Love Is a Sweet Addiction

Although Terence only slept for an hour or two and did not sleep well, he would never tell Esther.

However, Esther figured it out herself. And she did not call his bluff.

Terence said, “Get up. The doctor will change your dressing later. Then, it’s time to go back home.”

“Go back now? The doctor said that he will give you a drip today?”

“Not necessary. I’m fine now.”

“Didn’t we agree we would stay here for two days?”

“Do you like living here?” Terence asked.

“No. But I’m worried that you have not recovered,” Esther said in a low voice, “I must take care of you. I hope you can get better soon.”

Terence took a breath and walked over. He patted her on the shoulder, “Good girl. Thank you for caring about me. But there’s something I have to deal with immediately.”

“Must you deal with it today?”

“Definitely,” Terence said.

“Alright then,” Esther looked up at him, “And will you go home for dinner tonight? I’ll make you some chicken soup.”

“Chicken soup? Tell me, what is it for?”

Esther was speechless. After a while, she replied, “It can help you get better sooner.”

“I’m sorry. I’ve eaten too many of such kinds of things. I am scared of that.” Terence shrugged.

Esther did not know what to say.

Terence thought for a while and looked down at her injured left hand, “You can buy some food and put them into the fridge. I’ll go back and cook tonight. And you can order the takeout at noon. Can’t get your wound wet.”

“Don’t worry. I can cook even if I’m injured. I’ll wear gloves to protect my wound.” Esther got out of bed and entered the bathroom to wash up.

When the two of them finished packing up, Miss Young arrived. She handed over the roses to Esther and smiled, “Congratulations. The two of you are discharged today.”

“Thank you, Miss Young. No one bought me the roses before.” Esther said happily.

“You lied again?” Terence looked at her with suspicion.

Esther denied, “That’s true. I didn’t tell a lie.”

James had given her jewelry, bags, and clothes. But he had never given her flowers because James had always regarded her as a vain woman who would like valuable things.

It was usual for Terence not to believe it. After all, she had dated James for more than a year. No one could believe that James had not bought her flowers ever.

“Let’s go. What are you waiting for?” Terence raised his hand and patted Esther on the head.

Esther then followed Terence and went out of the ward.

And then Esther and Terence had breakfast in a restaurant. After breakfast, Miss Young picked them up, and they arrived at the entrance where the two lived.

Terence said to Esther, “Go back and rest.”

“What about you? Go straight to work?” Esther looked at him and noticed that Terence looked peaked.

“Yes, I have to. Things are waiting for me to deal with.”

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“I had a good sleep last night,” Terence said with seriousness.

Miss Young couldn’t help but laugh when she heard their conversation.

Esther felt embarrassed, ‘Did I say something wrong? Or did they misunderstand me again?

‘Well, maybe I overthink it.’

Miss Young stopped laughing and said to Esther, “Miss Esther, don’t worry. I’ll urge him to take a nap at noon.”

“All right. Thank you, Miss Young.” Esther answered. Then, she said to Terence, “Then go and do your work. I’ll go home first.”

After Esther got out of the car, Miss Young turned the car around and drove away.

The expression on Terence’s face became more and more serious. He rubbed his eyebrows with anxiety.

Miss Young glanced at him in the rearview mirror and did not say anything.

After arriving at the company, Terence and Miss Young walked into the office. Then Miss Young said, “It was inconvenient to talk about it on the phone just now. The headquarters is angry and feels that you have taken the initiative to change all the pipes. After all, your decision leads to having to put more money into the project.”

“Is this what my father meant?”

“Yes, I heard that Master Gibson is angry.” Miss Young answered.

“Did you tell him that there are problems with those pipes?”

“Yes. However, it makes no difference. Master Gibson thinks there is no problem since those pipes could pass the quality check.” Miss Young paused and said hesitantly, “And I heard that Master Gibson believes that what you did is to return to City R as soon as possible.”

Terence sneered when he heard these words.

“My father has always paid attention to the company’s reputation. In the past, he would have changed the pipes first. He didn’t do that this time because he wanted to blame it on me.” Terence analyzed.

“Then what should we do?” Miss Young asked, “Should we continue to demolish those pipes?”

“Keep going,” Terence ordered.

“But…” Miss Young hesitated.

“I’ll call my father myself later.”

“Alright.” Miss Young was worried, “However, if so, what would Master Gibson think? I’m afraid that it will anger him.”

Terence sneered, “What he wants is to suppress me. Therefore, whatever I do, he will think that I am incompetent and will be angry with me.”

“That’s true.” Miss Young agreed, “It seems that Master Gibson’s ultimate goal is to force you to do a paternity test. As long as the test’s result is what he wants, everything is no longer a problem.”

“You are right.” Terence lowered his head to look through the documents on the table.

“It must be hard on you.” Miss Young shook her head and turned to leave.

…

Esther did not go home after getting out of the car. Instead, she bought some food for dinner in the supermarket.

Although her left hand was painful, it was not difficult to make soup with gloves. When she finished cooking, Terence got off work and went home.

As soon as he opened the door, he found that the dinner was ready. He frowned and said, “Why did you do it yourself? I said that I would come back and cook for you.”

“I think I can do it myself.” Esther placed the soup on the table and said proudly, “I feel that I’m handy in the kitchen.”

Terence walked over to the table. And then he saw there were a few delicate dishes on the table except the soup.