With the remaining documents tucked in her arm, Janessa made her way downstairs and couldn't help
but notice that several people were looking at her with strange expressions on her face.
If it were only a handful of people, Janessa wouldn't be too concerned.
However, it felt as if all the members of the department were gawking at her.
Janessa couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with all the attention she was getting.
The moment she raised her head and looked in the direction of the people staring, they immediately
averted their gazes.
All of them looked like they were pretending to be busy at work.
‘It's not a big deal.Why should I care why everyone's looking at me?' Janessa thought to herself.
Janessa went to her desk and picked up a few things she left there.
All of a sudden, she received a message from WeChat.
It was from Shelby.
Instead of turning to Shelby a few desks away from her, Janessa checked the message first.
"Don’t mind them.They heard from the receptionist that Mr.Rayan rushed downstairs with Gracie in his
arMs.The story of the three of you has spread in the company."
The story of the three of them? Since when did the three of them have a story to tell? One woman was
Rayan's ex-wife, and the other was his girlfriend.
Because of the time the three of them had spent together upstairs, people began to speculate about
them.
Janessa shook her head helplessly and tossed her phone aside.
If these people focused more on their work than the latest gossip, then they would've been able to write
better plans.
Didn't they know that curiosity killed the cat? Why couldn't these people mind their own business?
Janessa thought this gossip would blow over soon, so she decided not to think too hard about it.
However, she didn't expect that the gossip would transform into something even more ridiculous on the
second day.
The news had spread from mouth to mouth, and different versions of the truth began to circulate.
Some even said that Janessa fought with Gracie inside Rayan's office.
Because of this, Rayan had rushed out with the woman he loved and left Janessa behind.
Janessa couldn't help but admire the imagination of the people inside the company.
If they were so imaginative, they should've invested that energy into writing a novel.
It seemed like writing plans for the company was a waste of their talent.
The people in the company were surprised to see Janessa at work the next day.
Many assumed that she would leave the company after what had occurred yesterday.
However, Janessa came to the office and worked as usual.
When everyone saw this, they began to form their own theories about the relationship between
Janessa, Gracie, and Rayan.
Janessa went straight to Rayan's office to sort out her documents.
Corbin was seated outside Rayan's office, but there was no one else around.
A quiet environment like this seemed like the perfect place for her to get some work done.
The people in the company began to gossip again.
When Janessa arrived at the company, she went straight to Rayan's office.
This was good enough to become another point of interest.
A rumor was spreading that Janessa was still secretly pining after Rayan.
Even if Rayan abandoned her, she would still help him finish the work with tears in her eyes.
Some assumed that Janessa was trying to catch Rayan's attention by showing him how capable she
was.
She wanted to prove to him that she could help him with his career.
Even though these rumors were spreading throughout the Lu Group, Janessa and Rayan were
oblivious to them.
In the hospital, Gracie was lying on the bed with an infusion bottle.
She looked frail, and her face was drained of blood.
Rayan was heartbroken at the sight of her like this.
"Do you want something to eat? I could ask someone to buy it for you,"Rayan offered.
He couldn't help but feel responsible for the state she was in.
If he hadn't let Gracie come to work with him, she wouldn't have overexerted herself and gotten sick.
Gracie shook her head and forced a small smile on her face.
"I'm alright.I don't have much of an appetite right now."
If only there were a way to make time stop.They hadn't spent much time together in the last few weeks.
Whenever she was abroad, she yearned for the days they could be together again.
It was the memories she had with Rayan that motivated her to keep going.
"You're very weak right now.The doctor advised you to eat more so you can regain your strength.You
must listen to his advice."
Gracie refused to eat, which only distressed Rayan further.Over the years, Gracie had done so many
things for him.
How could he let her down like this? When Gracie saw the guilty expression on Rayan’'s face, she was
thrilled.
His concern for her health only proved how much he adored her.
"I'll be fine as long as I have you by my side.When we were in high school, I was sick all the time.You
always came to my window and stayed with me.Do you remember?"
Even when she was in great pain, it was bearable as long as Rayan was with her.
"Of course, I remember.You were craving osmanthus cake once you were ill.I had to tell the family chef
that I was craving it, and she was able to make it for me."
As Rayan spoke, he suddenly remembered something.
His eyes lit up as he grasped Gracie's hand.
"I have an idea! I thought of something you might want to eat.Stay here, and get some rest.When you
wake up, I'll have some delicious food prepared for you."
After placing a gentle kiss on Gracie’s forehead, Rayan quickly left the ward.
The moment he left, Gracie sat up from bed.
Her eyes were bright and showed no sign of weakness.
Although her face was still paler than usual, she was healthy and full of vitality.
She bent down and took out her phone from the bedside drawer.
After that, she made a call to Sally, who was in the office.
"How is everything going in the company?"
"Something big is happening."
Gripping the phone in her hand, Sally kept her voice low as she spoke.
"What do you mean? Did something terrible happen while Rayan wasn't around?"
Gracie questioned patiently.
Sally must have news for her after everything that happened.
Gracie tried to beat around the bush so she could get as much information from Sally as possible.
As expected, Sally revealed all the rumors that had been circling the company.
After Sally spoke, Gracie was shocked by the news.
She didn't expect only a handful of people seemed to care about the story between her and Rayan.
Everyone was fixated on Janessa.
Gracie was furious at the turn of events.
This wasn't what she intended to happen.
According to Sally, the people in the company were optimistic that Janessa and Rayan would end up
together eventually.
After all, Janessa could help Rayan run the company.
"Did you hear anything else?"
"That's all I've heard so far.Gracie, you and Mr.Rayan..."
"I'm sorry, I have to go."
Gracie immediately ended the call before Sally could finish her sentence.
There was no chance Rayan could find out about the rumors circulating.
Although Gracie was certain that Rayan had no feelings for Janessa, anything could happen in the
future.
Gracie thought of a plan to make her illness look worse.
She turned her gaze to the bathroom.
Rayan had arranged for her to be hospitalized in a private room.
Now that he had left and she was all alone, Gracie pulled the needle out of her arm and slowly walked
to the bathroom.
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