Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 325

Chapter 325 Adults Are All Liars The next day, Gizem received a phone call from Lauren. “What is themeaning of all this?” Lauren was fuming. Gizem set her phone aside and put the call on speaker.“Nothing.” Lauren replied huffily, “I'm out of money.” “So?” Gizem's tone was ice cold. “I'm not yourparent. Am I supposed to give you an allowance?” “Gizem, what's your problem?” Lauren was upset."Just because I spent some of your money, you think you can act so high and mighty?”

“Don’t spend my money then. Every time you run out of money, you come crawling back to me,”mocked Gizem. “You!” Lauren gritted her teeth. “What the h*ll is wrong with you?” “Lauren, if youever mess around using my face again, I won't let you get away with it.” Gizem's tone was flat. “It'snot your real face anyway. What's the big fuss?” Lauren sneered. “Anyhow, once you're done withyour mission, your face and name will disappear.” “That might be so, but I am still using them now.In the meantime, you better act smarter!” Gizem retorted coolly. “Gizem, I am your senior.” Laurenwas infuriated. Gizem said indifferently, “Senior? I would still scold you the same way even if youwere my master.” With that, she hung up the phone. Lauren was boiling with rage. She set down herphone as she clenched her jaw. Stupid Gizem! She decided to make a call to Theodore. “Are youhere to tattle on Gizem?” said Theodore half-jokingly. “Master, she’s nothing but a pawn. Why areyou so nice to her?” Lauren couldn't accept this. “Oh, what do you know? Do you have any idea whoher mentor is?” he asked sternly. “Of course. Her mentor is one of your seniors. So what? She's stillfoolishly toyed by us,” uttered Lauren with contempt.

“Lauren, for the past five years, everything we have, we owe to her. She's smart, and she's useful tous,” reminded Theodore solemnly. Lauren snorted. “We are too hung up on the past. Kathleenknows how to break through to the future. She is the reason we've gotten to where we are today,”he praised. “Fine. I'll bear with her a little longer,” Lauren said icily. “By the way, any news onNicolette’s whereabouts?” asked Theodore. “No,” Lauren answered. The whole purpose of her tripthis time was to look for Nicolette. She also wanted to relax while she was at it. However, Gizem wasputting a damper on her plans. Five years ago, Nicolette had taken the chaos as an opportunity toescape. Although Theodore had told Lauren that Nicolette was no longer someone that mattered,Lauren still could not let go of the matter. That was why she was out searching for Nicolette. Laurenhad no idea where she could be hiding. There was no sign of her at all. The only thing Lauren coulddo was set this matter aside for the time being. Her priority right now was the issue in Jadeborough.The next day, Desi knew that Gizem was going to attend a charity event and insisted on taggingalong. Gizem knew that Samuel disliked it when Desi tagged along with her. This was because hewas worried Gizem would be a bad influence on Desi. Although this upset Gizem, she did not wantto stir up any trouble. “Desi, I'm sorry, but I'm really busy today. I won't have the time to look afteryou,” she explained. “Ms. Zabinski, you hate me, don’t you?” said Desi sadly. Although Desi haddiscussed this with Eil before, she still adored Gizem. “Of course not. I'll bring you next time, okay?"Gizem replied helplessly. “You adults are all liars.” Desi pouted. Just as Gizem was in a dilemma,Samuel came downstairs. When he saw his daughter's reddened eyes, his heart ached. “What'sgoing on?” “Daddy, I want to follow Ms. Zabinski to the event.” Desi tugged at Samuel's pants.“Daddy, I want to go.” “Desi, you're not supposed to go to places with too many people.” Samuel'stone was soft. Gizem stared at the elegant, handsome man before her.

It was as though he had given all his tenderness to his daughter. Even though he seemed cold onthe outside, he was surprisingly a very loving father. Desi's puppy dog face aroused pity withinthem. Due to the little girl's condition, Samuel rarely brought her out to play. He was afraid thatsomething might happen to her. Desi was very obedient as well. She had never once rebelledagainst her father's words. When Samuel first woke up and saw the scrawny state she was in, hisheart almost tore into two. The doctor said that since Desi was so tiny, it meant her mother'spregnancy probably wasn't a great one. When Samuel heard that, he hugged Desi and cried.Kathleen had sacrificed her life to give birth to Desi and Eil. How could his heart not ache? In a coldvoice, he said, “Can you promise me that you won't run around or get too excited? If anythinghappens, you must tell Dr. Zabinski at once. Do you understand?”

“Does that mean I can go?” Desi was overwhelmed with excitement. Samuel nodded. “However, Iwill go pick you up in the afternoon.” “Okay!” Desi was over the moon. She went over to Gizem. “Ms.Zabinski, I can go.” Gizem nodded. “Go get changed. I'll wait for you.” “Okay, don't leave withoutme,” Desi reminded. “I won't,” replied Gizem with a smile. Immediately, Desi turned around to goupstairs. Gizem raised her head to look at Samuel. “Mr. Macari...” “I know. My men will protect herfrom afar. Plus, I'll pick her up in the afternoon,” Samuel assured. “Don’t worry, Mr. Macari. I'll takegood care of her,” promised Gizem. His expression remained indifferent as he hummed inagreement. When she saw how cold his reaction was, Gizem felt a little insulted. Does he not trustme? Just then, Desi came back downstairs. She was wearing a beautiful pale yellow princess dress,looking very adorable. When Gizem saw the little girl, her heart almost melted. A lot of colleagues inGizem's department often criticized her for being too cold and unfriendly. Honestly, she saw herselfas a distant person as well. However, that all changed after she met Desi. Now, she realized shewasn't as emotionless as before. At least when it came to Desi, she had feelings. “Let's go.” Gizemgrabbed Desi's hand. Desi was feeling very joyful. She said goodbye to Samuel before followingGizem out. Gizem drove her new car to take Desi to the event. Half an hour later, they finallyreached the event venue. Gizem helped Desi out of the car as Gemma came out to welcome them.Gemma was surprised when she saw Desi. “Wow. Samuel let you bring his little princess out?” Gizemshrugged. "Why not?” “Hi, Ms. Young,” Desi greeted sweetly. Gemma picked her up. Desi wasKathleen's daughter. In terms of looks, she was the spitting image of her mother. Gemma had seenKathleen as a child. Thus, she adored Desi even more. However, Samuel hardly allowed Desi out ofthe house. When Gemma missed Desi, she would always visit Samuel's place. It was very unexpectedto be able to see Desi outside this time. “Come on. I'll take you to go meet the others

The host of this event is called Federick. He has a daughter who suffers from autism. With his yearsof effort, her condition has improved somewhat,” explained Gemma.