41: Chapter 41: A Man’s Jealousy 41: Chapter 41: A Man’s Jealousy On the other end of the line was Adam Willow’s sister, Alia Willow.
She was in the second year of high school in the Capital.
Since middle school, Emily Parker often tutored Alia, and her academic performance had always been excellent.
“Your brother and Emily have fallen out.
I don’t think she’ll be tutoring you anymore.”
Talking about this, Grace Willow still felt a bit distressed.
Apart from having a slightly lower education level, a low inco, and being an illegitimate child, Emily was quite good in other aspects.
“How can that be?
I’ll be taking the college entrance exam next year, and I plan to aim for the top scorer in the Capital.
Mom, haven’t you always wanted to be the top scorer to bring glory to you?”
Alia complained from the other end of the phone.
“Your grades have always been the best in your school.
You have a good brain and excel in studies, what does that have to do with Emily?
She’s just a college graduate, not as good in studies as your brother.
Letting her tutor you was already giving her face.
Why don’t you let your brother tutor you?
He’ll definitely be better than Emily.”
Grace Willow looked down on Emily, and one reason was because Emily was just a college graduate.
Although she later earned a bachelor’s degree through adult education, compared to her son’s regular graduate studies at the Capital dical College, Emily was far behind.
“My brother is usually so busy with work, seeing patients, and writing papers.
How would he have the ti to tutor ?
Why don’t you hire a tutor for ?”
Though Emily was just a college graduate, her high school grades were almost neck and neck with my brother’s.
It seed she only ended up at a college because of an unexpected incident during the entrance exam.
Emily’s tutoring was simple and easy to understand, better than even the top-level teachers at their school.
Rainny didn’t dare to say that her grades had dropped to the tenth position recently because Emily hadn’t been tutoring her.
“Hiring a tutor, do you know how much that would cost?
Kid, your family just bought a house not long ago.
Your brother has to pay the mortgage every month; you should be saving a bit.”
Grace Willow was reluctant to spend that money.
In her opinion, her daughter’s good academic performance just needed a little effort to be sufficient.
“How about I ask Sophie Parker to tutor you?
Sophie is Emily’s sister.
She’s just started dating your brother, and I’ve heard she’s a student at a prestigious university.
She must be far superior to Emily, the college graduate.”
Upon hearing this, Alia was delighted to agree.
Grace Willow then called Sophie Parker.
Upon hearing that it was Alia looking for her help with tutoring, Sophie agreed without a second thought.
Besides Adam Willow, Emily also had information on the Willow Family in her notebook.
Alia was a good student and very polite.
Seeing Sophie so straightforward, Grace Willow felt much better.
“Little Sophie, there’s one more thing.
I finished the health supplents you bought for last ti.
Could you get so more for ?”
Sophie agreed imdiately.
Grace Willow hung up the phone with a chuckle, thinking that Sophie was indeed generous.
But just the thought of Emily made Grace Willow sowhat displeased, so she called Adam Willow to add exaggerations to scold Emily.
“Adam, that Emily is just ungrateful.
She has forgotten how, over the years, the Parker Family gave her a cold shoulder, and during the holidays, it was our Willow Family that invited her to als.
Every year I gave her New Year’s money.
And on her eighteenth birthday, I even gave her a gold bracelet.
Rember to get that money and the bracelet back.”
Listening to his mother rant on the other end of the phone, Adam Willow frowned tightly.
He pressed his stomach with one hand, which ached repeatedly.
Lately, he’d been eating take-out and cafeteria food, been busy with work, and his gastric issues were showing signs of recurring.
He thought of Emily.
Whenever his gastritis acted up before, Emily would make pumpkin millet porridge for him and used a family massage technique that eased the pain with just a touch.
Adam Willow, enduring the stomachache, tried calling Emily, but she didn’t answer.
Ever since Emily moved out of the Parker Family ho, Adam called her, but she neither picked up nor returned his calls.
Adam had no choice but to wait for Emily at the hospital entrance.
After waiting for over ten minutes, Emily ca out after work.
In the morning, Mrs.
Parker had called Emily, asking her to go to Cloud Lake Villa with Carlos for dinner that night.
Compared to Grace Willow, Emily had a far better impression of Mrs.
Carter.
Mrs.
Carter was educated, reasonable, and never behaved like a demanding mother-in-law.
If there was a disagreent, she would simply transfer money, embodying the ideal mother-in-law many won dread of.
Just as she reached the hospital entrance, waiting for the driver,
she spotted soone blocking her path.
“Emily, my stomach hurts.”
Adam Willow frowned, his face a bit pale, looking like an abandoned puppy.
In the past, whenever he said that, no matter how angry Emily was, she would let it go imdiately.
He really missed the taste of Emily’s pumpkin millet porridge.
“Adam Willow, you’re a doctor yourself.
If your stomach hurts, take dicine.”
Emily noticed a familiar black Bentley stopping nearby.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Why was he here?
Even through the car window, Emily could feel a scrutinizing gaze upon her.
Carlos sat in the car.
Earlier that morning, Mrs.
Carter had called him, urging him to bring Emily over for dinner.
He hadn’t expected that right at the hospital entrance, he would see Emily in a tug-of-war with that Doctor Willow.
Had Emily not made things clear to him yet?
Or was she still not over Adam Willow?
How far had things gone between Emily and him?
Hugging?
Holding hands?
Or kissing?
The more Carlos thought, the more his face darkened.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Oliver Ross suddenly felt that the temperature inside the Bentley had dropped a little.
“Emily, we’re still friends, right?
The issues between us shouldn’t involve my mother and sister.
They both really like you and treat you like family.
Over the years, during the holidays, my mother always sent you New Year’s money and gifts.
My sister has always trusted you like an older sister.”
If Adam hadn’t ntioned this, Emily would’ve been fine, but his words brought a mocking look to her face.
“Adam Willow, my last na is Parker, and yours is Willow.
How could we be family?
Whether in the past, present, or future, I’m not in the sa league as the Parker Family, let alone family.
Since you ntioned New Year’s money and gifts, let’s settle that account.”
Emily spoke, opening the accounting app on her phone and handing it to Adam Willow.
“This is a record of the money I’ve spent on you and your family over the years.
Let’s also settle up for the New Year’s money and gifts your mom gave .”
Emily had decided to draw a clear line with Adam Willow, so naturally, she wanted to settle everything.
She wasn’t short on money, but she didn’t want to waste even a penny on the Willow Family.
Adam Willow looked at the phone.
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