When Doctor Pierre was working, Jack watched while folding his arms across his chest as the private doctor removed the elastic bandage that bound Anne's leg. Doctor Pierre intended to compress Anne's leg with cold water to reduce the swelling on her leg a little.

"Why the swelling, Doc?" asked Jack curiously. He couldn't help but ask.

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"There are many factors, sir, one of which is because this lady moves a lot, hit by a hard object or the binding on this bandage is too strong," answered Doctor Pierre gently as he continued to cut the elastic bandage that still tightly bound Anne's leg.

"Ouch!"

"Be patient, Miss, the pain will go away when the bandage is removed," said Doctor Pierre kindly.

Anne bit her lower lip in response to the doctor's words, as he was busy taking care of her foot. Her eyes were red, indicating that she was in real pain at the moment. Seeing Anne's expression made Jack nervous. He knew that Anne must be in a lot of pain right now.

While Doctor Pierre was still busy with her, suddenly there was the sound of wheels of a suitcase being pulled closer and closer to the living room, where Jack and Anne were. Not long after that, Erick and Alice were seen together. Both of them immediately approached Jack who was standing silently.

"What took you both so long?" asked Jack sarcastically.

"It's eight o'clock in the evening, Sir, it's the hour when the streets are very busy," Erick answered quickly.

"That's a lame excuse. Now take out the change of clothes for ..."

Thump!

Jack, who wanted to order Alice to take out Anne's nightgown, couldn't finish his sentence when he realized the size of the suitcase that Erick was carrying. The suitcase that Erick brought was the size of his suitcase when he was going to travel for a month.

"Are you guys serious in taking all of Anne's stuff?" asked Jack in disbelief.

"Yes sir, this is Miss Anne's equipment," Alice answered quickly with a smile. She was still fascinated by Anne's beauty, which she thought was very sweet.

Alice did not expect a woman with short hair to be that beautiful, because so far she thought that the standard of a woman's beauty was when she had long hair.

"Do you think Anne is going to move place that you carry this much stuff?" Jack asked again, pretending to be angry to hide his true feelings.

"That woman has a lot of things, sir, so don't be surprised. This alone contains four pairs of Miss Anne's casual clothes, several pairs of nightwear, six pairs of underwear and toiletries," Alice answered excitedly without guilt. She didn't realize that she was currently talking very loudly about Anne's underwear in front of three men.

Blush!

Anne, who was holding the pain of her foot, blushed instantly when Alice mentioned her underwear loudly and openly like that. Not only Anne was embarrassed, Jack was almost choked when his secretary spoke like that.

"That's right sir, that's all, don't you believe it? I can open it here and show you the contents if you …"

"Stop!!!!"

Anne and Jack shouted loudly at the same time, causing everyone in the living room to look at the two of them in turns.

"No, I trust you, Alice. I do, so you don't have to unpack the contents of that suitcase here," Jack stuttered quickly.

"Are you serious?" Alice asked again, not realizing how awkward Jack and Anne were right now.

"Yes." Jack replied with bloodshot eyes which showed that he was currently angry with Alice.

But Alice, who didn't know Jack well, seemed calm when she saw Jack's expression like that, but Erick was different. He immediately froze when he realized the meaning of Jack's sharp eyes on the two of them. Without a word, he immediately grabbed Alice's hand and immediately led her out of the living room, leaving the master who was watching the doctor treating Anne's leg.

"Let go of my hand, Erick, my wrist hurts," said Alice whining, asking for her hand to be released by Erick who was pulling her out of the living room.

After feeling safe, Erick then let go of Alice's hand when they arrived at the pantry.

"You're a woman, Alice, but why are you so insensitive?" asked Erick in annoyance and exasperated at his master's private secretary.

"Insensitive? Why am I insensitive?" asked Alice confused.

Slap!

Erick hit his forehead quite hard with his palm when he heard Alice's question. Holding back his anger, Eric then explaining the situation that occurred a few minutes ago when Alice started discussing Anne's underwear in front of everyone. Alice then looked panicked when Erick finished speaking. She really didn't realize that she had spoken so head-on in front of Jack before.

"Oh Erick, what do I do? What if I get fired? I don't want to lose my job, Erick. I really like my job as a secretary at Mr. Jack's company. I don't want to be insulted again by my friends who have always underestimated me, Erick," she barraged Eric in panic.

"I really don't know, I can't talk too much to you. What's clear is right now it's better for you to pray to God that Mr. Jack is not angry with you," Erick answered quickly.

"Erick... help me! I really didn't mean to talk like that earlier," Alice said pitifully.

"Calm down, Alice, don't talk too loud, or else Mr. Jack will be even angrier with you. You can see that Miss Anne's leg is that bad," Erick said quickly.

Alice immediately covered her mouth quickly. Her eyes were red from crying. She cursed her stupidity for speaking so casually. Seeing Alice like that made Erick concerned.

"Don't panic now. We'd better sit in the living room waiting for Doctor Pierre to finish his work. I'm sure Master will forgive you," said Erick slowly, trying to calm Alice while patting her on the shoulder.

"H-he's not going to fire me, is he?" Alice stammered.

"Hopefully not. Okay, let's sit down and don't cry. Master doesn't like seeing people cry," said Erick briefly.

"Erick, I'm serious!!!" Alice squealed in annoyance.

"If you keep talking, Master will hear you and he'll be even madder at you. So it's better for you to stay quiet and calm now. When the circumstances allow, apologize to Master, I'm sure he will forgive you," Erick answered slowly, trying to calm Alice down.

Hearing Erick's words made Alice's tears fall profusely. Even though she was crying silently, it still made Erick uneasy. Without saying anything, Erick then wiped Alice's tears with a tissue. After making sure that her face was clean from tears, Erick then took her to sit in the living room waiting for Doctor Pierre to finish taking care of Anne.

Ten minutes after, Erick and Alice sat in the living room where Doctor Pierre was seen leaving the living room with Jack. Apparently, the doctor had finished treating Anne's leg. Doctor Pierre had compressed the swelling on Anne's leg with cold water and applied pain ointment and then bandaged Anne's leg again with a new elastic bandage and of course not as tight as before which only made her leg swell even more.

"For now, make sure that Miss Anne doesn't move with her feet. She must remain in a wheelchair or on the bed to avoid bumping her legs again like before, Sir," said Doctor Pierre quietly as Jack ushered him to the front door.

"Yes, Doc, I'll make sure she doesn't move from the wheelchair without my permission," answered Jack quickly.

"Well then I'll excuse myself, if anything happens, don't hesitate to contact me, sir," said Doctor Pierre kindly.

"Of course, Doctor, thanks for the help tonight," Jack said sincerely.

Doctor Pierre just smiled at Jack's words. Not long after, he left Jack's residence and headed back to the hospital with his private driver, because tonight he got a night shift duty at the hospital.

After Doctor Pierre left, Jack then walked back into his house and went towards the family room where Anne was already sitting in a wheelchair brought by the doctor. Jack's eyes narrowed when he saw Erick and Alice standing beside Anne.

"I want to take a shower," said Anne quietly when Jack arrived in the family room.

"No, you're not allowed to take a shower at the moment. Haven't you heard Doctor Pierre's advise before?" answered Jack, quickly refusing Anne's request.

"I can't sleep if I don't shower and change clothes, Jack," said Anne pitifully.

Jack was silent hearing Anne's words. He knew that Anne was a girl who would not be able to sleep before cleaning her body first and this put him in a dilemma.

"Okay then let's go to the bathroom, let me help you to ..."

"No, I want Alice to help, not you!!!" Anne screamed loudly while crossing her arms across her chest in response to Jack's words.

to be continued