"Aunt, have you ever considered that academic qualifications don't equate to character and capability? Thank you for your advice. I know you an well and I will give it due consideration!"
Seeing that Isla Astir was taking her words to heart, Sabrina Sabir was quite pleased, "Isla is not only good at making money, but she is also a dutiful and sensible young girl! Unlike our Christina, who has nothing and only knows how to answer back all day long! She could drive one mad!"
Isla Astir continued: "Aunt, I'm not very skilled at driving. There are a lot of cars on the road now, and I can't divide my attention chatting. It would not be good if sothing were to happen."
Hearing this, Sabrina Sabir said nervously, "I should have let your cousin take us!"
Isla Astir didn't say anything more.
Perhaps fearing an accident, Sabrina kept quiet for the rest of the journey.
Soon, they arrived at the underground car park of the hospital.
Which ant it was ti for one of Isla's biggest headaches – parking the car in reverse.
She couldn't park the car even after several attempts, which left Sabrina Sabir speechless, "Isla, although you've learned how to make money, you can't even manage sothing as simple as reversing a car! No wonder you couldn't make it to a good university! This is far too dim-witted!
You're not even half as good as George.
Unable to get the car parked and already irate, Sabrina's words were like throwing gasoline on a fire. Enraged, Isla felt like cursing back, 'If you can do it, then you do it.'
But she held back.
Just at that mont, a kindly male voice ca from outside the car window, "Turn the steering wheel half a turn to the left, reverse slowly, then straighten up. Yes, just like that!"
Following this voice's instructions, Isla was finally able to park the car.
She opened the car door and said, "Thank you so much!"
"No need to be formal, Miss Astir."
That voice, it seed sowhat familiar.
Looking up, she saw that the man who ca was the sharply dressed Mandel Thompson.
Mandel Thompson was tall, nearly six-and-a-half feet.
With handso features and an extraordinary aura.
Wherever he stood, he resembled the male protagonist of a movie.
Sabrina Sabir looked him up and down, a sense of crisis befalling her.
Sowhat taken aback, Isla chuckled, "Mr. Thompson! I didn't expect to run into you at the hospital again!"
Mandel Thompson nodded, "How's your uncle doing?"
"He's fine now, he's planning to be discharged today," Isla answered.
"Is there anything you need help with?" Mandel Thompson continued to ask.
Isla replied, "Thank you, but no."
Just at this point, Thompson's assistant ca over, "President Thompson!"
Thompson looked at his assistant, then turned back to Isla, "I apologize Miss Astir, I have to leave now for sothing. If you need any help, feel free to call anyti."
"Understood, Mr. Thompson."
Watching Thompson's retreating figure, Sabrina Sabir squinted her eyes, then asked, "Isla, who is this man?"
"A friend." Isla chose her words carefully.
She didn't want to reveal the circumstances of how they t.
Sabrina was one to take advantage whenever she could. If she were to know why she t Mandel Thompson, she would definitely try to take advantage of him.
"Oh," Sabrina continued, "This man looks rich!"
"Maybe, I'm not sure." Isla said.
Sabrina kept pace with Isla and continued, "Isla, let tell you. These rich n are fickle. Many successful n like to hook up with young and pretty university students! As soon as they've got them hooked, they propose to support them financially! What's worse is that so of these n already have wives, but keep mistresses on the side! So, these rich n are all bad n!"
Sabrina was speechless, but she didn't want to argue with Isla. She just replied indifferently, "It's case by case."
Not all rich n are like that.
Sabrina continued, "How did you et this rich friend of yours? I observed him and I reckon he's around thirty. Even if he's not, he's still likely to be in his late twenties! He must be married! And even if he isn't, he surely has a girlfriend!"
She was indirectly hinting to Isla that she shouldn't harbor any inappropriate feelings for Mandel Thompson.
Isla replied, "What does that have to do with ? We're just friends!"
"How can you be friends with a married man!"
Isla didn't want to carry on the conversation, so she quickened her pace and changed the subject, "Aunt Sabrina, hurry up. My mom and the others are surely getting impatient."
"They've only been waiting for such a short ti! How can they be impatient!"
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