Three days had passed.
Except for Janessa, there was almost no one else in the ward.
Every day, except when he needed to perform an operation, Gordon accompanied her.
Since Rayan left with Gracie, he had never shown up again.
Janessa had almost recovered.
She just needed more time than usual to completely heal because she had bled some more after her
surgery.
"Two days ago, I heard from my friend that there was a thief in our other friend's house.The thief was
about to leave after stealing, but he came back to the house.Our friend saw the thief stuck in the
window.He went to pull the thief down and slapped him twice.Then, he said, 'You've already stolen from
me.Don't you think you're going too far by opening the window and letting so many mosquitoes in?
Hahaha!"
Gordon laughed out loud, but Janessa remained expressionless.
"Well, you could at least smile.I've told you more than twenty jokes already."
"Your jokes freeze me.How can I laugh?"
She rolled her eyes at him.
If he continued to tell such lame jokes, she might not be able to recover and get discharged from the
hospital.
The reason why Gordon had told so many punny jokes was that he did not want Janessa to be
consumed by everything that had happened recently.
But Janessa thought that he had been treating her like some weak, helpless girl.
She had nothing now.She had nothing left to fear or lose.
All the same, she did appreciate Gordon's efforts in cheering her up.
Most of his jokes might be lame, but some of them she did find funny and amusing.
A hasty knock on the door broke the momentary silence.
A nurse walked in and looked at Gordon with eyes full of love.
"Doctor Shen, Mr.Shen is in your office.She says she has something to discuss with you."
"Why is she here at this time?"
Gordon glanced at Janessa and frowned.
A few seconds later, Gordon stood up and tucked her in.
He left after telling the nurse the same instructions he had been giving the past few days.
He had been so repetitive that Janessa could now recite his orders by heart.
Within a minute, the door swung open again.
"Mr.sLu, may I talk to you?"
"Of course, auntie.Come on in."
The servant behind Mr.Shen put the fruit basket on the cabinet, turned around, and left.
Mr.Shen wore a tight cheongsam today, simple but elegant.
She sat on the chair beside Janessa's bed.
Judging from the serious look on her face, Janessa already guessed the reason she came here today.
Mr.Shen took a deep breath and went straight to the point.
She said, "Mr.sLu, although the Qiu family business is not as good as before, you're still the Lu family's
young hostess.It's not good for either you or Gordon to be so close to each other.It doesn't matter how
much you've loved each other before.You've already chosen your own path.Please stop dragging
Gordon along."
"I owe Gordon.I'll find an opportunity to pay him back in the future, but I won't use him as my backup.I'll
never do that to him."
"I hope you keep your word.As for the Shen family's investment in the Qiu family, it may be only a drop
in the bucket, but that's all we can do for now.I hope you can take the initiative to leave Gordon as soon
as possible.I know he loves you very much, but you can't ruin him.Please leave him.Cut him loose."
Mr.Shen held Janessa's hand and begged.
She had just heard the rumors at the hospital.
Gordon had signed the consent forms for Janessa's surgery.
Everyone was talking about how he was secretly with Rayan's wife.
She had heard the whispers, so she was sure that Rayan had gotten wind of them, too.
This was the only way to save Gordon, the Qiu family, and the Shen family.
Janessa dipped her chin in acknowledgement.
She understood the worries of the Shen family.
Now that Rayan had taken revenge on the Qiu family, anyone associated with the Qiu family, including
those who had come to their aid, had been marked.
They were bound to meet Rayan's wrath soon.
The century-old business of the Shen family could not be ruined because of her.
"I understand, Mr.Shen.I won't let the Shen family be ruined."
"And please don't tell anyone about our conversation today, especially Gordon.
He values his relationship with you the most.
He's preparedto do anything for you."
Mr.Shen's voice was full of warning.
She was cautioning Janessa to think for Gordon's sake, but she could not let him know.
The message was clear to Janessa.
She promised again and again that she would leave Gordon soon.
After their conversation, Mr.Shen left the ward with a relieved look on her face.
Janessa had thought that if she took the initiative to leave Gordon, she could prevent Rayan from
hurting him.
But she had underestimated Rayan's cruelty and capacity for vengeance.
After Mr.Shen left, Janessa quickly changed her clothes and left the hospital before Gordon came back
to see her.
In a high-end apartment somewhere, Gracie laid coyly beside Rayan, gently tracing circles on his
broad chest.
"Stay away from Janessa from now on, okay?"
Although Rayan did not know what Gracie had brought with her to see Janessa, he knew what she was
thinking about.
"I just...I just wanted to visit her.The sooner she recovers, the sooner she can leave.Don't you want to
divorce her?"
Gracie sat up nervously and questioned him.
What if he really did not want to divorce her? What if he wanted to keep her around for business? She
did not want to be a mistress forever.
With a slight frown, Rayan pulled his beloved woman back into his arms and said, "Don't think too
much.I will divorce her.How can I let such a cruel and scheming woman hurt you? Just trust me.We
have to do this right."
With a smile, Gracie pressed her body further on Rayan's side.
Then, under the covers, she deliberately wiggled out of her pajamas until she was fully exposed.
Rayan took a good look at her.
But he did not do anything.
Offended, Gracie narrowed her eyes at her lover.
Did he not find her desirable? Why was he not doing anything? He did not even flinch at the sight of her
naked body.
Her slender hand grew restless under the quilt.
She knew a man's physical structure very well.
Her hand was wandering around the lower section of Rayan's tight abdomen when he grasped it tightly,
stopping her dead.
"Don't play with fire."
There was no emotion in his voice.
Was her touch useless to arouse him? "Don't you want me?"
Gracie grabbed Rayan's hand and put it on her bare chest.
It was just a slight touch, but it made her tremble all over.
"You haven't recovered from your cold yet."
After saying that, Rayan quickly stood up, wrapped Gracie tightly in the quilt, and kissed her gently on
the forehead.
He swiftly put on his clothes and left the apartment.
In order to stay with Rayan for a few more days, Gracie pretended to have caught a cold.
She did not expect that it would backfire and keep him from being intimate with her.
Looking at the door with pure hatred in her eyes, she muttered
"This is all your fault, Janessa!"
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