Credence stared at the message on the screen with a gradually darkening expression.
The message started with a smiling expression, then said, “Credence, I forgot to tell you that the experts said your body isn’t in the right condition to do any physical activities. After all, you’ve just gone through a craniotomy and also a thorax operation. Physical activities will lead to your blood pumping and your heart racing, which is bad for your successful recovery. In short, you need to get more rest and reduce your lovemaking!”
Credence’s face darkened further at that. He glanced at the top-right of his phone to check the time. It was almost half-past eleven. Jonathan was surely sending him this message at this hour deliberately.
They were still lively and energetic men, so they understood each other.
Credence almost broke his phone by clenching it too hard. He immediately replied Jonathan, saying, “You’re playing with fire! Don’t make me ruin your chances with Minnie.”
Jonathan pushed the door open and peeked in. He could feel Credence’s rage from all the way over at the door. He laughed out loud and said, “Credence, I was just giving you a reminder. Why are you so triggered? Did I touch a sore spot?”
“Gosh, even with your broken body, you still want to f*ck Dorothy. I didn’t expect you to be such a domineering man, Credence!”
“Get lost!”
Credence threw his phone at Jonathan. The urge to beat him to a pulp was getting harder and harder to suppress.
This was especially true when he realised that he had to resist all his urges and desires for three months. At the thought of that, he suddenly deflated.
Jonathan was enjoying Credence’s torment. When he’d finally gotten his fill, he coughed and took out two brand new magazines, then said cheekily, “Credence, don’t be mad. Look what I’ve brought for you! As long as you follow the instructions here, you won’t have to hold it in for three months. In fact, it’ll satisfy you to no end!”
Credence reached out and accepted the magazine. His gaze swept through them indifferently.
The cover was neat, there was a sketch of a landscape there. Looking through the pages, he noticed that it was a playboy’s magazine. The pictures inside were so vulgar that he was rendered speechless.
He was completely uninterested in them and mocked, “Oh, so this is how you spend your free time? Reading these dirty magazines when you can’t get Minnie for yourself?”
“D*mn, Credence, you shouldn’t reveal such things so blatantly. Stop hurting my feelings, alright?”
Jonathan titled his head upwards and sighed faintly. He went to his bedside, picked up the magazine and turned to a page he was all too familiar with. He excitedly handed it to Credence and said, “Look here, and here. When couples love each other, they don’t have to default to only one activity, you know? There are still a wide range to choose from as you can see…”
“Credence, are you seeing this? Look! A whole new world filled with pleasure is right in front of you.”
Credence turned a blind eye to it. He sneered and raised an eyebrow. “You’re a single man who can’t even get a girlfriend. What are you doing lecturing me about something like this?”
His words were quite harsh.
There was a moment where Jonathan felt that his heart ache. He was in so much pain that he shouted, “Credence, why are your words always so bitter? I bet your heart is the same as well! Well, let me tell you, this must be God’s punishment for you, to keep your desires to yourself for three months.”
After that, Jonathan dragged himself out of the ward like his knees had been made of lead.
F*ck, he must be out of his mind, thinking that he could help Credence in the aspect of love.
A loud bang could be heard.
The heavy door of the room was slammed shut, and the vast ward returned to its silent state.
Credence was being infused with tons of nutrients through the tubes, so he was not hungry. His mental state was slowly recovering from staying in the ward. He continued to lay there, but Dorothy did not come back. He knew that she was still angry with him, so he was not in a hurry to call her back. He called Benjamin instead, to find out how the company was doing.
Benjamin was still busy in the office, and he answered his phone quickly. “Mr. Scott, most of the shareholders have been steadied, and the incident has been handled properly. One of the company’s executives took the blame for it.”
“As for the family members of the deceased, we have apologised, appeased, and compensated them. We have paid out a hefty amount for that, which was around 80 million dollars more from our expected expenses. However, since it has been solved, I suppose money isn’t a big problem.”
“Also, both Jeremy and Rosalie hold more than three percent of the company’s shares each, and they haven’t come out to cause any trouble, aside from attending the previous shareholder’s meeting. I’ve asked someone to keep an eye on the share market, and we’ll be able to act the moment something funny happens.”
“One more thing, Mr. Scott, apart from Rosalie and Jeremy, Juelz is the third secret shareholder. A few days ago, for some unknown reason, he transferred all the shares of Scott Group in his hands to Mrs. Scott. If Mrs. Scott’s shares combine with yours, you two will have almost 80% of the shares, so sir, you still have absolute control.”
“Alright, I understand.”
After hanging up, Credence raised his eyebrows. He did not think that Juelz could even be considered as his rival in love anymore.
Juelz had already done something to harm Dorothy, and even almost got him killed. He could only dream of winning Dorothy’s trust back now.
Credence was so bored that he could not help but read the two odd magazines filled with vulgar content.
This time, his attention was caught by a few pages.
Jonathan was right. A whole new world of pleasure was indeed awaiting him.
…
In truth, Dorothy was not angry with Credence, nor was she hiding from him. She only went to a supermarket close to the hospital to buy some necessities. There, she received a phone call from Juelz.
Juelz sounded really vague on the phone.
No matter how anxious she was or how many times she tried to ask him to explain it properly to her, all he said was that something bad had happened to Germaine. He did not divulge anymore information.
Dorothy knew that Germaine went to find Jeremy.
Before she left, she had vowed to seek justice for her and Credence.
So what happened to her?
Did she get into a car accident along the way, or did something happen to her after she met Jeremy?
The more Dorothy thought about it, the more panicked she got. She pushed the cart of stuff in her hand, but did not have time to pay the bills. Hurriedly, she left the supermarket empty-handed and stopped a taxi at the intersection. Then, she went straight to the address that Juelz had sent her.
She was in a hurry to leave, so she forgot to call Credence to let him know about it. All she did was urge the driver to drive faster.
Fortunately, the place was not too far away. After around fifteen minutes, she arrived at her destination.
Dorothy paid the taxi driver, immediately got out of the car and trotted into the hospital.
She asked a nurse at the service desk about Germaine and was told that she was on the second floor operating room. When she saw how many people were lining up for the elevator, she turned to the stairs and rushed up to the second floor.
Under the luminescent light, Juelz had one hand in his pocket and the other pinching in between his eyebrows. When he looked up, he saw Dorothy panting and running towards him. He was a little surprised at how fast she came, but he was also glad to see her. He waved his hand and called out, “Dory, I’m over here.”