The Second Act Revenge (Oneida and Jackson)
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Chapter 139

Chapter 139

Christopher didn't expect that Jennifer would suddenly confess her love to him.

In the past, she was engaged to Jackson, so he had been guarding her like his brother.

At that time, he thought to himself, "It doesn't matter even if we can't be together. As long as I could guard her silently, it would be enough." But now, she told him that she wanted to be with him.

Christopher's slender fingers tightened slightly and his thin lips pursed tightly.

He was silent.

"Christopher..." Jennifer's eyes widened in disbelief. She didn't expect that Christopher would hesitate.

He didn't respond.

Behind his glasses, Christopher's long and narrow eyes were shimmering with rays of tranquil light.

The silence dragged on.

He raised his thin lips faintly and said in a cold and low tone, "Jenn, I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry?" Jennifer couldn't believe what she had heard.

"Christopher, why did you say sorry?" Jennifer's fingers grabbed his arm tightly; her shoulders trembled uncontrollably. "Why?"

Christopher looked at Jennifer with complicated eyes.

He thought sadly, "This girl has been treasured by me for more than ten years. I would have never expected it was all a complete misunderstanding I loved the wrong person and guarded the wrong person." When the truth was revealed, Christopher just felt he had been tricked by fate.

If he had been able to replace the girl the moment he received the first bouquet of baby's breath, would the outcome be different?

"Christopher, I thought you loved me..." Christopher's attitude left Jennifer utterly in despair. He had never rejected her before, but now he had refused her confession.

Large tears started pouring out of her eyes, and Jennifer's pale face was immediately wet with tears.

Christopher frowned and subconsciously tried to wipe the tears off her cheeks. But when he was about to touch her face, his hand paused again.

"Why are you crying?" He withdrew his hand quietly and spat out such a sentence.

Jennifer bit her lips hard and cried more fiercely.

Her heart kept hurting.

This moment was even more uncomfortable and heartbreaking; compared to confessing the truth about the injury and being reprimanded by

everyone.

She took a deep breath and said, "Christopher, what's wrong with you? You've changed all of a sudden... Why?"

Christopher's heart was also in a mess.

He lowered his eyes slightly and saw Jennifer's sad look. He couldn't help but comfort her gently, "Jenn, from now on, I will still guard you like a brother."

"I don't want you to be my brother!" shouted Jennifer. She was already in tears and looked heartbroken, "Christopher, you should know... I want to be with you. I don't want to be your sister... There was no way before, but now no one can stop us..." Christopher stared straight at her and couldn't say a word.

If it was in the past, he would be more than willing to be with her.

But now, he couldn't love Jennifer anymore.

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He just wanted to do everything he could to replace the flower seller.

He didn't want to think about anything else.

"I'm sorry." Christopher apologized to Jennifer again. His thin lips moved slightly, and his expression showed a strong determination. "Jenn, I can only treat you as my sister. He finally said it.

Jennifer was frozen on the spot. She stared straight at Christopher like a doll who lost all her vibrancy.

"Christopher, you...." ller expression could only be described as despair.

The man she had been treating as a lover since she was a child; told her she was just a sister to him.

"Was there anything more absurd and pathetic than this?" She thought angrily.

She couldn't catch her breath in time. The next moment, she closed her eyes and leaned back, and dropped onto the bed.

"Jenn!" A trace of panic flashed across Christopher's handsome face. He hurriedly got up and was about to inform the doctor.

In the ward, it was chaotic again.

Meanwhile, at the Garrison Mansion, Oneida was covered under the quilt.

She closed her eyes tightly.

After leaving the hospital, Jackson took her home.

When she got home, she immediately went to bed.

Her mind still felt like glue; everything was a blur to her.

She fell asleep in a daze and was only half-asleep.

At this moment, the door of the bedroom was pushed open slightly.

The sound of a wheelchair rolling came from the door.

Jackson was back.

He changed his clothes, sat in his wheelchair, and quietly proceeded to Oneida's room.

Under the dim light, he could vaguely see Oneida's slightly protruding head on the bed.

He came to the bedside.

His silent and deep eyes fell on Oneida.

His breathing was very light, and he just looked at her quietly.

It was as if he was afraid of waking Oneida.

After watching for a while, Jackson saw that Oneida was sleeping soundly, so he was about to turn around and leave.

Unexpectedly, Oneida moved slightly, and half of her face was exposed from the quilt.

Jackson's eyes paused on her.

Because he realized that Oneida's cheeks were not as white as usual, but they were slightly red.

Oneida's complexion was very abnormal!

Jackson immediately reached out to touch her forehead.

She was burning up!

"Oneida." Jackson palled off the quilt and called her in a low voice.

A trace of panic appeared on his handsome cheeks.

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His deep and gloomy eyes also lost their usual calmness.

However, Oneida still had her eyes closed.

She was lying on the bed with her chest facing down.

Her long black hair was scattered on the pillow, and her white face was

fragile and beautiful.

Jackson realized that Oneida had a fever.

He immediately asked Carlos to contact the family doctor and then ordered the maid to take Oneida's temperature.

The maid walked into the bedroom with the thermometer. She had been trying for a long time but couldn't place the thermometer correctly. Jackson frowned and ordered the maid in a deep voice, "Give me the thermometer!"

The maid was startled and trembled.

After all, Jackson's appearance at the moment looked a little intimidating.

She nervously handed the thermometer to Jackson and was so scared that she didn't dare make a sound.

Jackson took the thermometer and measured Oneida's temperature himself.

When the temperature came out, his face stiffened.

It was 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

The temperature was very high.

She must have felt so blurry.

Fortunately, the family doctor came just in time.

"Mr. Bane." Jackson's doctor was a young man. After entering the bedroom, he nodded toward him.

Jackson ordered in a hurry, "Come take a look at her."

The doctor's eyes subconsciously fell on Oneida, who was on the bed.

His eyes flashed with surprise.

He didn't expect that the reason Jackson Bane kept rushing him to come was because of a girl.

"All these years, Jackson had never cared so much for a woman before. Who the heck was this little girl?" he pondered.

As he was having these thoughts, his hands were already on the move.

He opened the medicine box and took out the medical tools to check Oneida's condition.

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