Zack commented, ‘That’s a lot…”
He stared at the IV fluid bag, wishing it could drip faster.
“Mr. York, don’t try to adjust the drip. The nurse mentioned that you can’t rush the IV drip.”
The manager stopped Zack from adjusting the speed of the IV drips.
Zack helplessly gave up.
“We’ll wait until your wife is here before heading home, Mr. York.”
Zack abruptly lifted his head and stared at the two men.
“Is Seren coming over?”
The two men nodded in unison.
“Mr. Bucham said that your wife is worried about you and insisted on coming here to take care of you. Mr. Bucham arranged for a private plane to fly her here. She should be arriving any minute now.”
Zack tried to get out of bed.
“The missus will give me a call when she gets off the plane, Mr. York. Mr. Bucham has given her my phone number. Don’t worry, Mr. York. I’ll get the missus here safe and sound.”
Zack sat back down and gave Serena a call.
He intended to wait until dawn before contacting her.
It never occurred to him that Serena would rush here.
It gave Zack a feeling that Serena put him first.
Since Serena did not pick up the call, she must still be on the plane.
“Can you get chicken soup now? Plain soup would do too.”
“I’ll go out and check if it’s sold in any shop. Are you fancying some soup now?”
“Yeah. Get me some soup and some fresh fruit. Oh, get a few desserts too.”
The manager commented, “Mr. York… You can’t have desserts.”
“They’re for my wife.”
With realization hitting the manager, he said with a smile, “I’ll see if any shops are open. The hospital is on a street of restaurants and cafes.”
These restaurants and cafes operated at midnight too. There was also a 24 -hour bakery.
The manager exchanged a few words with the deputy manager before rushing out to get Zack some chicken soup, fresh fruits, and a few exquisite desserts. He even made the call to buy a carton of milk.
He had just delivered the items to the ward when he received a call from Serena. Serena had gotten off the plane.
The manager hurried back out to pick Serena up.
Zack told the manager not to call her the CEO’s wife when he met with Serena later.
“Um… How should I address the missus?”
“Her last name’s Hunt. You can call her Ms. Hunt or Mrs. York.”
Although the manager was puzzled by the request, he did as his boss told him to.
Half an hour later, Serena emerged in Zack’s ward.
“Hello, Ms. Hunt,” the deputy manager got up and greeted Serena.
“Hello, how is Zack now? Is he not awake yet?”
Serena’s gaze fell on Zack the moment she walked into the ward. Seeing that Zack was asleep, she thought he was still out cold.
The deputy manager replied, “Mr. York might be drowsy from the medicine. He fell asleep just before you arrived.”
The truth was, Mr. York went to bed about two minutes ago.
The deputy manager dared say that Mr. York was pretending to be asleep.
Serena sat on his bed.
Reaching out, she stroked his face and said, “Is he still burning?”
“Mr. York has the viral flu. His fever will come and go. Plus, he fainted from the high fever. The doctor recommended that he stays in the hospital for a few days. He can be discharged from the hospital once the fever subsides and the coughing stops,” the manager replied instead.
Zack, playing the sleeping prince, had his eyelashes fluttered.
He could not believe that the doctor wanted to keep him in the hospital for a few days.
It would prolong his business trip.
Who was the doctor that examined him?
It was merely a cold with a fever. Yet, he was asked to remain at the hospital for days!
Serena said, “Okay. We’ll do as the doctor said. We’ll keep him in the hospital for a few days until he’s well enough to be discharged. His work… His salary…”
With Zack in the hospital, Serena was hoping to get him to rest for a few days.
His boss owned the company. The company was not Zack’s, so why must he devote his everything when he was sick?
The manager jumped in. “Don’t worry, Ms. Hunt. We’ll take over Mr. York’s work. We promise that we won’t bother him about work while he’s in the hospital. Mr. York is on a business trip, so his salary is not affected.”
York Corporation belonged to Mr. York. Yet, the CEO’s wife was asking about Mr. York’s salary. She was worried whether his salary would be cut since he had to remain in the hospital.
‘Thank you.”
Serena expressed her gratitude, under the impression that she got her man a few days of paid leave.
“Ms. Hunt, do you need us here to look after Mr. York?”
Serena asked, “How many bags of IV fluid does he need to be on?”
“One more bag and he’s done.”
“I’ll stay with him. I came here to look after him anyway.”
The manager uttered gratefully, ‘Thank you for coming all the way to take care of Mr. York. It makes things a lot easier for us.”
They had intended to assign their secretary to look after Zack, but
Zack had a thing against young women getting close to him. In the end, they gave up on the idea of getting the secretary here.
With the CEO’s wife here, it showed that she felt deeply for Mr. York. The manager and deputy manager were envious of their relationship. Although they had no idea when Mr. York had gotten married, the woman must be the CEO’s wife because Mr. Bucham said so.
Another thing was that they did not have to face Mr. York, who hated the hospital so much, all day every day.
“Here are a few desserts Mr. York got for you, Ms. Hunt. We have fresh fruit and milk too. I’ll pay you for your time to come here and care for Mr. York. Come to the office to see me when Mr. York is discharged from the hospital.”
Serena did not refuse the manager’s offer to pay for her time.
The way she saw it, her man had to go off on a business trip for the company during the weekend and ended up in the hospital from a nasty cold. Serena had no qualms about accepting the pay for taking care of Zack.
“Ms. Hunt, we got to go. Call us if you need anything.”
The manager said before leaving together with the deputy manager.
Once out of the ward, the deputy manager said to his boss, “Mr. Tank, Mr. York is pretending to be asleep?”
“Pretending?”
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