章 24: CHAPTER 24: WORRIED HUSBAND

"Doctor, how is she?" Marcus worriedly asked the company doctor after examining the unconscious woman.

"She'll be fine Mr. Hanes." The doctor assured him. "She seemed to be in great distress for some reason and she needed some rest."

"There aren't any complications with her, right?"

"None so far, Mr. Hanes." He smiled at the anxious man before he left his office.

The 16th floor employees were alarmed when they heard the CEO calling for the doctor at the ladies' restroom. Good thing a young lady was present at that time.

FLASHBACK:

He couldn't help but glanced at the monitor recording from time to time.

Rachelle didn't leave his office until 2pm. She made sure they'll both eat lunch together and was expecting the man to make love with her at his office just like the other week.

That day, Rachelle made a decision to visit the man at least once a week to give him such pleasure, but looked like this day isn't the right time since Marcus was busy.

He tried keeping up with Rachelle's stories but he must admit that his out of focus. And her stories somehow bore him for the first time. She kept talking about herself, her shoots and all the things happening in the entertainment industry. However, he can't help but glanced at the monitor recording to check on his secretary since she's not yet back.

Basically, she's over break now but he waited for another hour thinking that she must have gone to the company clinic.

"Babe, are you okay?" Rachelle finally asked upon noticing his uneasiness.

"Uhm, yeah. Just a little tired." He leaned his back on the chair then closed his eyes while applying a light massage on his temple.

"Do you want a free massage today." Rachelle stood behind him and seductively bit his ear sending him a clear invitation.

"No, not now." He rejected and stood up making the woman staggered backwards.

She was speechless. She can't believe the man rejected her just like that. Knowing him, he should have given in by now.

"I'm exhausted, sorry." He gave out a sour smile. He must be really tired. Rachelle thought.

"Oh okay. I totally understand. Then I should go back to the studio now. See you another day. Bye." She kissed the man before exiting his office.

As soon as Rachelle left, Marcus picked up the office phone and call Jade's phone number. It was ringing but she's not picking up so he went to check her desk and found her cellphone blinking on the table. She didn't bring it with her. And seeing her lunchbox on the side made him furrowed his brow.

He went back inside his office and was about to sit on his chair when his eyes landed on the lunchbox that Rachelle threw in the bin. He picked it up and placed it on his desk. He didn't even have the chance to see what's inside it. This was the reason why Jade didn't sit with him and watched him eat for the first time so it deserves a little judging.

He never thought Jade will consider bringing him lunch.

This morning, Marcus must admit that he was a bit upset when someone called the woman. She kept giggling while talking to that guy. He also remembered how she bragged about the food she was cooking.

Marcus opened the lid and was surprised to see beef steak with vegetables with it. It was obviously prepped well to impress whoever eats it, however, it was scrambled. Guessed it was due to the force Rachelle exerted when she threw it.

The other box contained rice and some toppings. The food looked delicious but he's already full so he placed it on the side. Once again, he glanced at the monitor and saw the lunchbox on the woman's desk untouched.

He couldn't concentrate on his work so he stood up while walking back and forth for a few minutes. Damn it! he cussed aloud before picking up the phone and dialed a number.

"Did Ms. Arria dropped by in your clinic today?" He finally called the company doctor. The doctor on the other line went through his records to check if someone with the last name Arria came but was unsuccessful. "Okay, thank you." He dropped the call and dialed Sonny's extension number and asked if he saw his secretary.

"I think I saw her rushing to the washroom a while ago but I didn't notice what time she came out." Sonny replied. "Is there any problem, sir?"

Sonny was expecting an answer from his boss but his boss dropped the call immediately. Tsk, so rude. He snorted.

Marcus got a weird feeling so he called the security department to check the CCTV recordings. Then after a few minutes, Marcus received the recordings and watch it in his desktop.

She never came out? He furrowed his brow and upon realizing something, he rushed to the ladies' comfort room and requested all the women to get out for the meantime. He didn't see the woman among the people who came out so he checked each cubicle until he reached the last one. It's locked. But he knelt on his knees and tried peeking inside.

It's her! It was definitely her heels! He then stood up and kicked the door hard until it opened. Good thing the door didn't harm her.

She's unconscious!

He scooped the woman with his arms and ordered a young lady to call the company doctor as fast as she could. Seeing Marcus holding Jade in his arms, Sonny quickly opened the door to Marcus' office and laid the woman on the couch. Then he knelt on his knees and felt the woman's pulse. She's still breathing, he sighed in relief.

Her shirt was damped with dried blood. Did the door hit her nose hard that she even fainted?

****End of Flashback***

"Mr. Hanes, is there anything else that I can do?" Sonny asked.

"No. You can go back to your office now."

Sonny left without saying another word. Seeing the man's worried face gave him a sense of contentment.

Marcus heaved a sigh when he stared at the woman's bloody shirt and after coming into terms with his own thoughts, he stood up and took his spare shirt and went back to the couch.

"She's your wife after all." He comforted himself. "You can't let Sonny do such a thing like this, right?" He gulped as he slowly pulled up her shirt. "Don't look, don't look…." He closed one eye but the other eye was somehow naughty.

"Marcus… she's your wife!" He made his resolve so without any other thought, he removed the woman's shirt. "Well, this is not the first time you're doing her a favor… remember?" He smirked at the thought of it.

And he can't lie, she have a good figure! Her soft skin and breasts wanting to pop out from her bra seemed to be taunting his resolve.

"Marcus, behave." He muttered as he picked up his extra polo and put on the shirt before covering her with blanket.

**It was already passed five in the afternoon when Jade regained consciousness. She feebly sat on the couch and looked around her. "Where am I?" She murmured.

"I can see your finally awake." She heard a familiar hoarse voice. "'Marcus?" She voiced confused. "What am I doing here? What happened?" She was about to stand up but she fell back on the couch. She's still a little bit dizzy.

"I should be asking that to you. I found you at the restroom, unconscious."

"Unconscious? At the restroom?!" She couldn't believe her ears so she tried to recall her last memory. Why was she at the restroom again? She was thinking but to no avail. However, when she saw the lunchbox on top of his desk, her face suddenly glowered and a hint of pain shadowed her eyes.

Marcus saw the change in her mood and he knew that Jade remembered something when her eyes landed on the lunchbox. "You can rest here until you're feeling fine."

"I'm fine. I'm going back to work now." She scowled as she turned her heels. She was about to open the door when she noticed the shirt she was wearing. Wait, this is….

She spun to look at the man who was doing something on his computer then back to the polo she was currently wearing. Marcus must have noticed her gaze so he stared back at her. Their eyes met.

"D-did you…change my shirt?" She shyly asked.

"I did. Is there a problem?" He nonchalantly replied as if it was not a big deal.