She excused herself and rushed to the comfort room.
Unknown to her, Spencer stood up and followed her. Though he was hiding outside the ladies' restroom, he could hear the woman's heavy panting as if she's ready to collapse anytime soon.
To his surprise, the woman seemed to be fighting off the feeling of fainting.
"No, Jade. You're stronger than this. You're stronger than this. Good memories, think of good memories."
He could hear the woman chanting inside as she cast off the awful scene she just saw a while ago.
"That's not blood, it's just wine… Yes, red wine." She kept exhaling an amount of air. "Jade, you can't keep on fainting whenever you see blood. You must be strong!" She was lecturing herself. A few minutes later, Spencer heard the splash of water. She's calming herself by washing her face.
He smirked to himself before he went inside the men's comfort room. He just heard her footsteps coming out so he rushed to the men's rest room.
"Tsk, she seems tougher than you, Marcus." He muttered within him when he remembered the first time he met Marcus. "She might even find her own way out from her nightmares." He thought.
Marcus and Jade went home at around 9pm while doctor Spencer went back to his clinic to record something. Jade freely conversed with the two gentlemen without knowing that she's being observed by the doctor.
Just as Marcus assumed, Jade was indeed traumatized about something in her past. Blood… Yes, there must be a story behind her homophobia.
As soon as he arrived in his clinic, he listed down all his observations and theories while studying the woman silently. However, he needs more time to examine the woman so he texted Marcus about it.
Marcus, on the other hand, sent his response to his best friend before following Jade inside the house. The thing is, Spencer was asking for more opportunities to speak with Jade which he agreed after careful considerations. The fact that Spencer, his best friend was good at flirting with women, married or not, alarmed him greatly. Jade is a beautiful and sweet woman. She emits a warm atmosphere that could cheer up anyone and since Spencer knew about their marriage contract, it worried him.
However, he trusts his best friend despites those worries and Jade's freedom from her nightmares was his main priority right now. He knew what it feels like to live in the shadows of one's nightmares. He's been there than that, so he understands Jade's sufferings.
He must help her out.
"What are you planning to do with the KSAN group?" Jade asked the man who came out fresh from the shower.
"That depends on the result of our conversation tomorrow." He nonchalantly replied as he took a clean short in his dresser.
"You have a meeting with the KSAN's Ceo tomorrow? It was not on your schedule though." Jade asked surprised.
"I got a call from the Ceo's secretary asking if I could spare them some of my time tomorrow. I don't think it's a bad idea so I agreed." He smiled.
"Oh, okay. Am I going too?"
"You don't have to." He replied. "I heard Jackie's mother will be discharge tomorrow morning, why don't you go and lend her a hand?"
"I shall do that then." Jade smiled at Marcus' kindness. It's all thanks to him that Jackie's mother had a successful operation and her father was winning his case.
MEANWHILE….
"Are you sure about this plan?" President Jack Mo of the KSAN Co. looked at Barry with doubts within him. "Do you really think it will work?"
Barry smirked confidently. "Don't worry, I'll make sure it'll all work out."
Jack Mo exhaled an amount of air. Barry's backup plan was to invest to the new product of the Enchanteur Chemicals which is the Beau collection. He conceded and recalled their products from the market just to invest at Marcus' company? That's absurdity! He wanted to destroy that young man with his own hands and not to build him up!
But now, Barry's proposal was to invest in their new product… Isn't he supporting his son in different ways? Is he really trying to tear the old woman's company or the other way around?
"Jack, I know you find my plans unreasonable for now but I guarantee you, you'll thank me soon enough." He gave a confident smile. "Just trust me and introduce me to him tomorrow during your meeting. I'll make sure he'll agree with my proposal. Don't you think that's a win-win situation for both parties?"
"Fine. I'll introduce you to him tomorrow. I hope your father-and-son meeting will go according to your will." The old man's sarcasm echoed in his voice.
Barry smirked mischievously.
Yes, he already decided to appear in front of his son and see his reaction once they met. Although, they haven't seen each other for such a long time, no son should have forgotten his biological father.
"I'll make sure he'll be on our side. It's time for him to know the truth about the grandmother he adored so much." He muttered softly but Jack Mo was able to hear it still.
The old man was also thinking while staring at Barry for few minutes. Unknown to the man, Jack was also planning on how he could use him against his own son.
Was he that excited to meet his son? The old man thought when he saw the glow coming out from his eyes.
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She didn't know why but she's been acting weird for the past few days.
She normally eats a lot, yes, however, she couldn't understand why she suddenly gets hungry almost all the time. Also, her body keeps on craving for more sleep even during working hours. So whenever Marcus was not around, she lays on the soft couch for few minutes.
Was she that stressed at work? Maybe.
She woke up at around three in the morning and went straight to the kitchen. She suddenly felt hungry so she made herself a cup of hot chocolate and prepared a sandwich to fill her hunger.
However, she didn't even finish the whole sandwich when she run to the sink. She suddenly felt her stomach getting upset. She felt nauseous.
'What the ----- Is the bread rotten?' She hissed annoyingly as she wiped the corners of her mouth with the table napkin. She doesn't feel good, so after preparing Marcus' breakfast, she went back to her bed.
She abnormally wanted the sleep all day!