Jane slowly opened her eyes and rubbed away the sleepiness. Patrick had brought breakfast to her bedside.
Looking at the clock on the wall, Jane realized it was already 9:30 am. “Isn’t today Monday? Why aren’t you at work?”
Patrick raised an eyebrow and placed a plate of dumplings in front of Jane. “It doesn’t matter.”
Jane couldn’t help but smirk. Is this what being a boss is all about? Being spoiled? But then again, she was also a boss herself.
Thinking about this made Jane snap out of her thoughts. She looked at the dumplings in front of her and couldn’t help but get excited.
It had been so long since she had eaten from that famous street vendor that always had long lines waiting for their food.
“When did you buy these?” Jane asked as she eagerly took a bite out of one.
“I forgot,” Patrick chuckled softly as he watched Jane enjoy her meal with satisfaction written all over his face.
At this moment, Jane was wearing patient clothes, her face devoid of makeup, giving off a pure feeling.
After being well-fed, Jane satisfiedly touched her small belly.
These days, Patrick had been by her side, deciding their meals, ensuring a balanced diet for each meal.
After these days had passed, Jane’s originally thin face had become slightly rounder. Perhaps it was due to lying in bed all day without exercise, even her belly had started to bulge slightly.
Seeing this, Jane couldn’t help but puff her cheeks.
“It’s all your fault, making me gain weight!”
“So thin, you should eat more.”
Patrick smiled and gently touched Jane’s full forehead.
Soon, Patrick brought out the remaining dumplings and sat in the hospital room, showing no intention of leaving.
Jane felt a bit uncomfortable. Usually, at this time, Patrick would go out to handle company affairs. It was already late today, and he hadn’t left yet.
“You…” Jane pointed at Patrick’s phone. “Aren’t you supposed to have a video conference today?”
“Hmm?” Patrick paused. “It’s fine not to have one. Being with you is the most important thing.”
As he said that, Jane began to feel somewhat unaccustomed.
Until dusk, Patrick remained in the hospital room without leaving for even half a second.
They used to have their own jobs to attend to, but now Patrick was with her all day long. Jane was starting to feel a bit uneasy.
After all, she wasn’t the type to be obsessed with love. She didn’t believe that being in a relationship meant sticking together all the time. Now that she was living such a life, it made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
But she didn’t want Patrick to overthink, so Jane didn’t say much. She lay down on the bed.
For several consecutive days, Patrick spent more time accompanying Jane, as if he was afraid she would run away.
Jane became increasingly silent, occasionally going to Finley’s flower shop. However, Patrick was worried that she would become too exhausted, so he would bring her back after two or three hours.
The next day, at Star Entertainment.
The two trainees who had previously come to Star Entertainment had their resources returned to them after Jane went to negotiate with the company organizing the competition.
As a result, the two trainees had achieved some success on the internet.
Now they were back at the company, asking to meet with Jane at the front desk.
“Jane helped us secure resources last time, which is why we have our current lives. In a way, Jane is our benefactor.”
One of the trainees said. She had been wanting to express her gratitude to Jane these days, but her schedule was packed, and she never had the chance to come.
Now that she finally had some time, she hurriedly came to Star Entertainment.
“Jane had something to attend to in the past few days and is not currently in the company.”
The front desk replied. Marco had instructed her not to casually disclose Jane’s whereabouts.
Although it was known that she was ill, Patrick had instructed that no one should disturb her. Because of this, besides April, there were very few people from Star Entertainment who had visited Jane.
“What? Where did she go?” The trainee asked.
Unexpectedly, the front desk hesitated for a while and couldn’t say where Jane was.
“What’s going on?” Just then, Marco walked over.
He saw two trainees from afar and thought that they had come to find Jane since she had helped them before.
Thinking about Patrick’s words, Marco had no choice but to approach them and ask.
“Mr. Gibson.”
The two trainees greeted Marco, “We came to see Jane. We heard that she’s sick, and she helped us a lot last time. We wanted to thank her properly this time.”
The other trainee chimed in, “Yes, Jane has helped us so much. Since we changed agents, our resources have improved a lot. We are truly grateful.”
Upon hearing this, Marco nodded.
“Jane needs to rest well right now. I’ll notify you when she comes to the company in a while.”
Seeing the disappointed expressions of the two trainees, Marco explained again.
“She needs to recuperate and shouldn’t meet too many people right now. But her illness should be getting better, and I’ll let you know when she’s back.”
Upon hearing this, the two trainees could only nod.
Meanwhile, at the hospital.
Jane had just returned from the flower shop. Although she used to dislike the smell of disinfectant, she had gradually grown accustomed to it.
She slumped on the bed, feeling unusually tired today. The business at the flower shop was surprisingly good, and she had been busy there for a long time.
Due to her illness, the employees at the flower shop took good care of her, so Jane only did some light work throughout the day.
Occasionally, she removed thorns or did some heavy lifting for the other employees.
Even so, the flower shop had an overwhelming number of orders today, and Jane couldn’t keep up at times.
Seeing Jane exhausted, Patrick felt heartbroken.
“Tired?”
“Hmm?”
Jane made a soft sound, instantly stirring the tenderness in Patrick’s heart.
Soon, Patrick called a masseur.
In order to ensure that Jane received proper treatment and had a comfortable life in the hospital, Patrick specially arranged for several masseurs to come.
Initially, he wanted to help Jane relax her muscles, but it unexpectedly served another purpose.
Jane lay on the bed while the masseur performed a series of massages, bringing her great pleasure.
After the massage, Jane felt very satisfied, and her fatigue vanished.
“How is it?”
Patrick smiled and, taking advantage of Jane’s inattentiveness, secretly got up and sat beside her, starting to massage her himself.
“Hmm, apply more pressure.”
Jane enjoyed it very much. After a while, she realized that something was off.