Flash Marriage: My Penniless Billionaire Husband

But then again, his massaging skills were pretty good. After massaging her shoulders for a while, her sore shoulders eased up substantially, and she even closed her eyes in pleasure, starting to feel drowsy.

"What’s the matter? Are you sleepy?" James asked when he saw her staring to look sleepy.

Yvonne nodded and said, "Yes, I’m a little sleepy."

"Then you can lean on me and nap for a while." He said.

Yvonne’s eyes flicked wide open when she heard that.

She shook off his hand awkwardly and said, "No, let’s... go upstairs."

She made her way to the edge of the pool as she spoke but James caught her arm.

He tugged on her arm and pulled her into his arms.

Even though there was a resistance in the water, she could still clearly feel his strong chest.

When she fell into his arms, the indescribably amorous feeling almost reached its peak.

Yvonne blushed instantly. She could not tell if it was because of the hot spring or if she was feeling shy.

In any case, she felt as if her entire being was very tense.

"Yvonne, I don’t mean anything else. I just want you to relax in the hot spring."

He slowly wrapped her in his arms. They were not very close to each other and there was an appropriate distance between them.

Yvonne did not know how to describe her current feelings when she heard his words.

She didn’t know what she was thinking.

They’d already been intimate. While they both had not been conscious then, it was still a fact.

She shouldn’t be so awkward.

She was not repulsed by what had happened. As an adult, she already had a clear concept of what would happen.

However, she felt inexplicably worried for some reason.

She always subconsciously thought that they shouldn’t behave like this.

As for how exactly they should behave, she could not say.

In the end, after mulling it over, she decided to follow her original intention.

Thus, she broke free from his embrace and said, "Let’s go back. I’m much better now."

After saying that, she did not stay any longer. Instead, she slowly made her way towards the edge of the pool.

James stood there and watched her leave.

His original intention in coming here was to let her relax, but it was obvious that she had misunderstood.

Thinking of this, James could not help but sigh and follow her.

Neither of them spoke on the way back from the hotel. There was an awkward silence in the car for some reason.

Yvonne leaned against the back of her seat drowsily. She did not know how to face James, so she simply closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.

James carefully observed her reaction.

Although she didn’t show much resistance in the hot spring, he was still a little worried that she would misunderstand him.

He thought for a moment and decided to explain.

"Yvonne," he called her name gently to see if she had fallen asleep.

Yvonne felt a little conflicted when she heard him calling her name.

She didn’t know if she should respond to him or not. She was afraid that he would mention what had happened at the hot spring, but she also wanted to know what he wanted to say.

She hesitated for a long time before she slowly opened her eyes and sat up straight. "Did you call me just now?" She asked a little unnaturally. James nodded and asked carefully, "Are... are you all right?"

...

Yvonne was stunned. She did not understand what he meant by that.

She turned around and looked at him curiously.

James explained, "I took you to the hot spring without your permission. I... I’m sorry."

Hearing his apology, Yvonne’s heart sank. "No. You don’t need to apologize. I think soaking in the hot spring was quite nice." She fibbed.

James was a little surprised by her answer and he asked, "D-do you really think so?" "Yeah." Yvonne nodded.

James breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief in a self-deprecating manner, "That’s good. I thought you would think I had ulterior motives."

Yvonne felt a little embarrassed. In fact, she had really thought that.

However, she could not admit it.

She didn’t say anything and only smiled awkwardly at him.

Just like that, this minor interlude came to an end.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for Janice to be discharged from the hospital.

It happened to be a weekend.

Christopher asked Rob to go get the discharge procedures done early in the morning.

Because the plaster on her arm hadn’t been removed yet, Janice still had a hard time moving around.

The wheelchair came in handy then.

Christopher carried her to the wheelchair and sat her down. Then he pushed her out of the ward.

The two of them chatted and laughed along the way.

Janice was especially excited since she could finally leave the cage-like place.

She couldn’t help but say to Christopher, "Hubby, push me outside later so that I can have a good look at the world outside the hospital."

Christopher couldn’t help laughing. "Okay, whatever you say."

"Then... what if I asked you to push me home?" She asked mischievously.

Christopher answered without hesitation, "Yes, I can do that, but don’t complain about being too tired from sitting down later."

After a moment’s thought, Janice agreed with what he said. It would take at least an

hour or two to walk home from the hospital.

It would be really tiring to sit in a wheelchair for so long.

She said, "I’m just kidding."

Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was a call from her father, Malcolm Gladwell.

Janice picked up the call.

"Janice. Why haven’t you visit me recently? Is something wrong?"

Malcom’s voice came from the other side of the phone.

Only then did Janice remember this matter.

In the past, she would visit him every few days.

However, she had not visited in a few days ever since he had mentioned that he missed Vanessa and could not fall asleep.

In addition to staying in the hospital for the past few days, she had been hospitalized for almost half a month.

After a brief pondering, Janice said, "Something came up recently and I have been busy. What’s the matter?"

Malcolm paused for a moment before saying, "I know you’re all busy. I don’t have anything else to do, so I just want to ask you. Do you... have any news on Vanessa?"

Janice frowned when she heard that.

She had been so busy recently that she had forgotten to ask Christopher if there was any news.

She paused for a moment and said, "I’ll call you later."

After that, she hung up the phone and looked at Christopher, who was pushing her wheelchair.

"Hubby, my dad just called and asked about Vanessa. Do you have any news?"

Hearing this, Christopher stopped walking. He paused, and said, "Yes, there is, but..."

"But what?" Janice asked when she saw him hesitate.

Only then did Christopher say, "But you have to be mentally prepared. It’s not good news."

...

Janice was stunned when she heard that. She asked anxiously, "What’s wrong? What happened to Vanessa?"

Christopher frowned and said, "How about this, let’s get in the car first. I’ll tell you later."

Janice nodded.

After getting into the car, Christopher said, "According to the information we found, the two left the country after getting the money, but they didn’t settle down in one country. Instead, they squandered the money everywhere. As you know, the standard of living here and abroad is different. That bit of money they have is really nothing. Naturally, it didn’t take long for them to spend it all."

Janice had anticipated this.

She had always known what Gladys and Vanessa were like when it came to spending money.

They had not known how to save when Gladwell was on the verge of collapse, much less after receiving the money.

It was expected.

"What happened after that?"

Christopher said, "It’s hard to explain what happened afterward. In short, they are not in a good situation now."

Christopher did not tell her the details.

However, Janice seemed to have caught on to something from his tone.

"Where are they now?"

Hearing her question, Christopher paused and said, "Gladys is still abroad, but Vanessa is back."

"Are you saying that Vanessa is in the country right now?" Janice asked.

Christopher nodded.

"Can you contact her?" Janice asked.

Christopher looked at her with a little hesitation. "Forget about whether I can contact her or not. Do you really want to take her to see your dad?"

Janice felt that he was implying something when she saw his expression. She guessed, "Did something happen to her?"

Christopher replied, "Not really. But it might be best not to see her in her current state."

Although Christopher had not made it clear, Janice could tell that Vanessa was not in a good state right now.

Janice paused for a moment before asking directly, "Just tell me straight. What happened to Vanessa?"

Christopher hesitated for a moment before saying, "How about this? There’s a banquet at the company next month. I’ll take you there. You’ll know when the time comes."

Although Janice was eager to know, she did not persist in her questioning since Christopher had already said that.

Her reply for Malcolm would naturally have to wait.

After the meal at the hot spring, the atmosphere between Yvonne and James became a little weird.

Even though the awkwardness from that day had been resolved, there still seemed to be an invisible barrier between them.

This was especially true for Yvonne. She still did not know what she was feeling awkward about.

So she felt particularly confused when facing James.

She did not know how to face him.

Especially when she was alone at home, the helplessness made her want to escape all the time.

James didn’t care at first, but gradually he felt it.

When they were at the company, everyone was busy with their own work and nothing felt out of place.

However, as soon as they returned home, Yvonne seemed to become a different person. She would hide in her room and not come out. It was probably only possible to see her when she was eating.

But she would leave in a hurry after taking a few bites every time as if she was deliberately avoiding him.

James did not really expect much concerning how they interacted with each other.

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