Sherry seemed to be in a daze as she stared at the box. After a while, it seemed that she'd finally
made a decision.
She grabbed her phone and started looking for contact numbers of charities—perhaps she could
donate the jewelry to them.
It would be a waste if she kept it so she opted to donate it in under Steve's name.
In the evening, Sherry took her medicine after eating her dinner. Not wanting to play on her phone
anymore, she decided to read the book that Chester had brought her.
The nurse helped her turn on the TV which only showed a boring comedy.
After switching through several channels, Sherry suddenly caught sight of a familiar name. She quickly
switched back to that channel.
It was the finance channel. She'd been watching on this channel for a while now. As she read the
headline, she was shocked. "Mr. Gu has abandoned millions as his girlfriend is rumored to be in the
hospital and pregnant."
Millions? Girlfriend rumored to be pregnant?
A sense of fear rose in her heart.
She didn't know what to make of this. If it came out on the news that she was Jeremy's girlfriend, the
trouble it could cause was unimaginable.
How could someone as smart as him give up millions for her?
Just in time, the news started broadcasting.
"At 9 o'clock this morning, Mr. Wu, CEO of the HS Group, headed to B City for a 10-million dollar
contract signing with the Ou Group. Many companies had expressed their interest in working with the
HS Group. In the end, the Ou Group was chosen."
The reporter droned on as Sherry turned up the volume, listening carefully.
"The contract indicated that the Ou Group will officially establish a cooperative relationship with the HS
Group in the future..."
They were showing Jeremy on screen now. He was dressed in a suit, his face unreadable. The
moment he faced the camera, the camera quickly shifted away.
He stood tall, his hair coiffed making him look more handsome than ever. It certainly helped that he had
sharp eyebrows and a high nose. He exuded a vibe that was intimidating as if he didn't want anyone
looking him in the eye.
A group of people was following behind him, all wearing identical suits. They all walked in unison, all
looking handsome.
"Mr. Wu had to postpone the meeting for two hours because his flight was delayed. However, Mr. Gu
left only after waiting for less than half an hour, stating that he had private affairs to attend to. His senior
executives were left behind as he had left alone."
Upon hearing this, Sherry was stunned. When she checked the date of the news, she thought how
Jeremy had visited her at the hospital that day.
Did he come to see her? Did he give up this valuable cooperation for her?
He should know how profitable this cooperation would be in the near future. But why? Just for her?
For a while, Sherry was moved by this gesture. However, it was gone as soon as it came.
All of a sudden, Jessie appeared on the screen.
"Later, photos of Miss Liang, Mr. Ou's girlfriend, in a hospital circulated online. Not long after, Mr. Ou
arrived in the same hospital. Naturally, people speculated that Miss Liang was the rumored pregnant
girlfriend. People were surprised that Mr. Ou would give up such a valuable cooperation for the sake of
his girlfriend. In other news..."
Sherry suddenly recalled that Jessie was in the hospital that morning.
It wasn't normal for the finance channel to report news on anything that wasn't business or finance-
related.
Sherry switched the channel to one that reported gossip. Meanwhile, she took her phone out to check
Jessie's microblog account.
When she saw Jessie's first blog, she was momentarily stunned before a bitter smile slowly appeared
on her face.
Jessie wrote, "I have been feeling unwell these days. Unexpectedly, I fainted at home this morning, so I
was sent to the hospital. I hope I feel better soon."
Upon reading this, Sherry didn't know how to feel.
Although Jessie didn't explicitly say she was pregnant, it was obvious that she was trying to get the
rumor mill running by saying these things. After all, that was how gossip worked: people making up
things based on small details.
With this blog, most journalists were almost certain that the reason why Jeremy gave up such a
valuable cooperation was because of Jessie.
It was all for Jessie. Whenever it came to Jessie, he'd always been good to her.
She was so stupid to believe that Jeremy had come for her. She felt pathetic for even assuming that.
When she saw Jessie, she didn't even seem sick! Even if Jessie was in fact lying, Jeremy would still
come to visit her.
It was obvious that Jessie was just trying to make Jeremy worried about her which resulted to him
giving up something so valuable for her.
Sherry already knew that she wasn't going to rest well that night.
As much as she wanted to ignore this, she couldn't ignore the knot in her heart. Despite having told
herself countless times that she didn't care, there was still a small part of her did.
She rested her head on the pillow and buried her face in it. She caught a whiff of Jeremy's scent so she
quickly threw that one aside and grabbed another pillow that didn't have Jeremy's scent on it.
Every night, a nurse would visit the ward and that night was no exception.
But tonight, the nurse seemed a little unhappy as she entered the room.
"What's wrong?" Sherry asked upon noticing the grimace on the nurse's face.
"Ah, we have a new patient. Even though there are so many other available wards, she insisted on
staying in this one," the nurse said with resignation.
Speechless, Sherry couldn't shake off the nagging feeling that this had something to do with Jessie.
"Why did she insist on staying in this ward?"
"Who knows? The in-patient department already explained to her that this whole ward has been
booked by Mr. Ou."
The whole ward? That sounds strange.
"The patient seems to have quite a temper. She looks absolutely healthy, just like I am. She doesn't
even look sick!" The nurse took notes and chatted with her for a while before leaving.
"But don't worry. We'll consult Mr. Ou on what to do about this," the nurse said in a soothing tone before
leaving.
Sherry smiled back at her as she watched her leave.
That night, Jeremy came again.
Sherry was having trouble sleeping that night. When she heard the footsteps coming, she grew
nervous. The familiar footsteps were already etched in her heart. She already knew who was coming
even without turning her head.
"Are you asleep?" Jeremy said softly from behind.
It was only eight in the evening. As much as she wanted to sleep already, she couldn't because she'd
slept a lot during the day and it also didn't help that her mind was such a mess.
"Didn't I tell you not to come here anymore?" After a pause, Sherry decided she wasn't going to
pretend to sleep anymore.
"I have something to discuss with you."
Sherry felt the quilt being lifted as Jeremy leaned towards her.
"I have nothing to say to you," Sherry said coldly.
As she felt his familiar hot breath again, the anxiousness inside her rose.
She closed her eyes, still thinking of what she saw on the news earlier that afternoon.
"I was too careless this afternoon. Don't be angry. Let me take care of you, okay?" he whispered in her
ear, holding her in his arms.
"No, thanks." Eyes widened, Sherry gazed at the wall in front of her. Hearing Jeremy's soft voice sent a
chill down her spine.
"Don't be afraid. I'll take care of you. I'm here for you," he whispered.
Sherry stirred and attempted to raise her hand to slap him across the face but his hand was tightly
gripped on hers which meant she couldn't move it no matter how hard she tried.
"I already told you I don't want you here. What can't you understand about that?" she said fretfully,
drawing her hand back.
"You have a husband and you don't need any other man to take care of you. I'm the one who should be
taking care of you," he said as he nuzzled up against her neck.
Pulling back, she turned and almost poked her wound on her back. Furrowing her eyebrows, she
ignored the pain as she spoke in a bitter tone, "We're only going to end up fighting which is just going
to make me more upset."
With his eyebrows knitted together, Jeremy said in a displeased tone, "Is that so?"
"Yes," she answered firmly.
"Well, then, would you mind if I take care of another woman?"
'Really? He's going to bring that up now?' she wondered.
Sherry kept silent for a few seconds and laughed. "That's your business. Don't ask me."
All of a sudden, his tone became cold. Even though they were in such an intimate position, he still
couldn't get through to her. "Jessie is moving in. I'm going to be taking care of her with you here. Is that
okay with you?" he asked.
Sherry's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle. "I don't mind at all. As long as you're happy. Do what
you want."
She sat up with her hands on the bed.
"Where are you going?" He took her by the arm.
"Get out of here!" She tried to wriggle herself free from his grip but to no avail.
'Damn it! My wrist's going to swell again!'
"I don't think so." He sat up next to her and stared at her with his cold eyes.
"Then I'll change rooms."
She'd already guessed this—only Jessie would want to purposely stay in the same ward as her.
"No way!" His low voice echoed in the ward. Nobody was allowed to refuse him.
"Honestly, do you want me to just sit back and watch the two of you?"
He wanted to control everything around her and at the same time, show off his love with Jessie in front
of her. Sherry already knew what he wanted to happen and she really didn't have the energy to deal
with him anymore.
Jeremy had always been childish. Did he really think that he could still make her jealous?
"So, do you need me to stay with you?" he asked again, his face inches away from hers.
"Nope!" When she flipped the quilt in an attempt to walk out, he held her shoulders back and pulled her
into his arms.
He learned how to control his strength already as he didn't want to make the same mistake as before.
He made sure that Sherry wouldn't get hurt even as he pulled her into his arms.
"You have no right to do this! I want to change rooms!" Raising her fist, she punched hard on his chest.
"You're not allowed to change rooms or leave the hospital!" Jeremy was such a dominating and
arrogant man.
Sherry was out of breath. Leaning against his chest, she took a deep breath. Her face was red in
anger. As she gazed up at him, she thought of biting his neck just to get him to let her
go.
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