Just then, Marco walked in from outside the door.
Jane coughed lightly, realizing she was still sitting on Patrick’s lap. She felt embarrassed that Marco had seen them like this.
Seeing Jane about to jump off his lap, Patrick tightened his grip on her.
“What are you doing? Someone’s here…”
Jane whispered softly, not realizing that Marco had heard everything they said.
“Ahem.” He cleared his throat and pretended he hadn’t seen anything. “Don’t worry, I didn’t see a thing.”
Jane patted Patrick’s arm and with a look in her eyes he reluctantly let go of her.
Finally free from Patrick’s embrace, Jane sat down in her office chair.
“Ahem…” She pretended nothing had happened. “What did you say just now?”
Only then did Marco remember why he came in the first place. He wanted to get Jane to sign some documents but when he heard Patrick talking at the door, he decided against it. However, curiosity got the better of him and he listened in on their conversation for a bit longer than necessary.
Although eavesdropping was not exactly ethical behavior, at least now Marco could help Jane out with something else besides signing papers for him.
“I think you should go ahead and take your vacation without any worries,” said Marco confidently as if there was no doubt about it whatsoever.
Jane smiled back, “What are you talking about? You should take care of yourself first.”
She smiled, referring to the incident with April.
“You can’t even cook breakfast properly and yet you say you want to manage the company.”
“That incident was just a mistake, I admit it, my cooking skills are indeed not very good.”
Marco said helplessly, but in the next second, his expression turned serious, “I am the director of the company, don’t you believe in my abilities?”
Jane raised an eyebrow, it had been a long time since she had seen Marco so serious.
“Oh? Is that so?”
She chuckled, and she had to admit that Marco did have some ability.
“Alright then, I’ll trust you for now.”
Then, she smiled and looked towards Patrick who was beside her.
Hearing this result, Patrick’s gaze towards Marco became more appreciative.
“Since that’s the case, what about the year-end bonus…”
Speaking of this, Marco raised an eyebrow.
“We’ll see how you perform.”
Jane snorted coldly, then she took the file from Patrick’s hand and threw it to Marco.
“Handle these documents.”
“Are you serious? Is it starting already?”
Looking at the large batch of documents in front of him, Marco suddenly regretted agreeing to take on the task.
“Isn’t it something you agreed to yourself?”
Jane smiled gently, “There’s no room for regret now.”
Jane stuck out her tongue, then she took Patrick’s hand and left the office.
Leaving Marco alone, looking at the documents in front of him and worrying.
Soon, the two of them boarded the plane without even packing their suitcases.
“After we land, let’s buy two sets of new clothes. Did you book the hotel?” Jane instructed.
“I’m in the process of booking.”
Patrick nodded, and immediately booked a VIP suite.
“Okay.”
Jane felt a sense of relief not having to work, she leaned back in her seat and took a deep breath.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something.
“By the way, don’t you need to handle anything at your company?”
Patrick smirked at Jane’s prominent nose, “Silly, you finally thought of me.”
“I’ve already found reliable people, so don’t worry.”
“That’s good.”
Jane lay back in her seat, “I’ll take a nap, wake me up when we arrive.”
Then she leaned against the seat and fell into a deep sleep.
Soon, the plane landed, and Patrick gently woke up Jane.
“Hmm?”
Jane woke up groggily, seeing her disoriented state, Patrick couldn’t help but lift her up.
“If you’re tired, go back to sleep.”
“Hmm…”
In Patrick’s embrace, Jane felt a sense of peace, she buried her delicate face in Patrick’s chest and soon fell back asleep.
When she woke up, they had already arrived at the hotel.
Patrick had arranged for the hotel manager to purchase more than a dozen outfits from the most famous clothing store in the area. By the time Jane woke up, those clothes had already been put in the wardrobe.
“Awake?”
Patrick smiled, leaning over Jane, and lightly kissed her forehead.
“Hmm…”
Jane rubbed her eyes and reached out to loop her arms around Patrick’s neck. Then Patrick lifted her up.
“Let’s go, we’ll have dinner.”
Patrick brought a towel and wiped Jane’s smooth face. Soon, Jane became fully awake.
She casually changed into an outfit, wearing flip-flops, and walked hand in hand with Patrick on the street. Whenever they saw a restaurant they liked, they would go in and have a meal.
It had to be said that the Maldives at night was truly beautiful. Jane took a deep breath, enjoying the cool breeze of the night.
“Do you like it?”
Seeing Jane’s expression, Patrick felt relieved.
“I do.”
She held Patrick’s hand and walked back and forth on the street, occasionally seeing small shops on the roadside and buying some snacks.
About halfway through their walk, their attention was drawn to a couple on the opposite side of the street.
That couple also seemed to be tourists, judging by their attire and the language they were speaking, which appeared to be from the same country as Jane and Patrick.
However, it seemed like they were having an argument.
Jane glanced at Patrick beside her and shrugged, deciding to steer clear and walk around them.
Little did she know that as soon as they passed by, the argument between the couple shifted its focus onto her.
“You’re still checking out other girls! She’s so beautiful, why don’t you go live with her then?!”
The girl incessantly complained, directly pointing at Jane.
Upon hearing this, Patrick’s face darkened.
Jane felt somewhat innocent as she held Patrick’s hand, wanting to escape quickly to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble.
However, the couple of strangers didn’t give her the chance to escape.
“Hey, beautiful, where do you think you’re running off to so fast!”
The girl caught up and blocked their path.
“Move aside.”
Patrick growled lowly, never expecting to encounter such a situation during their evening outing.
“Hey, why are you acting like this!” The girl didn’t seem to have any intentions, as she directly approached Jane and grabbed her hand. “My boyfriend kept staring at you just now, and he said, do you two know each other?”
Upon hearing this, Jane’s expression also turned cold.
“Are you crazy?”
She shook off the girl’s hand and took a few steps back. “I didn’t even look at your boyfriend once. Why are you dragging me into your argument?”
Patrick shielded Jane behind him, attracting attention from the people around due to the commotion.