The host was right. The rain stopped before noon.
But when Rachel walked out of the conference room, the sky was still overcast.
It seemed that it would rain again at any time. Rachel had nothing to do, so she was thinking about
whether to take a walk around or go back to the hotel and rest.
Since it might rain again, she decided to choose the latter. After all, she had no plan of strolling around
under the rain.
On the other hand, Holley didn't hold back. She had already planned everything before coming here, so
she wouldn't want to miss the opportunity to explore the place despite the bad weather.
Holley invited Rachel, but since they were not familiar with each other yet, Rachel didn't feel
comfortable being with her. She felt like they had different personalities, so she would rather walk
around by herself than be with her.
So while Rachel had decided to go back to the hotel, Holley and the others discussed where to go.
Rachel and Holley were going to live in the same hotel room, so she planned to said goodbye to Holley
before she went to the hotel. However, Holley was busy talking with the others and didn't notice her.
She thought it wasn't necessary to bother them, so she turned to go to the elevator. But after taking a
few steps, Holley asked, "Rachel, would you like to go with us?"
Rachel stopped and turned around. She shook her head and refused politely with a smile. "No, thanks.
It might rain again, so I'll just go back to the hotel."
"Are you going to just stay in our room?"
"Yes."
Holley's face lit up upon hearing Rachel's answer. Then she said, "Great! You have an umbrella, right?
Can we borrow it? If it rains later, we can't enjoy hanging around."
Rachel was stunned. She didn't expect that Holley would ask a favor from her.
Holley's eyes landed on her handbag as she pleaded, "Please." She even reached out her hand to
Rachel.
A woman in the corner was eavesdropping on their conversation. As she heard Holley borrowing
Rachel's umbrella, the corners of her mouth curved into a sneer.
She thought that Rachel would just give her umbrella to Holley. But she was surprised when Rachel
said unhesitatingly, "I saw a supermarket next to this building. I think they are selling umbrellas there."
Holley's face turned stiff. At the back of her mind, she thought, 'How can she be so mean?' However,
she just smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, I see. Thank you for the information."
"You're welcome," Rachel replied politely. She then turned around and walked towards the elevator.
Behind her, Holley and the others were whispering to each other.
Holley and Lea had the same last name, so Rachel couldn't help thinking about her best friend.
They hadn't gotten a chance to communicate with each other these days. So Rachel didn't know what
had happened between Lea and Henry.
Rachel was standing outside the building.
She was wondering whether she should hail a taxi or request an Uber ride.
Then, she heard a voice from behind.
She turned around and saw a woman who looked familiar to her. She remembered seeing the woman
in the hospital, but she didn't know her name.
The woman called her name and offered to give her a ride. "Let's go back to the hotel together. I've
requested an Uber ride."
Since the woman sounded very friendly, Rachel smiled at her and said gratefully, "Really? Thank you."
The woman adjusted her eyeglasses and replied with a smile, "Don't mention it."
As soon as they got into the car, Rachel took a look at the woman beside her. She was wearing black-
rimmed eyeglasses. She had a fair complexion and long hair tied in a ponytail.
The woman was texting someone on her phone, so Rachel felt a little embarrassed. She thought to
herself, 'Should I start a conversation with her or just sit here quietly?'
While she was in a dilemma, the woman turned to look at her and started talking.
She said, "I thought you would give it to her."
Rachel couldn't get what the woman meant, so she looked at her confusedly. Perhaps the woman was
able to read the perplexity on her face, so she added, "I mean Holley."
Rachel had finally understood what the woman was talking about, so she smiled and said, "I don't see
any reason to do it."
The woman put on an appreciative smile and nodded, "Yes, you're right."
Based on her tone, Rachel could clearly see that the woman disliked Holley. She hadn't said anything
yet when the woman spoke again. "You share a room with her, right? You must be careful. She's not..."
The woman was supposed to say that Holley was not a good person, but she thought about it for a
while. Eventually, she changed it. "She's not that simple. Just pay more attention to her."
Rachel nodded awkwardly.
The woman beside her obviously hated Holley. But Rachel didn't have any reason to hate her. She
couldn't just judge her because of this woman's words.
So as not to create trouble, Rachel didn't give any comment on Holley.
But Rachel appreciated her kind warning so she still said, "Thank you."
The woman replied with a faint smile, "You're welcome."
"By the way, what's your name?" Rachel asked.
"My name is Vicky Chu. I work in the hospital laboratory."
Rachel thought for a while, but she really couldn't remember the woman. Since she remained silent,
Vicky added, "My room number is 1048. If you can't stand her any longer, come to my room anytime.
Anyway, the female doctor who is supposed to be my roommate didn't come."
Vicky was a little strange, so Rachel wanted to ask if she held grudges against Holley. But it might
sound straightforward, so she decided to just keep it to herself.
"Just in case," Vicky added with a smile, giving Rachel a profound look. Perhaps she understood
Rachel's apprehension.
What Vicky said lingered in Rachel's mind, and she suddenly felt that she must be wary of Holley since
they would be staying in the same room. Maybe there was something wrong about her.
It was already ten in the evening, and Holley hadn't come back yet, so Rachel decided to sleep.
But before she could put her phone away, a text message from Jack came in.
Rachel was wondering why Jack hadn't called or texted her these past few days. She had only
remembered yesterday that she had placed his number on a blacklist.
And from the moment she removed him from the blacklist, this was already his twelfth message to her.
Rachel didn't reply to any of his messages. And Jack had already gotten used to her indifference and
continued to send her messages.
She read his message before putting her phone on the bedside table and lay down on the bed.
Jack already knew the situation, so he stopped sounding pitiful in his messages.
He just told her what he had done the whole day. Apparently, he was telling her his whereabouts.
Jack's last message said that he was going out for dinner.
He believed Rachel would understand that what he really meant was he would drink tonight.
Rachel had prohibited Jack from drinking, and he had not forgotten about it. But he was anxious that
she didn't even bother to reply to his messages even once, so he tried if she would react this time.
However, he had forgotten that Rachel had also told him to take care of himself.
Jack was acting like a child as he tried to anger her in this way.
Rachel was a little disappointed at him. After all, it was his body, so he should be the one to take care
of it. She didn't want to waste her energy reminding a hardheaded patient from time to time. If he didn't
want to follow her advice, then she would let him do whatever he wanted.
Because of that, Rachel didn't reply to his message.
However, she tossed and turned in the bed, unable to sleep.
Holley hadn't come back yet. Rachel remembered everything that Vicky told her earlier. She looked at
the time, and she decided to call Holley if she still wouldn't come back in half an hour.
Aside from being colleagues, they were roommates now, so she would feel guilty if something bad
happened to her.
While thinking about it, Rachel had gradually fallen asleep.
At around two o'clock in the morning, she was awakened by the sound of her phone. It was another
text message from Jack.
His message still conveyed an unspeakable grievance.
"I'm back home. I didn't drink."
Seeing his message, Rachel felt relieved.
She couldn't deny the fact that she was still worried about Jack.
'Why should I care? It doesn't matter, anyway,' she thought.
Rachel was about to close her eyes when her phone rang. Feeling annoyed, she sat up and took it.
She angrily looked at the screen and saw Jack's name.
Without a second thought, she removed her phone's battery and put it in her bag.
Finally, she was able to sleep well. She had even forgotten her plan to call Holley.
It was already almost dawn, so she was really sleepy.
However, tonight seemed to be a sleepless night for her.
At four o'clock, Rachel was awakened again. She heard some giggling and laughing voices inside the
room.
She wasn't sure if Holley had come back already, but she could hear two distinct voices.
The sound was coming from the other bed, and it was loud enough to awaken anyone.
Aside from the laughter, she could also smell alcohol in the air. Rachel was about to sit up when she
heard some moans from the other bed. Her body stiffened.
Didn't they know that there was another person in the room?
The moans and kisses sounded wild. Rachel felt embarrassed, so she called out, "Holley?"
There was no reply. It was either her voice was too low, or Holley was too absorbed in what she was
doing.
Rachel suddenly got out of the bed and turned on the light.
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