Dorothy reluctantly smiled as she nodded to the man in the driver’s seat of the Bentley, “Hello, Mr. Sherman.”
When faced with this malicious man with sinister intentions, her heart felt uneasy.
“Where are you going? Let me give you a ride.”
“Thank you, but there’s no need for that.”
Out of the corner of his eye, Dorothy saw a taxi coming over. She immediately rejected his offer, turned around and ran towards the taxi next to him.
Unexpectedly, Jeremy jumped out of the car and blocked her way. He wore a pair of black trousers, and his expression was cold and sharp. He let out an icy laugh and commented, “Miss Fisher, no one in Talco City dares refuse me.”
Not only was this man rude, but he was also arrogant. He did not look like a man who would go soft on anyone at all.
Dorothy failed to have a good impression of Jeremy. She did not want to provoke him, nor did she want to talk to him. She pretended to not hear anything and picked up her mobile phone to call Juelz to ask him for a ride to the hospital.
There was no other way to get out of the situation.
Who knew that she would meet such a vicious man like Jeremy on her way to hail a taxi?
Jeremy was not angry about getting ignored by Dorothy. Instead, he stared at her with his eyes narrowed.
She had long black hair, and exquisite facial features. She wore an office lady suit which accentuated her curvy figure even more as it clung onto her body. The colors of her clothes matched her high heels and handbag. The sweetness of a mature woman radiated from her.
She was so beautiful. No wonder Credence refused to sleep with Rosalie even though he had lost all his memories of Dorothy.
Dorothy called Juelz several times, but he did not answer the phone. She thought that he must have entered the conference room for a meeting again.
She held her cell phone tightly, and she knew Jeremy was constantly observing her. His gaze held an inch of malice. Although there was no trace of obscenity, it still made her quite uncomfortable.
Dorothy failed to comprehend as to why out of all the handsome men in this world, Germaine liked this intimidating and weird guy? Did she like toxic men?
Back in the private room, she had listened in on the conversation between Juelz and Jeremy. She clearly knew that Juelz and Germaine were no match for him at all.
He had been able to silently take away all the Sherman family’s businesses right under Gordan’s nose, so he must be a skillful and patient man.
For a moment, she could not understand why he was here. Dorothy remembered that her precious daughter was still waiting for her in the hospital. In the end, she couldn’t retain her composure, and asked impatiently, “Mr. Sherman, is there any reason you are looking for me?”
Jeremy raised an eyebrow as he sneered, “Would you be so impatient if Credence was the one standing in front of you? Don’t worry, I will never force a woman to do anything she doesn’t want to do.”
His words sounded unpleasant and harsh. Dorothy’s face immediately fell as she retorted coldly, “If you just want to talk about nonsense with me, I think that there is no need for us to continue this conversation.”
Jeremy stared at Dorothy for a long time, and the expression on his face was strange. Suddenly, he remarked, “Credence had a car accident and lost his memory in it. He has completely forgotten about you. Don’t you want to know who he had offended?”
“What do you mean by that?”
Dorothy was shocked, but she felt the most flustered.
“It’s exactly what it sounds like.”
Jeremy smiled faintly, “Do you really like Credence that much? Do you like his money, or his big manhood?”
“I’m not anymore poorer than he is, and I’m not worse in bed than he is.”
“Miss Fisher, you are so beautiful, so haven’t you ever thought about finding another man?”
The moment he raised his eyebrows, she sensed the malicious aura that she used to feel from Credence.
Dorothy was a little surprised by his absurd thoughts. After listening to Jeremy’s perverted words, her face fell, and she refuted, “Please respect my boundaries, Mr. Sherman. I have no interest in you at all.”
She was so enraged that she turned around and strode away.
Jeremy’s voice was like a shadow that stuck behind her. He said, “Miss Fisher, I have a feeling that we will meet again. I hope that what I do next will satisfy you.”
Could he just scram?
Who would want to see him again?
Upon hearing his words, Dorothy’s body stiffened, and she clenched her fist. She struggled to hold back the impulse to curse at him as she strode away.
Not long after, Dorothy successfully got into a taxi. When the car passed by Jeremy’s Bentley, he was already in it. He looked at her with turbulent but calm eyes, blowing her a kiss.
Dorothy was so furious that she was about to throw up. When she went to the ward, the first thing she did was not to visit her baby daughter, but to drag Germaine into the bathroom. She grabbed a wet towel and spread it on Germaine’s forehead. Her face was filled with anger. “Wake up! Snap out of your stupid fantasies! What’s so good about Jeremy? Why are you even willing to die for him?”
“Girl, what’s wrong with you? Did you wake up on the wrong side of bed today?”
Dorothy’s rough actions and harsh words shocked Germaine. She quickly pushed her out of the bathroom, and her face flushed at the mention of Jeremy. She retorted, “He’s perfect. His handsome face is ethereal, and he is perfect from top to bottom. He’s my dream man! Whenever he looks at me seriously, that gaze is enough to make me pass away.”
Faced with such a stupid woman who had gone crazy for Jeremy, Dorothy shook her head in exasperation, “You’re helpless.”
Forget it. She should just let nature take its course.
She had a lot of problems that she needed to take care of herself, and her abilities were limited. She could not even save herself, much less other people.
With Dorothy’s attentiveness, Belle recovered quicker. At night, her appetite had become better. She finished a bowl of porridge and half a bowl of soup. Her complexion had been restored to its former flushed pink, and she looked very cute.
She started talking a lot, “Mommy, today in the hospital, I saw some other children who had both their moms and dads play with them. They were so happy.”
“Mom, I want Daddy to play games with me, too. When will Daddy be able to come back and play with me?”
Belle had always been sensible. Ever since Dorothy told her that her father had gone away on a business trip far away, she had stopped inquiring about her father’s whereabouts.
However, when she saw other children with their fathers accompanying them, Belle had grown really envious. She kept asking Dorothy about her father, and where he had gone.
A daughter wanting to find a father was normal, but Credence had completely forgotten about his ex-wife. It was impossible for him to accept the fact that he had a daughter.
It was quite likely that Belle was never going to be able to receive Credence’s fatherly love.
Dorothy’s heart ached. She squatted down and gently held Belle’s soft little body in her arms. She replied calmly, “Daddy has said that when Belle gets better, he will come back to give Belle a big surprise.”
“Really?”
Belle widened her big, watery eyes and immediately shouted happily, “Mommy, tell the doctor to cure my illness earlier. I have a father already! I want to see Daddy!”
When she saw her daughter’s happy little face, Dorothy closed her eyes, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The doctor said that Belle’s condition was so critical that she could not wait any longer. She needed to find a suitable bone marrow as soon as possible.
If she really couldn’t find a suitable match, then she had to find a way to have another baby with Credence.
There was no need to continue thinking about who Credence would be with for the rest of his life. Right now, the most important task for her was to keep her daughter alive.
She should have stopped pleading for the love that did not belong to her! She should have just let go of it a long time ago!
In that moment when she genuinely decided to give up on Credence, all the blood rushed towards her brain, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead. Suddenly, she fell backwards with a thud.