The air immediately seemed like freezing.
Mr. Ward who was eating suddenly stopped and looked at Jack Hughes and Amber Knight with a shocked look.
‘What… was going on?’
After noticing Mr. Ward’s gaze, Jack smiled, “I asked whether you still have the tranquilizer last night? It was quite effective. I still want to drink it tonight.”
Amber’s stiffened expression had eased and she smiled sweetly, “Yeah, of course. I will bring it to you later before you sleep.”
“Okay.”
They were having lunch.
Jack and Amber were a little quiet. They were just chatting.
Mr. Ward who stayed between them felt extremely bad.
Their emotions were shown on their faces. Mr. Ward could see it clearly.
Mr. Ward felt perturbed and had a lot of doubts in his mind. He also had no appetite for lunch anymore.
After finishing lunch.
Mr. Ward made an excuse and pushed Jack to the corridor outside the ward.
“Young master, what happened?” Mr. Ward frowned as he asked.
“Nothing.” Jack shrugged his shoulders and showed a look as if it didn’t matter.
Mr. Ward frowned deeper, “Nothing? You and Mrs. Hughes had shown your emotions on your faces. Although I am old, my eyes sight isn’t that bad that I can’t even realize it.”
“It is really nothing. Mr. Ward, if you have nothing to do, please go to DT real estate agency to watch the work for me.”
Jack said helplessly.
“Okay. I will go there now.”
Mr. Ward sighed. He knew Jack didn’t want to talk about it. The fact that he asked him to go to DT real estate agency was merely an excuse he had made.
Seeing Mr. Ward leaving, Jack felt upset as he sighed.
He quietly rolled his wheelchair, turned, and opened the door of the ward.
When he entered the ward, Jack was stunned.
He saw Amber standing in front of the window and staring down there while she was in a daze.
She didn’t even notice Jack had entered the ward.
“Amber…”
Jack frowned and called her with a soft voice.
“Huh?!”
Amber’s small body trembled. She raised her hands and rubbed her face in a panic. She turned towards him while smiling.
Although she was smiling, tear stains could be seen on her extraordinary pretty face as color returned to her face. Even her eyes looked red.
“Did you cry?” Jack felt extremely upset in his heart.
“No, I didn’t.”
Amber took a deep breath. She shook her head as she smiled, “Some dirty things went into my eyes.”
“Do you want to have a rest?”
Jack didn’t ask more. He wanted to ask about the doubts in his mind. Yet, when he wanted to ask, he always felt that something had stuck in his throat and he couldn’t say a word.
When he saw the torn note from the mystery man, he only disdained it.
However, when he came back from the capital city, he could clearly see Amber’s changes.
At the moment, Jack kept recalling the man from last night.
The content of the torn note was like a burning needle that was harshly moving in his heart.
“Okay.”
Amber nodded and went into the blanket of the bed of the ward.
Jack turned on the TV and chose a TV series. Then, he set the air-con to the most comfortable temperature. Then, he supported himself on the edge of the bed and went onto the bed of the ward.
Amber got into Jack’s hug and gently moved her body like a kitten.
Jack was in a daze as he looked at the TV.
Suddenly, Amber asked, “Dear, you will never leave me and our baby, right?”
“Of course,” Jack replied with a deep voice and glowing lights could be seen in his eyes.
The breathing of Amber who was in his embrace became stable and deep.
Jack lowered his head and looked at Amber who was sleeping soundly.
She frowned her beautiful eyebrows. Her right hand moved past her chests and tightly grabbed Jack’s lapel. She looked pitiful as if she was afraid of something.
“Be aware of your wife!”
The words on the torn note were engraved on Jack’s brain.
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