Chapter 539

As she said that, Danielle snuggled closer against Ross.

Ross’ eyes darkened. He held her waist to stop her from moving around. “Danielle, teasing me right after waking up. You don’t care about your health anymore?”

Danielle smiled, her eyes curving into crescents. “Ross, don’t you miss me?”

“Didn’t you feel it?” he shot back.

Danielle snuggled again, feeling his hand on her waist even warmer. “Once I’ve had enough sleep, I’ll take care of you.”

Ross laughed and gave her a light tap on the bottom. “Still being naughty.”

Danielle gave him a playful pout, then wrapped her arms around him, and kissed him again.

Ross was all worked up from her antics, with no way to let it out, but he didn’t mind one bit.

After that kiss ended, Ross ruffled her hair. “You’ve been working hard.”

Saving people had drained her energy and focus. There was no doubt Danielle was a dedicated doctor.

“You too.” Danielle draped herself lazily over Ross and yawned. She’d only slept for a couple of hours. She was still tired and hungry too.

Just then, Alex came in from outside. “Mr. Jean, I brought the sandwiches.”

“Put them on the nightstand,” Ross said.

“Okay.” Alex set the sandwiches down and left again.

The packaging looked really fancy. Ross lifted Danielle back onto the bed. “Eat some sandwiches first. Then you’re coming back to Jean Villa with me.”

Over the past two years, even though they weren’t married, everyone already saw them as a couple. After all, they were engaged.

Besides, she often stayed overnight at Jean Villa to keep Janice company.

For now, all they could do was wait for Shermaine and Joshua to come back. In their eyes, it was only a matter of time before Shermaine and Joshua returned.

Danielle nodded. “Ross, feed me.”

Ross opened the package and started feeding Danielle the sandwich.

Once he fed her until she was full, he took her back to Jean Villa.

The house had the heating on.

Maybe because they missed Shermaine, Janice and Ruth were sitting on the couch, watching videos and photos of Shermaine at the Tech Conference.

Christmas was coming soon, but Shermaine and Joshua still hadn’t come back. No one knew if they’d find a way back.

“Ruthie, do you think Sheary and Joshua could really be stuck in another world?” Janice asked.

“They won’t,” Ruth reassured her. “Sheary and Joshua are so capable. They’ll definitely find a way back.”

Janice sighed, “I’m getting old. I can’t help but overthink. I’m just scared I might die before they get back.”

“Janice, don’t say things like that. It’s upsetting,” Ruth said. She hated hearing Janice worry so much. Most of all, dwelling on failing health.

“All right. Oh, yes, Richard has been after you for over two years now. You’re not getting any younger. When are you going to…?” Janice said.

In the two years that had passed, Ruth still looked the same thanks to her good care. She still seemed young. Out on the street, people would guess she was at most 30.

When Richard was mentioned, Ruth’s face grew a little uneasy. “I know.”

Richard had been with her these two years. He really deserved an answer.

“As for Jamie, you can stop bothering with him. If he hadn’t messed up so badly, he wouldn’t be all alone.” Janice said that Jameson had been trying to make things right with her, Ross, and Ruth ever since he recovered.

But the terrible things Jameson had done in the past – time couldn’t wipe those away.

There was a rift in their hearts. It could never be fixed.

They were still talking when Ross and Danielle arrived.

Janice and Ruth had heard about Danielle fainting. So when they saw her, they were quick to ask how she was feeling and fuss over her.

Then they told the housekeeper to bring out the chicken soup that had been made that evening.

Danielle drank the soup. Ross must have been busy. He sat beside her and went on with his paperwork.

Then his phone pinged. A text message came in.

Ross read the message and frowned. A cold look flickered in the gentle man’s eyes, but it was gone in a flash.

Danielle was sharp. She leaned over. “What’s wrong?”

Ross looked at her. “Nothing. Just a spam message.”

Danielle didn’t suspect a thing.

Janice thought of Roy then. “Ross, you went to Ustrana again a few days ago. Did you find any news about Roy?”

After all, they weren’t as worried about Shermaine and Joshua. The one who really worried them was Roy. To this day, they still didn’t know if he was alive or dead.

Ross said no.

Not long after finishing the chicken soup, Danielle went upstairs to wash up and rest.

She really needed to catch up on sleep. She’d been pushing through the whole time.

Ross stayed busy with work. It wasn’t until late at night that he went back to their room. He lay down beside Danielle, held her, and fell fast asleep.

The next day, when Danielle woke up, Ross wasn’t there. He’d left early in the morning.

Danielle didn’t go back to the hospital for work until the afternoon, and stayed there until evening.

Then, all of a sudden, a trending topic about Ross popped up online. The hashtag was “Ross cheating”.

Chapter 539

At the same time, in the middle of nowhere—some remote mountain forest in who knew what country—a snowstorm was howling.

Apocalypse crashed down, leaving a deep hole in the ground.

When Shermaine and Joshua woke up in their sleep pods, Dave looked guilty. “I got the coordinates wrong,” it told them. “We landed in the wrong place.”