Chapter 63

Chapter 63When Jared brought Hilda home, he realized Chloe was still at his house chatting with his parents.
Initially, he had planned to let Hilda regain her composure before sending her back. But now, they had
been sighted. The moment they saw Jared and Hilda coming home together, Chloe and Gary were
surprised. Only the blind Hannah was oblivious to what had just happened. She asked, “Jared, are you
back? Why did you come home so late?”
Gary quickly gave Hannah’s hand a tug. “Jared is with Hilda. They have returned together.” Gary was
all smiles when he spoke. After Hannah heard Gary’s words, her face lit up in delight. “Jared, you
could’ve just told us that you were going to see Hilda. There’s no need to be so secretive about it. Are
you trying to give us a surprise?” Just when Jared tried to explain, he realized he didn’t even know
where to begin. Only Chloe noticed that Hilda was looking out of sorts as if she had just cried earlier.
Knitting her brows, she asked, “Hilda, did you have to work late? Why did you cry?
Moreover, you reek of alcohol.” Bombarded by Chloe’s questions, Hilda panicked and was lost for
words. “Mrs. Wallace, Hilda wasn’t working overtime. She just went drinking with her colleagues.
However, some of them were trying to get her drunk. Luckily, I happened to be there, so I brought her
back instead.” Jared quickly cooked up a story. The moment she heard it, Chloe got to her feet and
checked Hilda’s body. With a concerned look in her eyes, she complained, “What kind of colleagues
are they? How could they make you drink when they knew you have low alcohol tolerance?
They went too far.” When she saw how worried her mother was, Hilda couldn’t contain her emotions
any longer. Hugging Chloe, she burst into tears again. Chloe comforted, “Hilda, if you’re unhappy at
work, why don’t you just quit? Especially since you have terrible colleagues.” Chloe thought that hernovelbindaughter was feeling indignant after being bullied by her colleagues. After all, Hilda had just started
work recently and was considered new.
It was common for newcomers to experience such treatment. “Hilda, stop crying. At most, you can just
quit your job. Tomorrow, Gary is going to get a friend to help Jared find a job. Why don’t we ask around
for you too? Since you’re a university graduate, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a job,” Hannah quickly
reassured Hilda. Gary added, “I’ll ask him about it tomorrow. It shouldn’t be a problem because he’s an
old comrade of mine.” The more everyone consoled her, the harder Hilda cried. Unfortunately, only
Jared knew the real reason why she was crying.
Powerless to do anything, Chloe had no choice but to take Hilda home. “Jared, you should sleep early
too. Tomorrow, we’ll take you to Mr. Saunders’ house and get him to find you a job. We’ll also ask him if
he could help Hilda land a job. She really has it tough.” Hannah sighed before she continued, “You
should treat her better instead of bullying her.” The man Hannah spoke of was Franklin Saunders. He
used to serve in the military together with Gary.
Ever since they were discharged from the military, Gary went on to work as a civil servant, while
Franklin used his pension to start a business. As of then, he had done well for himself and was living a
good life. “Mom, I—” “Enough. Go to sleep now.” Not bothered about what Jared had to say, Hannah
walked right off. Jared was in a dilemma. He had always treated Hilda as a sister and never had
romantic feelings for her.
But now, he had no idea how to break it to his parents. Shaking his head in resignation, Jared returned
to his room. For the time being, he couldn’t return to Dragon Bay because he didn’t want to anger hisparents. The next morning, Hannah yelled, “Jared, get up quickly and dress presentably for once
instead of looking sloppy.
Mr. Saunders has taken a day off on purpose.” “I know,” Jared replied as he opened his eyes. After
having a simple breakfast, the three of them left home hurriedly. They hailed a taxi and headed to
Franklin’s house together.