Chapter 25 His Princess

The room was dark and silent. There was no one else but me.

Did Reynaldo not come back?

I hurried out of bed and went downstairs.

My legs were weak. I almost fell down the stairs.

Madisyn was cleaning the living room. She saw me and asked quickly, “Ms. Duffy, you get up? Are you hungry? I’ll make you some food.”

I was not hungry at all, so I just shook my head and asked, “Is Reynaldo back yet?”

“No,” Madisyn said. “Ms. Duffy, do you want him to come back? I’ll call him right now.”

“No, don’t!” I waved my hand quickly.

Looking at the empty yard, I realized I had a dream just now.

I dreamed of Reynaldo, dreamed of him humiliating me.

The night breeze blew in from the window, and I shivered. I realized I was sweating.

I wiped the sweat off my face and walked upstairs in frustration.

It was already past nine o’clock. It seemed Reynaldo wouldn’t be back tonight.

I went back to my room and took a shower.

But I still felt dizzy and uncomfortable. My whole body ached.

I realized I had a fever, and I asked Madisyn for some medicine.

After taking the medicine, I fell asleep quickly.

All night, I was caught between reality and dreams.

I felt like Reynaldo was back, and he was watching me by the bedside.

But it seemed like another dream.

I felt dizzy all night, and I woke up at ten o’clock the next morning.

I was sweating again, but my fever didn’t seem to go down.

I still felt very unwell.

Madisyn came in with breakfast.

She saw I looked bad, so she touched my forehead and said it was still hot. She gave me more medicine.

I asked if Reynaldo had come back last night.

Madisyn shook her head.

I stared out the window, feeling lost. I was really frustrated and even more anxious.

Those people would go after my dad for the money at midnight.

I couldn’t just wait for Reynaldo to come back. What if he didn’t come back?

I had to find him.

When I went to Reynaldo’s office, I could still hear a lot of gossip.

Everyone was making fun of me and my dad.

They said we saw Reynaldo become successful and immediately started clinging to him.

They said we were shameless and thought I knew Reynaldo liked someone else, but I still didn’t want to leave him.

I didn’t pay attention to those sarcastic words and went straight to the office.

But the secretary told me Reynaldo went out with Kimberly.

I asked the secretary when Reynaldo would be back, but she just shrugged and said she didn’t know.

I waited anxiously in the lounge for half an hour, but Reynaldo didn’t show up. I felt dizzy and weak.

The medicine wasn’t helping at all. I needed to go to the hospital.

I needed to keep my head clear so I could ask Reynaldo to borrow money from him.

I took a taxi to the hospital, got blood tests done, and had various checks. It took over an hour.

It was a high fever caused by a cold. Since the fever didn’t go down, I needed to get an IV.

I sat alone in the IV room, scrolling through my phone.

I asked Reynaldo twice last night if he was coming back, but he didn’t reply to my messages.

I stared at the chat screen for a while, then suddenly felt an urge to go to the restroom.

I quickly got up, took the IV bag, and went to the restroom outside.

But I needed someone to help me hold the IV bag.

I was looking around when a familiar figure suddenly appeared.

It was Reynaldo.

I opened my mouth and was about to call him when suddenly, Kimberly ran over and held his arm.

“Reynaldo, why do you come here? I thought you were supposed to wait for me downstairs after you got the report.”

Reynaldo stroked her hair and said gently, “You’re alone. I’m worried about you.”

Hearing his considerate words to Kimberly, I looked at the IV bag I was holding and the needle in the back of my hand, and tears suddenly came to my eyes.

“Oh…” Kimberly pouted and said, “I’m just here to draw blood. No need to worry about me.”

The two turned and walked towards the elevator.

I intuitively lowered my head, trying to hide my face with my hair.

But Kimberly still noticed me.

“Ms. Duffy?”

Her voice was filled with surprise.

I tried to control my emotions, turned around, and forced a smile on my face.

“Hi, Mr. Humphrey, Ms. Palmer.”

Kimberly looked at me in surprise. “Ms. Duffy, you know me?”

I smiled faintly. “Ms. Palmer, you know me, too?”

Kimberly seemed a bit embarrassed. She looked at Reynaldo with a hint of grievance.

Reynaldo glanced at me coldly.

He must be angry because I upset his beloved Kimberly.

No, I couldn’t afford to make Kimberly angry.

After all, I still needed to ask Reynaldo for money.

I quickly gave Kimberly a friendly smile. “Ms. Palmer, everyone in the company knows Mr. Humphrey really likes you. I naturally heard about your story.”

Kimberly showed a shy smile. She looked really pure and pretty.

But Reynaldo’s gaze on me seemed even colder.

Did I say something wrong?

As I was reflecting, Kimberly suddenly asked me with concern, “Ms. Duffy, why are you in the hospital? Are you not feeling well?”

“Just a fever,” I said with a friendly smile.

Kimberly told me to take care of myself. Then, looking at the restroom next to me, she asked, “Ms. Duffy, do you want to use the restroom? But you’re on an IV. How can you go?”

I paused for a moment, not knowing how to answer this question.

Kimberly suddenly approached me with a worried look. “Why do you come to the hospital alone? No one takes care of you? Also, your eyes are red. Did you cry? I know when people are sick, they are very vulnerable. If Reynaldo didn’t come with me, I would definitely cry.”

When she said this, she seemed like a precious princess.

And I was once a princess, too.

When I was sick, Reynaldo would stay by my bedside, taking care of me all the time.

He never let me go to the hospital alone, and he would always accompany me.

Back then, I didn’t cherish it and always spoke harshly to him.

Now, he was successful and no longer needed to endure my bad temper. He could finally be with the person he really loved.

The bitterness in my heart grew stronger.

I felt like I was about to cry.

I forced a smile quickly and said lightly, “It’s okay, not some serious illness.”

“Let’s go,” Reynaldo suddenly said to Kimberly.

Kimberly looked worried and said, “But Ms. Duffy needs to use the restroom. Should we help her?”

I was about to refuse, and Reynaldo said without any expression, “She can manage on her own. No need for our help.”

After saying this, he turned and left without even glancing at me.

But I suddenly remembered the matter of money and subconsciously reached out to stop him.