Chapter 51 Playing Victim (Part One)

At this moment, Jeremy's phone suddenly rang. The sound echoed in the hospital walls.

He wasn't really in the mood to answer his phone as he was pretty preoccupied at the moment. However, he noticed that the nurse's hand was trembling as he let his phone continue ringing.

"If you don't plan on answering your phone, just hang up. I hate the sound," said Sherry. Sherry felt a sharp pain in her head when she heard the ringtone. She lifted her hands to touch her head all the while grimacing. This did not go unnoticed by Jeremy.

Worried about Sherry, Jeremy quickly answered the call so that it would stop ringing. The nurse couldn't help but notice Jeremy's concern for Sherry that she thought to herself, 'Wow she's so lucky to have a man like him.'

He was greeted by Barry's anxious voice. "Sir, Mr. Wu's secretary just called. He has already approved our project. He'll be signing the contract soon."

Upon hearing this, Jeremy became flustered. He glanced at Sherry who was lying on her stomach on the hospital bed. "I got it. I'll be there soon," Jeremy inaudibly whispered in his phone.

He made sure that his voice was low enough in order to not disturb Sherry. However, it seemed that she had still heard him.

"What's up?" Sherry asked weakly.

"There's something urgent that I need to deal with," Jeremy replied calmly. He didn't want Sherry to be worrying about anything else but her own health.

"Well, go ahead! I'm fine now," Sherry replied. She knew that he wouldn't leave unless she assured him that she was fine. Sherry being reasonable was something that both amused and annoyed Jeremy. 'She just wants me to leave,' he thought to himself.

"Rest well. I'll be back as soon as I'm done," he said, knowing that she wouldn't let him stay anyway. He promised himself that he was going to try to come back as soon as he could. Jeremy walked towards Sherry's beside and leaned over to affectionately caress her hair. He then bent over to plant a kiss on her forehead.

In a frail voice, she said with anger, "You should go to work. Take your time. I'm fine, can't you see?"

Helplessly, he finally said, "I have to go."

"Bye," Sherry replied simply.

Jeremy first walked towards the nurse and gave her a few reminders. After which, he picked up his coat on the sofa, put it on, and let out a sigh. When he left the room, all he was thinking was that he needed to return right away.

The nurse changed Sherry's dres

ered and looked up at her. She could not believe this woman!

Sherry's eyes were sharp as knives as they bore into Jessie's.

"I'm not interested in him! I don't need any man to sympathize with me, especially Jeremy. I don't have the time," said Sherry. "However, since it seems that you're not as busy, you can take your time in studying how to keep a man by playing the victim," Sherry finished triumphantly. She wasn't just going to let Jessie come in here and insult her.

"You!" Jessie pointed her finger at Sherry, scowling at her. Momentarily stunned, Jessie was left speechless.

"What's wrong, Jessie? Don't you always pretend to be poor? Isn't that your trick? I don't even know how to do that and you're accusing me of being the one who plays games?" Sherry continued. She raised her chin and looked at Jessie in the eye. Despite being pale and bare-faced, she still looked lovely. Her lips were red like a rose and her eyes were filled with innocence.

"Nonsense! You're the one who's playing the victim!" Jessie stomped her feet as her hands flailed about. Her heels clanked against the floor in anger. Sherry tried her best to keep her composure unlike Jessie who had obviously lost it already.

Sherry's indifference towards Jessie enraged her. She didn't expect that Sherry would fight back like that.

"Playing the victim? I have to admit that you're better at me in this aspect. I'm not match for you but don't you think you've been getting lazy recently? You want Jeremy so bad and yet whatever you do, it seems that you just can't get him," Sherry said harshly. She was getting tired of Jessie chasing Jeremy.