The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 263 Latent Cardiovascular Disease

Susan seemed to understand something and said probingly, "She... stole the thumb drive?"

"Yup." Jacob nodded. "I think she's probably gone to Joseph now."

"You think Joseph's behind this too?" Susan was surprised that Jacob’s guess was similar to Julian’s.

Jacob shrugged. "I don't go out most of the time. Other than Joseph, I've never offended anyone. It’s highly plausible that he’s the one behind it."

Susan gritted her teeth. "That's too bad! Jenny must have already fled if things are like what you said.

Bonus to her..."

Jacob wore a small smile. "Not necessarily. Joseph must be ecstatic thinking that Jenny brought back the program, but when he opens it and realizes that it’s a fake one, guess what his reaction is going to be?" Jacob winked.

Susan had no idea what Joseph's reaction would be, but Jenny Carter was a goner. She could not help beaming. "Jacob, you’re turning evil."

"Nah." Jacob smiled as well and it looked more sincere and composed now.

He was saved again from the heart attack. After the life and death situation, Jacob thought that he had seen a lot of things. At the very least, he had fully let Jenny go, out of his mind and heart.

Perhaps, he did not love her anymore a long time ago and what he could not put past him was the pleasant past that they once shared.

Jacob would still cherish the memory of it, but the girl was no longer able to affect his emotions.

After some time, Jacob mentioned that he was hungry. Sending someone to pick up some porridge from the cafeteria, Susan and the rest of them in the ward actually ate it together.

"Jacob, the doctor said that you can only have porridge for now as you're still too weak. I'll make you some soup in three days. It'll help your wound heal," Susan said while she took the porridge.

"Sure." Jacob could only agree.

"Also..." Susan was speaking when suddenly, she opened her mouth and yawned.

"Susie," Jacob called, "You've spent nearly the whole day here. There are nurses around the hospital. You should go back and rest."

“No way," Susan said, yawning, "The doctor said that you still have three days of the critical period. I have t o stay by your side."

"Your baby needs to rest even if you don't. Listen to m e and be good," Jacob persuaded.

After a moment of dilemma, Susan spoke up, "The doctor did mention that there's an empty room next door. I’ll go take a nap there. If you need anything, I can come over instantly."

"You..." Jacob was going to say more when Susan glared at him. "That's all. No chasing me away."

"Okay." Jacob could only agree to it.

"Let's go. I'll take you next door," Julian said, getting u P-

"Mm." A hum came from Susan. Her eyelids felt so heavy that she could barely keep them open.

After sending Susan next door for her nap and patiently waiting for her to be asleep, Julian exited the room softly. When he returned to Jacob's ward, the latter was looking out the window while Seth was sleeping like a log on the couch next to him.

Hearing the noise and turning around to see Julian, Jacob smiled. "Susie's asleep already?"

"Yeah. She's worn out for the day." Julian went to Jacob's bed. His lips parted and closed again, hesitant to speak.

"What is it? You can be forward with your thoughts." Jacob glanced at Julian strangely.

Julian focused his gaze and asked, "You said that... your family has a history of CVD?"

"Yes, I..." Jacob started and suddenly understood the meaning behind Julian's words. He looked unnerved a s well. "You mean?"

Julian smiled wryly. "I'm worried. Will Susie have latent CVD too? I'd like to hear more from you."

Jacob’s expression turned solemn at once. "All I know about the hereditary heart disease is that it started from my grandpa's generation. My grandpa only had m y dad and then me and Susie. Among these three generations, Grandpa, Dad, and I all had heart attacks. From the looks of it, it seems that the CVD is only latent in the men of our family."

"Not necessarily so," Julian pointed out sharply. "Your grandpa only had your dad. He didn’t have a daughter. We don't know for sure if daughters will inherit the condition. With regards to you and Susie, your CVD showed, while it's unknown for Susie! If it's like what you said, the heart disease's incubation period is strongly dormant and no one will know of its presence until the last moment, Susie could possibly have it too.”

Julian’s analysis made Jacob restless.

In the past, he had always thought that the condition was only limited to the males in the family. In addition, Susan did not show any symptoms after all these years. That was why Jacob had never thought of it.

Now that Julian was mentioning it, Jacob panicked out of the blue.

This meant that Susie actually had a high chance of carrying latent CVD too.

Jacob had suffered from it, knowing firsthand how dangerous the condition was. He was rather indifferent when it was himself, but when he thought of Susie possibly suffering from the same pain, he was appalled.

"So nothing will come up in the examinations before the disease flares up?" Julian asked.

Jacob chuckled dryly. "Nothing! Otherwise, I wouldn't be the only one scraping past death out of the three generations."

Susie... Worry flashed in Julian's eyes and he asked further, "You had the heart attack previously because you got a shock?"

Jacob thought about it before answering, "I think it's also due to over-exhaustion. I locked myself in during that period of time and wrote the program while disregarding time."

Julian nodded.

Pressing his lips together, Jacob suddenly turned to Julian. "If Susie has CVD too and will get a heart attack at any time, you..."

"I'll go through it with her," Julian answered calmly.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

There was no hesitation in his reply and it soothed Jacob but he continued speaking. "But you should know that it’s hereditary. Your children might carry the same condition... Even when you don't mind, your family..."

"Susie’s my wife. It's my duty to take good care of her,” Julian said promptly.