The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

Chapter 217 What goes around comes around

Twenty minutes later, Sarah hurried to the café where she and Philip had agreed to meet, and found

him waiting for her.

“Sorry I’m late. Something came up at the last minute.” She sat down awkwardly across from Philip.

Philip shrugged, “It doesn’t matter. I’m not busy today anyway. Tell me, what’s going on?”

Although they had remained friends after an amicable breakup, Sarah had rarely asked him out as

formally and seriously as she did today. He believed that she must have something important to tell

him.

“It’s Joey. I couldn’t think of anyone who can help her but you. Here is what happened…” Sarah began

to elaborate on Joey’s current situations.

He frowned deeply, and eventually pounded the table angrily, “I would never have let her go if I had

known how little Allen Charles cared for her. Damn it! I’ll take care of the whole thing if Joey wants to

go abroad. After that I’ll ask the best doctor to treat her and give her a whole new place to live. I will

never let her go this time. I will give her the best things in the world.”

Sarah sighed, “I know you’ve always loved her very much. I know you’re the only one who can help

her. But what about your current girlfriend Martha?”

Philip shook his head, “She won’t be a problem. It’s just a deal between us that could be ended at any

time.”

“Didn’t you two….” Sarah was curious and gossipy.

Philip laughed, “Of course not. We just made a deal and we didn't even like each other. How could I

have possibly slept with her? I have my principles. So does she. It’s just that few people really

understand her.”

During the time Philip had spent with Martha, he had come to the realization that Martha seemed to

have enjoyed fooling about to hook up with gorgeous guys or gals, but it was only the appearance. She

had been doing this on purpose to upset someone. In fact, she would only make herself more Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

miserable by doing so.

He felt sorry for her, but it was just out of pity, not love.

Sarah fell silent when she heard Philip’s explanation. She lowered her head and thought for a while

before she asked, “You didn’t sleep with her because you didn’t love her. Did you…love me back

then?”

During the past three years when they had dated, they had slept with each other less often than most

other couples, but they had had a fair amount of sex nevertheless.

Philip hadn’t expected Sarah to bring it up. He froze, but soon said with a smile, “Of course. We had

dated for so long, how could I not have loved you? It’s unlikely that I hadn’t loved you, because you are

also a very nice and wonderful girl, no less than Joey.”

Sarah smiled.

Philip was her first boyfriend of three years back in college after all. She somehow had held grudges

against the fact that he had secretly loved Joey while dating her. She was suddenly relieved to hear

what he had just said.

“Thank you for saying that. I don’t regret having dated you for three years, even if I know that you didn’t

love me as much as you loved Joey.” Sarah said, with a sad smile.

Philip had rarely seen her look the way she looked right now, and instinct told him that she must have a

lot on her mind. So he asked with concern, “Sarah, what’s going on with you? Have you been having

any trouble lately? Tell me, I'll try to help you.”

Apart from Joey, Sarah was one of his most important friends here.

“I’ve had a lot of trouble. How could I explain it in a few words?” Sarah buried her head in her hands

and said miserably.

As they say, what goes around comes around. She had brought it all on herself and had no one else to

blame. Besides, there was nothing that anyone could help her with. She was caught up in so many

things that she couldn’t even sort them out herself.

Philip became more worried. But before he could say anything, Sarah suddenly stood up and rubbed

her face. She forced a smile and heaved a sigh of relief, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I’m a strong girl, you

know. Nothing’s going to break me. All right, why don’t you just focus on how to send Joey abroad?

Three families are involved in it, Allen’s, Martin’s, and Chance’s. It won’t be easy to send Joey away

without being noticed. Why don’t you take your time and come up with a good plan? I’ve gotta go now.”

She left in a hurry.

Looking at Sarah walking away, Philip shook his head with a sigh. Sarah, Martha and Joey were

actually all nice and lovely girls.