First Hospital.
Osborn lay weakly on the hospital bed, his wounds still aching, but his heart was in even more pain.
He had always thought that Jane and Patrick had really broken up, that they were truly over. And although Patrick’s engagement to Queena was a scummy move and unfair to Jane, Osborn couldn’t help feeling a little happy inside. Because he now had another chance to pursue Jane.
But at today’s engagement ceremony, Osborn realized that everything was just wishful thinking on his part. The breakup between Jane and Patrick was just their plan all along. Their seamless cooperation exposed Queena’s scheme in front of everyone.
Patrick’s public confession of love for Jane and the kiss he planted on her forehead deeply pierced Osborn’s heart. He no longer had any chance with her.
Images of Jane constantly flashed through Osborn’s mind, causing a slight pain in his heart. In a daze, he seemed to hear her voice.
Driving his car, Patrick dropped off Jane at the hospital.
“You wait here for me; I’ll go see how Osborn is doing,” said Jane as she got out of the car.
“I’ll come with you,” said Patrick as he grabbed hold of her arm.
Patrick knew exactly what feelings existed between Osborn and Jane; he didn’t want them alone together again.
Seeing Patrick acting so petty made it hard for her not to sigh inwardly, “Fine.”
The two found the doctor outside the ward door.
“Doctor,” asked Jane anxiously. “How is Osborn? Is he okay?”
The doctor replied respectfully, “Miss North, there isn’t anything serious about Mr. Maltz except that an old wound has reopened; rest is needed.”
“Alright, I understand. Thank you, doctor,” Jane sighed in relief, expressing her gratitude to the doctor.
She knocked on the door of the hospital room.
“Come in,” came Osborn’s deep voice from inside.
Jane pushed open the door followed by Patrick behind her.
As soon as Osborn saw Jane’s figure enter, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. But when he saw Patrick following behind her, the smile froze instantly.
Walking up to Osborn’s bed side, Jane lowered her head slightly, “Are you alright?”
“Not really,” replied Osborn with dimmed eyesight after seeing Patrick beside Jane.
“If there isn’t anything else we can do here, then let’s leave,” suddenly spoke coldly Patrick who stood aside.
Jane was speechless. How could they only spend one minute with the patient?
“You go wait outside, I have something to talk to Osborn about,” Jane said as she pushed Patrick out of the hospital room.
“Jane, is there something you want to tell me?” Osborn’s eyes lit up when he saw Jane push Patrick out.
“Why did you insist on going to the set so late and end up getting hurt like this?” Jane asked, frowning at Osborn lying in bed. “Can’t you take better care of yourself?”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t expect to get hurt,” Osborn apologized.
He just felt uncomfortable and wanted desperately to find work.
“Don’t worry about it. My injuries are nothing serious,” he reassured her as a warm feeling flowed through his heart when he saw how much she cared for him.
“I can go back on set tomorrow and continue filming normally.” Osborn struggled to get up from bed. “I can leave the hospital now.”
“No way! You need rest in here!” Jane firmly pressed her hand against his shoulder.
Patrick had been waiting outside for a while and was getting annoyed by being kicked out by this woman who seemed so eager to speak with Osborn alone?
Thinking this way, Patrick couldn’t help but push open the door again and walked in on an intimate scene between Jane pressing her hands onto Osborn’s shoulders
What was this woman doing? Why was she acting so intimately with another man?
Patrick’s face darkened as he strode over towards them and pulled her into his arms without hesitation, “It’s getting late; we should be heading back.”
Jane knew that this man was jealous again!
Helplessly turning towards Osborn, she said, “Okay then! You’ll stay here until your injury heals completely before returning back onto set.”
“But I don’t want my injury delaying production!” Osborn insisted stubbornly
“As your boss, what I say goes.” Jane furrowed her brows and spoke with determination.
After saying that, Jane and Patrick turned around and walked out of the hospital room.
Feeling the displeasure from the man beside her, Jane muttered, “So petty.”
“What did you say?” Patrick stopped abruptly mid-stride as anger flickered within his deep-set eyes.
“Nothing,” Jane quickly shook her head and pulled Patrick’s arm. “Let’s go back quickly.”
But Patrick suddenly pressed Jane against the wall in the corridor, his hands on either side of her shoulders, pinning her down.
“What are you doing?” Jane was a little confused.
Before she could finish speaking, Patrick’s kisses rained down on her.
“We’ll continue what we didn’t finish earlier,” Patrick said in a low voice as he sealed Jane’s lips with his own.
Jane’s heart skipped a beat or two. They were in a hospital after all. She wanted to push the man in front of her away, but Patrick remained unmoved.
The woman struggling in his arms only increased his desire for conquest. His large tongue pried open Jane’s lips and slipped inside. Lips entwined and breaths intertwined; between their noses was the faint smell of tobacco from the man before them, causing Jane to blush crimson red.
“That’s enough… stop…” Jane leaned weakly against the wall behind her and struggled to speak out loud.
Only then did Patrick reluctantly let go of her with a warning tone, “Stay away from Osborn next time!”
Jane was speechless…
She and Osborn were just colleagues who needed to work together; this man was just being jealous for no reason at all!
Just as she was about to speak up again, she heard a young woman’s voice, “Jane, can you tell me which ward Osborn is in?”
Quickly pushing aside Patrick, Jane followed Maria’s voice with curiosity. It turned out that it was Maria who had spoken up earlier!
She pointed towards Osborn’s ward door, “It’s right there.”
“Thank you,” Maria thanked them both before asking worriedly, “Is Osborn okay?”
“It’s nothing serious,” replied Jane with a smile. “His wound just reopened slightly…why are you here so late?”