She talked with Jane for a long time, sitting alone on the balcony and staring blankly at the sky outside. Jane went back to the living room and told Patrick all of April’s thoughts, hoping he could talk to Marco about it.
Patrick’s car was downstairs.
“She doesn’t want to see me, does she?” Marco suddenly asked.
“Since you already guessed it, why ask? You were so heartless before, why bother now?” Patrick said calmly.
“To tell you the truth, I drew a line between us because I already knew someone wanted to set me up. I didn’t want her involved or implicated. It wasn’t until today that I realized she was the best one for me. I regret it,” Marco said deeply as he lowered his head and looked at photos of him and April in an album while sighing repeatedly.
Patrick didn’t respond but glanced upstairs where Jane had come down before leaving with her.
After this incident, people once again turned their attention towards April and Marco’s relationship but only suspected them on a small scale without causing any major trouble.
Jane looked at the entertainment news notifications on her phone, one after another. She immediately instructed the PR department to find other hot topics to divert attention and cover up the situation.
With the clarification of their relationship, the situation didn’t escalate into a big mess.
“My boss, can you finally relax now?” Patrick had been accompanying her at the company these past few days. Wherever they went, he was always by her side.
“Don’t tease me. Take some time to visit Nana. Her child is about to be born,” Jane casually mentioned.
But Patrick kept shaking his head. He walked to the window, closed all the curtains, locked the office door, took off his coat, and then slumped into a chair.
Jane smiled mischievously at him.
“Busy with everyone else’s matters, when will you pamper me?” Patrick pouted with a hint of helplessness.
The handsome and decisive CEO had a spoiled side that only Jane could see.
The two of them hugged each other and went into the back compartment.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!” Urgent knocking on the door made Patrick irritated.
Jane quickly stole a kiss on his cheek, got up, and then her phone rang again.
“Marco? What’s up?” Patrick snatched the phone and shouted directly.
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing…” Marco on the other end of the phone quickly smiled and hung up.
Jane gently patted him, and the knocking on the door resumed.
Helpless, Jane got up to open the door, and sure enough, it was Marco!
She shouted inside, “Marco is here!”
“In a hurry, Jane, please help!” Marco hurriedly walked inside, paying no attention to Patrick’s curses.
Patrick stormed out with a baseball bat and started attacking Marco in anger.
“Help! Help! I didn’t mean it!” Marco pleaded while dodging the swings.
“Stay right there!” Patrick never backed down.
Jane shook her head and watched the scene like a spectator, enjoying the lively spectacle.
“Jane, be fair! I really have something urgent to discuss with you. Ask him to back off!” Marco hid behind the sofa, with one sofa’s distance between him and Patrick.
Jane raised her hands in surrender. “Good luck with that.”
After a stern lecture from Patrick, he finally calmed down.
“Speak up, what do you want with my wife?” Patrick sat on the sofa, pulling at his collar, his cold gaze fixed on Marco.
Scared, Marco didn’t dare to sit in front of him. He found a chair and sat beside them, maintaining a distance.
“I saw April’s social media post. She’s planning to go abroad. I want to ask for your help to make her forgive me!” Marco pleaded, looking at the two of them with hopeful eyes.
Jane had previously understood April’s feelings. She knew that April still had feelings for Marco deep down. Doing a favor in passing would be a good thing.
So she agreed on the spot.
“Thank you so much. She’s leaving the day after tomorrow. Can you find a job for her to make her stay? Or come up with another reason?” Marco racked his brains, trying to think of a solution.
“Regarding work, April’s current job is separate from our company. She has her own exclusive agent, and I can’t interfere with that. Unless she changes her mind herself.” Jane had made it clear when she signed April, allowing her to have her own space and life without too many restrictions.
“Let me handle the rest myself, but you must help me stop her, and this matter must not be known to the press,” Marco pleaded.
Jane agreed to each of his requests.
Patrick glanced at him disdainfully, and Marco quickly left.
“Why do you have to be so harsh on him?” Jane joked.
Patrick embraced her from behind. “He delayed something important for me.”
On the other side:
“I didn’t plan for you to go abroad, so why did you make the decision on your own?” the agent shouted on the other end.
Already in a bad mood these past few days, April’s tone naturally reflected it. “I want some peace and quiet.”
“Do you know that this is a crucial period? You’re the one the company wants to promote, you can’t make any mistakes!” The agent only cared about money and didn’t care about the artist.
“When I signed the contract with Jane, it was already stated that I should have my own life,” April explained helplessly.
“Although you are an artist under Ms. North’s company, I am your executive agent. I have the authority to plan your life. I won’t bring up what happened before, but you must listen to me on this matter.” The agent refused to back down.
“I don’t want to talk to you.” April left with those words.
The agent then called Jane to complain about April.
Jane accepted everything and added, “Respect April’s choices.”
This made the agent even more furious.
“CEO, there’s a problem with the company’s accounts. Please come over quickly,” Patrick’s expression changed as soon as he answered the call.
He quickly put on his clothes and left.
Jane glanced at the calendar and realized that April’s departure date coincided with her own birthday. It seemed that she was truly disappointed in Marco.
So Jane began to plan in her mind how to help Marco win back April’s heart.
Meanwhile, Marco was also preparing. He made a long list of flowers and gifts, and sent them all to Jane.
“Take a look at these items and see if they’re suitable,” he said.
Jane was astonished as she looked at the numerous gifts on her phone, ranging from food, clothing, to various other items.
“Are you crazy? Are you giving gifts or moving houses?” Jane couldn’t handle his thoughtfulness anymore. Not to mention herself, even April would probably go crazy after seeing all this.
“Each item here is a memory between April and me, things she mentioned to me. So I want to buy everything for her, and there are a few things she always wanted, they’re on their way in a delivery,” Marco explained, earning Jane’s admiration.