Jane was seeing stars from all the beating she took before that, but immediately reacted by hanging onto Alex's leg. "Hel-help me, please help me. Take me away, I'll do anything, take me away, please?"Alex was dressed in a navy green uniform with a cloak thrown over it at the time. His majestic and righteous image instantly reassured her. Ben dared not utter a word and froze at the spot five meters away from them. Ben sat on the ground and crawled backward in fear that Alex might kick him to death the next instant. By then, Alex had squatted down. His splendid navy green cloak piled onto the ground, but he paid no mind to it getting dirty. He simply stared steadily at Jane, who was curling up on the floor with blood still streaming from the corner of her mouth. Still, she clung onto him with both of her arms."Help me...I can be your maid, I can do the hardest chores, all I ask is to be fed. Help me, please don't let me die, please?" She gazed desperately at Alex, but he remained sile
"She has suffered from long-term malnutrition. Her skin is pale and because of malnutrition and lack of exposure to sunlight, her bones are actually underdeveloped, about five years younger than her actual age. Her skin was pale and tender to the touch, but there were multiple injuries on her body. I suspect that she has been abused for years,” said the doctor. Alex paused for a moment before lowering his voice. "Just fix her, we will talk about the rest once she heals.""Understood!" The doctor responded hurriedly.Jane remained under medical care in the hospital for an entire week and all costs were covered by Alex. The medical charge itself was not much, considering that most of her injuries were minor. However, Alex had to spend a ton on supplements. He also took the time to look into Jane's past for the past week. It was hard for him to believe that something like this could happen in the modern world.Jane smiled sadly from her sick bed. "The world is huge and filled with wonder
A week after Alex had rescued Jane, he made her his in the hospital. The entire hospital knew that Jane was sent there by Alex and assumed that she was his. The doctors who worked there all had mixed feelings about the discovery. Female doctors and nurses who were still young and single couldn't help but feel bitter about it. After all, Alex Poole was the symbol of majestic power at a very young age in Kidon City. There were as many women in Kidon City who wanted to marry Alex as women in South City who dreamt of marrying Sebastian. And now, they had to watch him spend countless nights with the patient in her room. The way he carried her into the bathroom to wash up and how a blush appeared on the woman's pale face that was just as small as her palms. They even had to listen to her calling Alex 'hubby'. That was the story of how Jane was taken away in Alex's car to his home, all the while being the target of jealousy from many female doctors, nurses and even patients.All the servants
"Yes," she replied, tears welling in her eyes. "They took me for a paternity test."Alex listened to her silently."When we got older," Jane continued, as though she couldn't stop after starting to talk about the past, "there were more and more things that they had to spend on. My parents' business was just not making ends meet, so they sold the flat in order to send my siblings to school, but not me. I had to follow them back to their homeland, and they sold me off to a fool for two millions! I was imprisoned for four whole years. Four years without so much as seeing the sun. Do you know why I'm this pale? It's not like I'm this way because I did a lot of skincare, it's because I lived in the basement for four years without coming out at all. I cried, I shouted, but no one wanted to help because they think that we are legally married. Do you know how hopeless I felt? The fool died after that, but then that cripple brought me back to Kidon City. He gambled away all our money. That day
Jane truly was happy, extremely happy. The night that Alex took her back to his house, she cried into her blankets until it was soaked in tears. No one had ever treated her like a human-being since she was born. She didn't understand why her parents would bring her to this world. Why give birth to her if they weren't going to love her? She tried protesting against the injustice and argued with her parents, asking them why they didn't love her. But they always had more excuses and reasons.Her father would say, "Jane, we gave you life and fed you. Not only are you not appreciative of us, but you want to fight for attention? Your mother and I are not petty people, so why would we have a child like you?""All my brothers and sisters have their own rooms? Why am I the only one sleeping out here like a dog?" she asked in tears."Your brothers and sisters are twins, what about you?"Her mother added, "Your siblings are much sweeter when they call us and would never complain like you do! Besi
She felt a sting in her heart when she heard what Alex had to say, and it hurt horribly, but Jane forced a smile. "Okay, whatever you say, let's just go with the implant."That day, Alex took her to get the subdermal contraceptive implants, and treated her with more care from that point onward. He took care of Jane’s family by sending some to prison and let some face certain punishment in accordance with law. He even took Jane back to the Sheen Family and made her parents sign an official declaration that they no longer had any relation with their daughter.When they were done, Jane left without turning back, and her parents and siblings were all frozen in place. She was already a few steps away from them when her mother shouted, "Stupid Jane, are you abandoning your Mommy and Daddy?"Tears streamed down Jane's cheek. She took some time to stabilise herself before turning around to look at her parents with an eerily calm expression. "Stupid Jane is dead."Both her parents were instantl
Noticing his expression darkening, Jane immediately responded with a gentle tone. "I'm sorry, Mr. Poole, I shouldn't have said that. I will be more careful in the future, it won't happen again."Alex remained quiet as he looked at her. She was a woman who knew when to advance and when to back off. Jane went and took the bowl he was holding and placed it aside, before wrapping her arms around his neck. "To make up for saying the wrong thing, you can punish me however you want, how about that?""Do you really love me?"She lowered her gaze and hesitated for a moment before nodding. "I really do love you. That's how I feel so I wanted to say it out loud, even though I shouldn't have. I know that saying too much could mean ruining the beauty of certain things. But don't worry, Mr. Poole, I don't want to burden you in any way. I'm an adult, not a twenty-year-old little girl. You do not need to be concerned at all. If someday you want me to move out but don't want to say it, just tell me 'Wo
She never badgered him into saying anything like he loved her, she even refused when he offered to give her some money to keep as savings. She would say to him, "Alex, I still have all my limbs, I can earn my own living. I am a good cook, I can also massage, these are my skills. I don't need any money from you."Seeing that she truly didn't want it, he decided not to push the matter, partly because of his own selfish consideration as well. She had been by his side for so long, but he couldn't define his feelings towards her. Was it love? No! Alex lost the ability to love another a long time ago, perhaps they had simply merged with one another. He was scared that if he gave her money, she would run off with some other man and give birth to his children for a more peaceful life. If that happened, Alex couldn't guarantee that he would beat that man up, which was why he gave up when Jane refused the money. He could easily support her for the rest of her life. She could be a little woman th