Chapter 1400

However, due to the fact that she had just woken up, Nicole’s throat was a little parched.

Seeing this, Jared immediately passed a glass of water to her. ” Here, drink some. It will make you feel better.”

Nicole’s heart warmed as she received the glass of water, after which she gulped it down, “Much better…”

This silly man actually had so much trust for me,’ Nicole thought.

It had made her feel so bad for him that she did not have the heart to deceive him any longer.

“That’s great,” Jared’s said, flooded with relief, but this did not last the moment he looked down. “But why are there broken syringes on the ground?”

Although the room had been cleaned up, it was still quite messy. Jared could not help but cast his suspicions on all that had transpired last night.

Shocked by the sight, she thought, ‘This fella, Jared, is rather observant. Indeed, it would be too hard for me to fool him completely.’

In fact, she was afraid that she would not have been able to keep the ruse up yesterday if he had not been this caring.

“It’s fine. The nurse accidentally shattered it when she was changing the medicines yesterday,” Nicole said, causing him to let it slide.

“Your throat has just healed. Just relax. Here, take your laptop.”

Nicole reached out to grab the laptop, after which she nodded in a display of gratitude. It was then that Max came into ward with their breakfast prepared. Jared motioned him to set it down, before picking a bowl of oatmeal up and feeding it to Nicole.

Seeing the look of affection in his eyes, she could not help but lift her hand. “I’ll do it myself.”

His enthusiasm was indeed on the verge of overwhelming her.

Noticing her sense of discomfort, he did as he was told without another word.

Then, he leaned forward and examined her face. “Does it still hurt? 11 Nicole gave him a sneaky glance and with a hint of guilt and shame, she replied, “It’s much better now.”

While the look on his face became more affectionate and meaningful to her, he did not offer her a forthcoming reply.

‘I will put all of my work aside for now to keep you company,” he suddenly said, and Nicole froze.

‘What? Jared actually wants to keep me company?1 she asked herself.

In truth, Nicole no longer had a reason to make him leave.

Noticing her silence, his eyes began to brim with curiosity. “Why? You don’t seem keen with the idea of me staying.”

The look in his eyes made her feel as though she was sitting on pins and needles. Growing up, no one had ever exerted this much pressure on her, that was until Jared showed up and did the impossible.

In the end, she sighed and said, “Whatever suits you. If you want to stay, by all means, stay.”

As it was daytime, Joyce would probably not make a move, though the same could not be said for the night.

Seeing that she was still withholding information from him, he simply nodded his head. “Alright.”

After that, he ate breakfast with Nicole, and though she was initially relaxed, his calm and collected demeanor managed to irritate her again.

‘Does this guy know something?’ she thought, without uttering another word out loud.

After he was done with his breakfast, he laid down on the couch with both of his legs crossed while scrolling through his phone. Nicole went on to observe Jared’s mannerism, which seemed to indicate that he wanted to hunker down for the entire day, causing her to issue a silent sigh deep within.

‘Is he really that free?’ Nicole thought.

“I’m fine, actually. Things should be pretty busy back in the company. I don’t want you to waste too much of your time on me,” Nicole began persuading him to leave.

Jared gave her a glance and all of a sudden, he said, “No business is more important than you.”

And this time, he meant what he said.