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The Runaway Groom Chapter 883
Irene’s words came out of the blue, leaving everyone thinking that she thought badly of them.
“How could you say that, Director Spencer?”
“We heard from Finn that you want to leave, but we’re really reluctant to see you go. The time we shared was
neither brief nor long, but we could see your character and came to acknowledge you…”
“That’s right, Director Spencer. Don’t think that badly of us,” Yolanda King chimed in.
“Really?” Irene raised a brow. “If my memory serves me right, you were the one who harassed me the most.”
Yolanda was left awkwardly speechless, but she had certainly bullied Irene a lot.
Still, Irene smiled just then. “It’s just a joke. Come on, everyone. Be seated.”
Everyone did so, and the table that was full of people was quite lively.
Eventually, Yolanda asked, “Are you really leaving, Director Spencer?”
Irene nodded. “Yeah.”
“Why? We were getting along!” Yolanda exclaimed.
“Yeah.”
“She’s right.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEveryone agreed.
Irene took a deep breath. How was she supposed to answer them?
Nonetheless, she began, “Women more or less have to start thinking about their family once they get married—”
Someone butted in before she could finish, “Is your husband forbidding you from working?”
Everyone else turned toward the one who said it, leaving him dumbfounded. “What are you looking at me for? Am I
wrong?”
They all shook their heads at the first time—it was on their minds too.
“Nope.”
“That’s a good question.”
Irene said sternly just then, “We’re talking about us. Please don’t keep mentioning my family.”
“Then why are you resigning? We can all tell you love this job,” Finn pointed out.
Irene cleared her throat. “Why do I feel like I’m being interrogated?”
“No, we just want to know your reasoning. We’re all just starting to get familiar and accepting each other, so why
leave now?”
“Accepting each other? You say it like we’re in a relationship.” Irene waved them off. “Let’s eat.”
“We won’t be in the mood to eat if you don’t make yourself clear,” Finn said.
He was the one who was most reluctant to let Irene leave, since he was the one who spent most of his time with
her and was very close to her.
Irene sighed. “Honestly, everybody… I just want to spend more time with my children. It’s that simple.”
Everyone else was silent. “You even have a bodyguard. Can’t you hire a babysitter?”
“Can babysitters play the role of a mother?”
They were once again silent.
Eventually, a female colleague said, “I understand where you’re coming from, Director Spencer. I can’t afford to do
it, but if I could, I’d like to stay home and be there for my children as they grow up, too.”
Yolanda then added, “My son and I are really distant because I never had time even as he was a child. That’s why
he’s closer to his grandmother, since she was the one who raised him.”
Women naturally had an easier time understanding the desire of being there for their children as they grew up—
even the rich faced such a problem.
The only difference was that the less wealthy needed to work to sustain their living, whereas the rich did it for their
passion or interests.
There was a world of difference—the rich had the luxury of choice, while those who did not did not.
This was the case for Irene, since she did not have to worry about money even if she did not work, let alone worry
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The rest would not leave their jobs because they could not afford to.
Yolanda took a chug of beer just then and told Irene, “You have my support. You can afford to stay home and take
care of your child and family, and working is not a must. To be honest, I would’ve quit long ago if my husband were
as rich as yours.”
“In that world, my son would not be so distant.” Yolanda chuckled self-deprecatingly.
However, there was also something she did not understand, so she asked Irene, “Honestly why do you think men
can focus on being the breadwinner for the family? Why would us women have to work and care for homes too?”
Irene could not answer that!
Still, it was likely that women got more sentimental.
Men would never understand how much women cared about the child they carried around for ten months!
“Why would you leave now, though?” Yolanda then added.
Irene actually never thought about that.
When did she decide to resign?
Perhaps it was after knowing she had a biochemical pregnancy, perhaps?
Even if it was now assured that she could no longer give birth, she felt like she owed Isaac.
He wanted a daughter so badly, but she could not give him one.
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