Soon, they arrived at a nearby hospital.
After the doctor tended to Jane's wound, he turned to face Ace and Joanna. "The wound is just on the surface, so it's nothing serious. She just has to make sure the wound doesn't get wet, and she'll have to apply ointment on it once in the morning and once at night."
"That's good to know." Joanna finally felt relaxed. She held Jane's hand and told her regretfully, "Jane, I'm sorry. It's all my fault for not looking after you well enough. Can you ever forgive me?"
Jane blinked at her and patted Joanna's head like Joanna was the child. "Joanna, don't be silly. You're so cute and brave. You saved all of us. so of course I'll forgive you!"
Jane then turned to look at Ace. "Ace, don't you think Joanna is extremely cute and brave?"
Ace harrumphed and muttered darkly. "I don't know about that, but I do know that there's something very wrong with her brain."
He still hadn't fully recovered from the fear he experienced at the shopping mall. If that man had been quicker with his knife, or if she had failed to defuse the bomb, the consequences would've been unimaginable!
"Since we're at the hospital, why don't we let the doctor check if there's something wrong with your brain?" Ace then turned to look at the doctor in a serious manner. "Get a checkup done for her."
Joanna scowled angrily and snapped, "Ace, don't push it. I saved your life! Not only did you not thank me, you're saying such mean things to me too! Do you even have a shred of emotional intelligence?
You're worse than a six–year–old!"
Ace pretended not to hear her. His expression was blank as he continued speaking to the doctor. "Make sure you check her thoroughly. I think there are issues with her from head to toe."
Joanna might have escaped the bomber unscathed in the shopping mall, but Ace was still worried. He felt it was better if she received a thorough check–up.
"That won't be necessary!" Joanna crossed her arms and looked at the doctor stubbornly. "Doctor, don't listen to that crazy man. I'm perfectly fine. He's just jealous that I saved the day while he did nothing… Thanks for tending to Jane's wound. We'll be leaving."
With that, she pulled Jane along.
To her surprise, Ace walked even faster than them and growled at her, "Clueless. Extremely idiotic."
"Huh?" Joanna was confused. Had the man lost his mind? Shouldn't she be the one saying that to him? He was the one who'd insulted her for no reason.
Ace made it to the elevator before them. He walked in, turned around and said to Joanna icily. "From now on, don't appear in front of me. I don't ever want to see you again." He then pressed the button to close the elevator doors.
Joanna was stunned. Had he actually left? She didn't know how to react.
"Jane, don't you think there's something wrong with him? I didn't do anything to piss him off. Why was he throwing a tantrum? Are all men so egotistical?" Joanna asked incredulously.
Jane looked up at her and thought for a moment. "I think Brother Ace asked the doctor to check you because he was worried about you, but you refused to cooperate, and that's why he got mad!"
"When I got sick in the past, my parents would always take me to the hospital for check ups. I'd always cry and refuse, and that's when they got mad." She added wisely.
"Worried about me?" Joanna murmured absently. Jane's innocent observation had given Joanna an epiphany.
Ace had indeed been acting strangely towards her these past few days. However, he probably wasn't worried about her. There had to be an ulterior motive!
Yes, that had to be it!
The next day, at Morans & Co. Law Firm.
Zack rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Joanna had actually managed to handle Lisa, the most difficult lawyer in the firm, within three days
Not only did Lisa not cancel her contract, she'd also begun accepting cases for the law firm.
"Boss, you're amazing!" Zack slipped into Joanna's office and gave her a thumbs up.
Joanna, however, was focused on the document in her hand. She didn't even look up as she said, "Mr. Zack, do you have too much free time on your hands? If you don't have any cases to work on, I can assign some to you."
"No, thanks." Zack waved his hands quickly. He walked around Joanna with a look of admiration in his eyes. "Boss, everyone saw how you defused the bomb…You're amazing! Who taught you that? Do you have a secret identity? Or do you work for the special forces maybe?"
Joanna rolled her eyes at Zack. "My grandfather, a famous general back then. I learned how to defuse a bomb when I was in kindergarten."
"Whoa! That's amazing!" Zack seemed impressed. "I can't believe my boss is actually a great general's granddaughter. Does that mean you have many other skills apart from knowing how to defuse bombs? What about martial arts and dismantling guns?"
"Those are easy – I could probably do them with my eyes closed." Joanna grinned proudly. "If you want to learn, I can teach you when I'm free."
"Yes, please!" Suddenly, a group of employees who were eavesdropping outside barged in. Everyone was waiting eagerly to see her. They looked up to her like she was a deity.
If these employees hadn't respected Joanna in the beginning, it was only because of her relationship with Ace. However, they now respected her from the bottom of their hearts, and would willingly sell their souls for her.
Their boss was a general's daughter, and knew how to defuse bombs, dismantle guns, and do martial arts… It was way too cool!
"I can teach you all, but let me prepare the equipment first. I'll spend one day a week teaching you all these skills," Joanna offered generously.
"Equipment?" Nobody understood what Joanna meant, but they were still very excited about it. They began to talk among themselves, and it became very lively.
Suddenly, the room fell silent as Lisa walked into Joanna's office with a large pile of documents. Apart from Zack, all the other lawyers quickly left. Nobody dared to say a word. It was evident that Lisa was very powerful as one of the three main partners of the law firm.
"I found a way to tackle that case you brought in. Do you have a minute?" Lisa asked directly. She was dressed very professionally. "Of course. Come in, I've been waiting for you!" Joanna had finally succeeded in getting Lisa on board, and she was overjoyed.