Chapter 286: Chapter 286

So Paige Sterling turned over and pinned Julian Hawthorne down, even tying his hands with a blanket.

Julian Hawthorne obediently let Paige do whatever she wanted, looking like he was at her mercy, which made Paige so angry she wanted to lock the door and deal with him right away.

But before the door could be closed, someone pushed it open.

The doctor walked in, and seeing the scene before him, was dumbfounded.

"Sorry! I’m sorry, I came at the wrong time, you two continue, please continue..."

Then he backed out, reached the door, gave Julian a sympathetic look, and said to Paige, "Miss Sterling, um, Mr. Hawthorne is still hurt, so... go easy on him, there’s plenty of time..."

Paige was speechless, "..."

A lifetime of reputation, now who knows how it’s being spread.

Paige shouted angrily, "Discharge! Discharge immediately, right now!"

But the discharge didn’t happen because Julian had drank too much chicken soup, which caused a bit of trouble, and he had to stay in the hospital.

Paige was speechless, "It’s just chicken soup, right? You like it, I’ll get Nanny Sutton to make it for you every day, why did you drink so much in one go?"

Julian was too weak to say anything.

He wasn’t drinking chicken soup, he was drinking Paige’s love.

Turns out this little trickster fooled him.

"Wait for me in the ward, I’ll go get the medicine, I’ll be back soon."

As she reached the door, she was still worried, "Don’t cause trouble while I’m gone." Check latest chapters at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩

Julian obediently pinched the corner of the blanket and nodded, "Hurry up, I’ll be waiting."

Paige picked up the medicine and headed back, but she didn’t expect to run into Skylar Hughes.

Skylar didn’t expect to meet Paige at the hospital either. She maintained an appearance of always getting along with Paige, smiled, and greeted her.

"Paige, why are you at the hospital? Are you sick?"

No matter what, she was about to have a fresh start in life, with a great future ahead, so there was no need to appear petty.

Paige looked indifferent, took the medicine, and left.

Skylar frowned, followed her to the ward, and then saw Julian.

So Julian was hospitalized.

To Skylar, maybe she never really liked Julian much; her so-called liking was merely due to the attraction from Julian’s outward conditions.

But upon knowing that Paige liked Julian, Skylar felt a determination to win Julian for herself.

And everything that happened after made her increasingly obsessed, as if Julian had become her fixation. Not getting him would mean she’d never be content in this life.

So even though there had been a humiliating blind date mix-up recently, she hadn’t given up on Julian.

The reason for not causing trouble earlier was simply due to the lack of opportunity.

Seeing Julian and Paige being intimate in the ward, Julian smiling so tenderly at Paige, Skylar couldn’t help clenching her fists.

Skylar had only seen the cold, serious side of Julian. For a long time, she thought Julian couldn’t smile, assuming his indifference towards her was normal because he was like that to everyone.

But now, Paige was an exception.

This surprise taught her how handsome Julian’s smile was and that he could indeed smile.

The better Paige and Julian got along, the more she wanted to break them up, to turn Julian’s tenderness intended for Paige into her own, and let Paige watch miserably. Just like now, she watched as Julian and Paige were close, and wanted Paige to feel that excruciating pain too!

Julian being hospitalized also gave Skylar a chance.

She began visiting the hospital often, but because Julian loved sticking with Paige, every time she came, Paige was also usually there, and she could only look at Julian from afar.

Medical staff knew how Julian was so attached to Paige.

However, Skylar thought Paige was just too controlling. Even though Julian was sick, Paige was at the hospital every day, not giving Julian a bit of free time.

How could a man like Julian put up with such a woman?

Perhaps Julian was merely putting up a brave front to deal with Paige, wishing to shake her off for a long time.

After all, Skylar thought no man could tolerate a woman with such a strong controlling nature.

Finally, one day, Paige had a commitment at the laboratory and was not at the hospital in the whole morning.

Skylar finally had the chance to enter the ward and speak alone with Julian.

But in fact, she hadn’t been inside long before Paige returned.

Standing outside, Paige overheard Skylar’s words.

It was nothing more than saying how strong and terrifying Paige was, how pitiful Julian was, and appropriately expressing her admiration for Julian and her gentle and considerate nature...

Julian remained silent, and just when Skylar thought he’d ignore her again, Julian got out of bed and walked towards her.

Moreover, Julian had a smile on his face.

The kind of smile that was once reserved only for Paige—but now, Julian was smiling at her as well.

Skylar’s heart felt like it was going to burst out uncontrollably.

Watching Julian smilingly walking step by step towards her, her body began trembling from excitement and nervousness.

Finally, had Julian been moved by her sincerity?

Was she finally going to get this man?

But when Julian reached Skylar, just as she couldn’t help opening her arms to embrace him, Julian walked right past her and swung the door open.

Then Julian’s voice, full of grievance, said, "Why did you take so long? I’m starving."

Then Paige’s voice said, "I wasn’t gone that long."

Julian replied, "Three hours and twenty-four minutes."

Skylar turned stiffly, just in time to see Julian leaning on Paige as if he had a bone disease, inexplicably looking a bit like a demure little bird.

The two were so close that Skylar thought about her previous expectation, her face becoming pale, then flushed.

She forced a smile, "Paige, you’re back. I heard Mr. Hawthorne wasn’t well, so I came to check on him."

Then she added, "I also cooked some chicken soup for Mr. Hawthorne, it’s good for him. You wouldn’t mind, right?"

If Paige minded, it would mean she didn’t care about Julian’s health at all.

At this moment, Skylar was thinking, she showed up, and Paige appeared immediately—could it be that Paige set up someone to monitor Julian here?

Definitely a woman with strong controlling desires, not giving Julian a bit of space to breathe.

Thinking this, Skylar looked at Julian with empathy once again.

Could such a strong, ambitious man really have his wings clipped by a woman like Paige, thus ruining his entire life in her hands?

Paige smiled generously at Skylar, "Of course not, I don’t mind. Chicken soup, Mr. Hawthorne, your favorite."

Julian’s face was expressionless, "My ribs are a bit sore; the doctor said it’s from drinking too much of your chicken soup."

What did drinking chicken soup have to do with ribs?

Mr. Hawthorne’s chicken soup syndrome was becoming more and more of a stretch.

However, she still cooperatively helped Mr. Hawthorne rub his ribs, "There, there, all better now."