She's My Sleeping Pill

At Senyu Medical Hospital, Addie was lying on her bed with an IV drip connected to the back of her hand. Collins, the bodyguard assigned to her, was sitting on a chair next to her bed while reading a romance novel. It was the book that Cree suggested for him to read if he wanted to win Addie's heart.

From time to time, he would glance at the sleeping woman in front of him.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

Collins felt the vibration sound of his phone inside his pocket, so he went out for a moment to answer the caller. He wasn't surprised anymore when he saw Cayenne's name on the screen.

"Good afternoon, Miss Yen," Collins greeted before stealing another glance from Addie through the small glance window. He knew exactly why Cayenne was calling him.

"Is she alright?" Cayenne asked without beating around the bush. "What happened to her?"

"According to the doctor, she's going to be fine. I don't know what exactly happened since she was fine these past few days, but she suddenly caught a fever this morning."

"Is it really just a fever?"

"That was the observation of the doctor when I brought her here."

"O-okay. Let me know once she gets discharged. Tell her to take ample rest, and you take care of yourself, too,"

"Yes, Miss Yen."

When the call ended, Cayenne sighed. She felt sad for Addie.

The woman went through a lot of horrible things because of her love, and thinking about it right now pissed her off. [God forbid me from seeing that scumbag or I might do something unforgivable. I hate him to the deepest marrow of my bones. Why did you even bring that man into Addie's life if they weren't meant to be in the first place?] Cayenne questioned mentally in annoyance.

Inside the cabin, Stefan noticed that his wife was upset. He could tell from the tiny gestures she made, like clenching her fists.

Instead of approaching which would alert everyone that she was feeling unhappy, Stefan pulled out his phone and sent her a message instead. [Tell me who upsets you.]

Cayenne's phone was vibrating in her hand and when she saw the message notification, she immediately looked back and found her husband looking at her.

She shrugged her shoulder and went back inside instead of texting him her reply. "I'm fine now," she whispered to him in passing and went directly to Rizzy and Jessie who were playing with the children with the help of the nannies.

At 2:00 PM, Cayenne went back to the mansion with the nannies since the kids were getting sleepy. Others also went back to watch a movie in the theater room.

Their gathering ended around 5:00 PM and one after another, their family and friends left the mansion. Cayenne reminded Rizzy about the living room design that she wanted to make for the couple.

While she watched the couple leave, her phone started ringing, but and the name on the screen surprised her a little.

Because of Stefan's friendship with the Madrigal family, and because of Jillyanna's friendship with Eli, their circle of friends got connected to one another and she ended up having several contact numbers from the Rivera family.

The one calling her right now was Lilia Rivera. She was Eli's auntie-in-law.

Wondering what the woman called her for, Cayenne answered the phone.

"Yen, can you tell me what you know about your bodyguard Nikolai Sloan?" Lilia asked as soon as Cayenne picked up her call.

Cayenne had no idea what the request was for, but knowing that the Rivera family was close to Jillyanna, she told Lilia everything she knew about Nikolai.

*

Three weeks later, Julia came back and the first place she visited the moment she stepped into the city was Stefan's company. She brought a lot of souvenirs for Cayenne and the kids. She knew very well that Stefan would rather see his wife and kids receive gifts instead of getting gifts himself.

At the same time, she had another purpose for coming over and she planned to get it done no matter what happens. In fact, she was overqualified for the position.

"You want to work as the foundation's manager? You want to take Kyle's position?" Stefan asked after hearing his cousin's thoughts.

"You make me sound horrible. He is leaving the foundation because of his profession, right? Besides, you guys made a post about it. Am I not allowed to apply?"

"No. People would think that we are not giving them any chance if you apply. Cayenne wants to help those people in need and with talent. You are not in need of money. You are abundant with it. Why would you want to work for her?

Aside from that, don't you have your own business? Why don't you manage that yourself?"

Julia crossed her arms and slumped on the couch. "I wanted to live here in the city. My husband and I planned to sell our house in Tuscany. I want to be where my family lives."

"Then, what does that have to do with the hiring post?"

"I want to do something as well. I don't want my husband to do everything and I felt bored when I stayed at home."

Stefan finally closed his computer and faces his cousin. He clasped his hands together and looked into her eyes. "I cannot open doors for you. Kyle worked for free to help his sister and now that the foundation is stable, Cayenne wants to hire people who needed her help. If you want to do something, why not make your own business in the city?"

"So, I cannot really apply for that position?"

"No, you can't. I'm telling you not to do anything. Applicants will think we're just hiring for a show because you are there and they would think that you are practically hired because of our relationship. I don't want my wife to have a hard time."

Julia took a deep breath and sighed. She gave up. Now it was proven to her that Stefan got even more stubborn after getting married. "Fine. I won't apply, but can I visit her and help from time to time, just so I could find something to do when I'm bored."

"I'll let her know," Stefan said while thinking of a plan to safely refuse Julia's offer. He can't risk his wife's life by letting Julia get close to her. He wasn't sure yet if his cousin could be trusted. [I'll pay my dearest auntie a visit tomorrow.] Stefan thought while opening his laptop once again. "If you have nothing else to say, I will continue with my work."

"Alright. I need to go back home as well. Send my regards to the triplets."

"Will do."

Julia came out of the office happily and went over to Elena's cubicle. "Hi, Elena. I brought some souvenirs from Italy. The red bag is yours and the black one is for your boyfriend. I hope you will like it. Thank you for always helping cousin.

Bye!"

Elena sat on her chair gawking at the woman who just left like the wind. Julia talked so fast and before she could retort, she was already gone. [What is she trying to do? She's not bribing me, right?]