The family spent the entire afternoon at the hospital before some of them excused themselves. As Neil was a doctor, he went back to his office to continue with his work.
Upon completing his studies, Grandfather Paulson built a private hospital and made him its owner.
On the other side Troy also went back to the main company. He was the acting CEO after his father resigned six months ago. The CEO position initially belonged to his brother but since Jade was in the army, Troy had to take his place. He too had his own law firm, ' TP House' which was a subsidiary of their main family business ' Dragon Group'. 'Scented Smiles' on the other wing majored in cosmetic products, and perfumes and it was managed by Jade together with the main group.
This plan of giving each grandson something to manage was enacted by grandpa Paulson as he didn't want his grandsons to fight for inheritance after his death. He made each of his grandsons the owners of different businesses according to their respective study majors. As Jade had majored in business administration, he was made the CEO of 'Dragon Group' but he opted to join the military first.
The Paulson couple also went out after chatting for some time leaving only Phoenix in the room with Jade. She scooted forward and closer as she sat down on the stool at the foot of the bed.
Not knowing what to do, Phoenix just kept quite. Later her stomach grumbled making a loud noise which was like a roaring lion. She clutched her stomach tightly to muffle the sounds. Looking up, she saw a trace of a smile on Jade's lips.
" Are you hungry? How about you go grab something and bring some for me too. I haven't eaten since morning."
"Hee!! Weren't you asleep, how come you are awake. You know I could have said awful things thinking that you are sleeping."
Jade chuckled at her statement as he sat up on the bed. Seeing this, Phoenix panicked as she reprimanded him. " Are you supposed to be doing that, how can you be careless with your health. You just had your surgery hours back."
Jade smiled as he heard that. " You seem to care a lot. My body isn't disabled right, it's just my eyes and am being careful. I can move around so no worries. Just worry about your hungry stomach."
" Aren't friends supposed to be there for each other? And uh.. where can I find a nearby restaurant or should I call for delivery?" Taking her phone from her handbag Phoenix asked him.
Jade turned his head as if to look at her. " There is a restaurant across the road, you can order from there."
She unlocked her phone as she searched about the restaurant on the internet after he gave her the name. She widened her eyes seeing the price for each dish.
" What is this, is this daylight robbery. How can a single dish be expensive as my monthly earnings. Nah, let's try another one."
" What are you talking about? unless you aren't hungry cause am famished. Just order and I will pay." He told her as he shifted again.
She couldn't believe what she heard. " Yeah, you are so rich and made of money right? so how about I order the whole restaurant, how about that huh? Since you are famished you must have a bigger appetite I suppose so I will order everything from the floors to the head chef and satisfy you" She sneered.
Jade ignored her while placing his feet on the floor but stopped after doing that. " Can you lead me to the washroom if you are done with your silly talks."
Phoenix typed into her phone quickly and when she was done she placed it aside and walked towards him. Taking his hand, she led him towards the restroom's door. Opening it, she guided him inside before exiting.
Moments later, the sound of a toilet flushing could be heard from within then came the sound of running tap water. Jade opened the door rapping his fingers on the door to garner her attention. Taking his hand again, Phoenix guided him towards the bed.
She sat down as she waited for their food delivery.
" I didn't order anything containing lemon so feel free to eat later on without suspecting that I might poison you. Oh! your mama said you are to have more greens, so I included a lot of that. You will have to turn into a zebra but it's a pity that you will have no tail and stripes. Hahaha. How about I order a white paint and a tail online?" Teasing him has turned into Phoenix's hobby.
She would do so each time she got the chance. Though they were strangers weeks ago, now they seemed closer as any childhood friends. Mother Jane had once misunderstood their relationship thinking they were romantically involved after seeing their interactions when Jade once went over to visit their spa weeks back.
##. Flashback. ##
" So tell mama, is he the one?" Mother Jane asked Phoenix as she entered into their living room after work.
Phoenix ignored her as she went towards the kitchen. Her sister Dinah also joined their mother as she fired multiple questions.
" Yes sis, is he the one? Have you kissed him, how about touching? The way you were behaving screams ' love crush love crush. And your eyes says it all. Sis grab him before you lose value huh."