Amidst her fear, Dorothy recalled Jeremy’s words that she was a woman who was worthy of being used.
He was definitely talking about her.
Jeremy had saved her and given her another chance at life. There was nothing wrong with him using her.
At the very least, it meant that she could still slowly repay his favor.
In a society where success and profit meant everything, people could owe anyone anything, all except for favors. The man in front of her was the one who Juelz had cursed at for the many crimes he had committed. Who knew what he wanted to do with her?
However, in the end, he was still the one who saved her when she had been drowning in the cold river. Thus, she should feel grateful.
“Thank you.”
Dorothy’s lips were pale. She placed her elbows on the operating table and slowly sat up. She softly told Jeremy, “When I fell into Talco River, my phone fell in as well. Can I borrow your phone so that I can inform Juelz and Germaine that I’m alright?”
Hearing the name ‘Germaine’, Jeremy’s brows furrowed deeper. He was reluctant to give her his phone, but for some unknown reason, he took out his spare phone and handed it to her. He seemed a little impatient, “The first number on the phone is hers.”
Jeremy seemed like an interesting person and was not as scary as he seemed.
Dorothy felt a little calmer as she took the phone and looked through the contacts. Sure enough, the first number belonged to Germaine.
As someone who had just woken up, Dorothy’s fingers were a little clumsy. She inadvertently opened the call records and realized that he had made lots of calls to Germaine, but there were not any incoming calls from her.
The duration of each call was incredibly short as well, always only lasting for one or two seconds. It meant that he ended the call before it even got connected, and Germaine had never answered it as well.
From an hour and a half ago until now, it had only been 90 minutes, but Jeremy had made over a dozen calls.
Did Jeremy make a phone call every single time he missed Germaine?
Dorothy tried her best to suppress the thoughts in her mind and calmed herself down. She did not call Germaine but Juelz instead.
She remembered the plentiful times where Germaine had felt miserable and cried out her lungs because of this man’s indifference towards her.
Jeremy was a man who was even more dangerous than he looked. He was like a poppy flower that eluded unluckiness in the dark. Anyone who got close to him would turn out to live a bad life.
Dorothy subconsciously did not want Germaine to have anything to do with Jeremy. She did not want her to end up in such a miserable state as she did.
As soon as Dorothy said that she wanted to call Germaine, Jeremy walked out of the ICU. He narrowed his eyes and smoked a cigarette. His face was gloomy as he stayed quiet. A glint flashed across his eyes from time to time.
Since he had decided to give up on that woman who was as warm and bright as sunflowers all those years ago, then he shouldn’t think about her anymore. It was useless to even do that.
“Jeremy, wake up!” he told himself.
“You’re just a devil in hell who will never have another chance in life. You are not qualified to have such a pure, innocent, and kind woman in your life,” he reminded himself.
…
In the monitoring room, after Dorothy called Juelz for about six minutes, someone finally answered the phone. Obviously drunk, his tone was laced with anger as he said, “F*ck, who are you? Don’t you know that I’m not in a good mood?”
Um…
Although he was in a bad mood, he was still able to scold people so easily. This had to be Juelz.
Ever since he started J&D Group and became a big boss of that company, he had rarely scolded people like this. Dorothy thought the situation was quite funny, yet did not know whether she should laugh. She sounded annoyed but amused as she replied, “Juelz, it’s me!”
Juelz muttered for a long time, “I don’t care who you are. Don’t you dare think that I won’t beat you up just because you are a woman? When I get angry, I’ll beat up anyone!”
Suddenly, he seemed to have realized something and let out a wild scream of surprise. “Dory, is that you? You’re not dead after all. F*ck, Oh my God, that’s great!”
“Hurry, tell me where you are. I’ll bring you home right now. You don’t know how much we’ve missed you. Me, Germaine, and even Belle have missed you so, so much!”
Upon hearing Juelz mention Belle, Dorothy’s mood fluctuated greatly. Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes several times. She then said with a smile, “Yes, it’s me. I’m back! Juelz, help me tell Germaine and Belle. Once I recover, I’ll return to them.”
“Wait a minute, Dory. Give us an estimated time. How long do we have to wait? You don’t know how crazy Belle has gone without you. She’s such a tiny treasure, but she holds your photo every day and won’t let go of it. She always cries and makes a fuss, saying that she wants her Mommy to come home.”
“Ever since you’ve disappeared, Belle has lost a total of ten pounds! Dory, when you come back and see her, you’ll definitely feel heartbroken, for even I feel the same way!”
“There has been no news about you at all. We didn’t even know if you were dead or alive. If I hadn’t had to take care of Belle, I would have jumped down the bridge to search for you myself. I’d look for you even after my death!”
“Juelz, I’m sorry. I’ve been in a coma for too long and I didn’t wake up until today. I immediately thought of all of you and made a call to tell you that I’m safe. Don’t worry. I can go back in about two or three days.”
“Okay, when you come back, I’ll order the most expensive dishes at Talco Hotel for you and get rid of that bad luck of yours as well.”
“Alright, that’s it. I’ll hang up now.”
Dorothy was exhausted and hung up on the call reluctantly. As soon as she put down the phone on the table next to her, Jeremy pushed the door and entered. A serious-looking female doctor came from behind. She had a lot of measuring instruments in her hand to perform the daily check-ups.
With Dorothy’s cooperation, the female doctor looked much more relaxed. “Mr. Sherman, all the vital signs of the patient have returned to normal. After she is infused with medicine and nutrient fluids for another two to three days, the patient can be discharged from the hospital.”
After the female doctor left, Jeremy smiled and narrowed his eyes to cover up the scheming look at the bottom of his eyes. He said, “The day after tomorrow, I’ll arrange for your discharge from the hospital.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Jeremy smiled at her sinisterly. “Don’t thank me so quickly. I saved you just to use you.”
After that, he turned around and left.
As for who would take her out of the hospital, it was none of his business, nor did he want to care.
He had long arranged for what should be done. As for the rest, it all depended on Dorothy’s actions.
Two days later, at half-past six in the morning, Dorothy was tied at her hands and feet by two burly bodyguards in black and blindfolded her with a black cloth. They escorted her to a car and sent her to a private room in a coffee shop near the J&D Group. Then, they took away the blindfold and her as well. The bodyguards opened the door and left.
The entire process was completely silent, and no one made a sound at all.
Obviously, the two bodyguards had carried out the plan under Jeremy’s instructions.
He had done everything so secretively and everything had been well-planned as well. How could Germaine take a fancy to a man like this? Was there something wrong with her brain?
Dorothy shook her head over and over again as she sat quietly on the sofa and waited for Juelz, who had rushed over from the company after receiving the news.
On the other side, after the bodyguards left the café, they entered their car and called Jeremy’s assistant, Wilson Sherman. Wilson replied indifferently with an ‘Alright’ and hung up on the call. He walked along a magnificent corridor into a private room at the top of a business restaurant. He softly told the man who was leaning against an executive chair and smoking, “Boss, they’ve just called me. Everything has been done.”
“Great.”
Jeremy showed a casual yet frosty smile, “I’ve finished the business with that man from Eastland so I happen to have time to enjoy the wonderful show that Dorothy is going to bring me for the next few days. Let’s hope that she doesn’t let me down.”
Wilson frowned gently. “Boss, women are emotional animals. They are irrational. Can the thing that is implanted into her really work?”
“Of course it’ll work. I never do anything that I’m unsure of.”
Jeremy’s cold smile was drowned in the shadow of his handsome face. It was faintly visible, but still vicious and ruthless.
“Credence, oh, Credence, I have a big gift for you. It’s definitely enough for you to enjoy!”