"Something happened to Rachel. I have to go back and see her," Lucas said frowning.
Claris' expressions immediately changed when she heard her name. "Rachel Shen?" she asked. "The
one who went to the same college as you?"
"Yes. I'm sorry. Let's just reschedule and go out some other time." He quickly turned around without
waiting for her response and got himself ready to leave.
If Lucas had to leave for some other urgent reason, then Claris would not make it seem like a big deal.
But knowing that he was leaving for another woman made it felt like a stake was driven through her
heart.
Claris always did her best to date him. But the current situation made it more difficult for her. She
approached him and wrapped her arms around his muscular arm. It took almost all of her willpower not
to show anger or jealousy on her face.
"What happened to her?" she asked in a worried tone that had no hint of what she truly felt. "Is it
serious? I can go with you. I'm free now."
There was hesitation on Lucas' face as he stared at her for a moment, but at length, he finally agreed.
Claris held his hand in hers and pretended not to notice the sudden tension in him.
She smiled at him reassuringly and said, "Let's go!"
She wanted to go with Lucas to see what was so special about this Rachel that she'd heard so much
about.
It was hard for Claris to believe that the relationship between Lucas and Rachel was nothing more than
the relationship between long time college friends. But since he seemed to be attached to her cousin,
Claris concluded that she must be pestering him.
Claris went on to imagine different scenes between Lucas and Rachel in her mind. It made her want to
show off to Rachel the intimacy between her and Lucas once she saw her.
If only Rachel knew that she had made enemies without even doing anything.
Sheila could not swallow her anger despite knowing that she would never be able to defeat the hospital
by herself.
What made it worse, was that she knew that the hospital belonged to the Zhou family, and going
against the entire Zhou family on her own would be like hitting her head against a brick wall.
Sheila was convinced that Kevin was responsible for her sister's untimely death. And she wanted to get
her revenge on him.
Fortunately, Sheila has a new boyfriend and her boyfriend's father was the chief of police. She cried
before him and told him that her sister's death was all because of Kevin.
As expected, her boyfriend promised that he would definitely help her with the matter.
What Sheila never expected was that he would be so audacious in his desire to help her that he
arrested Kevin and Rachel without properly following the legal process.
He never checked the background of the hospital before he proceeded to vent his anger on them on
behalf of Sheila.
But bullies were never used to thinking things over before they act. And his actions had offended Jack.
They flirted with each other inside the girl's place and was unaware of the movement just outside.
Someone quietly broke into the house without their knowledge just when Sheila was about to ask him
how it all went.
She initially planned to torture the two doctors. She felt so much hatred for them.
She wanted to focus on her sister's death with the help of her new boyfriend. But she never expected
that he would deal with it in a bad way.
While they were in her room, Sheila wanted to talk to him to ask about how he was going to deal with
the two doctors.
But before she could ask anything, the man waved his hand and interrupted her. "They've both been
taken to the police station. Don't worry about it, the police will take care of it and provide you with the
result of their investigation later. No need to worry about it anymore. Let's just do something fun, shall
we?"
He jumped on top of Sheila as soon he finished speaking. He grabbed her clothes and kissed her
wildly.
Sheila held back the disgust that she felt in her heart and tried to force a smile out. When she was
about to give in to him, a loud noise suddenly came from outside.
They were shocked and stared at each other briefly. But before he was able to get off from Sheila, he
heard a shout that came from behind him. "You bastard!"
He turned around towards the source of the voice and the last thing he saw was an object that moved
extremely fast towards him. He heard Sheila scream and then there was a sharp pain in his forehead
that was immediately followed by nothingness.
In the meantime, Rachel never expected that things would be handled in such a short time. She just
came back from lunch with James.
She went straight to her office, and to her surprise, Cara was waiting for her.
Cara stood up from her chair and smiled at Rachel. "Rachel! You're back!"
"Yes," Rachel replied with a confused smile. She was confused why she was there at that time. "Have
you had lunch, Cara?"
"Yes, I have." Cara took a deep breath with an uneasy smile and then briefly looked at the floor. There
was an odd expression on her face. "I...I actually came here to tell you something."
Cara was known as a straightforward woman, but she was obviously hesitant to tell Rachel what was
troubling her and it made Rachel wonder what it was that she wanted to say to her in the first place.
"If you have anything to say to me, just say it out."
Cara stared at Rachel and then blushed in embarrassment before she looked down on the floor once
more. She took another deep breath and prepared herself to speak. "I'm here to apologize to you," she
said slowly and in a soft voice while still looking down on the floor.
Rachel was surprised with what she heard, and started to wonder what the reason could be for Cara's
apology. "For what?" she asked puzzled.
"I'm sorry," Cara replied with an embarrassed look. "I should never have talked about you behind your
back. I am so sorry! I am just too gossipy sometimes. But I never meant anything bad by it."
Rachel finally understood why Cara waited for her in her office to make an apology.
There was a moment of silence between them as Rachel tried to recall the rumor. It was not that she
was not affected by the rumors. But since they didn't gossip in front of her, she pretended not to know.
What surprised Rachel was what made Cara suddenly decide to approach her and apologize.
Rachel suddenly remembered what James told her before she got out of the car. The present situation
made her suddenly understand what he meant then.
She initially thought that James was talking about her getting involved with Kevin's case.
Cara felt more embarrassed and remorseful when Rachel did not reply to her apology.
She was forced to apologize to Rachel.
It was made clear to her that she had to apologize to Rachel or she would get fired from her position. In
the face of such options, the obvious choice was clear.
And she couldn't let herself get fired for any reason. A doctor that got fired would have their reputation
ruined and no hospital would ever hire them again.
If she got fired, getting another job at a hospital would become a big problem. Because of this, she
deeply regretted not keeping her mouth shut.
She was willing to do anything as Rachel said as long as she forgave her.
And the longer Rachel stayed silent, the more anxious Cara felt. She felt the silence between them like
a heavy curtain that weighed her down.
Rachel suddenly smiled at Cara and asked in a confused look, "Cara, is there something wrong? Why
do you apologize?"
"What?" Cara asked. She was obviously stunned with Rachel's reply.
Rachel decided to pretend that she didn't understand why she had to apologize. "I don't understand
why you think you have to apologize to me."
Cara stared at Rachel with a bewildered look. She realized that Rachel did not want to make a big deal
about whatever it was that she was apologizing for.
Cara was unsure if she felt grateful or ashamed to Rachel.
She eventually decided to force herself to smile at Rachel. Her lips moved as if she was about to say
something but nothing came out.
There was no hint of resentment or other emotion in Rachel's clear eyes and it confused Cara. In
contrast, Cara's face reflected regret and embarrassment for what she did.
She sighed and then turned to Rachel. "Rachel, I am really sorry for what I did!" she said in a soft
voice.
She was unsure if Rachel really had no idea what she was there to apologize for or whether she just
pretended not to know. But either way, she was sure that she had to apologize to Rachel for what she
did. "I know that what I did was wrong. I'm sorry for the trouble that I caused you!"
The smile on Rachel's face wavered slightly. "I'm sure it's nothing serious, Cara. Don't worry too much
about it!"
She didn't care that the other doctors gossiped about her behind her back.
She knew that she didn't really have any friends in the hospital; so, she didn't really care about what
the other doctors said or thought about her. They could say whatever they wanted about her and she
wouldn't care about it.
Although almost everyone talked about her behind her back, they still tried to be nice to her on the
surface. And this made her feel uncomfortable.
She was never tolerant of people's hypocrisies. It was one of the things she never learned how to do.
The best thing for her to do in her opinion was to maintain the outward peace. She knew that Cara
would never apologize to her out of the goodness of her heart. She was sure that someone forced her
to do it.
Rachel also had a good idea who it was that forced her to come to her office and apologize to her.
Unfortunately, Rachel had no idea how to best handle the situation. The best she could come up with
was to use the situation to maintain the guise of professional peace.
Rachel had to pretend that she had no idea that rumors about her existed. This made it easier for her
to deal with it.
Troubles came knocking on Rachel's door in the past few days, and she was really tired. She rubbed
her forehead, hoping that the troubles would resolve themselves.
She had no idea what really happened, when her life and work suddenly became a mess.
While she was in deep thought, her phone suddenly rang. She pulled out her phone and immediately
found out that the call came from the man that made her life complicated.
"Are you available now?" Jack asked her over the phone.
Rachel checked the time and then gave out a sigh. She felt a little tired. "Yes," she replied in a
disinterested voice.
On the other end of the call, Jack was driving when he called Rachel, but he heard the unmistakable
sigh from the other end of the call. "Why did you sigh just now?" he asked.
"Resentment," she replied simply.
It was rare that she dared play a joke on him. There was the initial surprise that caught Jack unaware,
but after a moment, he smiled to himself. He tapped twice on the steering where with his slender
fingers. "I'll be at your hospital soon," he declared.
It was Rachel's belief that they were highly efficient in dealing with issues. But from Jack's point of view,
Chief Ren was too slow in dealing with the case.
He was planning to bypass Chief Ren and have his immediate superior handle the situation.
It was fortunate that the man was an intelligent person. He called early to apologize, and said that he
investigated the matter. He then invited them to go to the station at noon.
But Jack never received his call that noon. He decided to call back when he finally lost his patience
waiting.
Lucas also received a call from his father who asked him to go to the police station.
'Police station?'
Claris felt confused. "Why do we need to go there? What happened?"
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