Chapter 162

CHAPTER 162 The horrific accident near the main gate of the Sterling villa resulted in the driver’s death and left the others injured.

The injured were currently undergoing treatment in the Sterling villa itself, cared for by a section of the nursing staff that had come to take care of Nolan.

Dorothy asked Jacob to pay off the families of the dead and the injured, but Jacob refused, and so George had to run away, even though he claimed that it was the ambulance driver who came speeding.

As the doctor was leaving after treating Nolan, Dorothy asked, “Is he going to be fine? When will he wake up?”

“He will wake up soon, but his bones are broken. Considering his age, he will have a hard time to fully recover. Still, we’ll recommend a diet plan. Just stick to it.” The doctor spat some words like it was the formal thing to do. Dorothy didn’t like him at all as she didn’t see any concern in his eyes or voice.

Not just the doctor but no one else in the villa showed real concern in her eyes, except her daughter and the pizza delivery guy who not only helped bring the wounded nurses into the dorms but also stayed to take care of the doctor’s needs as he treated Nolan.

Perhaps, feeling grateful, Dorothy came up to the delivery guy who was still wearing a helmet. “I don’t know who you are,” she grabbed his hands, “but thank you for your help. I wish I could give you some money, but we’re in a terrible situation right now, so I hope you understand.”

Whether she was telling the truth or not, Benjamin didn’t really care. He only helped because he pitied Nolan’s condition and dropped a drop of his blood into Nolan’s mouth, which helped keep him alive until help arrived. Benjamin had never seen Dorothy spend a dollar from her own purse for anything, so it was likely that she was just faking through her emotions. Women her age were easily capable of crying, he thought.

“I want to stay here, but my boss will crush me under his foot,” Benjamin said and walked away. He briefly glanced up at the first floor. Rebecca was looking at him and slightly waved her hand. Though she wasn’t smiling, he smiled for her and waved back, though only subtly. After Benjamin stepped out into the foyer, Amber was waiting for him, her gaze sharp and critical “When will you leave Young Lady Rebecca alone?” she asked angrily. “Can’t you see that she isn’t in a situation to waste time on a relationship that doesn’t work?”

“My, my, you’ve grown a lot in the few days I’ve left the villa,” he patted her shoulder. “Good for you, but the thing is I’m neither a hermit nor a recluse. I think Rebecca isn’t, either, so we’ll keep seeing each other. If you have a problem with that, that’s not my problem.” He walked past her. “Only you three are left, so take good care of my wife.”

“You don’t need to tell me that! I do what I’m paid for. Tsk,” Amber bit the inside of her cheek. In the meantime, Rebecca entered her room. There was a dairy on her bed, with two beautiful roses inside. They looked fresh, so he probably plucked them from the garden, she thought On the same page where the roses were kept, some words were written: Maybe, it’s the belity in our broken minds that attracted us to each other at first. A lot of things happened after we married, and there were times when I thought I was lighting a losing battle, but I don’t think that way anymore even though we’re living apart. I feel that you’re also desperately seeking a connection, though you don’t show it as much as I do. I hope you’ll like the flowers. I plucked them from the plant we watered together. Next time we meet, can you give the roses back to me?

They both watered a rose plant together? When? Rebecca stressed her brain to remember it, A few months back, she was practicing her designing skills. Seeking some inspiration, she came to the garden and kept observing the plants and flowers.

Even though they were naked, they looked so beautiful. All of them, whether it be the jasmines, roses, or the lilies, “How come we humans do our damndest to look beautiful by wearing all kinds of clothes, but the flowers look the prettiest without any covering whatsoever? It’s unfair,” she was talking to herself. “At this rate, how the heck am I supposed to come up with an idea?”

As she was rubbing her chin, Benjamin brought his face in from the side, making her heart almost explode.

“You scared me,” she yelled at him sharply but not as loudly.

He showed her the rose flower he had been hiding behind his back.

“You think I’ll fall for that?” she swatted the flower to the side, making some petals fall in the process.

He picked up the petals and began to chew on them. “In case you are interested in roses, I suggest you water them for a few weeks and observe them grow from buds and bloom and rebloom and... you know, you might be able to find what you’re looking for.” “Hmph. I know what I should do,” she folded her arms and walked away, but she tried watering a rose plant for a few days after that, when Benjamin wasn’t around, and she was able to see the rose plant form buds and slowly bloom into flowers. It did help her get multiple ideas with her designs.

Coming back to the present.

“He said we watered the plants together, but we never did,” Rebecca thought. “I always watered the rose plant alone.” Her eyes then slowly widened, “Wait, did he also water the rose plants back then?” She put her brain to work. “Now that I think about it, I only watered one plant, but many other rose plants also bloomed, even the ones with wilted flowers. Back then, Oliver and other butlers didn’t water the plants daily for a few months. Did he water the plants at that time?”

Shock filled her face. Benjamin watered the plants of the villa when all of the Sterling family members were busy eating his brain and draining his physical energy whenever they could?

“He took care of the garden when the butlers were busy with other things?” she covered her mouth with the book. “Benjamin, you really are a crazy guy. I don’t know if you’re lucky to have me in your life, but I think I’m lucky to have you in mine.” She put the book aside and brought the roses closer to her nose and took in their scent. As the fragrance of the fresh roses filled her head and heart, she felt a little peaceful.

“He asked me to bring these roses the next time I’m going to meet him, but these flowers won’t last until tomorrow. Was he telling me to pluck new roses from that rose plant? I can do that, but if I give the roses to him, he’ll get all lovey-dovey and try to...” she paused, then took a deep breath. “He may do anything. He himself confessed that he’s desperate for a’ connection.’ I wish I could speak my mind like that.”

Meanwhile, in Ryan’s room.

Ryan was standing next to a wilted rose plant. He kept staring at it for a while and remembered how his wife used to water even the most dead-looking plants and brought them back to life and made them bloom more brightly than ever. “People, plants, and nature round.” He broke the rose stems that looked weak or dead and dried up. “You showed me how to properly care for others. You watered my dried-up soul and made me feel alive again, and it seems like your son is doing the same thing with his wife.” He looked out through the window when Benjamin was riding away on his motorbike. “Whether he will manage to win against the pests that are in this place and make roses and lilies bloom in his wife’s heart again, I shall be here to witness all of it.”

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