"Jennifer passed out in the rain, and I've just arrived at the hospital with her. She's running a really high fever of 39 celcius..."
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Since Jennifer had fallen sick, the celebration was postponed and Vicky hurried to the hospital as well.
Tyler went with her, much to Cece's bewilderment.
She once bad-mouthed Tyler with Vicky in private before, but Tyler was simply too intimidating and Cece would cower whenever she saw him. Whenever his eyes would land on her, she would feel like she was being strangled.
Cece could not understand how Vicky could spend so much time with a man like that.
In the meantime, Jennifer was lying in bed like a fragile porcelain doll, and Vicky frowned at the sight. "Cece, what's going on? Why is Jennifer down with a fever?"
It was unlikely that Jennifer came down with a fever immediately after she went out in the rain, so the only possibility was that she was already ill before she headed outside.
Cece choked back her tears and said, "Jennifer hasn't fully recovered from the cold she had before, and she was left in the rain today... I hate that Anthony guy! He tried to make a point by not answering her call so that she'd go to him to beg for his help... It was cold that day, and she caught a cold after standing in the wind for two whole hours."
Vicky narrowed her eyes. "Was it because of...me?"
Cece froze before blurting out, "No, Vicky..."
Vicky instantly knew that Jennifer was only in this situation because of her, judging from Cece's reaction.
"Vicky, it's getting late. Why don't you head back? I'll stay with Jennifer," Cece said.
After all the chaos, it was already past eight and since Vicky was afraid of the dark, she would often return home before eight.
Vicky nodded. "Sure. I'll drop by to see Jennifer tomorrow morning."
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