Carlos was hit in the stomach the moment he opened the door, with a bewildered gaze he held on to the person who ran into him to help him regain balance.
It was after a few minutes that he saw Jean's face, "Fella?"
To his surprise even after he spoke no one answered, he tried pushing her back but Jean was holding on to him like an octopus. It was at that moment that Grey appeared at the office door, Carlos felt the chilly gaze on him and used all his strength to tear apart Jean but she didn't let go.
He was screaming in his mind but what could he do, his boss was looking at him with chilly eyes but the guy was really strong. Jaden who had somehow become familiar with Fella's personality sensed something was wrong.
In deed when he checked her face, she was sweating profusely.
Carlos who saw his boss actions also realized that something wrong. "Boss I can't tear him off."
Jaden was also helpless about that, actually he could just ignore and let her hug Carlos for as long as possible but today Carlos had a lot of things to do for their departure. He also knew that this guy was not aware of his condition, maybe it was the virus acting up again.
"Carlos, stand up still and let me try."
"Yes boss."
Jaden who didn't know what to do just started caressing her hair, Carlos stiffened when he saw the action but it wasn't his place to say anything. Jaden had observed Jean's reaction and assumed maybe she was insecure that was why he did that and to his surprise.
Her hands loosed as she let go of Carlos, he caught her and lifted her up immediately but now the situation turned around slowly. She hugged his neck. Black lines formed on his forehead as he seemed confused, helpless and embarrassed. Carlos was sure he didn't see anger on his face.
When they were still confused, the elevator opened and a classy young lady stepped out.
"What Jaden... you.. you"
She stuttered for a long a time without finding words. Carlos cursed his mind, who send this spoilt girl here today? Was the universe going against them today.
This lady had always acted spoilt around the young master but he spared on account of her grandfather Mr Watson who was a good friend of Old Grey. She was just a helpless spoilt princess what gave her the courage to pester Jaden.
As Carlos was cursing while thinking of an excuse for his boss he heard her voice again.
"Jaden you are gay!!! You have broken my heart. Wuwuwu."
Jaden felt his lips twitching, how could even someone marry someone like Hellen Watson. Won't you be signing for a death warrant due to anger. Still he didn't shove that in her face but when he her hopeful eyes as if she was waiting for him to deny that assumption. He suddenly developed an evil idea, he looked at Jean in his arms and then smiled.
When Carlos saw the creepy smile on his boss face, he knew someone was in for it.
"You are right I like men."
"Jaden you are... joking right?"
Hellen shook her head as she held back her tears, no one could know if they were real tears or crocodile tears but she really struggled holding them back. But when she saw the firm look on his face, she had no choice but to believe.
Even Carlos who knew the story almost believed Jaden's firm words.
"Hic... bastard. Invite me to your wedding."
With that Hellen dropped the presents she had bought on the floor and left.
"Boss she may tell the old man about it."
He thought he will at least panic but Grey who had a clear conscience just sighed and went back inside. He knew she may yap to his grandfather but he hadn't done anything wrong.
He was just helping a sick person, what Jaden forgot was that he had never helped any random person before but he was willing to help Fella. Whether it was because of the virus or not no one knew.
When he stepped into the office, Jean who had passed out regained consciousness. He looked into her eyes as she tried to regain her senses but it was clear that this episode had taken a taken a toll on her.
"Hug me for a while."
Jaden stiffened at her request but he didn't push her away. Jean was feeling extremely cold and afraid. The only thing she was craving for right now was warmth and a hug. She didn't care who the other person was as long as he provided warmth it was enough.
To her luck Jaden was like a human heater her tension started fading away.
Jaden kept standing stiffly as a pillar, but then suddenly he felt something warm trickling on his chest. Tears? or sweat? He had watched Jean hold back tears daily so he wasn't sure if her tears finally fell but still turned his head and looked at her only to see tears.
For the first time he felt his heart tightening, did I scare her to that extent?
"I didn't mean to scare you."
Jean who had finally regained her senses didn't expect him of all the people to explain. She was taken aback for a second before she recalled her reaction.
"To be honest, for the first time in life. I don't have a reason as to why I reacted that way. I felt like a beast was chasing me and it was almost capturing me. It seemed like its voice overlapped with yours but I have never suffered from mental illness."
She moved a bit and finally remembered she was still in his arms. She blushed for a second before a cunning look flashed in her eyes.
She knew Jaden was not gay, but she had to take revenge for nose bleeding in the morning. She sniffled a little as she raised her hands slowly on his back.
Jayden stiffened before he suddenly let go, PUUH!
"Ouch! Bastard."
Jean didn't expect him to let go all of a sudden and cause her to eat a loss. When she looked at his face she met a mocking smirk on his eyes.
Jaden knew that what she said wasn't a lie but he sensed the chang in her aura the moment she started moving her hands and knew she was up to no good. Thanks to his quick reflex he would have been harassed.
Jean who was sitting on the floor didn't know that she had been used as a shield to chase potential future lady Grey. At this moment the door to Jaden's office was kicked open rudely.
Jaden knew it was only his grandpa who could do such a thing in this world. Why was his grandpa here?
Before he could even think of something he saw him lift his walking stick ready to hit Jean who was still lying on the ground. Of course normally she couldn't wait for someone to hit her but when she tried to move her muscles were just as stiff as possible.
Her only hope was Jaden who was sitting very far away in his office chair. She finally surrendered to her fate and covered her head with her hands. The only thing that could move.
She waited for pain but just heard a sound of wood meeting flesh. She finally peeped through her fingers and saw Jaden facing her with his back towards the angry old man with white hair on his head.
"Are you ok?"
Jaden asked as he bent down to lift her. He had thought she would dodge but he didn't expect to just cover her head. That made him make the last decision to rescue but he couldn't stop his grandpa's cane and could only receive the cane on her behalf.
Hellen who was behind couldn't believe her eyes, Jaden had protected this guy from his grandfather. She thought he was just doing that to stop her from chasing him but now she didn't know anymore.
"Grandpa Grey, he protected him."
Old Grey was still shocked when he saw his grandson jump from his seat to stop him from beating someone.
"Brat I will kill you today if you don't give me an explanation."
Although Old Grey was a ticking bomb, he was experienced and could tell that something was wrong with this guy or else his grandson wouldn't have done that or he loves him to that extent.
At this point he finally lost it, he raised his stick and started beating him up. When Grey saw that he knew his grandpa was in his berserk mode and won't listen to anything he lifted up Jean and threw her into the office lounge before locking the door.
He finally had a chance to face his grandpa.
"Grandpa listen"
His words were cut off with an angry roar, "When did you fall in love with a man. You even put him in your lounge. I will kill you today."
Jean who had been thrown on the bed in the lounge was laughing her head off. That weird grandpa was his grandpa and they had misunderstood Jaden.
She tried to move her legs but they were simply not moving, had she been paralyzed?
After trying for a few minutes she gave up when she heard the door open and a disheveled Grey entered. He had really been battered, she felt her mouth twitching before she started laughing.
"How can I help? This princess here has good massage skills?"
Jaden was in a bad mood but he still caught something, "A big man calling himself princess, simply shameless."
Jean who had forgot she was Fella at the moment almost let the cat out.
"You know I'm gay so its not an issue for me to say that."
Jaden who had already taken his shirt stiffened and entered the bathroom immediately, he had forgot this guy was real gay. Jean patted her cheeks when she saw him walking away. She needed time to gather her thoughts.
What was happening to her? She passed out, had a painful menses and now paralyzed. She needed to fly in thirty minutes time so nothing could happen to her or else she will miss the flight.
Anxiety started creeping into her, all her doctors were very far away and she had basically not made friends with the doctors in Jade city.
Then James figure flashed through her brain, she could ask Grey to call his friend for help cause she really needed this help at the moment for her to fly to Country N in thirty minutes or else everything will go into the drain.
No she had to walk, what if she was paralyzed?
At that moment Jaden came out wrapped in a towel, there were no clothes in the bathroom. Jean's eyes lit up but when he saw red marks on his skin from the beting he couldn't help but be worried a little.
"Why did you stop him? Look at how you are hurt but you look ravishing."
Jaden could tell that he was just trying to lighten the mood so he just grunted and started looking for his clothes.
"Boss, why don't you call that doctor friend of yours. I really need to walk in thirty minutes."
"Not possible."
He rejected her even without a second thought. Jean was surprised at his quick rejection but what she didn't know was that James had checked and knew she had a virus which she herself didn't know.
"Is there something wrong? I really need to catch a plane to Country N this noon and I'm sure you know the flights to country N are restricted to a certain number daily. I assume you are aware due to your status."
She was really desperate for a doctor that she had to reveal this. Jaden who knew his reaction was strange was still trying to think of a reason but Jean mistook his silence for firmness which caused her to explain.
Jaden was in for a shock again when he heard her explanation.
He paused before he took his phone and made a call to James who was already heading to the airport.
"Come to my office someone is paralyzed and needs treatment."
"Yes boss."