Chapter 12 - The Village Idiot

"What time is it?" he asked. "It's already 2 pm," James replied. Urgh... his head is aching. He gets a glass of water from the fridge.

James got up and prepare chamomile tea for Jacob's hangover. "Drink this." Jacob sits down and drinks the tea.

"So... about what I told you last night? Did you find any information?" he asked James. "I went into the civil registrar and found out that the marriage contract is real," James said.

"Damnit! How about the girl?" Jacob asked irritably. James shakes his head and said "As of now I have no leads. I cannot find her name on any social media or website. Not even in school, university or government records around the capital. She's probably from a nearby city or province."

"Hmph... probably a village idiot!" Jacob said sarcastically. "Continue searching for her."

"Copy that. The next few days I will be going to the nearby province and look for her." James paused for a while then said. "Last night you said you want to file a divorce. Do you want to talk to your lawyer about this?"

Jacob thought about it for a while then said. "No… not now. Let's find her first. Don't let anyone find out about my marriage." If his circle of friends finds out that he is already married, he will instantly become a laughing stock. He was always telling them that he will never follow their leads and become a henpecked husband. All of his friends including James and Aaron were now happily married, or so they say. Because of no matter how he looks at it. He can't see himself being happy in a marriage.

"Damnit! Quit your job if you can't properly do it!" Jacob cursed on the phone. Then headed towards the entrance of the hospital.

"How's the investigation going?" he asked James who is walking beside him. "We still can't find her. Even our top investigator has no leads. I even hacked the system of some big and small companies to see if they have an employee named Jenny Do, still negative. Do you think she's an illegal alien or an underground personality? Seems like you got yourself a mysterious wife."

It's been 2 weeks now since he found out about his marriage and his temper is getting worse. Still, he hasn't found Jenny Do.

He hasn't seen Nurse J this past 2 weeks. He didn't dare ask anyone of her whereabouts, not even James. He just assumes that she was on a night shift.

As he enters the hospital he was suddenly frozen in his place when he saw a familiar face walking towards him. James suddenly stopped walking when he noticed that Jacob was frozen behind. He looked at Jacob questioningly. James soon noticed that Jacob is looking at a girl approaching them.

J is back from her 15-day leave. She just got off from her morning duty. As she was about to exit the hospital, she saw Dr. Jacob looking at her. 'Looks like he is still in a bad mood.' She thought to herself. Their eyes met but she immediately averted her eyes away from him.

But that quick eye contact made her heart beats irregularly and her knees weak. She has to get away from him.

She then saw Diana and smiled at her. That was a mistake because she is approaching near to where Jacob is standing. It looked like she was smiling at him. 'Did he thought that I was smiling at him? Did I saw a sudden change in his facial reaction? Did he loosen up a bit?' J thought to herself.