Chapter 4
The ceremony was simple, so it didn’t take long. Unlike the usual ending where the groom kissed the bride, Yarrick merely held Hailey’s hand. Since this was the ICU, everyone exited the room after the ceremony was over.
“Yarrick, give me your bank account number.”
“Okay, Selena.”
To make it easier to receive money, Yarrick always carried his bank account card with him. Hence, he quickly took it out when Selena asked for his number.
Within moments, Yarrick was half a million dollars richer!
“Yarrick, in the eyes of the law, you’re now Hails’ legally wedded husband. If you have the time, please come over and visit her… She’s been in a coma for the past two days, so who knows how much longer she can hold on? Of course, it’s fine even if you don’t come. It’s up to you.”
Yarrick nodded upon hearing Selena’s words.
He had successfully completed his end of the deal and received the money, but at the same time, he now had a wife—one who was about to die.
Though half a million dollars was a lot, Yarrick was feeling rather down. For some reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to feel happy when he saw Hailey’s pitifully frail figure.
…
After receiving the money, Yarrick quickly left the hospital.
He had no idea how long Hailey had left to live, but according to the doctor’s prognosis, it was around one month. If she died, he would receive a death certificate.
Selena had told him not to worry about the funeral affair as it would have nothing to do with him, and he wouldn’t need to handle it.
However, if Hailey lived for three more months, then Selena would pay Yarrick an extra two million dollars.
Hence, Yarrick wished from the bottom of his heart that a miracle really would happen. After all, if she recovered from her illness, that was another two million dollars in his pocket. How wonderful that would be!
Either way, with such a significant age gap between them, it was highly likely she would divorce him soon after she recovered. They didn’t have any true feelings between them, after all.
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Once Yarrick returned to campus, he transferred 50 thousand dollars to his parents. The excuse he gave was that he had found a decent job that paid him half a year’s worth of salary in advance.
Since his parents had grown up in the village, they weren’t too knowledgeable about how things worked in big cities. Hence, it was very easy for Yarrick to trick them into believing him. They didn’t doubt him for even a second.
With this money, they could head to the bigger hospital in the county to see a doctor.
Along with this money came a change in Yarrick’s marital status. Seeing as he was now married, it wasn’t right for him to head to the park on the weekends in search of a wife anymore.
Thus, he threw himself into searching for a job. Sending in resumes and going for interviews, he was a busy bee every day.
Before he realized it, it was already Friday.
“Yarrick, how goes the job hunt? How many offers have you received?”
“Ugh, don’t remind me… Despite all my time and efforts, I didn’t receive even a single one! Many companies are actually laying off their employees right now, so finding a job is truly difficult.”
Yarrick majored in computer science, but his dream job was actually software development. However, as a fresh graduate with no working experience, it was proving incredibly difficult to get a job.
“Yarrick, are you interested in network maintenance? There’s this clothing company whose dedicated IT department is currently hiring. They aren’t looking for software developers, but the salary is decent. I just confirmed my offer with them yesterday afternoon.”
Michael Zarrol was Yarrick’s roommate, and they had a tight relationship.
After thinking over it, Yarrick nodded. “Hmm… I guess that could work. Could you be my referral?”
With how difficult it was to find a job now, it didn’t matter what the job was as long as he could secure one first. He could always just switch in the future.
“Okay, I’ll contact my department head right away. With your capabilities, I’m sure you’ll have no problems.”
True to his words, Michael immediately took out his phone to contact his department head.
A short while later, he said, “Yarrick, my boss says to head over to the company for a chat if you’re free. I don’t think you’ll have any issues getting in.”
“Alright. Shall I head over later this morning?”
“Let me ask if he’s free.”
Michael quickly sent off the message and received a confirmation. At that, Yarrick no longer had any hesitations.
Opportunity knocked but once. He had to seize any chance he had for an interview!
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After having his breakfast at the university cafeteria, Yarrick hurried to the clothing company Michael had introduced him to.
He met with the department head of the IT department, and the conversation went well. The department head clearly approved of Yarrick’s capabilities.
Following that, he met with the HR department and confirmed his salary and other details. At last, he successfully finalized the job.
By the time he left the company, it was already close to noon.
After running around for so many days, Yarrick could finally relax now that he had secured a job. As he walked by the roadside, he abruptly wondered how his wife was doing. Just the thought of Hailey’s frail appearance was enough to make his heart feel heavy.
Perhaps he should visit her.
Although this was just a business transaction, she was still legally his wife. He felt obligated to check in on her.
Checking his phone, he realized he was quite close to the hospital where Hailey was. It was only three stops away if he took the bus. Seeing that, Yarrick made up his mind. Though he didn’t know if it was visiting hours now, he decided he would head there anyway.
He took the bus, and in no time at all, he arrived at the hospital. Upon reaching the ICU, he saw that the visiting hours were only from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. No wonder there wasn’t anyone in the waiting area.
Nevertheless, he decided to try his luck. At most, he would be chased out.
There was no one guarding the doors, but some hospital staff occasionally walked by, so there was still a chance he could go in with them.
Just as Yarrick had that thought, a pretty nurse came over.
“Hello, miss. I’m a family member of the patient in Room 6 and would like to visit her.”
“Visiting hours only start at 3:00 pm. Hold on, did you say you’re a family member of the patient in Room 6?”
“That’s right, miss.”
“Oh, then I know who you are. You’re Yarrick Sutton, right?”
“Yes, that’s me!”
Yarrick couldn’t help but be surprised. Was he that famous? He hadn’t even met this nurse before, yet she somehow knew him.
