Maria struggled to prop herself up, watching her agent’s phone ring several times before she finally spoke with a hint of apology in her voice. “Lilian, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault that you have to be here with me. I remember you still have a lot of work to do. I’m fine now, don’t let me hold you back from your work.”
“It’s okay, I’ve already taken leave from the company,” Lilian smiled but her phone continued to ring.
Seeing Lilian about to hang up, Maria quickly stopped her and said, “I’m fine now. You should go and take care of your work without any delay since Kim is here too. He’s a doctor.”
It was clear that Maria and Kim were close friends as Lilian didn’t say anything else except for some instructions before leaving.
Kim checked Maria’s temperature and confirmed that she had fully recovered from the fever before rolling up his sleeves and saying, “Let me cook something for you so that you can regain some strength.”
“You don’t have to trouble yourself,” Maria felt embarrassed and called out after him.
“As your friend, it is my duty to take care of you even if I wasn’t a doctor…” Kim paused slightly as he met Maria’s gaze directly then said in a serious tone, “I should do this for you.”
“Thank you.” Maria raised an eyebrow slightly; she seemed lost in thought about something.
After eating some simple food, Maria felt much better but furrowed brows remained on her forehead without any signs of relaxation.
In fact, Kim had been quietly observing Maria all along as she appeared very nervous throughout their time together.
Kim knew what was going on with Maria right now but he didn’t bring it up; instead he just quietly accompanied her by the side.
Not long after, Kim heard that Maria wanted to see a psychologist, so he immediately took her there.
“Maria, don’t worry. Relax, and try not to dwell on those unpleasant things,” Kim comforted Maria as he drove.
“Okay,” Maria nodded thoughtfully.
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The Doyle Villa
“What did you say?” Florence looked at the people in front of her with anger written all over face while frowning deeply at them one by one.
These people were hired by Florence herself who wanted them kidnap Maria. However, they were now standing before Florence bruised and battered looking worse than ever before.
“Miss Doyle, we’ve captured the person. Who would have thought a group of people would suddenly appear? Some of our brothers managed to escape; otherwise, we might have lost our lives there.”
The leader, a burly man covering his face, spoke with a slightly unclear voice.
They thought this job would be a piece of cake, but little did they know it would lead to such big trouble.
However, precisely because of this, they gathered the courage to ask Florence for more money.
“A group of people…” she said under her breath, but she already had an idea in her mind. Only Patrick could have found Maria so quickly.
Florence’s hand tightened on the table as she wondered what Jane had given Patrick to make him help her so willingly.
“Miss Doyle…” The leader spoke up when Florence didn’t say anything. “We’ve suffered serious injuries and the money you gave us before isn’t enough for our treatment.”
“Money?” Florence narrowed her eyes and turned away from them in disgust. “I understand. I’ll give you another five million later. Is that enough?”
Although she said this out loud, Florence wished she could kick them out immediately. But if she did that, it was likely that the kidnapping of Maria would be exposed, something Florence definitely didn’t want.
“That’s enough,” they replied before leaving satisfied.
As soon as they left, Florence’s expression turned fierce and angry as she slammed her hand down on the table muttering, “What a bunch of useless people! They can’t even handle one woman.”
Looking at several missed calls from Waylen on her phone, a cold smile appeared on Florence’s lips when thinking about his situation; he was just a useless playboy after all.
But then something came to mind and without hesitation, she rushed off to see Peter at his company office.
“Why are you here?” Peter asked surprised by his sister’s sudden appearance while also noticing that something seemed wrong with her mood. “Who made you angry?” he asked concernedly.
Florence sat down on the sofa nearby and looked at Peter asking, “Brother, how is everything going with Jane?”
Hearing this question caught Peter off guard before laughing lightly, “What do you mean?”
“What do I mean? You need to hurry up and win over Jane!” Her voice raised a few octaves.
If her older brother really managed to win over Jane, then there wouldn’t be any problem dealing with that bitch anymore!
However, at this moment, Peter did not notice Florence’s expression. His body leaned back slightly as he thought back to his interactions with Jane over the past few days.
Previously, he also believed Florence’s words and thought that Jane was a woman with deep scheming intentions. However, as he gradually got to know her better, Peter discovered that Jane was very special.
She had a strong and independent personality and could handle anything with ease. Being around her was very comfortable for him.
Peter felt that perhaps only such a powerful and beautiful woman would be worthy of him in the future.
“Brother?” Florence turned her head and saw Peter lost in thought, making her wonder what was going on. “Peter!”
It wasn’t until now that Peter snapped out of it. He looked at Florence and asked, “If I really do pursue Jane, would you be willing to let her become your sister-in-law?”
“What?” Florence couldn’t believe what she just heard from her brother’s mouth. She carefully observed his expression and seemed to sense something off about him.
“Jane is indeed worthy of being the Doyle family’s lady.” Peter rubbed his chin while talking to himself.
“Brother!” Florence screamed suddenly as she stood up abruptly which startled Peter.
“What happened? Why are you so jumpy? Who upset you today?” He looked up at her curiously.
Florence took a deep breath before closing her eyes and saying in a low voice, “Nothing much… just go ahead and pursue Jane so I can see for myself.”
After speaking, Florence walked away in her high heels, but her eyes were filled with resentment.
She never expected Peter to actually fall for that wretched woman, Jane.
What does Jane have that’s so special? Why is everyone surrounding her?
Florence looked at her reflection in the glass window and almost bit down on her lip in frustration.