J was raging with anger when she got back to the department of surgery. Good thing she doesn't have any surgery to assist. She's in a bad mood until the end of her shift.
When she reached home, she called Lance. "J! How was it? Did he sign it?" Lance inquired on the other line. J burst out in anger then told Lance what happened at Jacob's office.
"What should I do?" J asked Lance.
"Hmm… in this country it's easy to get a divorce if both parties have a mutual understanding. Meaning, you sign, he signs then you file it to the registrar then it's done. But since he wouldn't sign, you have to go through the long process. You file the divorce to the court, gather as much evidence like tell them that you were forced into this marriage or you were married to him without your knowledge and you didn't even know that you signed those marriage contract even though experts said that your signature is real and not forged to prove that you deserved to be divorced and attend a hearing. This will make a commotion especially since he is from a well-known family. It will grab the attention of the media and netizens. Both your name will flash on the internet and tv screens. The least you want to happen the most is being exposed to the public. So, I suggest you just go with the flow and wait till Jacob voluntarily signs the divorce paper."
J sighed. Go with the flow? That's the least she would want to do but that's the only solution for now. As much as she hated the idea but Lance was right. She couldn't afford to be exposed to the public.
"J, are you still there?" Lance on the other line interrupted her thought. "Yeah. So, I guess I have no choice but to go with the flow." J said in dismay.
"Mmm... By the way, I already made a background check of President Jacob Parker. He is 35 years old, the second of the three Parker children. He is easygoing and a playboy. He never had a serious relationship. Actually, he never had a girlfriend. All of them were just fling. Never last a week. He hates commitment and has no plan to get married. Well, that was before when he didn't know that he was married. But he's good at his profession. One of the best in the country. 5 years ago, he went overseas to practice his profession. But it was said that he was just preparing before he took over the CLP Group of Hospitals. He lives in his own villa. And most importantly, he has a bad temper. The complete opposite of his easy-going character. They said that it could last up to a couple of weeks. He is not someone you should mess with. He could kill with just a flick of his finger." Lance finished his narration.
"Urgh...he's bipolar," J said uninterestedly.
"And he also owns a private army," Lance added which piqued J's interest because it is something that she is not aware of.
"A private army?" She asked, raising a brow.
"Yes. The biggest and most influential private army in the country. Twelve Army." Lance said.
"I want to know more about it," J replied.
"Copy that. And you might want to know, Elder Do and Elder Parker were childhood friends or best friends, something like that. Well, good luck with that. Just keep me updated. Call me if he tried to hurt you or do something...you know..." J interrupted Lance.
"That's enough Lance. By for now. Thanks for the information," then she hung up.
Three days have passed since her encounter with Jacob. J tried as much as possible to avoid him. Fortunately, he didn't have any surgery these past three days.
But today she was wretched. She was waiting for the elevator when the door of the elevator opened, she saw a couple of nurses in front. Behind them is a tall figure looking at her. She hesitated at first to come inside but then the nurses called her in.
While entering she throws Jacob a warning look as if telling him not to do any crazy act in front of these nurses. She was quiet throughout until she heard the lift 'ding' on the fifth floor. All the nurses stepped out and said goodbye to her.
Great! Now it was just her, Jacob and James left in the elevator. She can clearly see the reflection of Jacob in the elevator door. He was staring at her intently so she quickly glanced away.
"Jenny." her heart skipped a beat when he heard him call her name. Ah! Can't he call her that way! The way he is calling her name brings her an ambivalent feeling. "Have you decided yet?" Jacob continued.
"W...what?" J looked at his reflection with a confused reaction. "Where to stay? Your apartment? My villa or my parents' mansion?" Jacob asked her, still looking at J's reflection seriously.
J was dumbstruck. What? He is seriously considering us living together? She thought to herself. She stared at his reflection for a couple of minutes when suddenly her phone rang.
She looked at the caller ID, it was Nurse Diana. She immediately answered her call to avoid Jacob's question.
"Hello," she said.
"J! It's Timothy's birthday today. Can you come to my house after duty? We are going to have a small celebration. I'm already on my way home to prepare the food." Diana said enthusiastically on the other line.
"Okay. Sure. I'm on my way."
Diana is a social butterfly but selfless. She is the type of person that would throw a party for her son and invites her friends and her son's friend to the party but she knows that if she did that, her introverted best friend and her son's godmother wouldn't probably come so she selflessly abandons that idea and celebrates her son's birthday inconspicuously.
When she finished the call. The elevator reached the lobby. As soon as the door opens, she quickly gets out of it and walks as fast as she can out of the hospital.
Jacob was left smiling and said. "She's cute." James was speechless.
Diana's house was a couple of blocks away from J's apartment. She just went home to change into jeans and a shirt then walked straight to Diana's house.
When she was almost there she saw Diana in front of her house talking to a tall guy that is very familiar with her. Diana seemed to have never gotten inside her house coz she is still wearing her uniform and in her hand is the paper bag with groceries.
The tall guy stopped talking and looked in her direction. Diana also looked at her and said. "Miss J. You're here."
"Yeah," J said looking at the tall guy then she looked around. Not far away she saw a black heavy tinted car parked on the side street.
"Mom!" A small figure came out of Diana's house and ran towards Diana. Diana hugged the little guy.
J noticed the tall guy's eyes twitched as he was looking at Diana and the little guy. She immediately interrupted the mother and son. "Hey, Timothy! Let's get inside, I have a gift for you."
J took Timothy in her arms and walked towards the house. Before she entered the house. She looked back at Diana and the tall guy. Diana was saying something but the tall guy was looking at them. Well, he is actually looking at Timothy.
A couple of minutes passed. J and Timothy were sitting on the sofa and checking out the new toy that J gave him. When finally, the door opened and Diana entered the house.
"Hey, there little buddy! How's your day?" Diana approached Timothy and hugged him. "Let me help you with this." J stood up and took the paper bag with her in the kitchen.
J met Diana five years ago. She used to be her grandfather's private nurse. Although J personally took care of her grandfather when she arrived from overseas, she still asked Diana to stay and help her.
Although Lance is her best friend since childhood. Diana became her female best friend as well. J never got close to anyone since she was a kid except for Lance and Diana.
Four years ago, Diana got pregnant. She never confides in anyone except J. Due to her plea, J never told anyone and helped Diana keep her pregnancy. Diana also told her who the father of the child was, but never wanted to tell him about it because she knows that he wouldn't want that child. Diana kept the child because she wanted it to although she is angry and afraid of the father of the child. Her pregnancy was an accident, she was drunk at that time. When she gave birth to a baby boy she named him Timothy. She hired a nanny to help her take care of the child while she returned to work at the hospital.
Diana fully trusted J with that secret and that makes her guilty. Because even though J trusts Diana, she cannot tell her about her marriage.
Later on, Diana entered the kitchen, and Timothy was left to his nanny. She helped J take out the groceries in the paper bag and started preparing to cook. They loved cooking together. Back at Lodgepole Estate, cooking was one of the things that they enjoyed doing together.
J looked at her and asked, "Aren't you going to tell Timothy's father about him?" Diana continued cooking and said "No" in a cold tone opposite to her lively personality.
"Diana, sooner or later Timothy will ask you. Have you prepared an answer when the time comes?" J said imploring.
Diana stopped for a while then said. "I'll tell him that he's dead. It is better than introducing him to his father and facing his rejection."
J was speechless and helplessly looked at Diana.
Diana finished cooking and they started a simple celebration. She doesn't have any relatives in the city although she has a lot of friends she chooses to invite only her best friend J, so it was only the three of them and the nanny that celebrated Timothy's third birthday.
J returned home after a couple of hours of stay at Diana's house. She stays in the bathtub for half an hour to relax her body then she changes into a Capri set. She sits on the two-seater sofa in her reading room scanning her email on her laptop when she remembered to make a call to Lance.
"Hey, any update?" Lance answered in a low voice. "Well, aside from the obvious fact, I haven't found any unusual details yet. The Elder's whereabout is still uncertain. Give me some more time."
"Okay." then she hung up. Tomorrow is her rest day. She will drive back to the Lodgepole Estate. She needs a break from these stressful events.