"No, she didn't respond when I called her name just now."
"Madam went to bed early last night, didn't she?" The servant says doubtfully, "Madam usually goes downstairs around eight o'clock."
Hearing her words, Chace feels that something's wrong.
Jessie doesn't love sleep usually, but why she didn't reply when he called her just now?
"She's pregnant. Maybe she doesn't feel well." Chace puts down the cup and stands up, "I'll go and have a look at her."
"Kelsie, are you not feeling well?" Chace knocks on the door of the master bedroom.
"Kelsie?"
He's knocking so loudly on the door and even shouts a few times, but the person inside still doesn't respond.
Chace looks sullen and opens the door.
After entering the bedroom, he sees Jessie lying on the bed with her brows knitted tightly, so he quickly walks over and pats her cheek.
"Hey, Kelsie, are you alright?"
Only then does he realize that Jessie's silk pajama is drenched in sweat, and she's not right.
Chace doesn't dare to delay at all. He takes a coat, throws it on her, and carries her downstairs in a hurry.
He says to the servant, "Something's wrong with her. I'll take her to the hospital right now. Tell my friend about it later please."
The servant hurriedly nods, "Yes, sir. Call me if you need anything."
Right after Chace goes out with Jessie in his arms, Leigh, who has been in the next bedroom, wakes up.
He sits up and rubs his aching temples, his head still hurting a little.
He looks around the bedroom and remembers that he has called Chace last night so he guesses that he's now at Chace's.
"Damn it! How dare you let me sleep on the carpet!" Leigh can't believe that Chace has brought him back and thrown him on the carpet! After all, he's been nice to Chace. Thinking about that, he can't help but put on a gloomy face.
Leigh notices that his suit's wrinkled and smells bad, so he goes to the bathroom to take a bath, with his eyebrows knitted.
He picks out some clothes randomly from the closet and puts them on.
When Leigh goes downstairs, he bumps into the servant. The servant says, "You must be Mr. Leon's friend, right? Breakfast is ready. Please try and see whether you like it."
"Your Mandarin is pretty fluent." Leigh goes to the dining table and sits down. "Did Chace hire you for that?"
The servant nods and replies, "Mr. Leon hired me to take care of madam because she doesn't speak the local language well."
Leigh nods and suddenly realizes that Chace doesn't seem to be around at this moment.
"Where is Chace?"
"Madam is not feeling well. Mr. Leon took her to the hospital. He asked me to take care of you."
There're a lot of dishes on the table for breakfast, including steamed buns and tofu.
Leigh praises the servant for her cooking.
The servant says it's madam who has taught her how to make tofu and it took her several days to learn it.
Hearing the servant's words, Leigh raises his eyebrows slightly and asks, "When did you come here? What does Chace's girlfriend look like? Is she beautiful?"
"I've been here to take care of madam for a long time." The servant sighs and replies, "She is pretty, and has a good temper, but ... she can't see, and Mr. Leon seldom comes to visit her."
"I know they sleep in separate rooms, and Mr. Leon doesn't care much about madam. But since she has problem with her eyes and is now pregnant, I think Mr. Leon should treat her better even for the sake of the baby."
The servant also says to Leigh, "You and Mr. Leon are friends. Talk to him please."
Leigh has to clean up his own mess. How can he have time to care about Chace's business? What's more, since Chace has put her here but rarely comes, it's obvious that he doesn't take their relationship seriously. How can he change Leon's mind?
However, the servant has said so much and seems to pity that lady, Leigh can only give her a vague promise.
After breakfast, Leigh is ready to leave.
He has stayed in Country Y for so long, but still can't find Jessie. It's useless to stay any longer. Also, there're a lot of things to deal with in the company.
"Are you waiting for Mr. Leon to come back?"
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