“You’re sick, you can’t overexert yourself,” Patrick said lightly, adding, “that’s what the doctor ordered.”
Upon hearing this, Jane frowned.
Because of one sentence from the doctor, she was locked up in the hospital and couldn’t go anywhere.
“No, I have to go to the company and check on things. Otherwise I won’t be at ease.”
Jane persisted while Patrick remained silent.
He had always been accommodating towards Jane but now it seemed like they had reached an impasse.
“Rest well.”
Patrick left with just those words before a few bodyguards appeared outside of Jane’s room to ensure that she didn’t run away on her own.
Inside his car, Patrick took a deep breath as he felt helpless towards Jane’s stubbornness. He closed his eyes slowly as he hadn’t rested properly for days. The car was dimly lit and he was alone. He ran his hand through his hair as the Bluetooth started playing today’s news bulletin:
“After several days of police arrests, multiple criminal gangs were finally captured thanks to Mrs. Pansy and Mr. Pansy’s strong support…”
The announcer spoke crisply before Maria’s voice came through next:
“Jane, how are you? Everyone at work misses you dearly.”
Patrick instantly felt annoyed upon hearing this since Jane was currently bedridden due to illness which meant that he would have to step in and handle things himself.
He drove over to Star Entertainment where even the receptionist cowered under his imposing aura when she saw him approach her desk, “Mr. Pansy…”
The front desk lowered her head weakly, unable to believe that after all these days, it was not Jane they had been waiting for, but Patrick who had arrived instead.
Patrick merely nodded faintly, the dark cloud on his face still looming.
The front desk swallowed nervously, not knowing who had upset the big boss, Patrick.
Soon, Patrick arrived at Jane’s office, and as expected, there were many documents inside.
His eyes darkened. With so many documents, no wonder Jane couldn’t cope with her health deteriorating so quickly.
“Jane… Mr. Pansy.”
April’s voice came from outside the door. When she passed by Jane’s office, she noticed that the door was unexpectedly closed, which was unusual.
She thought it was Jane who had returned and was about to go in and greet her, but to her surprise, she met Patrick’s gloomy gaze at first glance.
“What’s wrong?”
Patrick spoke, making April too scared to say anything more.
She couldn’t believe how Jane could get along with someone as decisive and imposing as Patrick.
Seeing it was Patrick, April trembled as she greeted him a few times and then left the office.
She let out a sigh of relief and kept muttering to herself, finding Patrick really intimidating…
In the office, Patrick was handling the remaining tasks for Jane.
He dealt with some of the documents he could handle himself. When he opened Twitter, he discovered that there were still people insulting Jane under Star Entertainment’s official account.
They were saying things like she hadn’t appeared for so long and was being arrogant.
It had to be said that this generation of netizens was truly difficult to please; they were thinking about such matters even when someone was in the hospital.
Patrick tapped his fingertips on the desk. It was fortunate that he insisted on not letting Jane come to the company. Otherwise, with such a heavy workload, she definitely wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.
Even if she managed, it would be a great strain on her health.
Soon, Patrick decided to use his own Twitter account and posted about Star Entertainment and Jane.
“My wife is in the hospital and needs rest.”
Soon, a large number of praises flooded the comments.
To think that someone as influential as Patrick would openly show affection, instantly various memes and jokes emerged.
“Patrick is showing affection, if you don’t, does that mean you’re richer and more handsome than Patrick?”
People in the comments started praising Patrick for being family-oriented and loving his wife. In an instant, Jane’s reputation took a turn for the better once again.
After all, having a handsome, wealthy man like him who was willing to publicly display affection was an enviable kind of love.
After finishing his work, Patrick returned to the hospital.
Jane had been worried about Star Entertainment’s affairs all this time.
When she saw Patrick entering, she put on a stern face and refused to look at him.
“Still angry, huh?”
Patrick asked softly, and as soon as Jane heard this, she erupted.
“If it weren’t for April calling me, I wouldn’t have known that you did all this work behind my back!”
“I did it because I was worried you would be too tired.”
Patrick, helpless, could only explain.
Who would have thought Jane’s face would drop again? “If you don’t want me to go out, then you don’t have to meddle in my affairs so much.”
“I’m also concerned about your health.”
Patrick explained, trying to reach out and hold Jane’s hand.
“Don’t touch me.” Jane said irritably, “You meddle in everything, keeping me locked up here. I don’t like it!”
“Fine, it’s my fault.”
Patrick could only go along with Jane’s wishes. He had thought about it a lot in the company today.
Nowadays, Jane’s emotions were easily triggered, and if his own attitude and actions were too intense, it would probably cause her more discomfort.
“I won’t be angry anymore, be good.”
Patrick followed Jane’s wishes and carefully coaxed her.
After all, Jane had just had a miscarriage and was busy with work, so naturally, someone needed to comfort her emotions.
“No, don’t touch me.”
Jane still kept her back turned to Patrick, her black hair falling around her waist, accentuating her petite figure.
Patrick was also helpless. He shook the roast duck in his hand and said, “I brought you some food.”
Soon, the aroma of roast duck wafted to Jane’s nose.
Jane was moved. The hospital food had been terrible these past few days, almost all plain congee with vegetables.
Having not eaten meat for a long time, she slowly turned around.
Patrick, seeing this, held up the roast duck and placed it in front of Jane.
He knew that even though Jane appeared calm and composed on the outside, deep down, she was still a little girl.
“Are you craving it?” Patrick smiled faintly, then took out two disposable gloves from inside.
“You’re still sick, so I’ll make an exception and let you have it this time only.”
Jane swallowed her saliva and nodded.
Then, Patrick began to pull apart the legs of the roast duck.
Since it had just come out of the oven, it was still quite hot when torn apart.
To prevent Jane from burning her hands, he peeled it for her first and then handed it to Jane.
“Go ahead and eat.”
Jane took a bite and then drank the lemon water beside her.
The delicious food in her stomach made her feel much better.
“You’re not allowed to stop me from going to the company in the future.”
“Okay, okay, I promise you.”
In order to make Jane feel more at ease, Patrick had no choice but to agree to her requests one by one.