One Night Stand With That Beggar

Amos’ phone was switched off. “Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable.”

“What’s wrong?” Eudora muttered.

Aunt Valerie quickly added, “Sir’s phone must have run out of battery. He should be back soon. Don’t worry, let’s wait for a while.”

“Okay!” Eudora nodded. She took the cake out from the fridge and put it on the table.

The two of them sat down and chatted aimlessly.

Cola ran over and jumped on Eudora’s legs. It carefully adjusted its head to get the most comfortable spot.

As time went by, Eudora became more and more anxious.

She even forgot to answer Aunt Valerie when she asked her a question.

She stood up out of a sudden and screamed, “Do you think something could’ve happened to him?”

Startled, Aunt Valerie answered, “I don’t think so. He has so many bodyguards to protect him. That’s not possible.”

“That’s true,” Eudora whispered.

However, she could not erase this possibility out of her mind. She was becoming more and more restless in this endless wait.

Eudora tried to call Clint again. Unsurprisingly, his phone was also turned off.

She was about to go crazy. She quickly dialed the company’s number.

Fortunately, there were still a few people left in Valiant East. They told,

“President Granger went to the States this afternoon.”

“Why did he go there? Is he on a business trip?” Eudora asked.

“Sorry, we are not sure about this. However, it doesn’t look like a business trip,” the man on the phone explained.

Eudora’s heart sank. Her worries slowly became a disappointment.

Aunt Valerie saw her face and quickly comforted, “Miss, it must be something really urgent, that’s why he didn’t have the chance to tell you first. The food is getting cold. Why don’t we have some food first?”

Eudora shook her head. “I’m not hungry!”

Aunt Valerie went to the kitchen and cleaned up the table. She knew that Eudora wanted to be alone.

Cola licked Eudora’s fingers and looked at her.

Eudora smiled bitterly. “Cola, I thought that finally, someone is going to be with me on my birthday. I guess I expected too much.”

Cola whimpered and hid its face between her thighs.

It was raining cats and dogs outside.

Pa! Pa! The raindrops hit on the windows.

She was reminded of the kite she left in the yard and quickly got up.

She rushed out of the door while Aunt Valerie quickly stopped her.

“Please, don’t. It’s just a kite! You will get sick if you go out.”

“No!” Eudora shook her head. Perhaps for others, it was just a kite, but for her, it was not. It was Amos’ promise to her. He promised her that he would fly the kite with her.

She pushed Aunt Valerie away and darted through the cold rain.

The kite was completely destroyed. The sticks that held the kite were soaked in a puddle.

Without further hesitation, Eudora brought it back to the house. Aunt Valerie quickly rushed over with an umbrella. “Miss, I don’t think it can be used again.”

Aunt Valerie tried to cover her from the rain as much as possible. But Eudora didn’t care about getting wet at all.

Both of them were drenched in rain eventually.

Aunt Valerie quickly passed a dry towel to Eudora when they entered the house. “Please use the towel to dry yourself off. Don’t catch a cold.”

Eudora ignored her and started fixing the kite.

Aunt Valerie grabbed the kite away from her. “Miss, please don’t be so stubborn.”

“No!” Eudora shook her head. “I must fix it now. The sticks are soaked in rainwater. All my efforts will be in vain if I don’t.”

Aunt Valerie knew she could not fight against Eudora’s stubbornness. So she only help her dry her face and said, “Please let me help you then.”

“No!” Eudora refused her help. “I’ll fix it myself. I need to do this alone.”

“Miss…” Aunt Valerie frowned. “It’s going to take the whole night if you do it alone.”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“It doesn’t matter!” Eudora smiled and replied, “The night is still young! Don’t worry about me. Please go back home and have a rest first. You’ve done a lot for me today. Didn’t you mention that you have a little grandson at home?”

Aunt Valerie didn’t live with them. She was only required to be there before breakfast. She could actually leave after she prepared dinner.

Amos didn’t like other people staying over.

Aunt Valerie was indeed worried about her little grandson. She answered, “Alright. I will go back first. You can find some ginger tea on the table. Please have some.” It looked like Eudora’s mood had improved.

“Sure!” Eudora nodded.

Aunt Valerie went upstairs and took some new clothes and reminded, “Please change your clothes, too.”

“Definitely!” Eudora answered.

Making a kite required a lot of energy and focus, so after sitting for a while, Eudora finally calmed down.

She was almost finished with the kite when the clock struck twelve.

Eudora’s birthday was over.

She looked at the cake on the table and walked to it slowly.

She picked it up and went to the trash can. She hesitated for a while and put it back onto the table.

Who said that she couldn’t celebrate her birthday alone?

She put a lit candle on the cake and made a wish before she blew out the candle.

“Happy birthday, Eudora George,”

she said to herself.

The mousse cake was really delicious. She cut a slice of it and dug in. The cake was bittersweet, perhaps it had too much sugar.

Eventually, she threw the rest of the cake into the trash can.

She glared at the dishes on the table. She was thinking of him the whole time when she was preparing the meal.

But, he had lost his chance to enjoy them.

What a pity!

Eudora threw away all the food. She leaned against the floor and pondered,

“Why didn’t he tell me what happened? Was it that difficult for him to even drop her a text?”

…

In Brooklyn.

Amos and the others arrived in Brooklyn in the afternoon. They sprinted through the traffic towards the hotel after getting off the plane.

They had already contacted the local police and requested their cooperation in an attempt to rescue the kidnapped girl.

The police had already successfully surrounded Thomas Shelby and his men in the abandoned warehouse.

Amos would never ever follow others’ commands.

The police arrested all those in the warehouse, including Neil and Thomas after a short while.

Thomas bellowed, “Amos, good job!”

“You’re flattering me!” Amos replied.

Amos dashed into the warehouse after the police took Thomas away. He saw a woman in a corner of the warehouse, covered in blood.

She lay there, lifelessly.

His heart missed a beat. He quickly went to her side and helped her up. Only then did he realize that the woman had passed out.

Harley rushed to Amos’ side and reminded him, “Are you sure she’s the person we had been looking for?”

Amos lifted up her sleeve and exposed her arm. A old, darkened scar was revealed.

“It’s her!”