Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Well, I suggest that you focus on your job. Don’t you dare come up with any nasty ideas in that head of yours, she uttered in a threatening voice.
Shirley frowned. “You’re overthinking it,” she replied. Jesslyn couldn’t believe that this female bodyguard had been assigned to Zacharias. She suspected someone might have sent her to seduce him. “I wasn’t in the country previously, so you might not know who I am. However, we’ll see more of each other from now on. I hope I’m just overthinking it. I’m not going to let you off the hook so easily if I find out that you’re interested in Zacharias,” she warned in an unfriendly tone.
Shirley hadn’t expected Jesslyn to be so- arrogant. I’m just doing my job,” she stated. flatly. The elevator arrived, and Jesslyn gazed at her reflection in the mirrored doors, stealing one more glance at Shirley.
Shirley was dressed in a simple bodyguard uniform, while Jesslyn wore branded items and had a face full of makeup. Despite Shirley’s plain look, she didn’t seem any less attractive than Jesslyn-in fact, she seemed more elegant and graceful than Jesslyn.
Once Jesslyn stepped out of the lift, she turned to address Shirley. “You don’t have to walk me out. I know the way.”
So, Shirley stopped and watched as Jesslyn walked away. She muttered, I don’t like dealing with arrogant women like her. She then returned to the elevator and went upstairs.
It had been a long day for her, and she had been busy from morning till now.
Roy walked over from the corridor and headed directly toward Shirley. “The dining area is that way. You should grab some dinner, Imogen!”
“Thank you, Captain Barlowe. I’ll head over soon,’ she replied with a nod. “Have your investigated the incident, Captain Barlowe? Who was the one trying to harm Mr. Flintstone?”
He knitted his brows. He wasn’t supposed to reveal such confidential information to others, but he could tell that the woman before his eyes was no regular woman. He wasn’t even sure if Imogen was her real now. However, the one thing that he was sure of was that this woman was a trustworthy person.
“So far, the investigations show that the explosives had been purchased from some underground black market. The suicide bomber was a late-stage cancer patient and a seemingly passionate individual. He wasn’t glad to see Mr.
Flintstone on stage,” he explained.
He added, “However, it’s unlikely that one person could have caused such havoc. We suspect that someone else might have been secretly directing that person to take action. This is all we have so far.”
Shirley nodded. “Thank you for letting me know.”
Afterward, she returned to Zacharias’ ward to find the man speaking on the phone. He turned his gaze to her when she hastily backed off and shut the door behind her. However, she still managed to overhear some part of the conversation. “I want you to run a thorough investigation on that person.”
Does Zacharias know the person who tried to harm him? She wondered as she stood at the front door.
“Come in.” Soon enough, the man inside the room ordered her to enter. Shirley pushed the door and stepped in.
“Have you sent Jesslyn to her car?” Zacharias asked with one eyebrow raised.
“No. Miss Kurt didn’t want me to send her off,” Shirley replied.
“Jesslyn is my father’s friend’s daughter. Her parents got into a car crash and passed away when she was young, so my family took her in. I’ve always treated her like a younger sister,” Zacharias explained while looking into her eyes.
“I see,’ she replied with a nod.
“What do you see?” he asked with his gaze narrowed. He wanted her to clarify herself. “Well, I don’t care about your relationship with Miss Kurt. You don’t have to explain anything to me,” Shirley replied.
Zacharias was momentarily taken aback but then let out a soft scoff. “Of course,
I have to explain things to you.”
“No. You don’t,” she rebutted, “We’ve kissed each other, after all,” he stated hesitantly. Shirley corrected him in a rather hostile tone. “That was forced. I didn’t consent to it,” she replied.
Zacharias raised his eyebrows and confidently countered, “We still kissed.”
The room started to feel warmer as she bit her bottom lip, gazing at him. “I’m going to get dinner,” she said after a while.
“I’ll go with you.” After finishing his sentence, he threw the sheets aside and tried to get out of bed.
Shirley quickly stopped Zacharias when she saw how careless he was with his injuries. “You’re not supposed to get out of bed when you’re in this condition.”
“You can bring our dinner into the room, then. I want you to eat with me,” he said. He wouldn’t have much appetite if he had to eat alone.
“Fine. I’ll bring your food over.” She had no choice but to obey him. She headed to the dining area. Even though it was just catered food, they had a surprisingly wide variety of options. She got a meal for the man before she brought it to his room. Then, she set up the overbed table and placed the food before sitting beside him.
While Zacharias had his meal, he occasionally stole glances at Shirley. She eventually got rather annoyed at his sneaky actions and glared back at him.
Soon enough, he finished his meal. She cleared the table and brought the empty plates out. After returning to the room, she found the doctor checking
Zacharias’ temperature. The man seemed to be burning up again.
“You should pay attention to your temperature, Mr. Flintstone. You have to let me know if you realize you’re getting feverish again,” the doctor said.
“Okay,” Zacharias replied with a nod. After the doctor left, Shirley held her palm out to feel the man’s forehead. He was indeed warmer than before.
At that moment, Freddie knocked on the door before rushing in. “Mr. Flintstone, there’s an important interview that you have to show up for tonight. I’m afraid the public might suspect something if you don’t.”
She stepped back as Freddie pulled an iPad to show Zacharias what he meant.
There was an international news report that had Zacharias’ name in it. Someone raised their suspicions about him being in an accident, so he had to show up to dispute the rumors.
Zacharias knitted his brows after reading the report.
“It looks like someone is forcing you to show yourself,” Freddie commented.
“Take me to my office, Zacharias muttered in a deep voice.
“We only have half an hour until the nightly news stream. Will we have time?”
Freddie asked.
“We’ll have to hurry,” Zacharias replied.
“Miss Lloyd, we’re rushing to head back to the office. You’ll have to arrange for the staff members to get us there,” Freddie uttered as he turned to look at
Shirley.
“But… he’s having a fever,” she replied worriedly. She knew Zacharias wasn’t supposed to leave the hospital when he was in such a state.
“That doesn’t matter. Let’s go.” Upon finishing his words, Zacharias pulled the sheets aside and looked at her. “Bring my clothes over.” Shirley pulled a set of clothes from the wardrobe, and he ordered everyone to leave the room
“Your shoulder is injured, so you’ll need help to get dressed. Please help Mr.