In the ward filled with the smell of disinfectant, Jorge sat propped up in bed, his gaze fixed on the male nurse who was wiping his body. There was no expression on his face.
When the nurse finished tidying up and was about to leave, Jorge spoke. "My legs are ugly, aren't they?"
The nurse replied gently, "Mr. Compton, with proper massage and care, there's a chance your legs could recover."
"But you find them disgusting, don't you?"
Jorge stared at him intently. "When you were on the phone with your wife, didn't you complain about how difficult it is to take care of an unstable patient like me? You said I lack self-care ability and often make myself dirty and pathetic, and that you wouldn't bother taking care of me if I didn't pay well..."
The nurse's face changed dramatically. "Mr. Compton, Mr. Compton...""Sir."
How did I use them? "How? Curious how I know?" Jorge forced a very unnatural smile. "Of course, I had someone keep an eye on you.
You said it yourself, I'm mentally unstable."
Jorge grabbed a cup from the bedside table and hurled it at the nurse with force.
The nurse couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the head. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
Jair, who had been standing guard outside the room, finally came in.
He had the nurse taken out.
"Change the nurse," Jorge said.
"Yes, Jorge."
Jair was now a bit intimidated when facing Jorge.
He had already replaced ten nurses, none of whom could last more than three days with him.
Jorge curled up in bed, covering his head with the blanket.
"Monica, Monica." "Where's Monica? Have you found her?"
"Not yet..."
"Then go find her!" Jorge roared from under the blanket. "I need her! Only her! She's my medicine!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go find her now..." Jair didn't dare stay here any longer and was about to leave when his phone rang in his pocket.
His heart skipped a beat as well.
On impulse, he answered the call whose purpose he didn't know.
A few minutes later, he hung up the phone.
He then turned to look at the bed. Jorge had somehow sat up and was staring at him intently.
"Jorge." Jair's voice was heavy. "The police called just now. They found Monica."
I jumped into the river with Ashtyn Bowen.
As we were near death, the system swapped our bodies.
I watched the body I had used for over a decade sink to the bottom, then swam to the surface.
I was rescued, as a recent female college graduate named Ashtyn.
Ashtyn had a poor family situation.
A gambling father, a deceased mother, a disappointing younger brother, and a broken version of herself.
To pay off the gambling debts, her father wanted to send her to work as a hostess at the J Club. She refused and managed to escape, but her father brought several men to capture her.
With no other options, Ashtyn decided to end her life.
And it was precisely because of this that I had the opportunity to borrow her body and embark on a new mission.
As soon as I was pulled out of the river by the rescue workers, a short, fat man pushed through the crowd with a few others.
"This is my daughter! I'm taking her home now!" He grabbed my arm and started pulling me away without hesitation.
Someone intervened. "She was driven to jump into the river; she must be in trouble. You can't take her away. Wait for the police to arrive!"
"This is my daughter! Mind your own business!" The man pushed the person aside, pulled me to the shore, and stuffed me into a car parked by the roadside.
I didn't resist the whole time, appearing abnormally compliant.
This was because I had just received information about my new mission target from the system.
Romeo, the head of the Lozano Group.
He would appear at the J Club tonight, and this was my only chance to get close to him.
The man got into the car and slapped me across the face.
"You little slut! You almost messed up my plans!" He panted. "I'm sending you to enjoy good food and drinks, and you dared to run away..."
"I won't run away." My voice trembled. "I won't run away. I'll listen to you."
The man paused, then snorted. "That's right. You should thank me for giving you such a pretty face. Once you're at the J Club, as long as you behave, you'll have endless wealth and glory!"
The car drove away from the bridge, merging into the traffic, heading towards the city center.
