Chapter 1396

“Why should I come over to protect you? Is it because Jared has not been taking good care of you? If that’s the case, I’ll fly over and teach him a good lesson!” Carl exclaimed, thinking that Nicole had not been treated well and threatened to stand up for her.

” Keep your voice down! It’s not what you think. Jared treats me very well. Anyway, just do as I say.”

Nicole said, not taking no for an answer.

“But…”

“No buts! Are you turning your back on me now?” Nicole questioned, her tone becoming stern.

“Alright, chill. I’ll do as you say.” Carl quickly resigned.

He too wished to stay by Nicole’s side every day, for it was what he had long been yearning for.

“That’s more like it. Well, I ought to go and catch some rest now. You can go back to work. Stay safe, and no matter what happens, please keep yourself protected first,” Nicole sternly warned.

She knew that he was more capable of defending himself, but she was worried about him, nonetheless.

“I know. You should get some good rest now. I’ll call you when I’m free,” Carl bade her goodbye and hung up.

Nicole then placed her phone down, and looked up at her IV bag.’ It’s almost finished.’

She pressed a button, prompting a nurse to strut in not long after “What do you need, Miss Riddle?” the nurse asked as she looked at Nicole respectfully.

“The IV drip is almost done. Help me get the needle out.”

“Okay.” The nurse quickly pulled the needle out for her.

“Is Martin still here?” Nicole looked at the nurse and asked.

“Dr. Wyance received a call earlier and has left in a hurry.”

“Alright, thanks.”

“No problem. Take care.” The nurse smiled at Nicole and left.

‘I wonder, what is it that had caused him to leave in a hurry?’ Nicole laid on the hospital bed and began to think.

‘I guess I’ll find out when he comes back later.’ Nicole then took her phone out and called Kelly.

“Why aren’t you back yet, Miss Riddle? Are you okay?” Kelly anxiously asked after noticing that Nicole had not been in the office for the entire afternoon.

“I’m fine. There’s an issue abroad that I need to deal with, which is why I need you to keep an eye on the R&D Lab. If there’s anything you can’t handle, give me a call and ask me,” Nicole told Kelly over the phone.

“Okay. Don’t worry, I will report to you if there’s anything I need help with.”

“Okay then, I’ll hang up now.”

After hanging up, all of Nicole’s worries slowly disappeared as her eyes slowly got heavier, whereupon she fell into a deep slumber.

Martin did not return to the hospital until the evening, but Jared, who had come to visit her, had pushed the door to the ward open with a creek, and stepped inside. Noticing that Nicole was fast asleep, he gently walked over to her bedside and sat down.

Then, he looked at the scar on Nicole’s face. ‘It’s all my fault.’

Nicole woke up after a while, and saw Jared’s face the moment she opened her eyes. Seeing that Jared was sitting at her bedside, she was about to open her mouth to ask him when she remembered that they were in the hospital. Once again, Nicole pretended that she was unable to speak and texted Jared.

[Why are you here so late?] Nicole typed her message out on her phone and showed it to Jared.

“Seeing that you’re here all alone, I can’t help but to worry about you. I’ll accompany you here tonight.”

Jared took his coat off and hung it aside.

Nicole’s eyes widened the moment she heard what he was intending to do. ‘How does he even come up with the idea of staying here overnight? I can’t keep pretending if he’s going to do that. I must find a way to get him out of here.’

In response, Jared looked at her and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?” [I’m hungry.]