Watching the two figures gradually disappear into the distance, Marco revealed a devilish smile.
The next day, Marco arrived at the company early with a heart-shaped breakfast he had made himself. He sat in the employee work area, waiting for April to arrive.
Sure enough, as usual, April appeared in the company at 8:48 am.
Marco smiled. April was always on time at this point every day.
Soon after, April went upstairs and came to her own position. She immediately saw the breakfast that Marco had just placed on her seat.
“Hey, did Mr. Gibson bring this for you?”
At that moment, a colleague approached her.
“Um… maybe,” April nodded slightly and slowly opened her breakfast box. A burnt egg suddenly appeared before her eyes.
Both of them were stunned by what they saw.
“This… this…” The colleague laughed. “Mr. Gibson seems so gentle and elegant but can’t even fry an egg properly.”
April felt extremely embarrassed and quickly covered up her breakfast box lid.
“It seems like Mr. Gibson isn’t that serious after all…”
Just then Jane passed by and overheard their conversation.
She couldn’t help but laugh when she heard how smart Marco was yet couldn’t even fry an egg properly.
Back in the office, Jane dialed Patrick’s number.
After the incident yesterday, Jane had talked to Patrick for a long time, expecting Marco’s performance.
Unexpectedly, on the very first day, Marco messed up.
“Ah, Marco really let me down. He messed up on the first day,” Jane lamented, and Patrick on the other end couldn’t help but chuckle.
“What do you think? Should we help him out? Considering how clueless Marco is, I don’t think there’s any hope for romance. Let’s focus on getting them to be friends again,” Patrick suggested.
With that, the two of them started discussing in the office how to make Marco and April become friends.
At Star Entertainment.
Patrick entered Jane’s office, where Jane was still engrossed in her work.
Hearing footsteps, she slowly looked up and saw Patrick walking towards her.
“Why are you here?” she asked.
To avoid Patrick commenting on her working too hard, she temporarily set aside her work.
Although her physical condition had improved recently, she still felt everything difficult.
As a result, she had no choice but to bury herself in work.
“Just came to see you,” Patrick replied, glancing at the files on her desk.
“Dealing with documents again?” he asked.
“Yeah,” Jane sighed and stretched lazily. “There’s been a lot of work lately, so I have to handle it myself.”
“You’ve just recovered, don’t put too much pressure on yourself again,” Patrick advised, then took the files from Jane’s desk.
“What are you doing?” Jane felt something was off with Patrick today. Normally, he would have stopped her from working.
Why was he speaking so calmly?
“Take a break. Let’s talk,” Patrick said, taking her files away. Jane had no choice but to sit where she was.
“What do you want to talk about?” Jane asked, not in a good mood, pursing her lips.
“I know this makes you unhappy, but for the sake of your health, I have to do this,” Patrick explained helplessly.
“Okay, okay, I understand,” Jane replied.
She didn’t know when it started, but Patrick had become more talkative than before.
“Talk to me properly,” Patrick said, lifting Jane and placing her on his lap.
Jane felt much lighter than before, which made Patrick feel a pang of heartache.
“Why?” Jane pouted, but her hand unconsciously rested on his shoulder.
“You promised me before that if you got sick, you would take good care of yourself and be cautious when coming to the company,” Patrick reminded her.
Jane opened her mouth, covering it with her hand. “Really? When?”
“Don’t play dumb,” Patrick said, prying her hand away. The next moment, his sharply defined face appeared magnified in front of Jane’s eyes.
Jane’s face instantly turned red, and she wanted to cover her eyes with her hands, but Patrick firmly held them down.
“Look at me,” Patrick said with a serious expression, making Jane unable to refuse.
“Fine, fine, I promise,” Jane reluctantly agreed.
Upon hearing this, Patrick nodded. “That’s more like it.”
He smiled and gently stroked Jane’s head.
“I booked the tickets. Let’s go on a trip for the next few days.”
“Huh?” Jane straightened up upon hearing this.
“Where are we going?” It was clear that Jane was somewhat unwilling.
“Let’s go to the Maldives and take the opportunity to relax. You’ve been feeling down these past few days, and going out for some fun will be good for you mentally,” Patrick suggested.
“For how long?” Jane asked again.
“Just for two weeks. It won’t take up too much of your time,” Patrick said, caressing Jane’s face. “Look at your face, you’ve become thinner.”
“Ah,” Jane frowned, looking at the pile of files in front of her, lost in thought.
“Your anxiety has been building up for a long time. If you don’t take a break and relax, it might end up like last time,” Patrick said, feeling a pang of heartache at the memory of Jane screaming hysterically.
“But…” Jane pointed at the files in front of her. “There are still so many documents waiting for me to handle in the company.”
She couldn’t let go of the company. She had come to work early because of the company, and otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many problems with Dark Night.
“I know,” Patrick nodded. “Is this company so reliant on you alone?”
Jane lowered her gaze. It was true. It was just that the employees in the company trusted her so much, and she didn’t want to let them down.
“If you don’t take care of your illness, it will leave many hidden problems in the future, and then you won’t even have the time to take care of the company’s matters.”
Jane fell into deep thought, and Patrick’s words made sense. However, she just couldn’t let go.
Traveling could indeed help her relax, but for Jane…
She thought about all the miscellaneous matters in the company. If she wasn’t there, how would the people in the company be able to handle them?
“It’s just that you value the company too much. The people in the company admire you, but you also need to take care of your own health,” Patrick advised. He knew that this was a difficult decision for Jane.
But if she continued to stay in the company, with all the big and small matters piling up, it would only make it harder for Jane to breathe.
“I’ll think about it,” Jane rubbed her temples, finding it difficult to make a decision.
“It’s okay, you can rest assured and go,” Patrick said reassuringly.