Seeing his look of despair, Joanna felt like laughing, although she knew it was terrible thing to do.
Hahaha! Every dog has its day. It was rare to see the cold and arrogant iceberg wither like this. How could she easily let the chance go?
Joanna lowered her eyes and tried to put on a serious expression. "Yes. Accidents happen, you know. Life is full of ups and downs. That's life."
Ace closed his eyes and said, "Get out. I want to be alone."
"I can't do that. This happened to you because you came to save me. I'll definitely share this burden with you."
Joanna's kindness was met with Ace's ruthless rejection. "No need!"
"Are you sure?"
"Get out!"
Ace's words were so cold they seemed to have come from the north pole. "I don't want to say the same thing twice!"
Right then, Ace's phone rang. It kept ringing without showing any signs of stopping, as if it would keep going as long as Ace did not answer.
"Mr. Moran… I'll get out and leave you alone now."
Joanna raised her eyes and said "kindly".
The phone continued to ring. Ace's handsome face had gone extremely dark. Finally, he could not stand it anymore and said in a low voice, "Bring me the phone!"
"What's that, Mr. Moran? I couldn't hear you very clearly."
Joanna put her hands behind her ears. She looked very mischievous.
"I said… bring me the phone!"
Ace clenched his teeth and forced out one word at a time.
Of course he knew that she was doing it on purpose, but what could he do? He needed her help!
Joanna smiled and said, "That's right. If you need help, speak up. If you're too proud to ask for help, you're the one who will suffer in the end."
While saying that, she took out Ace's phone from his suit pocket and placed it by his car.
The caller was Jack, Ace's personal assistant. The moment the call was answered, Jack blurted out in a rush, "Mr. Moran, where are you? We haven't been able to contact you since you left the restaurant. Your mother has been calling me to ask me to remind you that your grandfather will be arriving in the City tonight. She said you must not forget to pick him up from the airport!"
Ace frowned and said coldly, "Tell the public that I'm on vacation with my wife abroad and I won't be making any public appearances for a while."
"A vacation abroad? You and Miss Pierce? You two…"
"That's all!"
Ace rudely interrupted Jack's questioning and used his eyes to signal to Joanna to hang up the phone.
Joanna did so obediently.
"Grandpa Moran is returning home tonight? I wonder how his surgery went. Do you want to give him a call so that he won't worry about you?"
The only person Joanna felt sorry for in the divorce was Grandpa Moran, who treated her like a granddaughter.
He's also the only reason why she still maintained a somewhat peaceful relationship with Ace.
"No need!"
Ace's expression was cold, but his face was filled with pain.
He's a useless quadriplegic now. He did not want to have any contact with the outside world.
Seeing him so depressed, Joanna's heart softened. Maybe she had taken the joke a bit too far.
She was about to confess to him when she heard Ace's arrogant voice say, "From now on, you'll be personally taking care of me. I'll pay you well. You'll get at least ten times the profit of Morans & Co. Law Firm."
He disliked being touched by women, but if it's Joanna… he seemed to be fine with it.
Joanna was speechless.
It really was hard for a person to change. Even after becoming a quadriplegic, he's still ordering people around like a CEO. He thought money could solve every problem?
"What if I refuse?"
Joanna said coldly.
"Didn't you say you'll share the burden with me earlier? Are you scared already?"
Ace sneered. "If you want to leave, just leave. I might as well die than live like this."
Joanna typically would not give in to harsh threats but was a sucker for attacks on her conscience. If she really left him now, she would feel terrible.
"Alright, I'll take care of you. But I'm only doing it for the money!" said Joanna.
After all, Ace turned out this way because he tried to save her. She hated being indebted to others. If she really left him now, how could she let her conscience rest?
In any case, it would only be for a few days. It would be over in the blink of an eye!
"You choose to do this willingly. I didn't force you."
Ace said arrogantly.
"That's right, it's because I'm bored and I love to get yelled at. I'm willingly becoming your servant. Happy?"
Joanna rolled her eyes and silently added, "Arrogant bastard!"
Ace truly did have the capitalist mindset. He immediately started to squeeze the labor out of Joanna. "I'm thirsty, go and pour me a glass of water."
"I should remind you that I only drink 36°C water. Make sure the temperature isn't too high or too low."
"You…!"
Joanna's fist tightened. She felt like hitting him!
As Joanna turned to get water for Ace while cursing him, Ace's lips curled into an involuntary smile, his deep eyes as cunning as a fox's.
After that, the doctor and the nurses poured in.
The doctor cautiously asked Ace, "Mr. Moran, how do you feel?"
"You know how I feel. Stop asking the obvious."
Ace's face was cold and his words were short.
The doctor rubbed his hands, looking embarrassed. "I'm really sorry, Mr. Moran. We've tried our best. What's happening to you now is normal after being poisoned by that venom. It may be a bit uncomfortable, but…"
Seeing that the doctor was about to reveal the truth, Joanna quickly said, "It's okay, I'll take good care of my husband. Although he can't move anymore, I'll never give up on him. From now on, I'll be his hands and his feet. I'll experience the world for him!"
"Ugh…"
The doctor was so confused.
Mr. Moran would only be paralyzed for a few days, not forever. Was it necessary to be so dramatic?
Well, maybe that's part of the fun of a married life. Outsiders like him would not understand.
"I'm glad to see you two so deeply in love. I'll have to trouble you to look after Mr. Moran in the next few days, Mrs. Moran."
After the doctor said that, he looked towards the nurses and said, "Since Mr. Moran values his privacy and is not comfortable with you touching him, we'll let Mrs. Moran take care of things like applying medicine and wiping his body. Teach her how to do those things."
"Apply medicine and wipe his body?"
Joanna's face was filled with fear. "What do you mean? How do I do that?"
A nurse told her gently and patiently, "Don't be afraid and don't worry, Mrs. Moran. It's actually very easy…"
"The snake venom is now spreading throughout Mr. Moran's body, so we're not only giving him oral medication, we'll apply medicine externally too…"
"You'll have to rub the medicine on his ***** body three times a day."
Joanna felt like crying after hearing that.
She understood what she had to do, but to rub medicine over his whole body… she could not do it!
The CEO of Moran Group, who had remained quiet all this time, finally opened his mouth. "In that case, let's begin."