Chapter 11 Dating
Yvette's presence left Violet feeling discontented. However, Yvette's demeanor provided no valid reason for Violet to lose her temper, and she could only tolerate it.
Recalling a moment upon her arrival when someone brought gifts for Yvette, Violet noted how Yvette graciously accepted them from afar, expressing gratitude to others. A smile played on her lips, instantly drawing attention to her face.
It was the first time Violet had critically appraised Yvette. Yvette appeared unremarkable, yet when their gazes met, Violet found herself moved by the gentleness in Yvette's eyes.
A proud woman naturally wouldn't reveal her true emotions in front of others. Violet remarked, "When he was with me, he wanted the whole world to know. I thought his character was just that flamboyant."
Yvette smirked lightly, showing little emotion, her eyes still gentle. "He is different with you, naturally."
Violet responded coldly, "You understand my intentions, yet you pretend not to. Does this facade of ignorance make you appear more innocent?"
Yvette struggled to maintain her charade, only to be exposed. Her face turned pale instantly. After a moment of contemplation with lowered eyes, she finally spoke, "I simply hope we can conclude this conversation amicably."
"From the moment we became involved with the same man, peace between us became unattainable," Violet asserted, "Albert will have to make a choice."
Yvette wanted to say something to Violet but ended up remaining silent, merely nodding in agreement. "Yes."
After Violet left, Yvette felt a bit uncomfortable in her throat. She picked up her glass of water, ready to drink, only to find it empty, as if she was trying to maintain a relationship with Albert that didn't exist.
Yvette had witnessed what it looked like when Albert loved someone; he wanted the whole world to know about his love.
She had also been a witness to his love.
Yet, that wasn't something she could have, so she never hoped for it.
Without this child, Albert and she would have had no intersection in this lifetime.
His choice was clear.
A batch of pilots, flight attendants, and safety certificates at North Airlines were about to expire and needed to be notified one by one. It was originally something the administrative staffs should have done, but since there had been no recruits, Yvette and the others had taken care of it.
Sylvia was very dissatisfied with the leadership's arrangements, but Yvette was grateful that it kept her too busy to overthink things.
One day, when Yvette was about to take a nap, Sylvia came in and casually threw a few papers on her desk. Before Yvette could react, Sylvia had already turned to leave.
"What's this?" Yvette quickly stood up and asked.
"These are the results of your husband's last check-up, which are needed for the renewal. You're family, so take them to him," Sylvia said, leaving without giving Yvette a chance to refuse.
The term 'husband' sounded so intimate that she couldn't even associate it with Albert.
After work, Yvette took a bus to the hotel owned by North Airlines. She remembered Albert had been on a recent flight mission. He lived in the east, and when he had flight missions, he usually stayed at the staff hotel.
Yvette felt a bit awkward as she approached Albert. In the past few days, he had shown a strong aversion towards her due to the incident with Violet's pilot license, and they had not been in touch for several days since then.
Yvette blamed Sylvia in mind.
Initially, she just wanted to see if she could run into Albert. However, as soon as she entered the hotel, she caught sight of him.
Cars were parked in various directions in the parking lot, and Albert stood not far from the exit. He was tall and broad-shouldered and exuded a contemplative air in his black formal attire. At that moment, he leaned against his car, smoking a cigarette. The air was damp and chilly, with only the smoke lingering in the air.
The person opposite him was Victor, and they were in conversation.
Albert blew smoke rings and casually said, "Thanks for covering my shift."
"It's no big deal," Victor, knowing full well why Albert wanted the shift change, teased, "But don't think I'm a fool; you're just trying to avoid Violet."
Albert, reluctant to discuss further, crushed the cigarette butt and casually tossed it into the trash can.
"If you have nothing else, I'll be on my way," he stated.
"Every time I bring up this matter, you want to leave. Did Violet offend you?" Victor asked discontentedly. "Why don't you come to my place for dinner this weekend? My tenant has moved out, so it's just me at home. I'll invite Violet as well. What do you think?"
"No, I have plans for the weekend," replied Albert.
"What plans do you have?"
"I'm planning to have dinner with my mother-in-law."
Albert's tone was casual, and it took Victor a moment to grasp what he was saying. Almost like hearing a joke, Victor patted Albert on the shoulder and said, "You're kidding, right?"
"I'm not kidding," Albert replied.
This statement left Victor very puzzled. He asked, "You're not married yet, so how do you have a mother-in-law?"
"I just got married a few days ago."
"Albert, what are you saying?" Victor furrowed his brow tightly and said, "Really? You're married for real? Why?"
Albert responded calmly, "I have a child now."
"Where did the child come from? I thought you weren't dating anyone," Victor said, and then abruptly stopped as he widened his eyes, recalling something from before. He then said, "It couldn't be that woman you called the last time, could it?"
"Yes."
"Are you out of your mind, Albert? Weren't you just messing around with her? How did you end up really marrying her? Are you sure that child is yours?"
"Get lost."
Perhaps because Albert's demeanor didn't suggest he was joking any longer, Victor began to take things more seriously. "Albert, are you sure you can let go of Violet?"
Albert's movement of reaching for his cigarette pack halted.
"We broke up two years ago."
"Don't play games. The day she came back, you were so drunk. How could you possibly let her go?"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm already married."
"Who is that woman? Is she an employee of our company? Does she know about Violet?" Victor found it more and more absurd as he thought about it, pacing in place before stopping, "Albert, are you sure you can marry a woman you don't love?"
Yvette held her breath, not making a sound. She knew she shouldn't eavesdrop, but she couldn't bring herself to leave at that moment.
After a long time, she heard Albert's low voice.
He said, "I should be able to."
The fiery orange sunset appeared remarkably warm, yet the wind was quite chilly, stinging the face a bit.
Yvette thought to herself, 'He just doesn't love her, so what does it matter?'
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