Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Kendall snapped back to reality and smiled at the man in front of him. "I'm fine, boss."

"If you're not feeling well, just tell me, okay?" The man seemed fierce, but his eyes and the way he moved were very gentle. He caressed her head and said, "About the Stevens Family's issues, I will try my best to help you solve them. Don't worry about it."

"Okay," she replied dutifully.

The man glanced at Rick and got up to leave the ward with the other guy.

The room was dead silent.

Kendall had no intention to explain to Rick, so she pulled the quilt up and turned around, planning to sleep.

"Kendall," Rick called.

"Besides calling my name, what else can you do?" Kendall's attitude toward him was even worse now. Like she didn't want to speak to him and hoped that he could die as soon as possible. "You like Zayden?"

"No, but he likes me."

Rick smiled when he heard her answer. He sat down next to her, looked at her pale face, and whispered, "Come back to me, all right?"

Feeling sad and regretful, he reached out to touch her cheek.

"Rick, you don't like seeing me with somebody else, do you?" Kendall pushed away his hand and said, "But sorry. I know I can be really shameless when I like someone, but I don't like you anymore. I really don't want to see you at all."

"Does it hurt a lot?" He placed his hand on her abdomen.

She pursed her lips, clueless about what to say.

"I see that you've been frowning all this while. I think it's probably because Zayden has been spending time with many women these days, so he may not have the time to take care of you. You..."

"Are you nuts?" She pushed his hand away once more and said, "I don't know what's the relationship between you and Zayden, but I have already broken up with you. And I don't care if Zayden has a lot of women around him. I just want to be with him. Besides, he is very kind to me. You don't have to worry."

Instead, Rick clasped her wrist and responded, "If Zayden really cares about you, he won't let me be alone with you."

"What does he want from me? A wrecked Stevens Family?" Kendall asked with a sneer.

"Zayden has already acquired most of Stevens Family's companies, so you are somewhat correct. He needs to use your name to complete the integration. Only in this way can he be more justifiable." "I don't believe it, you..."

"When I came, he immediately knew that the rumor about us breaking up was fake. That's why he took his man outside. Kendall, if you think he's good to you, you can tell me how he's good to you. I couldn't do it, but I'll learn, okay?" Rick leaned in slowly and kissed her forehead. "I've been looking for you all this time."

Kendall looked away.

She bit her lips. Her feelings were already tangled in a mess.

Seeing her acting like that, Rick chuckled softly and gently held her in his embrace. "Are you still angry? Are you avoiding me because you're scared that I'll hurt you again? Or that you're afraid of loving me again?"

"Let go of me." Her voice started to sound tearful.

"Zayden doesn't like you."

"What about you?" Kendall suddenly turned to face Rick. Her red eyes stared at Rick with intensity.

"What about you? Do you like me?"

Rick nodded at her.

However, Kendall pushed him away. "To Zayden, at least I'm still useful. But to you, I'm just a living problem. A problem that you have to compromise. You said that you've been looking for me all this time, then why didn't you come in immediately? Were you guessing and analyzing my thoughts because you saw someone else around me? Or were you thinking about what I've been through during this period of time?" "When you stood there looking at me, you were thinking whether it was worth it to get me back or not, weren't you?"

"I'm not as rational as you think. I don't know how to face..."

"Rick, you're so smart. You're incredibly clever. But why don't you understand? I don't love you anymore. I can't afford to love you anymore. Even if I want to run towards you, even if I want to throw myself into your arms and act cute, I'm already scared."

Rick lowered his eyes. Suddenly, he stood up and took out his phone from his pocket. "Bring them here." Kendall had no idea what he was going to do. So, she stared at him warily. "What are you doing?"

Rick didn't answer her. A sense of gloominess seemed to loom over him.

About ten minutes later, a group of well-trained bodyguards arrived at the ward.

"Seize all of Zayden's men. Take her away," Rick said as he pointed toward Kendall, who was on the hospital bed. "Also, arrange for Caleb to be transferred to another hospital after his operation. It doesn't matter if he's dead or alive."

"Yes, sir."

"Move now."

After saying that, Rick left.

Kendall was suddenly carried onto a stretcher and sent back to the villa she used to live in.

The only difference now was that she had several family doctors around her, and many bodyguards appeared, standing outside the villa.

Intuition told her that Rick had held her captive.

Kendall was not in great danger as she was only traumatized. So when she registered the situation, she immediately ran downstairs, demanding to let her go outside. However, these people were Rick's bodyguards, not Rick. Naturally, they would not be gentle with her. Hence, she was covered in bruises all over after a while.

Kendall gritted her teeth and screamed in her head, "I'll just die here at worst!"

She braced herself and dashed outside. But this time, nobody stopped her. Just when she was suspecting, she ran into a familiar embrace.

She looked up.

"You call this keeping an eye on her?" Rick held her shoulders and frowned, looking at the bodyguards.

"We're sorry, Mr. Jane. We'll be hit harder next time."

"Hit harder? Are you trying to turn her into a corpse and lock her in the room?"

The guard immediately fell silent and bowed deeply at Rick. "I'm sorry, Mr. Jane. We've been careless. But this person is too annoying. We only used violence because we had no choice." "If it happens again, you'll just wait and die."

Rick finished his words in a cold tone. He then grabbed Kendall's arm and brought her upstairs.

Kendall did not break away.

It was mainly because.

She couldn't believe that Rick would say something like that. She was a little terrified.

At the hospital, he changed his attitude out of the blue and brought her back to lock her up without hesitation.

What on earth was he trying to do?

Rick took Kendall to his room and let her sit on the sofa. Then, he went to the storage cabinet and took out the medical kit. He squatted in front of her and treated her wound gently.

His finger touched her wound. The coldness of it was a little soothing. But then, Kendall shrank back and said, "Rick, why did you bring me back? I thought I had made myself very clear, we..." "Don't move." He pressed on her arms and legs.

"Let go of me." She struggled.

"It's not safe outside recently, and the Stevens Family is gone. If you continue to wander outside or stay by Zayden's side, you will only bring trouble to yourself."

"That's none of your business."

"Even if we're not lovers, you have always listened to me since you were a child. Now that we can't be lovers, you don't even want to let me be your friend?"

"Friend?" Kendall thought that word sounded really ironic. She chuckled bitterly and said, "Will your friends hold you captive and lock you up? Will your friends let a group of crazy men keep an eye on you? I just wanted to go out for a walk. Why did I have to be beaten up like this?"

She pointed at the wounds on her body and complained.

Rick looked down and said, "I didn't expect that they would hurt you. It won't happen again."

"I used to like you so much, admire you so much, and love you so much. But, what have you given me..."

The more Kendall said, the more heartbreaking she felt.

Why did he turn a blind eye to her when she wanted his love? And why did he keep pestering her when she wanted to escape from him? What on earth did she do wrong to become so cheap and be toyed by him like this?

Rick sighed and took her into his arms. "Kendall, I can change the things about me that you're not satisfied with. Please don't leave."