Inside the hospital, Rayan blew on the porridge to cool it before he brought the spoon towards Gracie's
mouth.
Gracie laid her back against the pillow after eating the spoonful of porridge.
The IV bag was still attached to her arm, but she seemed more lively than she had been in the last few
days.
"Thank you for taking care of me,"
Gracie said to Rayan with a look of gratitude.
She had been dreaming of this moment for a long time.
On multiple occasions, she had daydreamed of falling so ill, and he would care for her like this.
"The doctors will monitor you for one more day, and if everything goes well, you should be able to leave
the hospital."
With a look of adoration on his face, Rayan wiped the corners of Gracie's mouth clean.
His eyes were full of love for her, and he wanted nothing more than to care for her.
However, he couldn't help but worry about his company's affairs. Fortunately for him, he was able to
take care of business while he was in the hospital.
Every day, Corbin would send the documents that needed to be reviewed to Rayan and pick them up
the day after.
It had been a few days since Rayan had been staying with Gracie inside the hospital.
Although most of his work had been going on as planned, his collaboration with the Gu Group was
lagging because of his absence.
When Corbin delivered the paperwork to Rayan the morning after, he informed Rayan that there were
complications with the Gu Group's plan.
Although the news distressed Rayan, he couldn't bear to leave Gracie alone.
Instead, he instructed Corbin to print out a document on his computer and hand it over to Janessa.
Hopefully, the document would help her solve the issue.
Rayan prayed that by the time he got back to work, Janessa would've taken care of things.
As he peeled an apple for Gracie by the side of her bed, he chatted with her casually.
Even though he tried to listen intently to her ramblings, his mind would wander off about business
matters.
"Rayan, is there something wrong with you?"
Gracie was alarmed by the distant look on Rayan's face.
If things between them continued like this, something might come between them.
"Don't worry about me.I'm just a bit tired, that's all."
He didn't want Gracie to fret over the company, so he casually changed the topic of conversation.
Gracie could tell that he didn't want to burden her with his worries at that moment, so she went along
and chatted casually with him.
After a while, Gracie had closed her eyes, and the only sound you could hear in the room was the
sound of her steady breathing.
Rayan carefully tucked Gracie in before he stood up and walked out of the ward.
The moment the door clicked close, Gracie, who should have been sleeping, slowly opened her eyes.
Tears of anger couldn't help but well in her eyes.
‘I bet Janessa said something to distract him.Otherwise, he wouldn't leave me like this!’ When Rayan
was outside the ward, he located the nearest doctor and instructed him to watch over Gracie while he
was gone.
After that, he drove to the company.
By the time he arrived, it was already after the lunch break.
When his employees saw the stormy look on his face, they made sure to keep their distance and avoid
provoking him.
As he passed through the halls, they all took a step away from him.
When he reached the top floor of the Lu Group, there was no one around the office area.
Rayan continued to walk around and caught a glimpse of someone lying quietly inside the rest area.
The person resting was the one responsible for the plan, Janessa.
He came all the way to the office to finish the plan with her, but she was fast asleep in the rest area.
In a fit of anger, he strode towards the rest area.
After that, Rayan kicked the sofa to jerk her awake.
Fortunately, the sofa was constructed out of high- quality material, so it didn't break when Rayan
kicked it.
Janessa slowly woke up when she felt the sofa vibrate.
When she looked up, her eyes met Rayan'‘s enraged face.
‘Is that Rayan? Why isn't he at the hospital with Gracie? What is he doing at the office right now? I
must be dreaming.’ Janessa closed her eyes and opened them again after a few moments.
Rayan was still in front of her.
‘Is Rayan truly here?’ Janessa bolted straight up and rubbed her eyes.
She could tell that he was furious based on the look on his face.
"Do you have any idea what time it is? Why are you sleeping right now? It seems like you have no
dedication to your work.I hired you to work, not to sleep and lounge around! There was a problem, and
I counted on you to solve it!"
Janessa had assured him that she would take care of things while he was gone, and he couldn't help
but feel foolish that he had trusted her with his business.
‘What is he saying? This man must be out of his mind!”
"What makes you think I'm not dedicated to my work? I've been working around the clock for days.I
just slept at the lunch break.Why did you scold me? I wonder there's a boss in this world more
unreasonable than you! You're cruel to me all the time, but you still demand me to work from you.You
must be out of your mind!"
Janessa was so furious that her body trembled all over.
She grabbed her coat from the chair and wrapped it around herself.
After that, she sat back down on the sofa without saying another word.
Rayan snatched Janessa’s phone from the table, then pointed at the time on it before he asked, "Do
you know what time it is already? Are you trying to blame the sofa for being so comfortable that you
couldn't wake up from your little nap?"
Rayan suddenly thought it was a good decision for him to come back to work at that moment.
If he came back even a minute later, this woman might've run his company to the ground.
Janessa glanced at the clock and realized she had overslept for an hour.
No wonder Rayan was furious with her.
Even so, that was no excuse to talk to her in that manner.
"I already finished the work! If you quit here because you have other matters to attend to that you think
are more important, you have no right to judge me for doing my job well!" Janessa shot back.
"Janessa, I am always amazed at your ability to think of excuses for your misbehavior.If you tell me you
want to work hard, then do as you say! It's not like anyone is forcing you to stay here."
After he said those words, he stomped back into his office.The last thing he wanted was to see
Janessa’'s face right now.
"Rayan, you've taken things too far.I need to get some things straight with you.I..."
When Janessa was about to start cursing at him, suddenly there was no sound coming from behind
him.
Out of curiosity, Rayan turned back around to look at her.
The moment he turned around, he noticed the strange look on Janessa's face.
Her face was pale, and she looked like she was about to collapse.
Alarmed, Rayan subconsciously walked towards Janessa.
Before Janessa could pass out completely, she was still mumbling curses at Rayan.
The next moment, she was about to collapse into his arms.
Rayan stretched his hand out quickly to catch her.
Otherwise, she might hit her head and injure herself.
As he held Janessa in his arms, Rayan noticed that her body was unusually warm.
He lowered his hand and touched her forehead to check her temperature.
"Do you have a fever? Why do you insist on quarreling with me when you're clearly not feeling well?
Corbin? Are you there?"
There was no one around the office area.
It later occurred to Rayan that he had instructed Corbin to do some tasks, which was why he was
nowhere to be found.
Time couldn't wait for anyone.
Although Rayan was still upset with Janessa, he couldn't leave her in this state.
He quickly left the company with Janessa in his arms.
When he stood up to carry her, he noticed how light her frame was.
He didn't remember her being as thin as she was right now on their wedding day.
What was she eating these days? Was she not taking care of herself? Rayan couldn't help but recall
the days they spent together in the past.
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