Jenny was taken aback once more. She was no fool—there must be a reason why Alec emphasized the background of the kidnapper.Staring at him in disbelief, she finally blurted out, "Do you suspect Evan of planning my kidnapping?""More accurately, I suspect he orchestrated the whole thing to make you stay by his side after saving your life." There was no good reason for Evan to kidnap Jenny, but what if that was never the goal? Right now, it seemed that Evan had gotten what he wanted."Impossible!" she said without thinking. "That doesn't sound like Evan at all."Alec had wanted to tell her that Evan was no saint, but he felt upset upon seeing how firmly she trusted Evan. "Maybe. But for him to be innocent, he has to be recovering from real injuries.""Alright. I got it. I'll talk to him and get him to do a checkup at a Bardoff City hospital," she suggested, thinking that having Dr. Gaarder around was unnecessary. Alec knew there was no point arguing because Jenny wouldn't allow him
Jenny held the spare key to Alec's villa. In fact, it was Alec who insisted on giving her the key, telling her to make herself at home at his place. At that time, she thought he was being too much, but now, she felt he was wise to do so.She entered the villa and rushed into the study, where she expected to find him buried in work. However, she opened the door to find him sprawling on the floor unconscious. She was momentarily shocked and failed to calm herself."Alec!" She hurried over to him. He appeared to have fainted. When he heard her voice, he stirred a little and had a baffled look on his face upon seeing her in person. "Jenny? You…""Are you sick? Where?" she questioned as she observed the frown on his face and how he pressed against his abdomen.He forced a smile and tried to put on a relaxed look. "I-I'm fine.""Alec Faust!" She looked furious. "Do you want to die?""D-don't be angry. I have a bit of pain in my stomach." He had long suffered from digestive issues. Be
Alec woke up feeling thirsty in the middle of the night. He struggled to sit and get water, but he woke Jenny up instead. "Stop moving around," she said. "Just tell me what you want.""Water," he muttered in a hoarse voice. She poured him a glass of lukewarm water but held the glass in her hand. "You can't drink the entire glass of water at once. I'll dab your lips with wet cotton swabs. Alright?" She coaxed him like she was pacifying a kid. He couldn't stop smiling as he nodded. "Sure."With Jenny around, his thirst suddenly didn't feel that bad.After carefully wetting his lips with the cotton swab, she returned to his bedside. "You can rest now.""What about you? Do you plan to look after me like this?" He was glad that she chose to keep an eye on him, but he felt sorry for her at the same time."Yeah. I'm fine. Dawn is coming soon." She didn't mind staying up. Alec did the same for her before, so she had nothing to complain about when she was in the same position.Alec
Alec didn't argue with her because he had arrived at an answer. Perhaps, growing up in different environments led to a divergent mindset between them. With her carefree attitude, she could live a good life without him.But things were different for him. Had he not met Jenny, he'd still be muddling through life. Therefore, he'd do the best for her and was willing to live for her sake."Go to sleep. It's late." She checked the time and realized that morning was near. He nodded. Even though he wasn't sleepy, he'd be a jerk to mess up Jenny's sleep schedule, given how she had been looking after her.Silence enshrouded the room as they said nothing more. Only steady breathing sounds were heard in the air.Jenny didn't return to Evan's villa that night, and he lost sleep over that. When morning arrived, Jenny called to inform him that she would not return for a while. She didn't give a reason, but she was sure he understood. He said nothing else, only reminding her to take care of hers
After Jenny left, Alec stared at the shut door with a bitter smile on his face. "Don't think too much? How is that possible?" he wondered.Without Jenny around, he could not stand even a minute in the ward. Almost immediately, he called Vincent to help him with the hospital discharge procedure. Jenny was, of course, in the dark about his action. If she learned about it, she would definitely give him an earful. He was indeed a troublesome guy.When she showed up at Evan's villa, she found Howard waiting anxiously at the door. He hurried up to her, which made her nervous. "What's wrong? He looked fine yesterday.""I have no idea. He woke up to a migraine this morning, but he kept it from you so you wouldn't worry. His condition has worsened, but he doesn't want to go to the hospital. I had no choice but to call you home." Howard's acting skill was excellent, for Jenny didn't detect anything amiss. Without further questions, she went up to Evan's room on the second floor. Howard stayed
Evan put on a troubled expression. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have made you come home over nothing.""Evan, please don't say that. I moved here to take care of you in the first place," Jenny comforted him. As for Alec…well, someone else would take care of him.Evan's heart was bursting with joy, but his emotion wasn't reflected on his face. "I was asking Howard if I made the wrong decision in letting you move in. You have a life, and it's unfair for you to waste your time on a useless man like me."She seemed to disagree with him on that. "Evan, you should never refer to yourself in that way. You're not useless! Yes, I moved in with you, but I still go to work every day. My life hasn't changed. And Howard is the one who's taking care of you mostly." Although she wasn't close to Howard, she could tell he was extremely loyal to Evan."Even so, moving in must have affected you in some way. That makes me feel bad." He hung his head, looking contrite. The more he blamed himself, the more
Alec thought he could hide the truth from Jenny if he didn't use his study at home. Little did he know that Jenny could see the light from his bedroom even though she didn't have a direct view from her bedroom.Without hesitation, she called him."Jenny, what's wrong?" He jumped a little when he saw the incoming call but calmed down before picking up."Alec, where are you now?" she seethed. He silently gulped, thinking, "Is she back at the hospital?" That was unlikely to happen because Evan wouldn't let her leave after getting her to return.With that in mind, he tried his best to keep himself together. "Why? Are you in the hospital?""No. I'm home," she replied. He felt relieved knowing she probably didn't learn about his discharge. He said, "I'm at the hospital. Why? Do you want to keep me company?" He told a bare-faced lie without fear since they were talking over the phone. She smirked. "Really? Did you not sneak out of the hospital?""Of course I didn't. Since I'd promis
"Yes, ma'am," Alec answered obediently like a schoolboy. Feeling defeated, she nagged him a bit and hung up.He put his phone away and decided to let loose since Jenny had learned the truth. He marched into his study, turned on the lights, and started working.Then, his phone chimed as a text arrived. He checked the text—it was from Jenny. "Rest early!"He lifted his gaze and saw her standing by her window, staring right at him. He had no choice but to leave the study. This time, he went to rest in the bedroom instead of working. He wasn't mad at her for being controlling; he was glad she cared about him. She wouldn't have spent her time keeping a check on him otherwise.He swiftly drifted into sleep with the lovely thought. That night, he had a pleasant dream. …On the next day, Jenny went to work again. Before that, she called Alec, as usual, to check on his condition. She felt more assured after learning that he was fine. He had age on his side, but everyone would eventually