Both women closed their mouths perfectly at the same time.
The jealous nurse began to clean Emily's wound with an antiseptic, dressing it in a rough manner. She
hated being the one to care for Emily.
Although the wound was small, Emily could not help but frown, noticing that she was being treated
such rudely. However, she bore the pain in silence instead of calling her out. It was no use losing her
temper over this little rat.
"Have you actually ever had any training in nursing? You're so unprofessional!" It was Jacob who
couldn't stand to watch. The nurse was shocked by the cold questioning voice of Jacob.
To be put in her place like that, she bit her lips and looked at Jacob, feeling aggrieved, as she
said,"Sir… I…"
Jacob raised an impatient eyebrow with a grim expression in his eyes. "Since you can't do it well, get
out!" he snapped.
When the nurse heard Jacob's unfriendly words, she immediately forgot the prejudices against Emily
and started to explain,"I can…"
"I said, get out of here!"
The nurse froze up for a second, her face turning red. Then she ran out of the room sobbing, with eyes
full of tears.
Emily craned her neck to see the nurse's receding figure, then glanced at Jacob and said,"Look what
you've done. you scared her and made her cry!"
"It serves her right," said Jacob in a cold tone, his anger hadn't completely dissipated.
"Well, you've driven the nurse away. Who's going to deal with my wound now?" asked Emily raising
one eyebrow at her boyfriend.
"Well... me. I can do it for you." Jacob sat down beside Emily, set up the tray and gently cleaned
Emily's wound with a cotton ball soaked in disinfectant. Then he applied medicine on her wound.
Jacob treated Emily with all tenderness. His movements were very light, and he looked as if he was
doing the most important thing in the world.
Emily's eyes grew softer, resting her chin on her good hand, as she gazed at the man in front of her.
Although it was winter, her heart was filled with warmth, as if she was bathing in the warm spring
sunshine.
……
On the other side of Jingshi City, David was seeing Nora off at the airport.
Nora was crying in David's arms. David quietly held her for a while, then slowly pushed her away.
"Nora, you've missed your flight. Don't miss it again." said David.
Nora was supposed to take the previous flight back to M country, but before it was time to board the
plane, she turned around and came back. This led to her missing the flight. David had to book the next
flight for her.
"David, I don't want to go..." Nora's eyes had become swollen from crying, just like a little rabbit, which
made David feel sorry for her. She asked in a choked voice,"Does Rita dislike me? Because I bothered
you?"
'The honest answer is, of course, yes.' thought David, but he didn't speak it out, afraid of hurting her
feelings. He dared not let Nora and Rita be together in the same place because Rita didn't like Nora at
all. If Nora stayed longer in Jingshi City, a fierce quarrel would inevitably break out between them.
David sighed helplessly, but he had to say it. "Nora, I am sorry, but you have to go back to M country,"
"David." Nora looked up at him. Sadness filled her voice. "You've changed. You weren't like that
before."
David asked,"What kind of person was I before?"
"You used to be very kind to me. You spoiled me; you made me happy; you gave me everything I
wanted and you said that you liked me the most...." answered Nora without stopping.
"As you said, that was before," David interrupted her, with a sternly cool and unmoved expression on
his handsome face,"You've married my brother, so you shouldn't be saying things like that anymore. I
hope you can put our relationship in the right place, which is in the past. It is time to move on."
Nora was surprised and said in an unwilling tone,"Is that how you really feel? I don't believe it!"
David controlled his emotions, trying to stay calm, and said with determination,"I will take you to the
boarding gate. Don't waste time anymore. There is still someone waiting for me at home."
"You mean Rita? The maid will take care of her," Nora said with bitterness,"I'm leaving soon. Can't you
spend more time with me?"
David didn't say anything anymore. But Nora knew that it was a silent refusal.
"I understand." Nora wiped her tears, showing a reluctant smile, as she asked,"You have fallen in love
with her, haven't you? Will you remarry her? This is my last question. Tell me and I'll board the plane
right away."
David closed his eyes, thinking about her questions. After a while, he looked up and answered,"I have
been considering it."
David didn't answered either of her questions, but he seemed to take the relationship between Rita and
him seriously. Nora clenched her fists with a heavy heart, trying hard to pretend not to care, and then
she said,"Okay, I understand. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness."
'Even if David likes Rita, it doesn't change anything. Rita must have lost her baby by now. Whoever
takes something important from me will have to pay the price.'
An evil thought glimmered in Nora's eyes, but soon disappeared.
Finally, Nora boarded the plane bound for M country. David felt relieved, seeing the plane take off. He
then drove back to where Rita lived.
Originally Rita lived in David's villa, however, she and Nora hated each other and there was a lot of
friction between them. Rita decided to give way and moved out to live alone.
David had no way to get rid of the tension between the two, so for the time being, it was a good
decision. What he did was to send a reliable maid to take care of her. Every day he went to see her, but
today he didn't see Rita because he had to see Nora off. At this point, there was no need to hurry.
David couldn't wait to see Rita, as if that was the only way to make him feel at ease. Perhaps taking
care of Rita had become part of his life.
While driving, David took out his mobile phone, only to find that his phone had been turned off. He
quickly turned it on, surprised to see a lot of missed calls.
However, none of them were from Rita.
David could not help feeling a little disappointed. Was she not anxious that he hadn't come to see her
yet? He threw his mobile phone sideways in sullen, resentful silence, then stepped on the accelerator
harder to speed up to Rita's place.
David soon arrived at his destination. When he was walking toward the house where Rita lived, he
wondered if it would make her happier knowing that Nora had gone. Thinking that she might not have
been all too happy, having had to move out and live in this house, David decided to bring her back to
his villa in due course.
When David got to the door, he found that the door was half open and the lock was broken, as if
someone kicked the door straight in.
Something must have happened. David's heart started beating faster. He rushed into the house, only to
find a big pool of blood in the hall. He searched the house both inside and outside, but didn't find Rita.
He yelled in panic,"Rita, Rita!"
It was the first time for David to feel so scared that he was ashen and trembling. He couldn't help but
think, 'What happened? Why is there a big pool of blood?' So many questions filled his head. 'Where is
Rita? What about the maid who is supposed to take care of her?'
It took quite a while for David to calm down. He guessed that Rita could be in the hospital by now.
David left the house in a hurry. He sat back in the driver's seat, starting the car while calling the maid.
"Hello, Haley. Where are you and Rita now? Why is nobody home?" he asked as soon as the phone
was connected.
There came Haley's astonished voice at the other end of the line,"Mr. Xu, my son had a car accident
today, so Rita gave me two days off. I'm not with her now..."
David scolded her,"How can I not know of this? I told you that you must take good care of her at all
times! You know that she is pregnant! How can she move around without your care?"
David lost control of his anger. He hung up the phone without waiting for Haley's reply.
'If Rita was alone at home, what happened to her? Where is she now?' thought David with such
anxiety.
David dialed another number. As soon as the phone was connected, he ordered,"I think Rita is missing.
Find out where she is now. Start with the hospital."
The person whom David contacted on the phone was very efficient. He found some women with the
same name as Rita in several hospitals, after crossing out the wrong women one by one, he got the
exact whereabouts of Rita. By that time, it was already 9 p.m.
It turned out that Rita had gone into labor. When David found out that Rita had given birth to a son for
him, he was so excited that he rushed to the hospital without a stop. But as he arrived at the door of
Rita's ward, he froze, unable to take one step further. He had gotten somewhat timid and hesitant.
David couldn't help feeling excited at the sight of his woman and his son in the ward.
David scolded her,"How can | not know of this? | told you that you must take good care of her at all
times! You know that she is pregnant! How can she move around without your care?"
David lost control of his anger. He hung up the phone without waiting for Haley's reply.
‘lf Rita was alone at home, what happened to her? Where is she now?’ thought David with such
anxiety.
David dialed another number. As soon as the phone was connected, he ordered,"! think Rita is missing.
Find out where she is now. Start with the hospital."
The person whom David contacted on the phone was very efficient. He found some women with the
same name as Rita in several hospitals, after crossing out the wrong women one by one, he got the
exact whereabouts of Rita. By that time, it was already 9 p.m.
It turned out that Rita had gone into labor. When David found out that Rita had given birth to a son for
him, he was so excited that he rushed to the hospital without a stop. But as he arrived at the door of
Rita's ward, he froze, unable to take one step further. He had gotten somewhat timid and hesitant.
David couldn't help feeling excited at the sight of his woman and his son in the ward.
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