Something was said on the other end of the line that caused Rachel’s expression to turn weirder. After Rachel disconnected the line, Jolly asked, “What’s the matter?”
Rachel had a complicated look on her face. “I asked my secretary to bring Jess something to eat at the hospital. The secretary said that she saw Justin eating with Jess.”
“Aren’t the two of them as incompatible as fire and water?”
“I find it strange too.” She was extremely puzzled. These two people were still fighting in the morning because of a bowl of scrambled eggs, and they couldn’t get along at all. Why were they so harmonious now?
At this moment, inside the hospital ward, Jessica was taking a huge bite out of the pork ribs Justin bought. ‘Not bad. It tastes quite delicious. Have you had lunch yet? Do you want some?”
“It’s fine. You can finish it all.” Justin sat on the sofa opposite the bed with his arms crossed over his chest. He was far away from Jessica and watching her vigilantly.
She shook her head and looked calm. “If you’re still upset with me for what happened in the morning, I can apologize, but you’re the one who provoked me first. Who asked you to warn me? I don’t like it when people tell me what to do.”
“Do you think you’re intelligent? If you were really burned, you’re the one who’s going to suffer. What damage does it do to me?”
“Are you sure there’s no damage? Do you think Rachel would still bother you if I was really injured?” Justin remained as motionless as a mountain. “Don’t use your naive mindset to assess us.”
“Pfft.” Contempt appeared on Jessica’s face as she pushed the bowl aside. “I’m done. I want to have corn and pork ribs stew in the evening.” He didn’t say anything as he cleaned up the table and left.
“Hey, where are you going?” “Going back to prepare the corn and pork ribs stew that you wanted.” “It’s still early. It’s only 12.00PM.” Jessica) glanced at her phone. “Play games with me.”
Justin frowned. “If you don’t play games with me, I’ll call Rachel and ask her to spend time with me.” She waved the game controller in her hand triumphantly at him. “What’s your decision? Choose either option.”
At night, after Jessica finished her meal, she picked up the game controller again. “Let’s play some games. You beat me several times in the afternoon. I’m not satisfied. I want to get my victories back.”
He glanced at the time. “It’s getting late. I’m going back.”
“It’s only 8.00PM. How’s that considered late? “I want to go back to spend time with my daughter.” “What a good father.” Jessica picked up the phone. “Then, I can only ask Rachel to come and accompany me.”
Justin shot her a glance. “Rae’s on a business trip and won’t be back until a few days later.” “Then, shall we try? I’ll call her and see whether she’ll come back.” When she spoke, there was a slightly cold gleam in Jessica’s eyes and she was obviously threatening him.
Justin had lived for so many years. Besides the time Samuel was kidnapped and he was threatened to kneel down, he had never been intimidated before. In just one day, Jessica had him in the palm of her hand and was throwing her weight around.
When Hudson Pharmaceuticals arrived in Rachel’s hands, it was riddled with holes and she had to start everything all over again, which was difficult for her.
However, if Jessica made a phone call, Rachel would definitely let go of everything and rush. over in order to make up for the favor she owed Hans, even if it would affect Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ future.
Jessica took advantage of Rachel’s kindness and the need to return what she owed and she took advantage of Justin’s concern for Rachel as well.
Any discerning person would know what she was playing at, but he still jumped in without hesitation. “Okay, I’ll play games with you. We can play as long as you want.”
After saying that, Justin picked up the game controller and sat down on the couch. Fortunately, before he came, he had entrusted. Gloria to take care of the two children.
Meanwhile, after Victor coaxed Charlotte to sleep, he quietly came out of the room and looked into another room before he smiled when he saw that Samuel was asleep.
Out of these two children, Charlotte was a little more finicky, as she had to listen to a bedtime story before going to sleep. On the other hand, Samuel was so self-disciplined that he didn’t seem like a child of his age. When it was time, he would head to bed on his own without needing anyone to tell him to..
As soon as the door was closed, there was the sound of another door opening. Victor raised his head and looked at the door. After several seconds of silence, Gloria asked, “Why are you here?”
He came back to his senses. “Miss Rachel called me and said that there may be no one at home to take care of the two children these two days, so I came to help. Then, you’re…”
“Same as you, but it was Justin who called me.” After changing her shoes, she entered the house and went into the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water. “Where are Charlotte and Samuel?”
“Already asleep.”
“So early?” Gloria glanced at the time. “It’s not 9.00PM yet.” “It was Sports’ Day at school today, so they played for a long time and were probably tired.” “If you’re taking care of them, who helped Charlotte to shower?” She stared at Victor.
“You?” But Charlotte’s a girl. He immediately waved his hands. “Of course not. I asked the female teacher at the school to help her take a shower before I brought them back.”
“Female teacher? Which female teacher? Miss Lily?” Miss Lily was the home room teacher of the class next to Victor and she was quite close with him. Every now and then, she would even give him desserts she made. Gloria saw it a few times and had been angry with Victor about it.
Victor nodded truthfully. Gloria was so furious that her face was flushed before she heavily set down the cup before saying enigmatically, “How amazing. It’s only been a while since you broke up with your girlfriend, yet you’ve already found someone new.”
“No! You’ve misunderstood.”
“What did I misunderstand? I don’t think there’s any misunderstanding. All right. I don’t want to talk about this anymore!” Seeing as Gloria was sullen and enraged, Victor stopped explaining.
Amidst the silence, she glared at him. “Do you know how many bacteria are collected on the way back? What’s the use of taking a shower at school? Won’t she be dirty when she comes back?”
He looked confused. “I can’t help Charlotte take a shower.” “I’ll do it. Justin handed the task of taking care of her to me anyway. Why did you snatch my job away?”
“Haven’t you been busy lately? You don’t live nearby either. Won’t it be troublesome to go back and forth?” Gloria said in a huff, “From today onward, until Miss Rachel and the others come back, I’ll stay here too!”
The fact that the word ‘too’ was used was intriguing. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Victor’s luggage. Rachel had asked him to help take care of the children, so naturally, she asked him to just stay here. He was their teacher too, so it would be convenient for him to commute to and from work.
Victor was stunned for a long while as he resembled a wooden figurine. Gloria shot him a glare. “Do you have an opinion about that?” He recovered and repeatedly waved his hands.
“No!” But… Did this count as cohabitation before marriage although it was only temporary? When he looked at the angry expression on her face, his face suddenly turned red.
In the hospital ward, the sound of the game console continued late into the night. Jessica yawned a few times, but saw that Justin was still expressionless, as if he didn’t know what it meant to be tired.
“Sleepy?” He didn’t even look at her as he moved the joystick on the game controller, causing the characters on the TV to immediately jump and rush forward with a flying kick. She forcibly denied, “No. I’m in good spirits. Let’s carry on!”
“Okay. Carry on.”
