Chapter 543 I Owe You One
James let out a relieved sigh after she agreed to have bodyguards. The men he hired were extraordinary, and they
would protect her well.
"Are you hungry?" he asked. "I can get someone to buy food for you." It was surreal to him how they had agreed to
meet at a restaurant, but things took a wild turn after that.
She nodded, feeling hungry. He asked someone to buy some food for her, and she put in an additional request for a
phone charger as well. It was inconvenient to have a phone run out of battery,no.velxo and she worried about her
contacts who couldn't reach her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNot long after, she got her food and phone charger delivered. She charged her phone before digging in. James
stayed around, which was awkward for her. "James, why don't you go home and rest? It's pretty late."
"It's alright. I'll hang around until you're done eating." He had planned to spend the night by her bed, but he knew
that Jenny would be puzzled or even shocked if he volunteered to do that.
Jenny didn't say another word because she didn't want to sound like she was chasing him out.
When her phone restarted, she reached out to take it. James suddenly blurted out, "Jenny, I haven't told you this."
She paused and withdrew her hand. no.velxo Staring at him, she asked, "What?"
"I brought you to the hospital in my arms when you fainted," he explained.
Still confused, she asked, "So what? I won't blame you for doing that." She was grateful for his help and couldn't
care less about how he transported her to the hospital.
"Well, it wasn't a big deal at first, but the paparazzi took photos of us. Our photos are probably circulating online
along with some gossip," he mumbled while avoiding eye contact. He could have suppressed the news as it broke
out, but he sat back and allowed it to go viral, mostly because he was curious about her reaction to the scandal.
The news shocked Jenny, but she waved her hand and dismissed the matter quickly. "It's not a big deal. Just ignore
them. no.velxo They'll forget about it after a few days."
As an ex-subject of online abuse, she didn't care much about the online chatter. Given a few days, the discussion
would die down.
James was relieved when she didn't show any aversion to being associated with him. "Yeah, I thought so too. They'd
go crazy with their speculations if I take down the news.”
"Right." She nodded while eating dinner with the phone in her hand. When she touched the screen, she immediately
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsaw a couple of missed calls but didn't call back because James was present. Instead, she decided to check out the
news online.
Just like James had described, the netizens described her as his girlfriend and came up with all sorts of stories, but
none seemed to notice that she was unconscious in the photos. Although her blood-stained shirt was out of sight,
thanks to James' jacket draping over her, she believed that anyone could tell from a closer look that she had
fainted. The netizens indeed thrived on gossip and could not discern the truth.
She was done eating at the same time she switched off her phone. After she cleaned up, she beamed at him.
"James, I promised to treat you to dinner tonight, but we got into this situation instead. Again, I owe you one."
"Don't sweat it. You'll have the chance to return the favor. What you should do now is get well soon." He smiled with
a tinge of disappointment but was glad to have noticed she was in danger. He couldn't imagine what would have
happened to her otherwise.