Man, what's wrong with you?

Chapter 51 Playing Victim (Part One)

At this moment, Jeremy's phone suddenly rang. The sound echoed in the hospital walls.

He wasn't really in the mood to answer his phone as he was pretty preoccupied at the moment. However, he noticed that the nurse's hand was trembling as he let his phone continue ringing.

"If you don't plan on answering your phone, just hang up. I hate the sound," said Sherry. Sherry felt a sharp pain in her head when she heard the ringtone. She lifted her hands to touch her head all the while grimacing. This did not go unnoticed by Jeremy.

Worried about Sherry, Jeremy quickly answered the call so that it would stop ringing. The nurse couldn't help but notice Jeremy's concern for Sherry that she thought to herself, 'Wow she's so lucky to have a man like him.'

He was greeted by Barry's anxious voice. "Sir, Mr. Wu's secretary just called. He has already approved our project. He'll be signing the contract soon."

Upon hearing this, Jeremy became flustered. He glanced at Sherry who was lying on her stomach on the hospital bed. "I got it. I'll be there soon," Jeremy inaudibly whispered in his phone.

He made sure that his voice was low enough in order to not disturb Sherry. However, it seemed that she had still heard him.

"What's up?" Sherry asked weakly.

"There's something urgent that I need to deal with," Jeremy replied calmly. He didn't want Sherry to be worrying about anything else but her own health.

"Well, go ahead! I'm fine now," Sherry replied. She knew that he wouldn't leave unless she assured him that she was fine. Sherry being reasonable was something that both amused and annoyed Jeremy. 'She just wants me to leave,' he thought to himself.

"Rest well. I'll be back as soon as I'm done," he said, knowing that she wouldn't let him stay anyway. He promised himself that he was going to try to come back as soon as he could. Jeremy walked towards Sherry's beside and leaned over to affectionately caress her hair. He then bent over to plant a kiss on her forehead. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

In a frail voice, she said with anger, "You should go to work. Take your time. I'm fine, can't you see?"

Helplessly, he finally said, "I have to go."

"Bye," Sherry replied simply.

Jeremy first walked towards the nurse and gave her a few reminders. After which, he picked up his coat on the sofa, put it on, and let out a sigh. When he left the room, all he was thinking was that he needed to return right away.

The nurse changed Sherry's dressing after Jeremy left. When she was done, she left too leaving Sherry all alone in the room.

Sherry was still lying on her stomach, remaining motionless. If she moved, the wound might open up and that would be excruciatingly painful so she tried her best to stay still and just rest.

Just as she was about to drift off, she suddenly heard the door open. Startled, she opened her eyes.

Momentarily stunned by the sound of heels clicking on the floor, she immediately knew that whoever just entered the room was definitely not Jeremy.

Sherry rolled over the bed and tried to sit properly. The figure standing in front of her was wearing a pair of high heels inlaid with diamonds and a tight black skirt. When she looked up, she was met with Jessie's angry face.

Jessie's slender figure was accentuated by her tight dress. Coupled with her glamorous make-up, she could have any man she wanted. Jessie knew what her appeal was and it was evident in how she presented herself.

Sherry grabbed a pillow and used it to cushion her back as she sat up straight. She already knew that Jessie was going to be here for a while. Glaring at Jessie, she asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"

With her clacking heels echoing in the ward, Jessie walked to her bedside and looked down at Sherry. "I heard that you were injured so I came to visit you," Jessie said in a somber tone.

"Thank you. I'm fine. You can go now," Sherry replied without looking at Jessie. More than anything, she just wanted Jessie to leave right away. The look on Sherry's face was unfathomable but she still emitted a cold aura and it was definitely lost on Jessie. 'How dare she?' Jessie thought to herself.

Calmly, Jessie replied, "I'll be leaving in a while. Where's Jeremy anyway?" She tried to ignore Sherry's dismissive attitude. "Isn't he here?" Jessie prompted once more, trying to get an answer from Sherry. Jessie looked around the ward but couldn't find a trace of him anywhere. Where could he be?

"As you can see, he's not here. Find him elsewhere and stop bothering me," Sherry said impatiently. The nerve of this woman! It was apparent in Sherry's tone that she wanted Jessie to leave already.

Upon hearing the annoyance in Sherry's tone, Jessie smirked. This was what she wanted after all—to get on Sherry's nerves. "Wasn't it such a coincidence?" she said excitedly as she glared at Sherry. "No one was hurt by the broken glass except you," she continued suggestively as she paced around the ward.

Sherry had no idea what Jessie was talking about and she wasn't interested in finding out either. "What does that have anything to do with you?" Sherry asked, boring her gaze into Jessie's face.

"Well, it may be none of my business but that doesn't change the fact that you seduced my husband! That suddenly makes this my business!" Jessie snapped.

Sherry thought she was over this but when she heard Jessie say the word 'husband,' her heart trembled.

"You pretended to be pitiful and helpless just so you could get their sympathy. You pretended to be a victim just so you could play with those three men!" Jessie accused. "I didn't know you had some tricks up your sleeve," Jessie added with disdain upon noticing the disinterest on Sherry's face.

Her voice was sharp and filled with malice. Irked, Sherry raised her left eyebrow and replied, "Are you done? If you're done, feel free to see yourself out," Sherry added petulantly.

'Done? Are you kidding me?' Jessie thought to herself in frustration. She had only said a few words. She definitely wasn't planning on leaving yet.

"Why do you think you can get men by playing tricks like that? You're not the first woman I've seen who's attempted to do that. You can't fool me," Jessie said with much conviction. She was so fed up with Sherry's games.

Sherry smirked as Jessie continued to glare at her. "I will expose you! Let's see how you're going to continue seducing men after I'm done with you!" Jessie barked.

"Are you talking about Jeremy? Are you saying that I seduced Jeremy just to get his sympathy?" Sherry sneered and looked up at her. She could not believe this woman!

Sherry's eyes were sharp as knives as they bore into Jessie's.

"I'm not interested in him! I don't need any man to sympathize with me, especially Jeremy. I don't have the time," said Sherry. "However, since it seems that you're not as busy, you can take your time in

studying how to keep a man by playing the victim," Sherry finished triumphantly. She wasn't just going to let Jessie come in here and insult her.

"You!" Jessie pointed her finger at Sherry, scowling at her. Momentarily stunned, Jessie was left speechless.

"What's wrong, Jessie? Don't you always pretend to be poor? Isn't that your trick? I don't even know how to do that and you're accusing me of being the one who plays games?" Sherry continued. She raised her chin and looked at Jessie in the eye. Despite being pale and bare-faced, she still looked lovely. Her lips were red like a rose and her eyes were filled with innocence.

"Nonsense! You're the one who's playing the victim!" Jessie stomped her feet as her hands flailed about. Her heels clanked against the floor in anger. Sherry tried her best to keep her composure unlike Jessie who had obviously lost it already.

Sherry's indifference towards Jessie enraged her. She didn't expect that Sherry would fight back like that.

"Playing the victim? I have to admit that you're better at me in this aspect. I'm not match for you but don't you think you've been getting lazy recently? You want Jeremy so bad and yet whatever you do, it seems that you just can't get him," Sherry said harshly. She was getting tired of Jessie chasing Jeremy.