Lucas' mother was referring to Claris of Ying family.
The last time Lucas came to the police station to find Rachel, Claris was with him. She even acted
arrogantly as if she was already Lucas' wife.
But what had happened to them then?
Rachel looked at Lucas, hoping for an answer, but he only shook his head. He then said, "Rachel, it's
getting late. I should drive you home now."
Since it was obvious that he didn't want to talk about that woman, she didn't ask anything on their way
to her house. But after a while, he was the one who broke the silence. "Rachel, aren't you curious?"
How could she say that she wasn't curious if she had been hoping to hear something from him?
However, she didn't want to pry on his personal affairs.
So, she just smiled and said, "Lucas, you should know the answer to your question." Shaking her head,
she got out of the car and entered the apartment building.
"Mr. Fu, I'm looking forward to our partnership."
"My pleasure."
Jack withdrew his hand and turned to his car. He was about to get in when he received a call from
Tracy.
"Son, have you already fixed the problem?"
"What is it?"
"Are you stupid?" Tracy got upset so her voice raised a bit. She had forgotten that she was secretly
calling Jack inside the bathroom.
As expected, Jonathan, who was already in bed, heard her voice. He asked, "What's wrong with you?
Why are you yelling?"
"Nothing," she answered.
She then covered the phone with her hand and whispered, "Your surgery!"
Jack rubbed his forehead and pursed his lips. He turned to Austin and asked, "What day is today?"
"It's Wednesday, Mr. Fu."
In the past two days, he had been busy with the new business deal. He had focused on the contract
signing today, so he lost track of the days.
He thought that today was Tuesday.
"Don't tell me you have forgotten about it. Son, since when have you become so stupid that you forgot
such an important thing? Tell me honestly, don't you want to do it because you are still in love with that
woman?"
"Mom, what are you talking about? Let's talk about it later. I'll drop by at the clinic first to check."
After hanging up the phone, he instructed the driver to take him to the private clinic he had contacted
previously. Seeing that the clinic was still brightly lit, he asked Austin and the driver to wait in the car,
and he went upstairs alone.
The clinic was on the second floor. When he got there, he saw that the doctor was alone, packing his
things.
Although the door was open, he still knocked.
The doctor raised his head and frowned slightly. When he recognized Jack, he said, "Mr. Fu? Didn't
you say that you would come at two o'clock in the afternoon? Why are you so late?"
"I'm sorry, doctor. I have to deal with something urgent in the afternoon. Can we still do it now?" He
sounded remorseful.
The doctor shook his head and said, "It's too late now. Besides, you drank alcohol, so you are not
allowed to undergo an operation. I'll check my schedule and set another appointment for you."
Upon checking, the doctor's schedule was already full this week.
Jack didn't have a choice but to wait for Wednesday again next week.
While waiting for Jack, Rachel read a book in the living room. When he arrived, she saw that he didn't
look well. She thought that he might be tired, so she didn't bother him anymore.
After washing themselves, they both went to bed and slept.
The next morning, Celine was in a good mood. She was holding a memory card in her hand.
She had just finished watching the video of the compiled photos taken last night, and she was satisfied
with it.
If she sent Jack this video, she believed that he would begin to doubt Rachel.
Her time would come.
Jack had just gotten a scolding from Tracy over the phone.
Knowing that it was his negligence, he didn't dare to defend himself. Instead, he quietly listened to her
scolding until she hung up.
When their call ended, he was surprised to see that a new message came in.
It was another video from the same phone number, but this time it was much longer.
Some shots were when Rachel was having dinner with the Zhou family, and some were when she
came out of the house with Lucas.
Looking at the photos, anyone could say that they were a couple who loved each other so much.
Rachel was dealing with a wounded patient when her phone suddenly rang. Lucas was also there, so
she asked him a favor to answer her phone.
"Hello?"
Jack didn't expect to hear a man's voice. "Lucas?" he asked.
"Yes, it's me. Rachel is currently taking care of a wounded patient, so she couldn't answer her phone."
Without saying anything, Jack hung up. He clenched his fists forcefully, causing the blue-colored veins
on his hands to pop out.
How come that he didn't notice that Rachel and Lucas were very close to each other?
When Rachel finished with her patient, she immediately called back Jack. However, he wasn't
answering his phone.
She thought he was busy, so she didn't take it to heart. Jack picked her up, and on their way home, she
remembered to ask, "Why did you call me this afternoon?"
"What were you doing at that time?" Jack asked indifferently.
"I was busy with a patient."
"So, you didn't even have time to answer my call?"
She was about to explain further, but when she saw the hint of suspicion on his face, she lost her
temper.
"What do you think doctors do?"
Sensing the anger in her voice, he sighed and decided to shut his mouth.
But when they entered the house, he asked again, "How was your dinner last night since I wasn't
home?"
"Why are you asking me that only now?" she snapped.
Every time she remembered his suspicious look in the car just now, she got furious.
She just asked Lucas to answer her phone call. Why did she feel like she had committed a heinous
crime?
Her relationship with Jack was indeed much deeper now compared to before. But it didn't mean that
she was compelled to cut ties with her old friends.
Feeling disgusted, she went to the bedroom without even casting a glance at him. She took a shower
and moved to the guest room.
Jack punched the wall with all his might. Perhaps he needed some time to calm himself down.
The next morning, Lucas met Rachel at the entrance of the hospital. He subconsciously looked behind
her and asked, "Why Jack didn't drive you to work today?"
"I can manage to go to work by myself."
When she got up this morning, she recalled her conversation with Jack the other night. Guilt hit her as
she realized that she made a mountain out of a molehill. To make it up, she decided to prepare
breakfast for them.
After setting the table, she went to the master bedroom.
However, she got disappointed when there was no one inside. It seemed that Jack had already left.
She also lost her appetite, so she just threw the breakfast she made in the trash can and went to work.
"I'll be in my office." Lucas patted her shoulder and left.
This scene was once again captured by a camera.
It was a night of feasting and revelry, so lots of places in the city were bustling.
With a glass of wine in his hand, Michael raised his eyebrows as he stared at the beautiful woman next
to their table.
He wondered why Jack had suddenly called him and asked him to relax in this place.
He drank the wine in one gulp, put his hand on Jack's shoulder, and shouted, "Since we are here, why
don't you have fun?
What's the point of sitting and drinking here?"
Jack pursed his lips and shook the whiskey in his glass. "Leave me alone."
"So why did you ask me out? You're acting a little weird today. Did you and Rachel fight?"
Jack didn't say anything. He just drank one glass after another.
Finally, he was able to suppress his anger. He went to the supermarket to buy some fresh ingredients
before he went to pick up Rachel.
Rachel was different from other women.
When other women wanted flowers, she preferred a warm dinner for a peace offering.
After getting in the car, she apologized immediately, "I'm sorry about last night. I was just in a bad
mood. But I'll make it up to you tonight. I'll cook your favorite dishes for dinner.
Look, I've already bought everything."
Rachel glanced at the backseat, but she didn't say anything.
Everything went well as usual until they finished eating dinner. It was as if they didn't argue the night
before.
But when Jack came out of the bathroom, he saw Rachel holding his phone in a daze.
"Mom called, so I answered it for you. But can you explain this photo to me?"
As soon as Tracy hung up, a message came in, so she unintentionally pressed it, and the picture
appeared on the screen.
Although the picture was taken from behind, she was sure that it was the time when she met Lucas this
morning.
"Did you hire someone to take pictures of me? Are you suspecting that Lucas and I have an affair? No
wonder you were so angry yesterday when he answered your call.
Jack, what do you really want from me?"
That was the reason why he called Michael to go out for a drink.
They sat and drank in the bar for a while until Michael received a call from his father, urging him to
come home immediately. Feeling disappointed, he pushed Jack lightly and said, "I need to go now."
Jack didn't want to stay in the bar alone, so he came out with Michael. The apartment was all dark
when he got home.
He shook his dizzy head and opened the door of every room, including the bathroom. However, Rachel
was nowhere to be found.
Eric was about to have a good sleep after working overtime for two days now when someone rang the
doorbell. "Rachel? What are you doing here? You know that I only have one bedroom. Where will I
sleep if you stay here?"
He couldn't help scratching his head upon seeing Rachel at the door.
Actually, Rachel also didn't know why she had ran away from home.
All she knew was that she was so angry and she needed some time to calm down alone. But since it
was already late at night, she had nowhere else to go, but Eric's apartment.
She pointed at the study and said, "You can sleep in the study or in the living room."
"Huh? Am I hearing things?"
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