average american beauty

Everyone is actually very worried, but no one knows the specific situation of Laura.Even Charlotte, the person in charge of the women's clothing section, said that she only found out in the morning that Laura would not be coming to work today.

It wasn't until the staff meeting in the evening that Caroline and the others learned from Ms. Green's announcement that Laura in the women's clothing section had applied to leave Meisi Department Store due to personal reasons.

Several girls had no way to accept this result.After the meeting, they trailed Ms. Green in the hope of getting more information, ideally if it was wrong, or at least there was room for reversal.

Ms. Green stopped at the door of her office, turned around and faced the young girls in front of her,

"When each of you first came to Meisi, I told you not to be blinded by your own desires." Her eyes showed a sharpness that was different from usual, "Now, let me say it again, I hope you Remember them all."

"By the way, Laura probably doesn't want to see you now."

Before entering the office, Ms. Green said that there was no chance for everyone to ask questions.

"What's going on, Ms. Green didn't explain clearly, and Laura didn't leave us a message. Is she seriously ill?" Joanna walked around several people like a frizzy child, "Yes, How about we go and see her and when she's well we'll ask Ms Green and the manager to let her back?"

"Don't make trouble, when Laura is willing to tell us, she will come back to us." Vivienne said while holding Joanna's shaking figure.

"But I'm worried. She was in a bad state yesterday. Caroline saw it, and Charlotte must have seen it too, right?" Joanna looked at the two of them as if asking for proof.

Caroline knew that her guess yesterday was at least half right, and she was also very disturbed. She was eager to verify whether the other half of her guess was right or wrong, so she nodded and said, "Why don't we go and visit."

"But who knows her current address?" Vivienne asked, "You don't know either, so we can only wait, either when Laura comes back to us, or when Ms. Green is willing to tell us the specific situation, otherwise Chicago With a population of several 10, where can we find her?"

Joanna looked at everyone's reaction and her expression collapsed.

Caroline followed Charlotte as they left the mall.

"It's you, Caroline," Charlotte turned around.

"You know what's wrong with Laura, right? You've been at the counter with her, you must have known." Caroline looked at the girl who was silent most of the time, "Are you going to find her now?"

"I'm just going home," said Charlotte awkwardly.

"You never take the No. 74 tram." Caroline looked at the tramway not far away. "Please take me there, Charlotte, I have to see Laura."

Charlotte and Caroline didn't say anything along the way.

Laura's new address was on Adams Street, across from City Park in the center of the city.

When Caroline followed Charlotte to the gate of the apartment building, she happened to see Drouet coming out of it, carrying a suitcase and boarding a black taxi on the side of the road.

"Is that him?" Caroline's voice trembled.

"Probably." Charlotte only saw the back of the man getting into the carriage, but Caroline's tone made her feel strange, "Why are you so nervous?"

Caroline couldn't explain it, she couldn't say it because in the original story Carrie was Drouet's lover.She also knew that thinking about these things was just cocooning herself, but she still couldn't help thinking of herself as that little butterfly flapping its wings.

Laura's complexion was still not very good. When she opened the door, she saw that Charlotte and Caroline behind her also had a weary expression. She just turned sideways and invited the two of them into the apartment.

The apartment was beautifully furnished, and Laura stood in the center of the living room in a white house gown.

"I knew it, and you guessed it too." Laura looked at Caroline, using declarative sentences.

She invited them to sit down, picked up the coffee pot on the table, poured two cups of coffee, and pushed them in front of them.

"Have you decided when to get married?" Charlotte didn't drink, but asked Laura directly.

Laura didn't answer, and it took a long time before she looked up, as if she wanted to smile, but the corners of her mouth couldn't be lifted anyway, "I haven't told him yet."

She didn't make it very clear, but all three knew what Laura was referring to.

"If you don't want your child to be born in the name of an illegitimate child, you must get married in the shortest possible time." Charlotte's words were still as straightforward as a knife, but they were also true.

"Then how do you say I'm 'married'?" Laura stared at Charlotte.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have brought Caroline." Charlotte fell silent again.

Caroline looked at Laura's painful expression, and signaled Charlotte not to speak.

"Do you love him, Laura?" Caroline moved to sit beside Laura.

"Of course I love him!"

"Then, does he love you?" This is what Caroline really wants to ask.

"Of course he loves me. He said that his business has been doing well recently, and he will soon be able to save enough money for the wedding, and he will be ready for the wedding when he returns from a business trip in Denver in two days," Laura said quickly. It seems to be convincing Caroline, and it seems to be convincing myself.

"Are you really that sure?"

Laura's face became even paler, and she knew that Drouet was probably dealing with her as before.

"If he doesn't want to, what are you going to do? Do you want to kill this child, leave Drouet, go to a new place, start a new life, or use this child as a bargaining chip in marriage to force Drouet to marry ? Even if this marriage is not what you want in the end?"

"Caroline, how can you say that about me? Why do you talk to me in such a condescending tone?" Laura yelled at Caroline like an irritated little beast, "And You Charlotte, what are you doing here, to care about me or to see my jokes?!"

"Sorry, I said too much", Caroline understood that her words were overstepped, but she had to know Laura's attitude first.

In fact, it is almost impossible for Laura to make the first choice. They are living in the nineteenth century. Aborting a fetus is not only a sensational event in today's society, but it is even unforgivable if it is related to the influence of religion.Moreover, the current medical level cannot guarantee the safe completion of the operation.

What's more, Laura was deeply infatuated with Drouet.

The poor girl was also very clear about her situation. Her eye circles became more and more red, and finally she couldn't restrain her emotions, and she covered her face with her hands and began to cry. "But what should I do? I haven't told him yet, every time he mentions getting married, he pushes back and forth. I'm so scared, what should I do if he leaves alone?"

"You want to marry him, right, even if you may not be happy after marriage?" Caroline finally confirmed with Laura.

Laura nodded vigorously, "I must marry him. Can you do it? I know you are smarter than me, so you must do it, right? Caroline?"

Caroline pressed her frowning brows and didn't answer, but all the information she knew quickly flashed through her mind.

"Do you know where his company is?" Caroline asked after thinking about it.

"I know that Drouet works as a salesman in Baga Company. Their company is very big, and he is also appreciated by the boss."

"Do you know his boss and circle of friends?"

"I've met one or two of his friends, and he said that he would introduce some friends to me," Laura said awkwardly, "but we usually go out alone, and I don't want to meet those irrelevant people."

Caroline stood up and walked around the living room slowly, causing Laura and Charlotte to look at her.Caroline herself doesn’t have a lot of emotional experience, so she can only infer the practices that may be beneficial to Laura from the social experience of the present and future generations, such as the society’s requirements for successful people, and the important employees of large companies. If she wants to ensure that Drouet will not give up her little girlfriend, Laura must have some chips in her hands, chips other than this child.

"Laura, you have to cheer up, you can't look like this with fear every day." Caroline sat back beside Laura.

"When he comes back from a business trip, you have to prepare to tell him about the child, but before that, you have a lot of things to do." Caroline held her breath, she felt that once she said the next words, there would be something It's different.

"You have to let Drouet remember the happy time you spent together, let him recall the heartbeat you had when you were together, and never cry again until the critical moment."

"You have to let him take you to meet his colleagues, his boss, and those "high society connections" he likes, and you have to let him admit in front of everyone that you are her fiancée, or at least her official girlfriend, Then hint to everyone that you are going to get married soon."

"Talk about the children after this. If it still doesn't work, take us with you. Tell Drouet then that you've told all of us that you're going to be married soon, and if he dumps you, soon the upper class in Chicago There will be gossip in the society, saying that Drouet of Baga Company is an unreliable salesman, and their business relies on connections, and it is much harder to be a middleman who abandons his wife and children than a middleman with a wife and son."

After Caroline finished speaking, she supported her drowsy head with her hands.She didn't know if what she said would be useful. For a while, her mind was filled with the chaotic novel she had read in her previous life, for a while, the feeling of being desperate when she first came to this world, and for a while, Laura Just crying faces.

"Are you sympathizing with me?" Laura looked at Caroline differently from before.

"No, everyone has their own life, and I have no right to sympathize with anyone." Caroline looked down at the empty coffee cup in her hand and said, "I'm just, I'm just saying this from the perspective of a friend, if you I think it’s useless.”

She didn't even dare to look directly into Laura's eyes. She knew that Laura's situation was the result of Laura's own choice, but she still had the illusion that her fate had been passed on, which made Caroline flustered.

A few months passed, when she thought she had finally gained a foothold in this world, the reality told her that the so-called trajectory of fate was still entangled around her.

"But no matter what the final result is, never do things that hurt yourself, you can still come to us, you know where we all live", Caroline thought of the worst possibility, and immediately looked into Laura's eyes again Said, and turned to look at Charlotte, who also nodded to Laura.

I've done what I can, Caroline told herself.

After all, Carrie's story is just a story, a possibility.For Laura, if not Drouet, maybe someone else; for Drouet, too, not Sister Carrie, not Laura, but another young girl caught up in love and lust for money.

Before leaving, Laura hugged Caroline and Charlotte with all her strength, she didn't look like she was out of control just now, and she didn't say any words of thanks, only one sentence,

"I will definitely win."

……

Caroline returns to her new apartment at night.When she came in, she felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Isabella was sketching under the light, Caroline forced herself to say hello and entered her room.

There was no sheet on the bed, but Caroline didn't care. She fell headfirst on the bare mattress, and soon fell asleep before she even had time to change her clothes.

The author has something to say: Regarding the plot, Caroline is not considered a person with lofty ideals, a strong heart and ability, regardless of her past and present lives. .There is no perfect person in this story, and there is no big villain that makes people gnash their teeth with hatred. Anything more will be a spoiler.

(PS: There are a lot of controversies in this chapter, so I will come back and explain. For this kind of thing, whether to manage or not depends on the person, event, and situation. Laura, Drouet who was involved with the former sister Carrie, anxiety at the time, etc., were all contributing factors)

Meddling doesn't mean meddling in other people's business, and not doing nothing doesn't mean watching on. I personally think it's part of her growth, so I won't change it.A thousand readers and a thousand Hamlets feel that Caroline's "right or wrong" and "whether you like it or not" are reasonable.If you feel unacceptable, there will always be a heroine you like