Happy Birthday 2

- Private Hospital Room-

Aaron unboxed the triple layered almond Mille crepe cake on the table and neatly placed the candles down. "Boss, it's done."

"Mm. Let me light the candles for her." Jason finished wiping Selina's fingers and took out a lighter. The smile on his face grew wider as he lit up one candle after another. After everything was set, Jason turned his attention to Selina.

"Selina, happy birthday. When you were younger, you used to love eating almonds the most. When we shared a pack of M&M almond chocolates, you only wanted the almonds on the inside. Do you remember sharing a piece of chocolate cake with me? Instead of eating it normally, you sliced it to layers and told me that you liked eating it this way more."

Picking up the cake from the table, he smiled warmly at her. "This time, I have both your favorite almonds and layered cake. Happy twenty-third birthday, Selina. I hope I could spend this and many more birthdays to come."

"Aaron, sing the happy birthday song with me." He looked at his assistant with a smile for the first time ever.

"Sure." Aaron cleared his throat and walked to Jason's side.

"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday Dear Selina. Happy birthday to you." Like Bryan and Alfred, Jason also closed his eyes to make a wish.

"I wish you all the happiness in the world. Hope you recover and wake up soon." He blew out the candles in her place and started cutting the cake.

After cutting the first slice of the cake, Jason also sliced a piece for Aaron. "We can't finish the cake by ourselves. Let's share it with the staffs on shift as a thank you for their hard work for the past month. I'm sure Selina would like to hear the liveliness from the hallways."

"Yes." He finished his portion of the cake before bringing the cake to the staff outside.

After hearing the door shut from behind, Jason took the piece of cake and started sectioning it to thin layers. Slowly, he fed it to himself while talking to her. "The doctor already disinfected the wound on your chest and said you'll be fine after more rest. I'm not too fond of sweets and rarely eat any. But since it's your birthday, I'll finish this whole piece myself."

"If you don't want me to eat it all, then you better wake up soon. But then again, if you want sweets, I will order the best pastries in the city and bring it to you. It's been a month or so since we've stayed in the same room. Back in the old days, guys have to take responsibility for girls."

"Since I've been taking care of you...When will you wake up to take responsibility for me? I have Aaron as a witness, so you can't deny it. Don't make me wait too long." He chuckled as he placed the empty plate on the table and wiped his mouth.

Holding onto her hands, he continued talking to her. He told her about his work and how his day went. "Oh..I almost forgot to mention about your brother and your friend, Alfred. They celebrated your birthday too, but now is not the time to let them know you're alive. We're all waiting for you to wake up so that we could dote on you."

Slowly, he dozed off while holding onto her hand. As he mumbled words in his sleep, a shooting star dashed through the night sky.

Birds chirped excitedly in the early morning, waking Jason from his deep slumber. He had woken up a minute before his alarm rang from his phone. Staring at the sleeping figure on the bed, he smiled. "Good morning, Selina."

The sound of footsteps could be heard coming from the other side of the door.

Knock Knock

"Come in." He turned around to see the nurse standing by the door.

"I'm here to wipe Miss. Gu's body." After confirming the nurse's identity, Jason permitted her entrance. Since it was inappropriate for him to stay, he ordered two female bodyguards to keep their eyes on the nurse in case any incidents occur.

Before leaving, he whispered to Selina, "I'll be back in a bit."

Jason went to wash up and eat breakfast during the half-hour wait for the nurse to complete her task. Once he could enter the room again, Aaron had already arrived with a thick file of documents waiting for him to review. Sighing at the papers in front of him, he obediently went into the room and prepared for the upcoming meeting.

Before the meeting took place, Aaron had summarized a few reports that were essential to the conference. In the middle of explaining some details, Aaron caught a glimpse of something moving from Selina's side.

When Jason followed Aaron's wandering eyes, he asked, "Is there something wrong over there?"

'I swear I saw her fingers moving! But it's not moving anymore...If I told the boss...would it get his hopes up for no reason? What if I really saw wrong? I guess I'll tell him if I see her fingers move again.' Aaron silently thought to himself before responding to his inquiry.

"No, boss. I thought I saw something moving just now. It's just my imagination." Aaron shook his head and continued going over necessary information for the meeting. As they continued further into the discussion, their distant voices seemed to have disrupted the girl's peace.

Sunlight shone through the window glass, onto Selina's rosy cheeks. Her steady breathing slowly quickened over time. She heard voices from a close distance, yet it sounded far. Her eyelids kept closed, but eyes were slowly moving around as if searching for light.

Soon, more voices chattered making her struggle stronger to open her eyes. At the same time, Jason had just connected with the shareholders at the conference. As Aaron took the lead and discussed issues with upcoming projects and the financial progress of the company, he caught sight of the girl's movement again.

This time, Jason turned his attention towards Selina and saw it with his own eyes.

Her eyelashes fluttered rapidly as if her eyelid weighed a ton. With great difficulties, her eyelids lifted up slowly. Slowly adapting to the bright light shining into her eyes; she squinted and blinked a few times.

"G..Get the doctor! Go!" Hearing the urgency in his tone, Aaron quickly snapped out of his daze and ran out to call for a doctor. Jason shoved his laptop aside and ran over to her. The members at the conference widened their eyes from surprise as they heard the audio from the other side of the call.

Afraid of it being a dream; Jason pinched his inner thighs and teared up from pain. It was joyful tears. His heart pounded recklessly as if he was driving on the highway on full speed.

"Y..You're awake. You're really awake. Selina, that's so great. A.are you thirsty? Hungry? Are you feeling any pain?" He reached out to touch her hands and waited for her to respond.

"W..Who are you?" Her cracked voice sounded like a weakened kitten. She looked scared for a moment after waking up in an unfamiliar place with strangers around her.

His expression froze when he heard her question. He hadn't thought this far to her questions. 'Fiancé...?' He also started questioning his position. Fortunately, Aaron interrupted at this moment and came back with two doctors in his hands.

Quickly, Jason stepped aside for the doctors to conduct body examinations on her.