Chapter 52 – His Second Chance Love: The Freezing Silence

With the security’s help, Nick and I arrived at the hospital smoothly. After running the necessary checks, the doctor confirmed Nick had only sustained injuries to his head. He had to be hospitalized for a few days.

After all the hassle, Nick was still unconscious. The doctor couldn’t be sure what went wrong, so he told me he’d be back tomorrow morning when Nick regained consciousness.

Nick’s wound had been bandaged. The doctor said someone had to stay with him, so I remained there.

When Macy called again, it was dawn. I was nodding off on the bench outside Nick’s ward.

“Sienna, let’s go shopping!” Macy declared once I picked up. I knew at once she was tipsy.

It was already dawn, so I yawned and sat up. “Macy, where are you?”

Did she drink alone again?

“Southvale Avenue. Come, let’s go shopping together!” she announced drunkenly.

I couldn’t help but worry as she was drinking alone in a foreign city. As Nick was still hooked on an IV drip, I couldn’t leave right now.

I thought about it and consoled Macy over the phone. After cutting the line, I called Jared.

“Hello?” Jared answered sleepily. I seemed to have woken him up from his sleep.

Feeling apologetic, I inquired, “Dr. Crest, can you do me a favor? My friend is on Southvale Avenue. I think she’s intoxicated. Can you help me pick her up? I’m currently busy.”

After a brief pause, Jared responded, “Sure. Send me her number. I’ll be there in a while.”

Sighing in relief, I proceeded to thank him profusely. I immediately sent Macy’s phone number to him.

After all the hassle, I made myself comfortable on the bench and fell asleep promptly.

The next day, when Nick woke up, he asked me, “Why am I in the hospital?”

I smiled awkwardly. “You drank too much last night and fell down the stairs. I brought you to the hospital after that.”

Frowning, he asked, “I fell down myself?”

I nodded guiltily.

Suddenly, he broke into a grin. “Sienna, I remembered it was you who shoved me down the stairs. Why are you feeling guilty, huh?”

I couldn’t talk back to him. “Why did you get drunk in the first place?” Glaring at him, I added, “Use your brain. If you’re fine, we can go back now.”

Our business trip was a short one to begin with. As he was in the hospital, our work had to be delayed.

The doctor examined again and announced he was fine. He could leave right after changing the dressing. After his discharge, he shamelessly insisted I had to take responsibility for what I’ve done to him.

I had no time for his antics. We went to the office and showed Howard the evidence about the embezzlement.

Howard was shocked to hear the news. He hastily ordered a thorough investigation of the Finance Department and other relevant departments.

It wasn’t a huge issue. After Nick prepared the final statement, I scanned through the overall operation of the branch office and listened to some reports. As there were no other problems, we ended our business trip.

We were supposed to go back to J City, but Nick insisted we should eat something good before returning. So, we ended up at the biggest food hall in A City.

I called Macy to invite her out. She only picked up after several rings. “Hello?” she uttered sleepily.

How could she still be asleep at this hour? “Are you awake? Wake up. I’m at the food hall now!”

“Mm!” Macy replied. “You go ahead. I’ll be there soon.”

I was about to hang up when a man spoke, “You’re awake?”

Damn it!

Did she get herself a man last night? I thought she was wasted!

“Ms. Markle, pray tell. What’s going on?” I couldn’t stop myself from asking.

“Uh, bye. Talk to you later!” Macy cut the line abruptly.

Huh? What was going on?

Didn’t I ask Jared to send her back last night? I couldn’t believe she found herself a one-night stand in that circumstance!

Wait, was that Jared?

I proceeded to call Jared next. The phone rang for quite some time before someone picked up.

“Sienna,” he answered in a clear voice. It didn’t seem like he was asleep, so I asked, “What are you doing?”

“I’m driving. What’s wrong?” he replied.

Well, it looked like he wasn’t with Macy.

Chuckling, I told him, “I’m done with work. Are you free this afternoon? Let’s have lunch together.”

“Sure,” he agreed without hesitation.

When I hung up, Nick was looking at me, amused. “Sienna, seriously?”

I shot him a puzzled look. “What’s wrong?”

He sighed, “Is it that bad to spend some time alone with me? You keep calling your friends and inviting them here!”

Ugh, how childish! I ignored his outburst and gazed at the bustling city. “A City is developing swiftly.”

Gazing at International Trade Center located right in the bustling area, I told Nick, “This is a tall building!”

He knew I was trying to change the topic and huffed, “Featherstone Corporation’s building is taller than this. Plus, it houses different companies inside.”

“Oh? You seem to know it well.” I grew curious.

“Mm.” He grunted and added, “My mom bought this building with another tech company’s owner. She has a company inside.”

So this building was owned by Cameron. I couldn’t help but admire this capable woman. She was both wealthy and pretty.

I recalled her saying she had another daughter when we were in Pear Garden. “You have a sister?” I asked Nick curiously.

Nick seemed to hate this topic as his expression soured. “That’s her daughter. It has nothing to do with me!”

I stopped talking about it at once. Looking around, I noticed a store selling cream puffs on the first floor of International Trade Center. Suddenly, I had a craving for it.

Turning to Nick, I suggested, “Why don’t you wait for Jared and Macy in the mall? I’m going to buy something.”

I ran toward the cream puff store right after that. Both Macy and I loved eating cream puffs. We had similar tastes in food.

After I ordered a few cream puffs, I stared into space blankly. My childhood memory was fuzzy by then, but I remembered how I loved eating cold and sweet stuff.

“Two iced cream puffs, please!” Suddenly, a deep male voice rang in my ear. It was so familiar and brought back some memories of the past.

If the store owner hadn’t hummed in acknowledgement, I would’ve thought I was dreaming.

My reflexes always got the better of me. I didn’t know when it started, but John had always terrified me. Once I sensed his presence, my skin would crawl.

The sun was shining brightly, but a chill was running down my spine, seeping into my veins. I started panting and trembling in fear.

Behind me, a man greeted me icily, “Letty, long time no see!”

My body stiffened as I panted with difficulty. The cream puff store owner handed me my order, but I couldn’t bring myself to take it.

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