Chapter 157 - Selling Blood
Before meeting Finnegan, Ophelia was independent and relied on herself for everything.
Without any background or support, she could only rely on herself to make a place for herself in A City.
Now she had him, and he gradually eroded her tough heart, making her inner self soft. In A City, having him was like having a root.
Now they had a home, and a home was their root.
Ophelia also wanted a home. As an orphan, she had been like a rootless duckweed, drifting with the currents. But now it was different, she had a home.
A marriage certificate firmly bound her to Finnegan, making them family.
She sat on the edge of the bed, and he kissed her lips. "Have some fruit first, fill your stomach. There's still some time before dinner."
"Okay," Ophelia relaxed and took a break for herself.
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On Magnus' side, after finishing the call with Ophelia, he lit a cigarette. When he was halfway done, his boss came.
The boss slapped Magnus on the forehead and said, "I pay you a salary so you can work, not enjoy yourself here. You are just adequate at getting things done and more than sufficient at failing. You've been at this law firm for a while, but you haven't made any progress. Lately, you've been late, leaving early, and taking leave. Magnus, do you treat this company as your home?"
Magnus immediately put out his cigarette. "Damon, I just needed some fresh air. There have been some family matters recently, and I apologize for any inconvenience. I will deal with them as soon as possible."
"You're an orphan, so what family matters could there be?" boss Damon said sarcastically. "There goes your bonus for this month. If it continues like this, I'll deduct your salary. You really think highly of yourself. Wilson Business Group has hired a team of lawyers, and you will go talk to them. If you can't get the job, don't bother coming back to work."
There was a fire burning in Magnus' heart, but he dared not speak up in front of his boss.
He couldn't afford to lose his job right now. There were mouths to feed at home.
As an orphan, Magnus was used to enduring silently. He had been silently enduring all his life.
Magnus lowered his head and respectfully replied, "Yes, Damon, I will go talk to Wilson Business Group and try my best to get the job."
The law firm was struggling these days. It hadn't received any cases for several months. Now they were hoping to secure Wilson Business Group and become an outsourced lawyer team. Only with a good reputation and successful cases could they receive more cases.
The boss ordered him, "Go to the front desk and pick up the package for me. Also, get me some afternoon coffee while you're at it. Same rules apply, I'll pay you back."
Every time the boss asked Magnus to buy something, he never gave him any money.
Magnus didn't want to ask for it and was afraid of offending the boss, so he silently endured it. However, now he was short on money and funds were tight, so he mustered up the courage to say, "Damon, I'm tight on money recently. How about you... give me the money first, and I'll go buy it for you."
As soon as he heard these words, the leader was not happy. He pointed at Magnus and said, "Magnus, what's wrong with you? I'm giving you an opportunity to flatter me, and you have the nerve to make me pay first. I can see that you really don't want to work anymore. Hurry up and buy it for me. Meet me in my office in half an hour."
Magnus couldn't speak of his grievances, but he clenched his fists in anger and chose to endure.
"Yes, Damon," he replied.
Only then did the leader leave, satisfied.
Magnus took a deep breath, wanting to smoke a cigarette to relieve his emotions, but he found that his cigarette pack was empty.
He then checked his WhatsApp wallet on his phone, but there was no money. Even adding up his bank cards, he didn't have much left.
The twenty thousand yuan that Ophelia gave him, he gave to Seraphina, took Jett Cobb to the hospital for an examination, bought various medicines, and Mrs. Riley and Tobias Cobb also underwent a full-body check-up. The money was almost spent.
Living in this big city, ordinary people really can't even afford to be sick.
With the few hundred yuan he had left, Magnus bought his leader an afternoon coffee and went back to work.
Over the years, he had made contributions to the company, but his achievements were always taken away by his leader.
Because he didn't have connections, the good things in the company never came to him, and his salary and bonuses were often deducted for various reasons.
Busy until the end of working hours, Magnus remembered his appointment with Ophelia and quickly grabbed his bag to leave work.
On the way, he saw a blood donation station set up by a mobile hospital, and there were quite a few people lining up.
Magnus parked his car on the side of the road and walked over to find out about the situation.
For each blood donation, there was a cash subsidy of five hundred yuan, as well as two pounds of eggs and a box of milk.
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