Chapter 1396
He could hardly believe his own eyes when he woke up and realized it was already afternoon. He had a good sleep and his spirits were much uplifted. Dr. Lester was thrilled to see Marc looking so refreshed, âCornelia, Marc looks so much better today, all thanks to you?
Cornelia modestly replied, Dr. Lester, youâve taken good care of him tooâ
Patricia also chimed in. Corneliaâs contribution is significant, but Dr. Lester also did a great job You both are heroesâ
Dr. Lester said, âLetâs not argue over who contributed the most. Marc, come with me for a checkupâ
âSure,â Jeremy handed Hope back to Cornelia. Tll be right back. Patricia, stay here with Cornelia and Hopeâ
Cornelia said, âDonât worry, just go and handle your mattersâ
Just as Jeremy and Dr. Lester left, an unexpected visitor showed up in Cornelias room. Patricia recognized him as the man who had always been trying to get close to Cornelia. His appearance set off alarm bells for Patricia She watched the newcomer like a hawk, fearing he would sneak away with Cornelia and Hope. But the man acted as if nothing was wrong, pulled up a chair and sat down by Corneliaâs bedside, âHeard you had the baby, so thought Iâd come and see youâ
Cornelia said, âTharks.â
He glanced at Patricia before saying to Cornelia, Tâd like to have a word with you alone. Can I ask Patricia to step outside for a moment?â
Before Cornelia could respond, Patricia was already up in arms, âMr. Jarvis, what you have to say that I cant hear?â Patricia knew Jarvis was trying to get rid of her and she was having none of it.
Jarvis smiled, âWell, what I have to say to Cornelia is indeed not for your ears.â
Patricia said, âYou Nelly, Marc asked me to stay here with you and Hope. You canât ask me to leave.â
Cornelia smiled. âPatricia, itâs okay. Why donât you take Hope to the living room?â
âButâ¦âPatricia was reluctant to leave but didnât want to make Cornelia uncomfortable. She left, glancing back every step of the way, fearing that Cornelia might be whisked away by Jarvis in a blink of an eye.
Although Patricia was gone, her gaze never left She pretended to care for the baby while keeping a watchful eye on the room through the window.
Cornelia said to Jarvis, âPatricia is gone now. What do you want to say?â
Jarvis looked at her seriously, 1 once proposed that you consider letting me be the father of your child. Now that the baby is born, have you given it any thought?â
Cornelia said in surprise. âDidnât I refuse you?â
If she remembered correctly, she had clearly refused him when he brought this up. Why was he bringing it up again? Good thing Jeremy was off for his checkup, otherwise, he would be furious hearing this.
Jarvis said, âYou did reject me, but what difference does it make? I hope you can reconsider me. After all, I am a very good choiceâ
Before he could finish, a cold voice interrupted from behind, âDid you think i was dead?â
Jarvis turned to meet Jeremyâs fierce gaze. He gave a slight smile, âWhatâs the difference between you being dead and not being here? Where were you when Cornelia was pregnant? Where were you when she had to go for prenatal check-ups? These past months, sheâs been working her ass off till two or three in the morning. Where were you?â
Before Jeremy could respond, Cornelia jumped in, âHeâs in my heart.â