Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Just after I finished speaking , a woman's voice came from the door . Jessica was wearing a mauve dress and holding a lunchbox . " Mr. Barnes , I heard you woke up , so I made you some chicken soup . " Seeing the others in the room , Jessica greeted them openly : " Mr. Dillon , Mr. Huffman . " Duncan and Winfred didn't really like Jessica , but for Everett's sake , they still responded politely and kept their distance . That Out of the ward , Duncan couldn't help complaining , " This Jessica is way more pretentious than Emily . At least Emily had a nice face and figure . Jessica looks like a tough , ambitious little flower on the outside , but deep down , she's no different from those women who think too highly of themselves and just want to marry up . " " Why did Rhett just have to fall for her ? " Winfred pushed his glasses and said something Duncan didn't understand : " Maybe in his mind , picking someone totally different from Emily could prove he didn't like Emily . " " What did you mean ? " " Rhett liked Emily ? " Duncan was confused : " Winfred , you do programming , since when did you start talking all fancy ? " Winfred was too lazy to explain to him . 00:37 Chapter 14 Some people were just like that . The more they were afraid to touch their true feelings , the more they went the other way . It was like they had to hold on to fake flowers to prove they didn't love roses , but they already got their hands covered in blood from the thorns when they secretly looked at the roses on countless nights . He just didn't know himself . *** Jessica felt really unsettled after she got back to the bar from the hospital . When she walked into the hospital room just now , she vaguely heard Emily's name . Ever since Emily left , she always felt that Everett wasn't as nice to her as before . Sometimes , if she didn't purposely do something to show up in front of Everett , he probably wouldn't even remember her . Just now she gave him some chicken soup . He took it , but when she came back , she saw him throw the lunchbox straight into the trash . It wasn't anything valuable , but she made it herself . In the past , Everett was the kind of person who could even eat street food with her . " Yo , skipped work to see Mr. Barnes again , huh ? Mr. Barnes hadn't booked out the VIP section at Valerie Bar for a long time . " The girls selling alcohol looked at the lost Jessica and joked with a smile . " Jessica was just playing the long game , maybe they could suddenly rise up and become a phoenix . " Jessica smashed a cup on a woman's head , and blood instantly came out of the woman's forehead : " You sugar babies kept by old men , how dare you talk about me ? " Jessica used to be Mr. Barnes ' favorite . Everyone got bullied by her but 00 37 Chapter 14 didn't dare say anything . But now she lost her power . They had put up with Jessica for a long time , and finally , someone couldn't hold it in and threw a glass of wine at her . Jessica was soaked all over , looking really miserable . She glared at them angrily : " You guys ... " A few people covered their mouths and left , laughing . " You bitch , don't play innocent with us . Be careful , if you play hard to get . and mess it up , Mr. Barnes might not want you anymore . " Jessica looked at their backs , wiped the water off her face , and took a pack of medicine from the drawer . As a woman who had been through a lot in society , she naturally knew there were some things she couldn't touch . But now she couldn't wait anymore . VA Everett's heart , she wanted it , Mrs. Barnes's position , she wanted that too ! Jessica switched shifts with a coworker at Duncan's party for Everett's discharge . While pouring Everett a drink , I took the chance to slip something into it . Then I politely said I'd called a driver for Everett and helped him downstairs , but in the elevator , I pressed the button for the guest rooms instead . In the room , the sensual - scented aromatherapy was already lit. Everett leaned back on the couch , his pale cheeks flushed from drinking , his phoenix eyes half - closed , looking vaguely at the woman in front of him . " Mr. Barnes , were you hot ? Let me help you take off your coat . " 4 ) 195 00:37 Chapter 14 Jessica helped him take off his coat . Seeing that he didn't refuse , she moved closer to his lips . When their lips were about to touch , Everett turned his head away . " Mr. Barnes , you ... " Jessica's words got stuck in her throat when she saw the half - smile in his eyes . Her voice was trembling : " You're not drunk ... " 4 + 192 HE 00 37