CHAPTER 167

At midnight.

Jane was resting on her bed, covered in the sheet from neck to toe. The last time she checked her face in the mirror, she looked like she was possessed by a ghost, with spots all over her face. Could someone ever love her after seeing her in such a disgusting look?

She looked to her right. Benjamin was talking with someone on the phone in the living room.

“Who’s he talking to at this hour?” she wondered. When he finished the call and came to her room, she said, “I’m thirsty.”

He poured small amounts of coconut water in her mouth. After that, she smiled at him gratefully. But then she couldn’t control her curiosity and ended up asking, “Whom were you talking to?”

“You will know soon.”

His words only puzzled her. “Aren’t you going to sleep?”

He just tilted his head in response.

(Was that a yes or no?) Jane couldn’t tell. Because of the pain all over her body, she couldn’t even sleep. Again, Benjamin picked up a neem stem and gently moved it on her face. It was greatly comforting.

Seeing him take care of her like this, she didn’t know how to take it. Would he really care for her so much without having any feelings for her?

However, her thought process got bombarded when someone knocked on the door. Who could it be at this hour? Was it a neighbor? Was it Donovan?

Benjamin went out and brought that person in. When Jane saw them entering her room, she was bewildered to say the least because it was the person she least expected. It was Rebecca Sterling.

Benjamin had thought it wasn’t a good idea to spend an entire night alone with Jane in her house. Moreover, he wanted to use this situation to repair the broken relationship between Rebecca and Jane, regardless of whatever quarrel they might have had.

When Benjamin had called Rebecca in the middle of the night, he wasn’t expecting to pick up his call, but she had, as nobody other than kids slept in the Sterling villa. Nolan’s body was still in the villa, after all, and they were taking care of the funeral arrangements.

he was doing there, but after he explained the situation, she came rushing over, thinking a lot of unnecessary things along

sick her best friend looked but the hope that Jane wasn’t naked under the bed

hand, had this look of anger and grief. When Rebecca sat down in the chair, Jane barked, “You shamelessly came to my home after all that happened?” she tried to get up but couldn’t. In that process,

her doctor and bought them from a store

lips drew into her mouth as Rebecca tried putting a tablet

behave like a child,” Rebecca was about to touch her, but Benjamin warned her to be careful

you want to suffer in this condition? If

on her forehead hurt more, so she couldn’t do it for long. Her vulnerable state made

spoke a word for a few

statue, and it was hard to guess what she was thinking.

are you washing my clothes!” Jane yelled.

to these sorts of

brought sharp localized pain all over her body. Cringing, she could only stay

replied. “And I’ve never washed clothes before, so let him do what

and yet you never washed

know I always used washing

was too parsimonious to spend money on a

Time passed.

was bent backward, with no support. Her mouth was slightly

skipped for a second because it looked like she died.

the other room and sleep,”

you then?” she

here, of course,” he

to do anything

her cheek adoringly, but it made her hiss in pain. “Sorry.” He tried to rub his

Silence followed

turn out like this?” Rebecca asked what she believed was a legitimate question. “How can you of

up,” Jane sounded rather shocked herself. “When the hell did things become cool between you two again? How did he forgive you for fucking my

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