Chapter 7
Yolanda was very embarrassed.
She used to have a good family background and was also a celebrity in Darlington. She asked a man for his phone number for the first time, but she was refused unexpectedly.
Yolanda comforted herself and thought, "Aaron must want to see if I am sincere."
"Well, it's not a big deal."
"I have experienced bankruptcy and a car accident. My boyfriend even cheated on me. So it's a trivial matter that I was rejected."
Since Aaron refused to tell Yolanda his phone number, Yolanda decided to let it go at that.
Yolanda nodded. "Well. I'm going to bed. Good night, Aaron."
Not long after returning to the room, Yolanda received a message from Phoebe. [It's amazing! Last time you said there would be shocking news in showbiz. I think you were joking. How do you know Sally will commit suicide? Do you know the inside story?]
Yolanda was stunned for a while and then searched Twitter for relevant information. The award ceremony of the Film festival was held in Capital tonight. Sally was a popular candidate for the Best Actress Award, but her rival got the award surprisingly.
Two hours after the ceremony ended, the news that Sally was suspected of suicide went viral on the Internet.
Yolanda didn't know how to reply to Phoebe.
In the beginning, she thought the big news was that Sally was forced to have sex with a famous capitalist. But it turned out to be Sally committing suicide.
It was so dramatic.
Yolanda didn't know what had happened, but she was certain that Sally had irritated Aaron. Aaron was a capitalist who could decide Sally's destiny. And he used all means to spoil her promising career.
Aaron taught Sally a lesson.
Yolanda also wanted to teach James a lesson.
She suddenly became very confident about her revenge on James because she could learn from Aaron. Then she was no longer upset by being rejected by Aaron.
Aaron was influential and wealthy. So Yolanda thought it was reasonable that he had a strong personality.
She successfully chatted with Aaron today, which was a good start.
Thus, it was not a big deal that she failed to get Aaron's phone number.
The next day, Yolanda needed to change her wound dressing in the hospital.
Her shin suffered from severe soft tissue contusion. A topical medication was applied to her wound to help dissolve blood clots and swelling. Four days later, it was time to come back to the hospital for a check and dressing change.
Yesterday, Yolanda asked Aaron to take her to the hospital, but he didn't answer. She knew that she might be refused, but she still got up early and sat in the living room.
While waiting for Aaron, she browsed Twitter.
Sally's suicide caused quite a stir. One of the news media even made a column report and marked it as "exclusive".
No media could conduct an exclusive interview for free.
Aaron said last night that he would squeeze Sally dry. Now Yolanda seemed to understand what Aaron meant.
At 8:30 a.m., Aaron came downstairs lazily. Yolanda immediately put away her phone.
"Morning, Aaron." she handed him a cup of Americano. "I made it for you. Have a try."
Yolanda spent hours last night watching interviews and reports about Aaron on the Internet. Then she managed to know some of his hobbies and preferences.
For example, Aaron liked to drink a cup of Americano in the morning to keep a cool head.
Yolanda often made coffee by herself when she was studying abroad. So she made Aaron coffee to please him.
Aaron was a little surprised to see the coffee, but he hid his astonishment.
He sipped the coffee and then put it down calmly.
Ms. Twelve served breakfast to Yolanda and Aaron. Just as they finished breakfast silently, Happer happened to arrive at the villa.
Aaron got up and went to the hallway. Yolanda immediately followed him up. "Goodbye. Be careful on the road."
To Yolanda's surprise, Aaron looked back at her.
"Don't you put on your shoes?"
Yolanda was startled.
She couldn't believe that Aaron agreed to accompany her to change her wound dressing. Happer and Lenny also went with them.
Even before Yolanda was bankrupt, she had never had so many people to accompany her to the hospital.
She was overwhelmed by an unexpected favor. So she kept thinking about how to express her gratitude on the way to the hospital. But after the car reached the hospital, she realized that she thought too much.
Happer helped Yolanda get out of the car and said, "I'll go with you."
Yolanda looked at Aaron. "How about you?"
"I am busy." Aaron snuffed out the cigarette and turned around with Lenny. They took an elevator on the other side.
Yolanda was speechless.
She thought, "I should know you are not so kind!"
Only Happer accompanied Yolanda to change her wound dressing.
The inpatient units on the ninth floor were completely cleared out today.
It was because the popular star Sally was hospitalized last night after an attempted suicide.
Reporters flooded into the hospital but were not allowed to enter without permission.
Aaron was CEO of Azel Group where Sally worked. He hit the headlines early in the morning.
#The CEO of Azel Group visited Sally personally#
In Sally's ward, her agent was asked to leave. Only Aaron, Lenny, and Sally were left.
There were no outsiders here, so they spoke openly.
"Mr. Jensen is good at business. I wonder how much you get after selling my information to the media."
Aaron sat in front of the hospital bed with his legs crossed. "You want to grab the headlines. So I just satisfied your need."
Sally turned to look at him. "I now realize capitalists are most ruthless. You should know I have helped you earn lots of money over the past few years. I just want to be the leading actress in a show. But you refused me and even gave the award that belongs to me to others. Many reporters are now out there. What if I say the reason for my suicide is that you shut me out of showbiz and even abuse me emotionally. What will people think of Azel Group?"
Aaron shook his head. "You committed suicide because of depression."
"So what? Are you scared?" Sally said coldly, "You also have a moment of fear, right?"
Aaron was quiet for a while and then smiled.
Lenny, who was standing behind Aaron, stepped forward. He played a video on his mobile phone and showed it to Sally.
In the video, a man and woman were naked and having sex. The scenes in the video were sexually explicit.
The woman in the video was Sally.
Sally was dumbfounded. She snatched the phone in disbelief and then smashed it. "You're shameless! You've drugged my wine and also..."
Sally was suddenly lost for words.
She wasn't in a position to swear at Aaron.
The day after the concert, Sally woke up and found she had sex with a strange man. She failed to play tricks on Aaron. At that time, she should have known Aaron would not let her off easily.
"You should have a clear estimation of yourself." Aaron stood up slowly and said, "I advise you to shut up. In this way, you can still angle for sympathy from netizens. Otherwise, something terrible will happen to you tomorrow."
Sally was mad but could do nothing. She finally quieted down and said, "I got it."
Several minutes later came the news media that got the chance to interview Sally.
Sally looked pale. She forced a smile while receiving the exclusive interview.
Aaron just stood beside Sally to see how she made up a miserable story.
He glanced at his watch and turned around to ask Lenny, "Did Yolanda change her wound dressing?"
Lenny shook his head and explained, "Happer said she had met some problems."
Aaron frowned. He made sure that Sally would do as he said and then left the ward.
He and Lenny took an elevator to a consulting room on the third floor. When they had just arrived at the door, they heard screams of pain.
"Loosen your grip!"
Yolanda screamed again.
Aaron felt speechless.
Yolanda had scabs on her wound. To change wound dressings, the old dressing should be removed and her scabs would crack. It would cause her pain, as if rubbing salt into her wound.
She had been pampered from childhood and couldn't endure pain. So she kept struggling, and the doctor didn't know what to do.
When Aaron entered the consulting room, Happer was comforting Yolanda, "Be good. The doctor will soon finish changing the dressing."
Aaron saw Yolanda's wound for the first time. It was 2 or 3 inches long and was swollen. It was also covered in bruises and blood, which looked frightening.
Happer saw Aaron and stood up immediately. "Mr. Jensen, I..."
Yolanda's face contorted with pain. She was surprised by Aaron's arrival and turned to look at him.
She happened to meet Aaron's gaze.
Aaron walked up to Yolanda and asked indifferently, "Haven't you changed your wound dressing yet?"
The doctor explained quickly, "It's painful to apply the new dressing."
"Finish it in 5 minutes." Aaron looked at his watch and said, "I have a meeting in the company."
Both Yolanda and Happer were struck dumb.
Due to the limited time, the doctor quickly wrapped the bandage wetted with medical creams around Yolanda's wound.
Yolanda felt a prick in her shin at once and almost fainted.
Her shin was so painful that she even failed to scream.
She closed her eyes tightly and subconsciously grabbed the person's hand who was next to her. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She thought with rage, "Aaron, why are you in a hurry?"
"You are unfeeling and cruel!"
Fortunately, the doctor was skilled and quickly changed the wound dressing. He said, "Go back here in a week. Be careful not to move around and avoid eating spicy food. Have some bone broth soup. It's a source of calcium."
Yolanda crumpled up in agony and looked weak. She thanked the doctor and grabbed a person's arm to sit up. She thought that person was Happer and said, "I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry. I..."
Before Yolanda could finish speaking, she suddenly found out that the person beside her was in a suit.
She was startled.
She looked up and finally met Aaron's gaze.
Aaron looked down at her and said impatiently, "Can you let go of my arm?"
There was a short silence.
Yolanda quickly withdrew her hand in fright.
She wanted to say something. But she only lowered her head to hold back tears. She choked with sobs.
"Aaron, I'm sorry. I wasted your time. "
She was about to cry as she said and looked pitiful.
Yolanda was satisfied with her pretense.
She seized the chance to angle for Aaron's sympathy.
Big data showed that men were most afraid of see women crying. Especially when women looked fragile but stubborn, and tried to suppress their tears, men would certainly take pity on them.
If Aaron was unmoved by Yolanda's tears, Yolanda would change her plan and leave Aaron's villa as soon as possible.
Yolanda waited for Aaron's response.
Aaron frowned and said, "Since you know you have wasted my time, hurry up!"
Yolanda was speechless with fury.
She thought Aaron was so ruthless.
On the way home, Yolanda felt bored and browsed Twitter. She found several new trending topics on it.
#Sally suffered from depression#
#The CEO of Azel Group cared for Sally#
#Poor Sally#
There were many similar topics on Twitter. Sally and Aaron took a photo together, and the photo was posted online. In a photo, Sally held a bunch of flowers with a smile, and Aaron stood beside her. Based on this photo, no one would find that Sally bore Aaron a grudge.
Only then did Yolanda know what Aaron had done.
But she was puzzled.
Sally and Aaron disliked each other, but they pretended to be on good terms in public. Yolanda wondered what had happened.
If netizens knew Sally used to threaten Aaron and drug his drink, Yolanda wondered if they would pity Sally.
The news about show business would only show what the media wanted the public to know. Netizens would never know the hidden stories and truths.
For example, in most people's eyes, James would blush scarlet in the presence of women.
But in fact, James was vain and had smelly feet. He also had an affair with other women.
Yolanda wondered why she would fall in love with James back then. She was now disgusted at the thought of James.
Soon, the car drove to the villa.
"Goodbye, Aaron." Yolanda was about to hop down the car as she did before.
Aaron dropped a hint to Lenny. Lenny took the hint and got out of the car. Then he walked up to Yolanda. "I will help you."
Yolanda felt surprised.
She was not allowed to sit beside Aaron in the car. And she always got in and out of the car on her own. Sometimes Happer would help her. Today, Aaron was in a hurry to the company for a meeting, so Happer had no time to help her.
But Lenny helped Yolanda today.
He also pushed Yolanda's wheelchair and sent her to the house.
Yolanda carefully considered the reason behind Lenny's actions.
Lenny suddenly said, "Mr. Jensen appears merciless. But were it not for him, you would not be brave, right?"
Yolanda was silent.
"Changing your wound dressing quickly can also relieve your pain. I hope you can understand it."
Yolanda lowered her head and thought about Lenny's words. Then Ms. Twelve came out of the kitchen.
Ms. Twelve was answering the phone. She kept saying, "Yes. I got it." Then she took off her apron and walked up to Yolanda.
"I will go out to buy you bone broth soup. I will come back in half an hour. Don't run loose."
Yolanda was amazed.
She thought in doubt, "Bone broth soup?"
"For me?"