Savvy Son-in-law by VKBoy

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.

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

wasn’t how sick her best friend looked but the hope that Jane wasn’t naked under the bed sheet. She didn’t like the way she was thinking, either, but giving one’s own interests the top priority was

chair, Jane barked, “You shamelessly came to my home after all that happened?” she tried to get up

want to,” Rebecca took out tablets from her purse; she asked her doctor and bought them from

her mouth as Rebecca tried

a child,” Rebecca was about to touch

suffer in this condition? If you take medication, you’ll get better faster. We can resolve

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

word

hard to guess what she was thinking. Benjamin didn’t want to sit idly, so

you washing my clothes!” Jane

these sorts

even slight movements brought sharp localized pain all over her body. Cringing, she could only stay quiet. She looked at Rebecca and said frustratingly, “You tell

to wash your ‘infectious’ clothes,” Rebecca coolly replied. “And I’ve never

freaking fashion designer, and yet

always

washing machine, but her father was too parsimonious to spend money on a

Time passed.

in the chair. Her head was bent backward, with no support.

like she died.

to the other room and sleep,”

about you then?” she

be here, of course,” he

they might not be able to do anything physical at the moment, she didn’t want

tried to rub his cheek, but she pushed his hand away and told him to just go. And he waved a little goodbye to both the women

Silence followed

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

the hell did things become