Chapter 540 - Desperate

"So you knew that if you hurt the Parkers, you would also hurt me." J finally said with a raised brow.

"Yes. And I don't want to be the person that will be the direct cause of your pain, Jenny Do. I'll just let that be my grandfather."

"In a way, whether it is you or your grandfather, you will still hurt me by forcing me to leave Jacob and come with you," J said.

"Would it hurt you by coming with me?" Alex asked.

"Yes," J said without a second thought and it did hurt Alex even if he didn't show it.

Alex's face turned dark. "Hurting you is the least that I would do but I always get what I want Jenny Do and I want you to be mine. I'll prove to you that I am a better option than Jacob Parker."

J flinched. His words made her unease. She is not comfortable when another person aside from Jacob is calling her 'mine'. "There is no such thing as better option Mr. Ogden. Because I'll always choose Jacob."

When Jacob heard that, a huge smile was plastered on his face. He is in a rush driving towards the CLP Hospital. When Jacob found out from Arthur that J let Alex Ogden talk to her, he was furious. He knew he cannot make it on time so he asked Arthur to call him once Alex and J meet and let the line open so that he could hear what they were talking. That's how he heard J's every word. It would surely break Alex's heart but Jacob's heart is now about to explode in happiness. J just said that whether or not he is the best option or Alex is the better option, she would still choose him. Coming from a cold person such as J, who wouldn't be happy to hear that?

For a fraction of seconds, J noticed the hurt and disappointment in Alex's face but he was able to conceal it eventually. J closed her eyes and takes a deep breath. She has been talking to Alex for like 15 minutes and it is already draining her energy. She wanted to finish this as soon as possible.

Alex was in a trance. For some reason, he was always mesmerized whenever J does that. He noticed that she always do that to keep her calm and somehow, seeing her like that makes him calm as well, despite what she just said.

What she will say when she opens her eyes will probably surprise everyone.

"Please... Mr. Ogden. Stop doing this. Can't we be just friends?"

Everyone was dumbfounded and it was Felix who cannot contain his surprise.

"What?!" J heard Felix exclaim behind her.

She glared at him and said "What?" indifferently.

"Miss J! We are already your friends, right? Are you that desperate to have more friends?" J rolled her eyes at Felix and ignored him.

She looked back at Alex and noticed a change in his reaction. He looks a bit surprised and...happy? Is he happy that she offered him friendship? J frowned at that thought. She actually never expected that reaction from him. And she was more flustered when Alex suddenly started laughing.

He is actually really laughing? And it's a happy laugh. The men around her look at each other in confusion. What the hell is happening?

J felt irritated. "Mr. Ogden. Do you think this is a joke?"

Alex calmed down and said. "No. I'm sorry. I know that you are not the type of person to joke around and I also know that you are not the type of person to initiate a friendship so I am deeply honored. However, if I accept your friendship, that would mean you will have to start calling me Alex." He said with a mischievous smile.

She gave him a defeated smile. That again? He is really not going to let it go. Is it that important to him that I call him by his first name? She thought.

"If you accept my friendship, you'll have me. As a friend. And you'll stop reclaiming whatever that is you are talking about." J said like it was a business offer.

Alex laughed again. "You got me. And your offer of friendship is tempting."