Jacob walks out of the Surgery and calls James. "I want you to check all the records of the employees of CLP Group of hospitals, especially the OR Nurses of Camila Lopez Parker Hospital. I want the result as soon as I get back to my office. I'm on my way now." as soon as he heard James' reply he put back his phone in his pocket and made his way back to his office.
He doesn't want to waste a single moment. He wants to confirm if Nurse J is Jenny Do. He felt his hand trembling with nervousness and excitement.
As soon as he reached the office James was waiting for him and said. "We finally found her. How did you know? I can't believe it! She was just under our nose all along." Then he passed a paper in Jacob's hand.
Sitting on his chair he nervously scanned the paper in his hand. He read it. Jenny Do, RN, thirty years old. He looked at the picture and smiled. He can't contain his excitement. It's Nurse J. She really is Jenny Do.
He looked at the other details. She started working as a nurse at the CLP Group of Hospital five years ago. She studied overseas. She's from Lantana Province but grew up overseas. Now she is residing in an apartment near the hospital. Her parents died when she was ten. Her grandfather died five years ago.
"In the contract, the witnesses are my grandfather and her grandfather. Her grandfather died five years ago probably after the marriage. I wonder if she knows about this." Jacob said to James.
"Hmm...I'll try and find some information," James answered as he nodded his head.
"No need. I'll ask her myself. It is better to find it out from her." Jacob said. "Call the Department of Surgery and find Nurse J. Tell her to come here to my office after her shift. Don't pass the message to anyone except her. I don't want anyone to find out about our relationship yet."
"Copy that," James replied then left the office.
Jacob was left in deep thought. They married five years ago. It was obviously their grandfather who did this. After their marriage Nurse J's grandfather died and his grandfather went nomadic. There are a lot of chances for his grandfather to tell him about this but he didn't, instead, he waited for him to find it out.
Now Nurse J seems to be mysterious. They can't find her name or any of her details anywhere except in the marriage contract and now in their company's record. The CLP Group of Hospitals has the best employees' confidentiality. No one can hack their system and find their employees' details.
Is Nurse J trying to hide her identity? If so? Why?
He brushed his hair with his fingers as he tried to figure it out. Then suddenly a woman in her late 30's dressed in a white suit burst into his office.
"Surprise! It's been over a month since you came and you never even bother to give me a call or visit us at home," she said pouting her lips.
Jacob was happy to see her. "Leticia, you should've informed me that you were coming. How are you and the twins?" Jacob approaches her and hugs her.
Leticia pursed her lips. "So, how's my newly married brother? I heard about what grandfather did. Is it true? Did you find your wife?" she asked while unpacking the food that she has brought.
"Come here. I brought us lunch. Tell me about it." She then drags Jacob to the table and starts eating while Jacob tells her everything that he found out.
She is Leticia Parker Sloane. Jacob's elder sister. She is an OB-Gyne but she seldom practices her profession because she has to take over Parker Pharmaceutical Company, another company that their family owns after she graduated college. She is married to Dominic Sloane, a politician. They had an arranged marriage. Fortunately, they were already in a relationship before they were arranged to get married by their grandfather. They got a 10-year-old twin. A girl and a boy named Paul and Paula.
Meanwhile, J is already panicking as her shift closes to its end. Why does time pass so quickly? If she could just stop the time. Earlier while having lunch J received a call from the Executive Assistant asking her to report at the CEO's office after her duty.
She is pretending not to have any idea about why she's being summoned by the CEO but deep inside her she already had an idea. Though she still hopes that she thought it wrong.
After she got out of the Department of Surgery she took the elevator up to the tenth floor where the CEO's office is located. The Department of Surgery is on the eighth floor. As she was walking towards the CEO's office she saw James, the Executive Assistant outside the office. He seemed to be waiting for her.
"You're here. Please come inside Nurse J. Dr. Jacob is waiting for you inside." James greeted her in a way that was too formal for her.
"Thank you," she replied awkwardly.
She takes a deep breath before she opens the door. Inside the office, he saw Jacob sitting on his desk holding a paper. Then he looked at her. She quickly avoided his eyes and saw a woman sitting not far away on a sofa.
The woman smiles at her. She looked nice so she smiled back at her.
Jacob saw that and groaned to himself. He cleared his throat to get her attention and he did. J looked back at him still avoiding eye contact and said. "Dr. Jacob, you asked for me?"
"Yes, I did," Jacob replied and straightened his back. "Earlier I asked if you are Jenny Do. But you didn't answer me. Now I'm asking you again. Are you Jenny Do?" Jacob asked her in a solemn tone.
J looked at the paper he was holding. It was her personal record. Then she looked back at him. "Dr. Jacob, with my records on your hand you got more than the information you need. Do I still need to answer that?" She replied sarcastically. If it was another man she would've replied civilly but this man in front of her is starting to irritate her with the way he is looking at her.
Leticia chuckled, Jacob heard that and got irritated. "Just answer my question Nurse J," Jacob raised his voice.
J was stunned and said. "Yes. My name is Jenny Do."
Although Jacob already knew that, it felt more real when he heard that from her directly.
Right! Nurse J is Jenny Do.
She is his wife.
Nurse J is his wife.
"Well then. Explain this to me?" Jacob said, handing her the paper he was holding.
J took it and asked with a raised brow. "What's there to explain my personal records?" J replied indifferently.
Jacob smirks then he holds her record in front of him then reads it loudly. "Employee's name, Jenny Do, Address, Unit 8, Jade's Apartment, Position, Senior OR Nurse, Age, 30 years old." Jacob randomly reads the information written in J's personal record.
"Status, Single." Then he purposely paused and raised his head to look at her facial expression which remained indifferent.
Jacob raised his brow and asked, "Are you sure that you gave us a piece of accurate and correct information?"
Without hesitation, J replied. "Yes."
Jacob chuckled.
"Then can you explain this to me?" Jacob then passed her a piece of old paper.
J took it and was surprised when she found out what is it.
It's a marriage contract.
So, it was real. She thought internally. She checked it meticulously to find any flaws in it. It turns out, she is really married to this man in front of her.
Her brows furrowed as she scanned every word in the contract. Her hands trembled slightly before she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"This can't be real. I never signed this contract." J said in a firm tone.
"I never did as well. But I already had someone check its authenticity and it is real." J felt dismayed upon hearing that. Jacob saw her reaction and was hurt. Does she doesn't want to be married to me? He asked himself.
J shook her head as she stared at the contract. "This is impossible."
Five years ago when her grandfather was on his deathbed, he told her that he married her off to someone. She didn't take it seriously nor asked who is the guy because of the situation.
He died the day after. A few days later she remembered what he told her about that marriage. She didn't think it was true since she doesn't have any proof. He didn't even mention a name. So, she pushed that at the back of her mind and chose to ignore it thinking that her grandfather might be hallucinating and talking nonsense while he was dying.
But it turns out... it was real after all.
After that, she was quiet for a moment. She was just staring at the marriage contract blankly.
Jacob could not guess what she was thinking.
Leticia stands up and approaches J and says. "Excuse me, Jenny. Should I call you Jenny?" She asked but she got no response.
Leticia cleared her throat before she continued, "I know it's shocking for you and quite unbelievable. Jacob also found out about this a month ago and believed me he was furious. He has been looking for you to settle this thing. Maybe, the two of you should talk about this and see what you could do?"
J didn't say anything nor looked at them. She just turned around and walked fast away from them with the marriage contract in her hand.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Jacob called her but Leticia stopped him. "Let her be. Give her time to absorb all of this," she said to Jacob.
Jacob went to the sofa brushing his hair with his fingers. He loosened the button of his polo and laid his back on the sofa. He feels so frustrated.
"She obviously had an idea but she doesn't believe it. She is at a loss." He heard Leticia say.
"So, what do you plan now?" she asked later on.
Jacob was silent for a while then said. "I don't know."
"Do you like her?" she asked again. "Based on your story, you obviously like her. You just don't know it because you haven't liked anyone before and have no idea how does it feel. Or maybe you knew it but don't accept it because it will ruin your playboy image." During their meal, Jacob told Leticia about how he met Nurse J and how she became the cause of his black mood these past few weeks.
Do I like her? Jacob thought to himself.
Certain things for sure. He never felt jealous before. He never felt hurt after a woman's rejection before. He never felt the urge to hug and caress someone before. He never missed someone before. He felt it only for Nurse J, for Jenny Do, his wife.