But now that Patrick had finished Jane’s work, she won’t be so busy for a while. Even if Patrick agreed to it, Jane wouldn’t have so much to do at work. Otherwise, she was afraid her body would break down in the future.
Jane had been suppressed these past few days and devoured the whole roasted duck in just a few minutes. Seeing Jane covered in oil, Patrick looked very happy.
He picked up a tissue and gently wiped the corners of Jane’s mouth. “You don’t need to rush when you’re eating something; no one is competing with you.”
After eating enough, Jane felt sleepy. She couldn’t sleep earlier because of her argument with Patrick this morning.
Now that she had eaten and drank enough, she felt like her eyelids were fighting each other.
“Let’s take a nap,” said Patrick as he stroked Jane’s back. With her current physical condition, she needed more rest.
“Okay.”
Jane stretched lazily and lay down with Patrick’s help while he watched her fall asleep beside him soon after.
In her dream, she saw her child calling out to her from afar without stopping.
Jane wanted to reach out and grab his hand, but the child ran farther and farther away, about to disappear before her eyes.
Jane was shocked and ran with all her might. In the end, the child suddenly fell into a giant black hole.
…
“Child!”
Jane woke up, and her eyes immediately met Patrick’s worried expression.
“What’s wrong?” Patrick hurriedly approached, wiping the beads of cold sweat from her forehead.
“It’s nothing…” Jane shook her head, looking out the window. She had slept for so long, and now it was already nighttime when she woke up.
Looking at the clock on the wall, it was already one o’clock in the morning.
“I’m a little hungry.”
Jane pouted and touched her flat belly.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Patrick smiled and opened his mouth.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you.”
“Dumplings!”
Jane smiled faintly, and Patrick agreed.
Before leaving, he didn’t forget to instruct the bodyguard at the door, “Take good care of Madam.”
The bodyguard nodded in agreement, and then Patrick left the hospital.
Jane looked faintly out the window. The moonlight outside was exceptionally beautiful.
In the next second, a figure suddenly darted out of the bright moonlight.
Jane raised her eyebrows, and in the next second, a man crawled in through the window.
She widened her eyes and instinctively shouted, “Body–”
Unexpectedly, the man moved quickly and immediately covered her mouth.
Jane struggled with all her might but couldn’t break free. Being sick now, she had less strength than a three-year-old child.
“Don’t scream.”
A familiar voice came into her ears-it was Jaiden!
Jane became even more panicked, but at this moment, she could only force herself to stay calm.
If she pushed Jaiden too far, he might do anything.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t do anything. I just came to see you.”
Jaiden’s lips curled up slightly, and he leaned down to Jane’s ear. “Seeing you on the verge of death, after so many years, I came to take a look.”
“Mhmm…”
Jane tried to speak, but Jaiden’s hand remained firmly pressed against her mouth.
“Seems like you still don’t know.”
Seeing Jane’s expression attempting to defend herself, Jaiden shook his head. “No wonder, Patrick cares for you so much that he can’t bear to tell you. I can understand that.”
Jane fell silent. What did Jaiden mean by those words? What was Patrick hiding from her? Why did he say she was dying…?
But Jane quickly regained her composure. Faced with her lover and her enemy, she naturally chose to believe Patrick.
Seeing Jane quiet down, Jaiden laughed loudly, his expression gradually resembling that of a madman.
Jane closed her eyes, fearing what harmful actions Jaiden might take next.
“It’s a good thing I didn’t actually kill you when I hit you that time. It would have been too easy for you. I want to make you suffer from illness and torment…”
Jane couldn’t understand what Jaiden was saying anymore. She tightly closed her eyes and dared not move.
“Who is it?”
The voice of the bodyguard came from outside, and Jaiden realized something was wrong. He had just lost control of his emotions and had actually attracted the bodyguard’s attention.
He immediately released his hand and fled towards the window he had climbed in from.
“Get him!”
As soon as she was released, Jane used all her strength to point towards Jaiden outside the window.
The bodyguards acted swiftly, without hesitation, and jumped down. There was a platform below to catch them, and a few strong bodyguards leaped without causing any harm.
This was only the second floor of the hospital, so it was understandable that they didn’t think things through and allowed Jaiden to climb in so easily.
Jane gritted her teeth and, ignoring the IV still in her hand, stood up, wanting to chase after Jaiden.
Unfortunately, her body was too weak, and coupled with the threat and intimidation from Jaiden moments ago, she couldn’t stop trembling.
The next moment, Jane felt her vision darken, and she fainted.
Patrick, waiting at the hospital entrance, saw the bodyguards rushing out and realized something was wrong. He hurriedly made his way to the ward.
He quickly opened the door to the ward and saw Jane lying barefoot on the cold floor.
In an instant, the steaming dumplings scattered on the floor, causing Patrick’s body to tremble. He quickly walked over and lifted Jane onto the bed.
“Jane…”
Patrick lowered his head and kept calling out to Jane, but no matter how he called, Jane showed no signs of waking up.
The next moment, Patrick clenched his fist and forcefully pounded the nearby table, gritting his teeth.
He shouldn’t have left Jane alone in the ward. In an instant, Patrick began to hate his own incompetence.
Upon hearing the news, doctors and nurses rushed over and performed a thorough examination on Jane.
After a night passed, Jane remained unconscious. Patrick stood there, stunned, regretting his actions from the previous night.
He had thought that Jane would recover with some rest, but unexpectedly, someone with ill intentions found an opportunity.
He stood in a corner, holding his head, and the doctor who conducted the examination mentioned that Jane had been frightened, but they didn’t know what the person said to her…
Soon, the bodyguards returned, shaking their heads one after another.
But they informed Patrick that based on the person’s back and posture, they were almost certain that it was Jaiden.
Thinking of Jaiden, Patrick’s gaze darkened.
He hadn’t sought revenge for what Jaiden had done to Jane before. And now, he had come knocking on their door.
Patrick passed on this information to the police, who had been actively searching for the remaining members of the trafficking gang. They had recently made some progress and received Patrick’s lead.