The Society's Heiress

Nana considered it for a while then said "Could you stay here until dinner? And buy me a cake for dessert?"

Jacob was astonished at this little girl's condition but later on, said "Sure!"

J saw how Jacob consoled Nana. He is really good at persuading girls. No wonder he can get any girl he likes. Then she saw Nana running towards her.

"Miss J! Jacob said he is going to stay until dinner and will buy me a cake!" Nana excitedly runs towards her while expressing her good news when she suddenly stumbled upon it and fell on her knees.

J and Jacob who saw the incident hurriedly run towards Nana who is now crying. J lifted Nana and took her on a bench nearby. Jacob followed them. Soon other kids gathered around them. J instructed a girl named Suzy to get the medicine kit.

"Hey, Nana. Don't worry, it's just a scratch. You know Miss J is a nurse and I am a doctor. We will treat your wound well." J's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Jacob angrily. Other kids looked at Jacob then looked at Nana who cried louder.

"What? What did I do?" Jacob looked at them confusedly.

One of the kids said, "Nana is scared of doctors."

"What? Nana, Sweetheart, do I look scary?" Jacob looked at Nana feeling helpless.

"Jenny Do what have you been telling these kids about doctors? Huh?" he looked at J and the kids as if they were having a conspiracy against him.

"Hey, sweetheart look at me. Doctors are not scary ok? We don't mean harm to you. Who keeps you safe from pain, from sickness? Aren't we, doctors? Even if we are holding syringes and scalpels that doesn't mean we wanted to hurt you, we just used them to keep you healthy and alive." as Jacob was saying that he grabs the medicine kit from J and starts cleaning Nana's wound.

"See? It'll hurt for a couple of hours or days but it will heal. I'll blow it for you to lessen the pain. How was it, sweetheart? Feeling better?" Other girls around them giggled as Jacob looked more handsome while persuading Nana. Nana who now stopped crying nodded her head.

J shudders as Jacob keeps on calling Nana sweetheart. This guy has a naturally sweet tongue that can persuade any girl.

While Jacob is squatting in front of Nana, he grabs his phone and makes a call. "James, could you order me a cake and have it delivered here? I'll send you my location? Flavor? Wait..." Jacob turned to ask Nana. "Hey sweetheart, what kind of cake do you want?"

Nana immediately said, "I want a chocolate cake!" Then other kids turned to Jacob and said, "Can I have one too?"

"Me too."

"Yes, me too!"

"Oh... Okay, hold on." Jacob chuckled then talked back to the phone. "James just order all the kinds of cake they have and have it delivered here as soon as possible."

"Copy that." James hung up. He wondered who he called sweetheart and why he heard the voices of kids. Where could he be?

J could not believe it. Jacob did not just persuade the girls but he was also able to persuade all the kids in the orphanage.

Soon it was time for dinner. The cake that Jacob ordered also arrived. And the kids celebrated as they were not able to eat cakes if there isn't any occasion.

Jacob was sitting at the table provided for the boys while J was sitting with the girls.

One of the boys named Harry asked Jacob, "Dr. Jacob, what is your relationship with Miss J?"

"Hmmm....we are not just friends, but we are not yet dating. Let's just say our relationship is a bit complicated for kids like you to understand." Jacob answered him as he winked at them.

"Miss J is so precious to us. However, complicated your relationship with her is. Can you please protect and take good care of her in the city?" Harry and the rest of the boys looked at Jacob seriously.

Jacob was amazed at how these kids value J. She must mean a lot to them. He looked at J sitting in the distance talking and laughing with the girls. Since he got there in the orphanage, everyone has asked him to protect her.

"You don't have to tell me that. I will protect her with my life." Jacob said that while looking at J. J glanced in his direction and he met her eyes.

The dinner was over and it is now time for J and Jacob to leave. J is now talking with Miss Eve while Jacob is saying his goodbyes to the kids. J heard the kids asking Jacob to bring some toys and other stuff when he comes back.

"Looks like I will be seeing him again next time." Miss Eve said looking at J with a teasing smile. "Tell me honestly, what is your relationship with him?"

J sigh and said, "It's a bit complicated. I'll tell you some other time."

Miss Eve has been an old friend of Elder Do. Although much younger than he is. She has known J even when she was just a kid.

J and Jacob left the orphanage. They were quiet until they reached J's apartment. Their minds were both busy with their own thoughts.

J didn't expect Jacob to be this gentle to the kids. She saw a different side of Jacob that probably not anyone has seen.

Jacob was thinking about everything that he found out about J. When he said that he will protect her with his life. He was serious about it. Maybe J was alone for so long, but not anymore.

J woke up that morning feeling much better than yesterday. Jacob was still asleep on the other side of the bed. The pillow that was supposed to be in between them was now in Jacob's feet. It was just almost 48 hours that they were together but she unknowingly became comfortable in Jacob's presence.

What she has seen yesterday at the orphanage gives her a different impression of Jacob. She might be impressed but she still has to contain her feelings and reminded herself to not trust him.

J doesn't have the habit of taking a bath after waking up especially if she doesn't have a duty. She just brushed her teeth and went to the kitchen to cook breakfast for two. As she was cooking, she heard the door of the bedroom open. She felt that someone was staring at her but tried to ignore it. A couple of minutes past she heard Jacob said, "You don't have a duty?"

"Nightshift," J said without looking at him. In the next two weeks, she is on a night shift, which means she could avoid Jacob at home and in the hospital.

Jacob then takes a shower thinking if he should go to the hospital or stay home with J.

They were now eating breakfast together when Jacob's phone rang. Jacob saw that it was the caretaker of his villa. "Yes...She's what?! Okay, I'm coming." after he said that he rushed out of the apartment leaving J dumbstruck.

J wonders who could it be that he suddenly rushed over? And it looks like it was about a girl. J raised her right eyebrow as she felt needle pricks in her heart. She closed her eyes to contain herself. At least she would be alone for the day. There are some things that she can't do with Jacob around. So, she planned out her day and that includes calling Lance.

A couple of hours passed. J was sitting on the balcony working on her laptop when suddenly she heard a click on the door lock. She was alerted. Did she forget to lock the door when Jacob left?

A couple of seconds passed when she saw two golden retrievers enter with Jacob.

What the...?

She was staring at the golden retriever that is now sitting on the sofa when Jacob came to her and said, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to ask you earlier. Are you afraid of dogs or have any allergies to them? I hope you don't mind that I brought them over. After all, we're married so they're yours as well."

J looked at Jacob and unconsciously said, "No I don't mind." Why would she mind? She loves dogs. Back at Lodgepole Estate, she has a couple of dogs at the orchard and horse farm. Damn, this man doesn't look like a dog person. Impressive. She thought. What? Just because he owns a dog, she thought he is impressive? Her feeling's becoming more complicated. She sighed.

Jacob called the two dogs and they obediently came over wagging their tails beside him. "This is Beauty and this is Beast." he introduced them to J.

J chuckled as she heard their name. What a unique name. She squatted down in front of the golden retrievers. She scratches their heads and back. She always wanted to have a dog in her apartment but she was worried that she might not be able to take care of them.

Jacob was relieved to see that J seems to love them. "They lived in my villa. Earlier my caretaker called me and said that Beauty might be pregnant. So, I rushed over there and brought her to the vet. Beauty had a complicated pregnancy. The first time she got pregnant she had a miscarriage. The vet said that her pregnancy this time might be sensitive and need extra care, so I took them here so I could look after them." Jacob explained the situation to J.

J now understands, so it wasn't a "she person" but a "she-dog". She smiled at how silly she was. She then stands up and asks if Jacob bought dog food.

"Yes, I did. I left it in the car since I wasn't sure yet if you will allow them here. Should I get it?" Jacob asked her still wanted to be sure if she really doesn't mind having dogs in her apartment.

"Yes, we need to have her food ready since she might need to eat whenever she wants to." J has already taken care of pregnant dogs so she quite already has an idea of how to take care of them.

Jacob went to take the dog food and other stuff from the car while J who already closed her laptop went to play with her new housemates.

While J and Jacob are feeding the dogs, Jacob received a call from James.

"Ahm....I'll be having a meeting at the hospital. Will you be fine with them here if I left?" Jacob asked J hesitantly.

"Sure, I'll take care of them." J didn't notice but she's becoming gentler and more comfortable when talking to Jacob.

"Okay then, I'll be back before dinner," Jacob said amused then walked out of the apartment. It's like he was talking to a different J again. Yesterday was a happy J, today was a gentle J.

J was left in the apartment with her new housemates. Although she hates to admit it, she is beginning to like this setup. She spent the whole day working on her laptop, talking with Lance, and playing with beauty and beast. In the afternoon she took them into a nearby Eco park where she used to jog to take a walk. They went home before it got dark.