âI hear you,â Janie said as she nodded obediently again. She knew that Emmeline genuinely cared for her. âI wonât be so stubborn anymore. Iâll make sure to apologize to Emma when I see her.â
âDonât think like that. Emma wonât hold it against you. Benjamin reassured her with a smile, âAnd I wonât hold it against you anymore either.â
Janie looked at the man next to her with teary eyes and asked, âReally?â
Benjamin spoke in a soothing tone, âYes, all of that is in the past now. I wish only the best for you and our child.â
âAbout thatâ¦â Janie looked down and said, âIf I agree with what you said earlier about marrying you, will you be so kind to me for the rest of my life?â
âI can assure you that I will always treat you well, but thatâs not love,â Benjamin finally responded after at prolonged silence.
Janie fell silent after hearing Benjaminâs response. She nibbled on her lower lip, lost in thought, and eventually spoke up. âIâm not sure if I can adjust to the idea of a marriage without love.
âI wonât force you,â Benjamin said with a heavy sigh, â easy to fall in love with someone, but itâs the part about letting go thatâs difficult.â
Janie looked at him with tearful eyes and said, âAre you telling me that youâll never forget about Enima?â
Benjamin didnât speak, but his face conveyed everything. It seemed as if he had tacitly admitted to it.
âOh,â Janie said, letting out a long sigh. âI really envy Ema. She has Abel and you loving her, and both of you are Struyriaâs top bachelor,â she remarked.
âThereâs also Waylon,â Benjamin quipped, âWaylon also loves Emma, but the love he has for her is like one would love oneâs sister.â
Janie pouted and remarked, âEmma has so many admirers, and yet you wouldnât even spare me a little of your love.â
Benjamin smiled and replied, âHow can I share my love? You wouldnât want me to be a scumbag with multiple lovers at the same time, would you?â
âOf course not! I wouldnât expect you to share your loveâ Janie replied. âBut, if you were to love someone else in addition to Emma, I would lose respect for you!
âHehe,â Benjamin chuckled and changed the subject. âYou must be hungry, right? Let me send Eric to get some food. What would you like to eat?â
Janie had no appetite, but for the sake of the child in her belly, she still replied, âIâll have some food from the Struyria Banquet.â
âSure thing,â Benjamin said, rising from his seat. He headed to the door to tell Eric to order lunch from the Struyria Banquet. He also asked for enough food for himself, Eric, and the bodyguards who accompanied him, as they had yet to eat.
Shortly after, the assistant manager of the Struyria Banquet arrived in person to deliver their lunch.
Eric and the bodyguards went to the lounge area to have their lunch while Benjamin and Janie dined together in the ward.
As he opened the lunch box, Benjamin said to Janie, âI feed you. You just sit there quietly.â
Janie felt flattered by the unexpected gesture, and her face flushed with a rosy hue.
âI did promise to treat you well forever,â Benjamin said. âIâll start fulfilling that promise from this moment.
on.â
He scooped up a tender piece of chicken and brought it to Janieâs mouth.
âYou should eat more meat,â Benjamin said, âItâll help you have a strong body for childbirth.â
As she watched the piece of meat enter her mouth, Janieâs eyes began to well up with tears. She wanted to tell him she would give him more children in the future, but the words got stuck in her throat, and she âcould only swallow them with that piece of chicken.
Abel and Waylon arrived at the hospital after lunch, bringing with them some very expensive health.
supplements.
Benjamin quickly got up and pulled out a chair for Waylon.
âMs. Janie, itâs good to see you again,â Waylon said gracefully.
Janie was surprised and blurted out, âMr. Waylon, what brings you here?â
âIâm here to gift Emma her dowry.â
Waylon sat on the chair and glanced at the two men beside him before continuing, âWho would have thought that these two grown men would lose my Emma.â
âAnd me,â Janie said apologetically, âIâm also responsible for it.â
âPlease donât misunderstand, Ms. Janie,â Waylon chuckled. âIâm not here to assign any blame. Iâm actually here to bring you some medicine.â
âMedicine?â Janie said, âWhat kind of medicine?â
âItâs a medicine to help prevent a miscarriage,â Waylon explained, âI had it made urgently in Emmaâs laboratory.â
âThatâs great!â Janie was delighted.
Janie was aware of Adelmar Clanâs renowned medical expertise, which was regarded as the best in the world. Knowing that Waylon had personally created medicine to prevent a miscarriage, she felt a sense of relief and no longer had to worry about the safety of her unborn child.
âThank you, Waylon.â Benjamin was also overjoyed.
âYou donât have to thank me,â Waylon replied. âIâm only doing it for the child growing in Ms. Janieâs womb. After all, the baby will call me Uncle Waylon, wonât he?â