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“Good morning, President Tillman.” The receptionists immediately got up and bowed in greeting.
Sophia paused in surprise, and after everyone else had finished speaking, her voice sounded belatedly. “Good morning, President Tillman.”
Sophia’s voice stood out from the rest. Anastasia was about to pass by the lobby when she suddenly heard this voice, and she couldn’t help but turn her head and glance at the girl who had greeted her. As their eyes met, one of them was smiling while the other was full of pleasant surprise.
“Miss Goodwin.” Anastasia looked surprised to see Sophia at the front desk.
The other receptionists next to her instantly stared at Sophia. Why is President
Tillman addressing her like they’re acquainted? Do they know each other?
Anastasia walked up to Sophia with a friendly expression and asked curiously, “When did you start working at my company?”
“It’s my first day here,” Sophia replied.
Anastasia pondered slightly before offering, “I am short of an assistant.
Would you like to be my assistant?”
“But I’m not experienced in this area,” Sophia refused. She couldn’t casually accept the job either.
“That’s fine. You can learn if you don’t know.” Saying that, Anastasia said to Grace who was behind her, “Go to the HR department and handle the necessary procedures for her.”
Then, she turned to Sophia and said, “Come on, follow me to my office.”
Just like that, Sophia walked to the elevator with Anastasia under the envious gazes of all the receptionists. She was filled with gratitude toward Anastasia for taking care of her, and Anastasia was also glad to have her as her assistant.
Once they were inside the elevator, Anastasia asked Sophia concernedly, “Why aren’t you with Mr. Weiss?”
Previously, when Arthur brought Sophia along to her wedding, Anastasia noticed his caring attitude toward her, so she thought that he liked Sophia. And when her husband was in danger last time, Arthur and Richard had rushed over from great distances to save him, so she naturally had to be kind to Sophia.
Sophia explained embarrassedly, “President Tillman, you must have misunderstood. W-We’re just friends.”
Anastasia pursed her lips into a smile. From the way Sophia carried herself, she didn’t look like she was from an ordinary family. So, she asked, “Are you having some sort of family trouble?”
“No, I just wanted a stable job.” Sophia was unable to look straight at the dazzling Anastasia.
“All right, then you can rest easy and work with me! If there’s anything you don’t know, I’ll ask someone to teach you.” As they exited the elevator, Anastasia instructed while pointing at the lounge nearby, “Go and rest over there for now.”
Sophia felt extremely lucky to receive this treatment on her first day at work.
Grace promoted her position to the president’s assistant, making them colleagues.
“Grace, you have to teach her everything she needs to know about work. She’s a friend of my husband’s friend,” Anastasia said to Grace..
“Yes, President Tillman, I will.” Grace nodded.
Soon, Sophia owned her own office, which was spacious and bright, and she could enjoy the excellent view from the floor-to-ceiling windows. As they were located in a landmark building in the city center, the landscape was stunning all around.
Anastasia had just taken a seat when her phone rang with a call from Elliot, which she answered. “Hello?”
“The housekeeper just called and told me that Grandma suddenly collapsed. I’m rushing over from the financial summit to the hospital.” Elliot’s voice sounded anxious.
Anastasia was taken aback as well, and she hurriedly replied, “I’ll head over too.”
She grabbed her bag and went out, but after a moment of thought, she said to Sophia, “Sophia, come out with me. Grace, stay here and call me if anything happens.”
Sophia immediately got up and followed her out, and when the two walked past the front desk and headed out of the lobby, Adriana had already parked the car outside and was waiting for them. Then, the three immediately rushed toward Presgrave Hospital.
Harriet, who had just been sent over, was in the emergency rescue room, while the housekeeper, Jodie, the hospital director, and Brenda and her husband were all outside.
“Why did my grandmother collapse?” Elliot asked Jodie.
Jodie replied with reddened eyes, “There’s no reason. She just said in the morning that she wanted to trim the flowers herself, so I brought her to the living room, but she collapsed soon after.”
Brenda was already in her fifties, and she comforted her nephew, “Calm down, Elliot. At your grandma’s age, these things are bound to happen.”
Elliot’s chest tightened. Deep within his heart, he never thought about his grandmother’s age and always hoped that she would live a long life. However, Harriet was already 83 this year. A person’s life was like a candle, and there would always come the time when its flame would burn out. Sure enough, not long later, several specialist doctors came out of the emergency rescue room with heavy and serious expressions. It was clear that there was no need for Harriet to be saved this time.
“How is she, Rob?” Brenda asked the frontmost doctor.
“After our evaluation, we think that we should stop causing pain to Old Madam Presgrave. Moreover, she has also woken up and refused our request for surgery. She wants to see you all instead.”
Brenda couldn’t hold back her tears, and she asked in a hoarse voice, “How much time does she have left?”
“In addition to severe heart failure, many of her organs are not functioning well either. She has at most two days left.”
Elliot clenched his fists. Harriet was about to leave the world, but he couldn’t do anything. Brenda also turned her head sadly and buried herself in her husband’s arms, and the atmosphere turned somber. In this world, the most painful thing was to say goodbye to one’s loved ones forever.
Just then, Anastasia stepped out from the elevator. When she saw the group of people taking up the entire hallway, even if she didn’t know what was going on, the atmosphere had already made her heart beat violently, and she looked at her husband. Elliot’s eyes were red, and there was a hint of tears in his eyes. At the sight, Anastasia handed her bag to Sophia before she quickly walked over and embraced him. Elliot hugged her back tightly, a choked sound coming from his throat.
Anastasia’s tears stained his collar as she asked softly, “What happened to Grandma?”
“Grandma is passing,” Elliot replied hoarsely.
Hearing that, Anastasia let her tears fall silently.
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