Winner Takes All

Jack hurried home after work. After making the soup, he took it to the hospital quickly.

He met Dr. Hale and other doctors who just saw her mother in the ward.

Dr. Hale asked his colleagues to leave first after seeing Jack. He greeted him quickly and said with a smile, "You prepare meals for your mother every day. You did so well in taking good care of your mother, Mr. Hughes."

Jack said with a smile, "Is my mom good, Dr. Hale?"

"Your mother is recovering well, and she can leave in a few days. But there is a risk of rejection after liver transplantation. It could last from six months to one year. If she can go through this period, she will be ultimately cured."

Dr. Hale's words immediately made Jack's heart dropped. "No worry, Mr. Hughes. Mr. Ward has already told us to help your mother recover at any cost." The doctor said with a smile. "Thank you so much, Dr. Hale," Jack said gratefully.

He had admired Dr. Hale for his effort to treat his mother over the years, even setting Mr. Ward aside.

"You are being too kind, sir. But now your mother cannot be shocked at all. Please kept her calm. I mentioned that last time. Please keep that in mind."

Dr. Hale waved his hand while smiling. He looked through the ward as if he was gonna say something. But he paused and said with a weird smile, "I am going to see the other patients." Jack glanced suspiciously at Dr. Hale as he was leaving.

He stopped abruptly when walking into the ward.

He suddenly understood why Dr. Hale bit his tongue.

Jack's mother was lying in bed with a kind smile on her skinny cheeks.

And there was a girl sitting aside, lowering her head while she was peeling an apple.

"Why are you here, Shirley?" Jack frowned.

"Oh, Mr. Hughes," Shirley said with a smile, "You said auntie was sick. So I came to visit her after work."

She kindly handed a small piece of apple to Jack's mother while speaking.

Jack, in a cold look, glanced at the thermos on the cabinet next to the bed.

He really didn't expect Shirley to pull a trick like this.

She was busy dealing with Tommy while coming over here gallantly. How did she manage all this? Why?

"Ms. Lynn is a really nice person, Jack," Sophie Burton, his mother, said, "Where is Katherine?"

Not long after waking up from the surgery, Sophie sounded fatigue and weak. And even her face looked pale.

Jack's heart sank. She couldn't to be shocked.

So he didn't tell her that he had divorced after she woke up. He planned to wait until his mother recovers.

But Jack did not answer right away and gave Shirley a cold look.

Shirley has just become the daughter-in-law of the Parry family. She can pay a visit directly to the hospital to see his mother. What else can Jack say?

Shirley seemed to know what Jack was thinking. She smiled and shook her head.

Jack was relieved, and then explained with a smile.

"Mom, Katherine is very busy these days and can't get away from work. You will be able to see her after leaving the hospital."

"Okay," Sophie was a little lost, gnawing the apple gently.

"Mom, why don't you rest for a little bit now. I need to have a few words with Ms. Lynn."

Jack walked quickly towards Shirley and pulled her up by her arm. "Please come with me."

"It hurts," Shirley groaned.

Sophie frowned, "Jack, Ms. Lynn came to visit me. She is a guest. Don't be rude. Apologize now."

"Thank you, Ms. Burton," Shirley said to Sophie with a flattering smile.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

But when she turned around, she saw Jack trying to swallow his anger. She stuck out her tongue. "Okay, I'm not a petty person so I will let it slide."

She turned around as she was facing Sophie. "Have a good rest, Ms. Burton. I will visit you next time."

And then she walked out of the ward with Jack.

"What do you want?"

Jack asked directly when they were on the corridor.

"I learnt that Ms. Burton is sick, so I just wanted to see if she was okay." Shirley, who was just laughing, suddenly seemed aggrieved. There were even tears in her beautiful eyes. "What? Why are you being mean to me when I am being kind to you? Then why did you hit on me?"

Jack was dumbfounded.

He waved his hand irritably. "Please leave, and don't visit my mother again."

"No!" Shirley shook her head and said with a weird smile. "I will tell her about your divorce if you don't let me visit her."

Living in the modern city, she has her own ways to figure out what men think. And she knew how to convince a man.

Otherwise, she would not visit Jack's mother without telling him after being ignored by Jack.

"Are you threatening me?" Jack asked with hostility.

"Yeah, I'm threatening you. Do you want to get back at me?" Shirley said with charming smile. She had a deadly attractive look. At the same time, she raised her hand and gently put on Jack's chest. "I said, please leave!" Jack took a step back.

Shirley's smile became stiff because she didn't expect him would refuse so decisively.

This was totally different from how he behaved that night!

She was so smart that she knew where the limits were.

Shirley withdrew her hand after taking a deep breath. The charismatic look on her pretty face turned into a gentle friendly smile.

"Okay, I'll leave then. But don't worry. I didn't tell Ms. Burton about your divorce. I am not stupid to irritate her now."

Watching Shirley leaving, Jack was upset.

His mother meant everything to him.

He would never allow Shirley to go anywhere near his mother.

Shirley was not the woman he wanted, and her being around his mother was undoubtedly like a time bomb!

He didn't know how to solve it at the moment. It drove him a little crazy.

At the same time, Katherine sat in the passenger seat of the Audi with tears.

Tommy, on the other hand, was extremely hilarious.

If his sister's blind date went well, he will have the money for Shirley.

"You are the best, Katherine. Thanks to you I can marry Shirley." Glancing at Katherine, Tommy said excitedly.

Katherine didn't answer. Tommy's smile made her feel like being stabbed by a knife.

But she couldn't argue, and she didn't know how to argue with him.

She was obligated to help Tommy to get married because she is his elder sister.

However, the blind date was a man in his forties. And he was Jack's boss. She couldn't accept it.

Seeing Katherine in low spirits, Tommy suddenly jokingly mentioned the scene at LJ Hospital in the morning.

"I drove Shirley to work this morning and saw Jack at LJ Hospital. Guess what happened? Shirley said that Jack was rich, hahaha... So ridiculous!"

Katherine's eyes flickered and said disappointedly. "How can he be rich?"

"That's exactly what I said, but Shirley just didn't buy it. How stupid is she?"

"If he's got case-dough of more than 100,000 yuan, I'll believe it. But I doubt if he was as rich as Shirley described!" Tommy said disdainfully.

The sarcasm was unintentional.

But it instantly surprised Katherine, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

What if Jack was rich?

With that in mind, Katherine hurriedly messaged Jack.

"Jack, my mother forced me to go on a blind date with a man in his 40s. They did it for the bride price. Tommy needed the money to have a big wedding. If I can collect enough money, I don't have to go on a blind date with that old man. Can you help me out?"

She still got no reply when the car was arriving at the venue.

Katherine was a little irritated, and sent another message.

"We have been married for three years, Jack! Once we are lovers, we are always lovers. I gave you all I had. Are you planning to fold your hands and watch me die? Not even bother to say a word to me?" The Audi finally entered the parking lot after ten minutes.

"Katherine, here we are," Tommy said after parking the car.

Katherine glanced at the phone. There was still no reply. She was anxiously waiting and thinking about sending another message.

Ding! She got the reply.

She picked up the phone in excitement. But her heart dropped when she saw the message.

"Your mother forced you to do it, not me."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐