Before boarding the car, Venus subconsciously waved her hand in the direction of the café.
At the same time, Dori called out in her arms, "Mommy! Mommy!"
Surprised, Jombo followed Venus's gaze. Carla hastily turned around with her coffee in hand, so that her back was facing the road.
Fortunately, she was wearing a set of old clothes and had a cap pulled over her face, making her look completely different from the time she met Jombo. Hence, she was quite confident that he wouldn't recognize her.
"Is your mommy back?" Jombo asked casually."Mommy is-"
"She is buying some stuff at the pharmacy near our house, " Randy continued Venus's sentence, then added, "Be careful, Mr. Jombo. Don't fall down."
"Sure, sure. You watch your step too." Not noticing anything amiss, Jombo helped Randy into the car.
After a while, Carla cautiously turned her head. When she saw Jombo's car leaving, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, bringing the thermos bottle and various other items back home.
The three nurses were still waiting for the children by the door. Carla informed them that the triplets had gone out for lunch with Jombo, then told them to take the day off rather than waiting here.
However, they said that they would come again when the triplets returned.
Carla returned home and cleaned up the place a little bit before sitting at the desk to go through the medical bills.
After some calculations, she found that after paying one hundred thousand the other day, she still owed the hospital tens of thousands. Because she did not have money on her hands, she decided to make a call.
She was just about to contact the financial advisor in S Nation when a call from Diane came in. "Good news, Carla! I contacted a friend of mine and she said she needs a pianist for a few high-end weddings. The pay for each performance is two thousand. Are you in?"
"Yes, yes! Of course, I'm in!" Carla was over the moon.
"There's one tonight which starts at six. I'll go there with you and get you acquainted first."
"Sure, sure. Let's meet at five-thirty then."
"Okay. I'll send you the location."
After ending the call, Carla was still brimming with excitement. Even though the pay for wedding performances was slightly lower, at least it was considered a proper job and she wouldn't have to worry about encountering problems like the ones she did at Stifling Night.
If she could receive more jobs like these, she would be able to settle the outstanding medical fees by the end of the month.
Carla checked the time and realized with a start that it was almost five. She quickly changed her clothes and took a taxi to the designated place.
Diane was already waiting at the entrance. Upon spotting Carla, she hurried toward her. "Carla!"
"Diane, I'm sorry for being late." Carla had an apologetic look on her face. "Have you eaten? Let me buy you a meal."
"It's fine. There's no time to eat. I'll take you to meet Miss Sulana now."
Diane tugged Carla along with her while briefing her.
"Miss Sulana's company provides entertainment services for all kinds of events, so she has a lot of projects on hand. She often goes to our university to recruit part-timers. I did a few performances for her in the past, but stopped after injuring my hand.
"I visited her yesterday and told her about your situation. She said she'd let you play a few songs and if she's happy with you, she'll call you up for any part-time jobs in the future."
"This is great." Carla was overjoyed. "Thank you so much, Diane. You've helped me big time."
"You're Mr. Wigston's daughter. Besides, you've also helped me before. We're a family, so don't get all polite on me." Diane smiled. "Besides, you helped me find a doctor too."
"Oh, right. I passed your mother's medical report to my doctor friend today. She said she'll discuss it with the doctors from various departments and give me a reply in two days."
"Thank you."
"We're BFFs, right? Let's do our best together."
Diane led Carla to Foruma Sulana, who was busy distributing tasks at that moment. Upon seeing Carla, she pointed at the piano and said curtly, "Play a song for me."
"Yes." Without a moment's delay, Carla went on stage and played Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Even the staffs were mesmerized by the melody.
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