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Chapter 471

Just as Rose was about to log off, she heard a sound notifying her that there was in-game money being transferred into her game account. The sound did not stop for a long time, making even Josephine flabbergasted. She went over to see the ingame money increasing exponentially. "F*ck, this must be some rich young man who has nowhere else to spend his money."

If they were to calculate the exchange rate into dollars, it was almost 10,000!

Rose sent a message to Empire Without Sunset,' Thank you for sending help. If you ever need my help, I'll do my best even if it costs my life.'

'I don't need you to die, but I need a wife. You can consider marrying yourself to me as a sign of your gratitude.'

'I'm afraid you'll lose your appetite once you see my face.'

'What a coincidence. I've got a handsome face that can boost one's appetite. We can complement each other.'

Taken aback, Rose replied, 'Thank you for not despising me! I'm logging off.'

Jay stared at the computer while deep in his thoughts.

When Grayson came in, he saw Jay's computer screen displaying a scene from an underaged game and was stunned. "President, why are you playing such games?"

He thought that the president was researching some games with plans on developing a new elite game.

However...

"My missus enjoys it, so I'm accompanying her," Jay said seriously.

Grayson was so stunned that his mouth was wide open.

Jay suddenly turned around to look at Grayson and ordered, "By the way, top-up more in-game money for me when you have the time." Grayson's mind was filled with questions. 'The president never loses when he plays a game and has never needed to top up any money.'

"My money has been lost to my missus," Jay explained.

Grayson was sweating by now.

'So the president is finding creative ways to give money to the missus for her spending."

"Oh right, President, we've found out where Miss Josephine is staying."

Jay abruptly looked up. It was the first time he was glad for Grayson's speedy efficiency. "Where?"

Grayson said, "They're at Beautiful Pearl Hotel situated at Middle Ring Road!"

"Beautiful Pearl Hotel?" Jay frowned because he had never heard of such a hotel.

Grayson explained, "President, this hotel is an old surviving hotel within Imperial Capital. They only have stairs to travel between floors and the facilities are mediocre, but the price is cheap." Jay said, "Give me the room number."

"9z17."

Jay thought about it for some time before he said," Rent the room next door. I'll be moving in tonight."

Grayson was petrified by Jay's decision.

For a man who was born with a silver spoon, Jay had a n impeccably high standard for cleanliness of his environment. Even a slightly substandard level of cleanliness would cause him to experience insomnia throughout the night.

"President, that place is full of bugs and mosquitoes." Grayson attempted to stop his president from making any rash decisions.

Jay frowned at the thought that his woman was living in such deplorable conditions and that made him unhappy.

"Sponsor our latest invention, the environmentally-friendly pest control machine, to the boss of Beautiful

Pearl Hotel."

Grayson was put in a difficult spot. "President, other than pests, the food from the hotel is poor as well. A few years ago, one of their guests had food poisoning which caused a decline in that hotel's business." The frost building up on Jay's expression was thickening. "Then get Grand Asia's best chefs to cook a few sets of food to be delivered over daily."

"Noted."

Grayson had to give up trying to change Jay's mind since the latter was adamant about checking into that hotel.

That night, Jay successfully checked into Beautiful Pearl Hotel, staying next to room 9z17.

The room's interior was old. Other than the pitfalls that Grayson mentioned, the soundproofing was horrible and he could hear the surrounding sounds.

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Jay was someone who hated noise, so he shut the windows tightly upon entering.

Unfortunately...

Sounds of clanging pots and bowls were heard from next door along with Josephine's random singing of rock tunes.

Jay took two balls of cotton and plugged one into each of his ears.

After some time, Josephine's singing finally ended.

Just as Jay removed the cotton balls...

Rose's voice was heard.

The problem was, it was not an unbearable sound but a sound that could kill... It sounded like a crying ghost who could not catch her breath.

Jay sat on the bed wondering if it was a good thing that Angelina's soul had transmigrated into Rose's body.

His Angelina had the voice of an angel, but Rose did not!

While Jay was in his thoughts, the room next door fell into an abrupt silence.

Even the surroundings became quiet.

Jay took a look at his watch that showed it was 11 at night.

'What sort of carefree lives are these two adult children living?

'I still need to work tomorrow!'

Perhaps he could sense her presence nearby, so Jay's chronic insomnia was cured. As sleep began to envelop him, he could hear some whispered discussion going on next door. "Josephine, I'm planning to look for a job tomorrow."

"Why do you need to work? I'll feed you," Josephine announced.

"I need to save up for my plastic surgery." Sadness could be heard in Rose's voice.

Josephine was taken aback for a moment and later said, "Don't worry. Worst comes to worst, I'll sneak into Tourmaline Estate and steal my jewelry to sell them off."

Rose said, "I can't be using your money all the time."

Josephine pursed her lips and said, "My money is your money. Didn't we come to a consensus that if the two men didn't want us, we'd go overseas and get married there?"

Jay was frightened by that statement that he leaped up, erasing all signs of sleepiness.

There was a saying that one should be cautious against natural disasters, thieves, and men who were interested in your woman, but what he had not taken into account was that the person he should be cautious against was his very own little sister.

Josephine's romantic confession to Rose made Jay feel that he was surrounded by danger. He frowned and immediately made the decision. 'I must separate those two women as soon as possible.

'What if Rose is being badly influenced by Josephine into becoming a homosexual?'

The next day, Jay slept till his biological clock woke him up.

He looked at his watch that indicated it was nine in the morning.

Next door, he heard Rose and Josephine bidding each other goodbye.

"I'm going out for a jog. Do you want to come?"

Rose hugged her blanket. "I'm not going. I can't move."

Josephine complained, saying, "If you can sit, you'd never stand. If you can lie down, you'd never sit.

You're a classic couch potato. Is this good for your health?"

Rose stubbornly replied, "I'd rather have 10 years of my lifespan shortened than to get up and exercise." Jay frowned. 'This girl is getting lazier to exercise.'

When he heard the door close in the next room, he quickly washed up, changed his clothes, and went out.

Josephine had been jogging on Riverside Road that was along the moat for more than 10 minutes when she suddenly sensed that someone was trailing behind her. She dared not turn around because she was timid, thus she could only use all her might to keep jogging forward.

Usually, Riverside Road had many pedestrians, but it was the peak hour for office workers commuting to work. As such, there were not many pedestrians right now.

Occasionally, there was someone on a stroll, but they were the elderly.

While there were others within the vicinity, she mustered up her courage to turn around... When she saw the handsome but icy-looking man, she immediately ran for dear life.

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"Josephine Ares!" Jay yelled and continued to pursue his younger sister.

Josephine could not outrun him, thus she had no choice but to stop and face him.

"B-big brother!"

If her brother knew that Rose fell off because she wanted to protect Josephine, he would probably kill her even though she was his younger sister. After all, her brother doted on her sister-in-law so much.

"So you still know that I'm your brother? Why'd you run away when you saw me?" Jay felt that he should be straightforward and honest with his sister. He could not allow Josephine to continue misunderstanding him!

"I'm sorry, Brother. It's my fault for failing to protect Sister-in-law!" Tears streamed from Josephine's face, and her attitude was as sincere as never before.

Jay felt as if there was lead stuck in his throat. 'It seems like Rose's facial disfigurement is true.'

He was still holding on to a sliver of hope that she had disguised herself to cover her true identity just like how she always did when she tried to hide from him previously. "I want to see her," Jay croaked.

Josephine shook her head vigorously...

"Josephine..." Jay growled like a lion, "I have the right to know anything about my wife."

"Big Brother, give Sister-in-law some time, okay?" Josephine begged while caught in between tears.

"Ever since her face was disfigured, she may not speak about it, but I can tell that she's extremely upset about it.

"It has even gotten to the point that she wishes she could hide at home all the time. She's unwilling to come out to meet anyone in her current state.

"The last person she wants to face right now is you."

Jay's eyes turned bloodshot.

The weaker she was, the more he could not help from worrying about her.

Jay retrieved a bottle of liquid and passed it to Josephine. "Put this into her drink and tell me once she has slept."

Josephine was reluctant to take it...

"Josephine Ares!" Jay growled.

She immediately received the bottle like an obedient child.

After her morning jog ended, Josephine returned to their rented room with a heavy heart.

Rose was at the table reading.

Josephine poured a cup of water for Rose and secretly poured the medication that Jay gave to her earlier.

Then, she walked over to Rose and said, "Sis Angeline, have a drink!"

"Thanks!"

Rose did not have the slightest suspicions and drank half of the water.

Then, she continued to flip another two pages when she began to yawn continuously. As such, she climbed onto her bed and slept.

Josephine immediately went over to the next room to inform Jay of this.

When Jay opened the door, the first thing he asked was, "Has she slept?"

Josephine bit her lip and nodded. She felt wronged because her brother had forced her to betray her sister-in-law.

Jay was not in the mood to be bothered about Josephine's little moods. He marched over to the next room.

When he opened the door into the cramped room, there was a bed that was about 1.5 meters long by the wall.

On the bed, Rose was sleeping on her side while facing the wall.

Jay collected his emotions before slowly making his way over.

He sat on the bed and gently turned Rose's face toward him. When he saw the shocking appearance of her face, he was struck with consternation.

He lost control and hugged her tightly into his embrace while his slender fingers caressed her face. He found it hard to breathe as it felt like there was lead stuck in his throat, yet tears flowed freely from his eyes.

"Baby!" He placed her face next to his like she was a treasure that he loved very much.

Josephine, who stood by the side, was stunned by the scene in front of her.

Ever since she was a child, she had never seen her brother crying for anyone.

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Everyone said that her brother was a cold-blooded man, but it was far from the truth when it came to her sister-in-law.

"Big Brother, don't be sad! The doctor said that Sister-in-law can undergo plastic surgery..."

Hearing her, Jay's voice croaked, "I won't allow her to go through that kind of suffering. I just want her to be healthily alive."

Josephine said, "Big Brother, since Sister-in-law's face got disfigured, her mindset has also changed somewhat. There's always someone who'd stare or talk about her face behind her back. She may not talk about it, but I know she feels disturbed by it. If the surgery can help her regain her confidence, then why not?"

Jay hugged Rose tighter. "That's alright, I'll let her become happier as each day passes."

Then, he glared at Josephine and said with a stern voice, "She has a weak body. Stop convincing her to go through with the surgery."

Josephine could only answer depressingly, "Okay."

In her heart, she complained and said, 'It's not a bad thing to go for plastic surgery to become prettier.

'Any woman has a streak of vanity in them. It's worth i

t to have a shortened lifespan if it's for the sake of beauty.'

Jay caressed Rose's petite face that was no bigger than his palm. She had lost a lot of weight. His fingers gently swept across her brows, her cheeks, and her lips.

Finally, he mumbled with a heartbroken tone, "To be honest, I don't care about anything else as long as you're well."

Seeing this, Josephine shed a tear.

Rose's lashes fluttered slightly, and Jay knew that the medication was losing its effect. He gave one last longing look at her and finally planted a deep kiss on her lips before placing her back on the bed carefully. He made sure to cover her with the blanket.

Before Jay left, he reminded Josephine, saying, "Don't go back to Tourmaline Estate for the time being. Let me know if you need anything."

He glanced at the person who lay in the bed in front as longing filled his gaze. "Grand Asia Medical Center is looking to hire a new batch of care workers. Tell this to your sister-in-law."

Josephine nodded at each sentence.

Rose woke up soon after Jay left.

When Josephine informed Rose regarding the news of Grand Asia seeking to hire care workers, Rose stayed in bed while deep in thought.

After some time, Rose asked Josephine, "What are the prerequisites?"

Grand Asia's requirements for their care workers would probably be of high standards, no?

Josephine understood her brother's kind intentions and tried to downplay it. "They're hiring on a big scale this time. The funny thing is, they don't have a specific qualification that they're looking for nor did they mention anything about appearances. What they want is a candidate who possesses a strong willingness to be trained because they'd be trained in the specific field they're assigned to."

Rose thought about it for some time and said, "I want to give it a try."

Josephine widened her eyes in disbelief...

'Big Brother is a master at this. He merely set the stage and Sister-in-law walked right up there.

'Doesn't Sister-in-law detest socializing with others?'

"How'd you come to this decision?" Josephine was perplexed.

"I can't hide forever as that'd mean I'm just a coward. I can't continue to use your money and be a parasite so freely. Besides, if I can work in Grand Asia's medical department, then I can see my grandpa daily." Josephine had a face of disbelief.

The person who knew Angeline best was none other

than Jay!

"Do you want me to go with you?" Josephine offered with concern.

Rose looked at Josephine's clean-cut short hair. "Don't worry about me. I'm like wild grass and can adapt to any situation easily.

"Besides, you're acting as my shining knight now!"

Josephine looked at her tomboyish hairstyle and helplessly gave up.

Then, she secretly sent a message to Jay informing him about Rose's decision to apply for a position in Grand Asia.

Jay looked at the message for a long time before he abruptly stood up from his office chair. He said to Grayson, "Gather all staff of Grand Asia's Medical department now. I want to have a meeting."

Grayson was flabbergasted. "President, the business unit just closed an international deal. If we can open another series of chain stores within the country, Grand Asia's position in the international market will be raised. You need to see through this project!"

Jay's footsteps did not stop as he continued to walk out. "That's after I've settled my missus' issue."

Grayson was stunned.

'Because of the missus again?'

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Jay seemed to have guessed his thoughts and suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Grayson, do you know why in the saying 'get married and start a career you get married before you have a career?"

Grayson shook his head.

"You should get into a relationship," Jay said.

Grayson inhaled a deep breath. "President, I'm still young."

When Grayson saw how his bold and energetic boss was always worrying over his little wife, Grayson, who initially looked forward to experiencing love, was now in fearful awe of it.

Jay stared at Grayson and said with a hidden meaning, "You're living a carefree life, unlike my Angeline who's living an arduous life even though she's the same age as you." Grayson,"..."

Jay sighed once more. "I've brought trouble to her."

At the medical department of Grand Asia.

Jay had gathered all of the staff and sternly warned everyone, saying, "The medical department has hired a batch of new staff. My wife is among them. I hope that you can all be nice to her..."

At that point, Jay's tone became colder. "If I find out that anyone has made her unhappy, I won't hesitate to take drastic actions against that person."

Grayson was extremely surprised by Jay's blatant favoritism that his eyeballs threatened to pop out from their sockets.

Jay felt that his warning was inadequate, so he shot his eagle glare at Grayson.

He understood that it was a signal and that Jay wanted him to add fire to the warning.

When it came to his president, even if he was in disagreement with Jay's decisions or actions, he would still carry out those orders ruthlessly and accurately.

Grayson cleared his throat and said, "It's your honor that the missus is coming to join the workforce in Grand Asia's medical department. She's coming to work during her leisure time, so let her do what she wants. If she doesn't want to do certain things, then you all should do it for her. In short, find all means and ways to keep her mood happy. As long as she's happy working here, the president wouldn't mistreat anyone here.

"Also... If anyone dares to breathe a word about this meeting today, you can forget about ever finding another job in Imperial Capital."

Grayson felt that this was the only black spot in his president's life, and he was not going to let this black spot turn into a dark history for his president.

Everyone from the logistics department was stunned by their president and Grayson's mix of threats and offers of rewards. Every care worker under Grand Asia needed to face a myriad of patients and family members-Some of whom were irrationally demanding. With the missus' shielded upbringing, how was she a suitable candidate for such a job?

Were they going to face the consequences if the patients made her unhappy?

All of them lowered their heads, feeling depressed.

When Jay and Grayson left the medical department, Grayson asked for praise. "President, how was my speech earlier?"

Jay said, "You exaggerated a little too much and sort of damaged her reputation."

Grayson complained inwardly, 'President, your blatant favoritism for the missus has already caused her reputation to be washed down the drain.' The next day.

Rose arrived at Grand Asia's medical department to apply for the job.

The manager in charge of the hiring process gave Rose a form to fill up before leading her into a preprepared staff restroom.

Rose looked at the clean and well-stocked room before praising, "Grand Asia's perks for the staff are so good."

The person-in-charge merely smiled but said nothing as she thought to herself, 'Not everyone is blessed to receive such perks. It's only because you're the missus. That's why you get to have these perks." After some time, the matron came over to assign them to their jobs and Rose voiced out her question.

"Matron, if this is a hiring process, why weren't there any interviews conducted and no shortlisting process?"

The matron smiled kindly and said, "Here's the thing. This time, we're hiring care workers because we want to find candidates who are sincere and serious about their job as a care worker. Therefore, we're going to start with a three-month probation. If you can fulfill our requirements and pass the probation period, you can proceed to stay on and further your career in your chosen field."

It was a reasonable explanation, thus Rose suppressed any further suspicions that bothered her.

The matron then looked at Rose's face...

The president had informed her that the missus' face was injured, thus she supposed that this lady here had to be the missus.

Rose did not try to hide it and removed her face mask in front of the matron. "I'm sorry, if you find that I'm not suitable for this job, I can leave right away."

Her voice was so gentle that there were no signs of threat or danger in it.

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The matron was rather taken aback. She had expected that the missus' mood would be volatile after going through such an experience and she would be someone difficult to please. She did not expect that

Rose would be such a gentle and soft-spoken lady.

The matron smiled. "Are you willing to follow along with me for the ward rounds?"

Rose happily followed.

She put on her mask once again, changed into the cerulean blue uniform, and followed the matron to the wards.

The matron walked in front and introduced, saying," The patients here are usually admitted because they have a poor prognosis and have almost lost their will to live. Ms. Loyle, if you could treat them with a smile, perhaps they can gain some positive strength from you to hang on."

Rose smiled calmly.

"If given the chance, I'm willing to help them."

As the matron looked at Rose's crystal clear and innocent eyes, she finally understood why the president went the extra mile to pre-prepare for Rose's arrival.

She was a harmless girl, soft and gentle like a little

lamb that needed protection.

"You may choose any room you want and you'd be in charge of the care of that patient."

Rose was elated. "I can choose any room?"

The matron nodded.

Rose immediately blurted, "May I take care of the patient in room 11?"

"Of course, you may."

"Thank you, Matron."

Rose was excited as the patient in room 11 was her grandpa.

"The patient in room 11 was under my care. Come find me tomorrow and I'll teach you the things you need to know for taking care of that patient." "Okay."

After the rounds ended, Rose happily returned to her hostel.

Josephine was carrying her laptop grouchily as she waited outside the door for Rose.

"Josephine!" Rose called out happily.

"Sis Angeline, this place is much better than our rented room."

"Why don't you check out of the room? That way, we can save on rental as well." Rose smiled.

Josephine happily agreed. "Sure!"

Rose opened the door and invited Josephine in.

Josephine had received orders from a certain someone, thus she reluctantly opened the game on her laptop once she entered.

Rose noticed how addicted to the game Josephine seemed to be and advised, saying, "Josephine, you should play less. It's not good for your eyes."

After hearing this, she glared at the right bottom corner of the screen where her list of friends was.' Empire Without Sunset'.

If not because her brother had forced her to go online, she would not be interested to play such childish games either.

She then angrily said, "Sister-in-law, 'Empire Without Sunset' is inviting you for a duel!"

Rose was rendered speechless...

"Tell him that I'm busy."

"He said that we're being shameless to run off after winning so much money from him!"

Rose,

Then, Josephine pulled Rose over to the laptop and said, "Sister-in-law, just play a round with him!"

Rose typed in the chatbox, Tm sorry, I'm starting a new job tomorrow and don't have much time to go

online anymore. I'll return you your money...'

Empire Without Sunset then asked, 'Do you like your new job?'

Rose replied, 'Yes, I like it.'

Empire Without Sunset typed, 'Why?'

Rose replied again, 'Because I'm nearer to the people I care about!'

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Empire Without Sunset was quiet for some time before he typed, 'You wish to see him every day?'

Rose answered without giving it much thought, 'Of course!'

Empire Without Sunset then replied, 'I pray that your wish will come true!'

Rose typed, 'Thanks!'

'You don't need to return the money. I admit my defeat. I

Rose was dumbfounded. 'Since you didn't come to ask for your money back, then why'd you ask me for a duel?'

Empire Without Sunset typed, 'If you're unhappy with any aspects of your job, come chat with darling brother here. I'll counsel you!'

Rose widened her eyes and angrily exited the game.

Josephine was sitting at the balcony's swing chair when she saw the change in Rose's expression. She spat the half-chewed apple into the bin. "Sis Angeline, what happened?"

Rose's anger was still unsettled as she huffed, saying," This Empire Without Sunset just flirted with me and

tried to call himself my darling brother!"

Josephine nearly choked on her saliva...

'Big Brother is a careful man, yet he too had times when he would fail.

'He just revealed his true feelings in front of Sister-in-law but while using the identity of a stranger. Of course, she'd be angry.'

Soon enough, Josephine received a message from Jay.

'Why did she quit the game?'

Josephine nearly burst out in laughter. 'Big Brother is always so smart, yet he has his silly moments as well. He doesn't even know when or how he had offended Sister-in-law.' As such, Josephine kindly reminded him by sending him a message. 'Why did you call yourself her darling brother? Isn't it too flirtatious?'

Jay,

'Is that why she left the game?'

When he thought of her chasing behind him while calling him 'darling brother', a smile appeared on his face.

Josephine replied, 'Yea, Sister-in-law is so furious that her face has turned red.'

Jay felt disappointed. 'She was so happy to call me by that term when she was a child.'

Then, he added in the next message, 'Indeed it's true that you can't keep a girl when she has grown up!'

Josephine giggled. 'Big Brother, she doesn't know that you're Empire Without Sunset!'

A warm sensation washed over Jay's heart!

'So that term is only used for me!'

After telling Josephine to rest early, Jay held his phone for some time with a silly smile plastered on his face.

His heart that had been lonely for such a long time was beginning to see hope.

He hoped that tomorrow would come sooner for him to fulfill her wish to see him.

Outside the window was the beautiful night sky.

The harsh cold winter had unknowingly come to pass.

The dark sky was brighter thanks to the appearance of Polaris.

Begonia flowers that bloomed beautifully in the early spring were flirtatiously displayed against the backdrop of the night.

Jay stood by the window, admiring Polaris for a long time before returning to his bed. Very soon, he entered dreamland.

He had a dream that night...

In that dream, he heard the sounds of shattering glass.

He heard Rose falling from the floor above.

In that dream, he had supernatural powers that allowed him to reach the scene at the fastest speed. He picked up Rose who was lying on the floor to see her face full of glass shards. In that dream, she smiled beautifully at him once she woke up. "Thank you, Jaybie," she said in a daze.

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He was jolted awake by such a weird nightmare and breathed heavily once he sat up.

The sun was beginning to rise at the horizon.

He had lost all interest in getting any more sleep, thus he woke up to get ready for work. He deliberately shaved his stubble neatly because he was going to see her today.

He wanted to present himself to her in his best form to prevent her from getting worried about him.

Grand Asia's medical department.

Rose had arrived at the matron's office early in the morning.

She humbly stood in front of the matron and bowed." Thank you for your patience in teaching me."

The matron stole a glance at the clock hanging on the wall, a look of disbelief flashing in her eyes.

Other workers were probably just about to get out of bed, yet this lady who was the apple of the president's eye was more hardworking than anyone else. "Come along with me."

The matron led Rose to Old Master Severe's room and gave a briefing about the patient's condition. "His four limbs are powerless, including his respiratory

muscles. In the previous hospital, they diagnosed him as having progressive muscular dystrophy. After a few multidisciplinary discussions in our hospital, he's been diagnosed as having somatization disorder." Rose had never heard of somatization disorder, thus the matron explained, saying, "It's a disorder caused by the central nervous system which is mostly related t o anxiety and mood disorders. For a patient to present such severe symptoms like him, this is the first. The patient has no willpower to live!"

Rose's eyes reddened as she choked. "Understood!"

"If it was a simple somatization disorder, it wouldn't be a serious condition. However, the patient is unable to tolerate any medications for stabilizing his mood. That's where the difficult part of the treatment is. The most crucial part regarding the care for this patient is psychological counseling."

"Okay." Rose kept every piece of information in mind.

"Also, to prevent his muscles from deteriorating, we need to inject him with medications to maintain his muscle form."

Rose gave a thought before asking, "Matron, could you teach me how to inject the medications today?"

She wanted to do more to help her grandpa so that he could get back up on his feet sooner. She was willing to do anything regardless of whether it was big or small.

The matron passed a cannula to Rose and pointed at one obvious vein on the back of Old Master Severe's hand. She then asked, "Do you want to try and change his cannula for him?"

Rose carefully removed the plaster at the back of her grandpa's hand.

Out of nowhere, some hurried footsteps were heard outside and someone was shouting, "Where's the matron? Someone get her quickly. The president has fallen ill and needs to be given a bed immediately." The matron and Rose turned pale out of shock.

When they ran out of the room, they saw a few nurses pushing the president's hospital stretcher toward the nursing station.

"What happened?" the matron enquired.

"The president is suffering from alcohol allergy and needs to be observed in the ward for a few days."

"Immediately arrange for the VVIP room!" The matron turned to look at Rose with a thoughtful glance.

"Come with me."

At the VVIP room.

The matron and Rose had just entered when the doctors ordered the matron, "The president's allergy reaction this time is slightly milder, but due to his history, the gradually progressive nature of the allergy reaction might cause damage to his other organs. This should not be taken lightly. There must be someone watching over him 24 hours a day."

The matron nervously nodded and said, "Okay."

Rose looked at the man lying in bed. His fair and handsome face still held its arrogance despite being ill, looking as if he was above everyone else. Seeing him in this state, she was tempted to smack him. 'Why did he drink alcohol if he knows that he's allergic to it?'

After the doctors left, Jay gradually opened his eyes.

Those deep-set eyes had a hint of mischief.

"I'm thirsty, get me some water," he said with a weak voice as he looked at Rose.

Rose immediately went to fetch him a cup of warm distilled water and passed it to him.

Jay said, "I don't have much strength. Feed me."

Rose brought the cup nearer to his mouth!

In her heart, she was wondering why this man seemed much more annoying when he was ill.

Usually, he had an 'I will not beg anyone for anything' attitude.

As Jay drank his water, his sharp gaze landed on Rose's face.

Rose turned away, refusing to let him see her ugly face. She was afraid that he would show disgust when he found out.

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The matron suddenly received an urgent call, so she hurriedly said to Rose, "Miss Loyle, I've got a newly admitted patient in critical condition and I need to go over to handle it. I'll put the president under your care."

Rose immediately nodded. "Okay."

After the matron left, there was only Rose and Jay in that huge room.

Rose suddenly felt that her decision was rather rash.

She was worried that Jay would start to make an irrational fuss once he found out about her disfigured appearance.

Jay watched as Rose walked around the center of the room. He had seen the unrest, worry, and fear in her expression.

"I'm a new care worker here and lack experience. Should I request for an experienced staff from the nursing station to take care of you?" Rose walked up to him and faked a hoarser voice.

Jay looked at her without blinking, his seductive lips slightly parting from the surprise he felt.

He had intentionally caused an allergic reaction only to see her, yet she wanted to avoid him because of her low self-esteem?

"My situation is not too severe, so it's suitable for a newbie like you," he said.

Rose suddenly pulled down her mask. "President, do you still want me to take care of you with this face of mine?"

She had no idea what she was doing at that moment a s her mind was in a mess. She could not think straight.

Jay frowned. "Do I look like someone who judges a book by its cover?"

Rose was taken aback... She remembered the first time she met him again after the incident and the look of disdain in his gaze.

After hearing him say that, she put on her mask once again. "Thank you, President, for not despising me. I'll do my best to serve you."

A smile crept up in Jay's gaze. "Then can you place a food delivery order for me?"

"I'm sorry, I don't have a phone."

Jay passed his phone to her. "Use mine."

Declining to take it, she instead said, "Grand Asia's medical department provides food for their patients."

"I want to eat something from outside."

Rose had no choice but to order food delivery for him.

After placing the order, she wanted to pass the phone back to him, but he said, "I don't use something that has been used by others. I'll give it to you." Rose's eyes widened...

His stupid actions could make her blood boil.

At the sight of her, Jay looked dumbfounded. "Why are you glaring at me after I've given you a phone?"

Rose could not hold back her anger anymore." President, I'm sorry. The air in this world has been used by me as well. Do you want to move to Mars?" Jay,"..."

She then shamelessly kept the phone in her pocket as she indeed did not have a phone.

Not long after, the food arrived.

Rose stuffed the food packet into Jay's hand and sat at the side with a look that seemed to say, 'it's none of my business'.

Jay looked at her. "Feed me."

"You have functioning hands and legs, so why can't you feed yourself?"

"I'm a patient. The patients are the gods here!"

"What's so great about being a god? If you're so great, then you shouldn't have fallen sick in the first place." Rose rolled her eyes at him. Jay, "..."

Since he could not win the argument against her, he glared at her angrily with full power!

Rose finally caved into his handsome looks, went back to his bedside, and picked up the bowl of porridge to feed him.

Jay frowned at the sight of the bowl of plain porridge, but he was enjoying the care she was showing him.

Once he had finished his porridge, Rose thought that he would take a break. However, he reached out his hand to her instead. "Help me up for a stroll."

Rose was utterly defeated by his boundless energy." President, a patient needs to rest in bed."

Chapter 480

Chapter 480

Jay said, "I need to maintain my figure. Otherwise, my wifey will be disgusted with me."

A prickling sensation enveloped Rose's nose. 'I'm afraid you'd be the one disgusted with me...'

"I don't think your wife is someone who judges a book by its cover." Rose defended herself.

Jay replied with conviction, "She once complained that I'm old."

Hearing that, she had nothing to say.

As such, she helped him out of the bed. His arm rested on her shoulders as he transferred all his weight on her. Rose found it taxing on her stamina. "President, how long do you plan to stroll for?"

"Half an hour!"

"I think your wife wouldn't mind it even if you're old. She only minds it if you're too annoying," she suddenly said. Jay's mouth twitched!

After one round, Rose was finding it hard to keep up.

"You have such poor stamina," Jay said with displeasure.

Rose then replied, "Your weight is almost double of mine. I can't move because you're putting your weight on me."

"I'm a patient. You should do some self-reflection to see if the problem lies with you and your lack of exercise!"

"Which part of you exactly is behaving like a patient? You're nothing but a second-generation rich brat taking up the best hospital bed and bullying a newbie who has no strong backing. You're nothing but a good-for-nothing cruel and rich brat." Rose huffed angrily.

Jay hugged her shoulders tighter. He loved his wife so much. She was still a strong character even after going through so much turmoil.

She was certainly a lass that he had trained.

"You don't have a strong backing?" He stared at her.

'Am I a decoration?'

"Since you don't have a backing, I'll be your backing," Jay said.

"I don't need it. The patients here are those who genuinely need care, unlike a certain cruel and rich brat. I'm sure I'll get along fine with them." Jay frowned and said, "I'm not a rich brat."

Looking at the man who appeared to be sullen now, she asked again, "Are you angry at me for calling you a rich brat?"

Jay looked at her and said, "Whatever that makes you happy."

Hearing this, she was flabbergasted. 'This fella wasn't easily manipulated in the past."

Smiling, he said, "You look like my wifey when you scold me."

At this, Rose became depressed. "Do you miss your wife?"

Jay nodded and looked at her sadly. "But she doesn't miss me."

Rose felt as if something was stuck in her throat as she said softly, "How do you know if she misses you or not?"

Jay smiled bitterly. "If she misses me, why won't she come back to me?"

"Perhaps you didn't love her enough or give her an adequate sense of security."

"Then can you teach me what I should do to make her feel adequately loved and secure?"

Rose lifted a hand to her face as gloominess shrouded her gaze.

"I don't know either."

When he felt her emotions dipping, he changed the subject. "I'm tired and want to rest. Help me up the bed."

Rose supported him back to his bed.

After some time, the nurse came to give him his medication.

The medication had no labels, which Rose found inappropriate as she was an attentive person.

"President, the medication doesn't have any labels stating the name and dosage. I need to confirm it with the doctor again."

"No need for that!"