’t muster up the defiance. After all, he had helped her, hadn’t he? If she kept snapping at him, wouldn’t that be inappropriate on her part?
So, she found herself changing what she really wanted to say.
“No, no, I’m happy because I just had a call with my best friend p>
Nathan: “Was it Eva p>
“Yes, exactly.” Emily nodded.
After this exchange, there seemed to be a silence between them. After a while, Emily asked quietly, “Mr. Powell, did you need something from me p>
“I saw your resignation letter p>
“Oh, yes, I want to resign. Our company requires us to submit a notice in advance, right? But Mr. Powell, I only submitted my resignation a few hours ago, how did you know about it already p>
This question made Nathan pause for a moment before he replied, “The HR department told me p>
What he didn’t say was that her resignation letter had been immediately forwarded to him as soon as it was submitted.
“Oh, well, since you’ve seen it, Mr. Powell, could you go ahead and approve it for me, so I don’t have to wait a few more days p>
Originally, when submitting her resignation, Emily thought she would have to wait several days for approval. To her surprise, Nathan called her just a few hours later, so she naturally wanted to take this opportunity to have Nathan approve it. Nathan fell silent.
Getting no response, Emily instinctively called out, “Mr. Powell p>
Still no response. Emily pulled the phone away from her ear to see that the call was still in progress, which made her even more puzzled. Why was there no sound when the call was clearly still connected?
Could there be a problem with her phone?
Just as Emily was feeling strange and was about to hang up to try calling again, Nathan’s voice finally came through.
“Are you sure about resigning? Have you thought it through p>
His voice was very cold and flat, without any emotional fluctuation.
Emily didn’t notice anything unusual and nodded.
“Of course, I’ve thought it through, otherwise I wouldn’t have submitted the resignation letter, Mr. Powell. If you’re not busy right now, why not sign it for me now? Once I get the approval, I can start preparing for the handover.” Her tone was light, showing no regret about leaving the company.
Nathan was silent for a moment before asking, “Is it a salary issue p>
Emily was taken aback for a moment.
“What p>
“If you think the salary is too low, I can double it p>
Emily was speechless.
Emily was stunned; perhaps because she had not anticipated that he would suddenly offer to double her salary. It took her a while to find her voice again. “Mr. Powell, it’s not about the salary p>