Blue veins bulged at the back of Jack's hands as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. His
bloodthirsty red eyes complemented his furious facial expression. It was like he was about to explode
at any moment.
When the car stopped at the entrance of the community, he said coldly, "You can now explain that
photo to me. What have you been doing in these two days?"
"I went to see Bill." Rachel tried to grab his hand, but he shook her off.
He then asked in a low voice, "Why did you have to see him?"
She pursed her lips first before she answered, "Andy has Alzheimer's disease, and I helped Bill take
him to the hospital that day. When we were in the hospital, he wouldn't want to be alone, so he held our
hands and talked to us for a long time."
Jack sneered. "Did he need to hold both your and Bill's hands?"
"He just held our hands, but he didn't mean anything else. Jack, I decided not to tell you about it
because I was worried that you would overthink things. But then I realized you deserve to know the
truth. I am now willing to tell you everything in detail, but I hope that you won't misunderstand me."
She knew it wasn't right to hide the truth from him.
"You're worried that I will think too much?" Jack asked.
His deep-set black eyes looked straight into her eyes and he added, "Rachel, is it really because you
don't want me to think too much, or do you just see me as a narrow-minded person?"
He made such a pointed remark that
she couldn't find a way to refute. She fell silent for a while. However, her silence made him more
furious. He banged the steering wheel and said, "You told me from the very start that we should trust
each other.
What happened this time?"
He alighted from the car and opened the door of the passenger seat. In a firm and cold voice, he said,
"Get out!"
She had many things to say, but Jack didn't give her a chance anymore. He pulled her out of the car
and gave her a coat. All she could do was stand there and watch him drive away.
When Jack's questioning words hit her, all the explanations she had prepared had gone to waste. She
wasn't able to say even a single word to defend herself.
After all, he didn't say anything wrong. It was true that she didn't trust him on this matter.
The sky was gradually turning white outside. Rachel was still sitting on the sofa, staring at the door
unblinkingly. She was waiting for Jack to come back. But until the alarm clock rang, which was an
indicator that she had to get up and prepare for work, there was still no sign of him.
She hadn't gotten a wink of sleep the whole night, so she felt a throbbing headache. Before leaving the
living room, she tried to call his number only to find out that his phone was off. Her lips curved into a
bitter smile. Was it his turn to block her phone number?
Rachel decided not to go to the hospital today. Instead, she continued to call Jack, hoping that he
would answer. When she failed, she called some of his close friends to ask if he was with them.
Unfortunately, he never contacted any of them either.
After ending her last call, she picked up her car keys and immediately drove to MK Group. It was her
last resort.
The security guard at the entrance stared at Rachel with creased brows. She hadn't changed her dress
yet, and her hair was messy. She didn't get the chance to remove her makeup last night, and it also
looked a little disheveled now. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she was going to make
trouble. So, he stretched out his electric baton to block her as he said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry miss,
we don't allow irrelevant people to enter the company."
"I'm looking for Jack Fu," she answered calmly.
Since she rushed to the company in a hurry, she didn't check how she looked.
Now that she could see her reflection at the glass door, she was also shocked. She lowered her head
and casually combed her hair with her fingers. Trying to sound more polite, she said, "I'm his girlfriend."
The security guard raised an eyebrow.
Obviously, he didn't believe her. He stared at her strangely for a long time, then shook his head. "I
haven't heard that Mr. Fu has a girlfriend. You'd better leave now. The employees will be arriving soon
to start their work. Don't stand there and block their way."
A hint of embarrassment surfaced on her face. She had no choice but to move away. She wanted to
explain more to the security guard, but without Jack's presence, she would find it hard to convince him.
At this moment, she felt like a drowning person who wanted to grab the paddleboard to survive but
couldn't reach it.
Meanwhile, as soon as Austin entered Jack's office, he was welcomed by several empty wine bottles
on the floor. The office that had always been clean and tidy now looked messy.
Thinking that he came to the wrong office, he went out again. But when he raised his head to check,
the words "CEO's Office" hanging on the door met his eyes. He then came back in.
A pungent smell of alcohol filled the air inside the office. He hurriedly opened the window to disperse
the odor, and when he turned around, he saw Jack lying unconscious on the floor.
"Mr. Fu, are you okay?
Mr. Fu, wake up."
Austin shook him gently while calling his name, but Jack didn't even move his eyelids. He panicked and
muttered to himself, "Is he poisoned by alcohol? I have to call an ambulance."
When he was about to call 911, a hand grabbed his phone. Jack sat up and said lightly, "You are
overreacting."
He then raised his hand, pinched his glabella, and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's already ten o'clock, Mr. Fu," Austin answered. "Why did you drink so much alone?" Still stunned,
he started picking up the bottles and threw them into the trash can.
Upon realizing that he had asked too many questions already, he said after tidying up the room, "Mr.
Fu, have a rest first. I'll just come back later for your schedules today."
But when he turned to left, Jack suddenly spoke up. "Austin, does your girlfriend hide something from
you?"
Austin didn't expect to hear such a question, so he froze for a few seconds. When he came back to his
senses, he responded, "Mr. Fu, I don't have a girlfriend yet."
"It's okay. You can go out now."
Jack closed his eyes and suddenly remembered what happened last night. He left Rachel angrily, went
to his office, and drank all the wine in the wine cabinet alone. This time, his anger outweighed his
jealousy. Every time he thought that Rachel saw him as a narrow-minded person, he got furious.
He spent the whole night wondering if he had made a mountain out of a molehill.
Since Jack had nothing else to say, Austin turned around and walked to the door. But as soon as his
hand touched the doorknob, he turned to face Jack again. He licked his lips first before he asked
uncertainly, "Mr. Fu, can I say something?"
"Say it."
"Sometimes, people tend to hide something for the sake of someone they care."
Jack contemplated on Austin's words.
Touching his chin and tapping his desk with his slender fingers, he fell silent for a while. Afterward, he
said in a low voice, "You're right. Okay, you can go out now."
Perhaps he got too emotional last night. He should have given Rachel a chance to explain everything.
A feeling of regret suddenly rose in his heart.
As soon as he finished his work that day, Jack went home only to find a note that Rachel left on the
fridge's door. "Jack, I'm going to Brookmount City."
Since Rachel stayed up all night, she immediately fell asleep as soon as she got on the bus.
She was only awakened by the conductor's voice, who shouted, "We have arrived at the station!" She
opened her heavy eyelids and adjusted herself to the brightness before she got off the bus. When she
found the group at the gate of the station, they got on another bus to the hotel.
This morning when the security guard in MK Group refused to let her in, she went back home and
cleaned herself up. She planned to go back and try to convince the security guard again, but the
director suddenly called her and told her that their meeting had been advanced.
The meeting would be held in the development zone in Brookmount City, located in a suburb where
many factories were operating. And, almost all hospitals sent participants who were the same age as
Rachel.
They checked in in a hotel about one kilometer away from the hospital.
The organizer of the meeting was holding a stack of room cards in his hands. He distributed them to
the participants according to the names on his list. As usual, two people would be sharing in one room.
Since Rachel was the last to arrive and register, she was the only one left.
The organizer came to her with the room card. He scratched his head and said shyly, "Dr. Shen, you're
the only one left, so you have to stay in the room alone. Is it okay if you pay an additional fee for the
room?"
"Yes, it's okay." After taking the room card from him, she took out her bank card and asked, "Can I use
a card?"
This meeting was for several hospital employees to gather and discuss the current situation of their
hospitals. Each of them would also have a chance to share their skills and knowledge.
It was beneficial for everyone as it could promote mutual learning and increase the knowledge of each
participant.
Normally, Rachel enjoyed this kind of event. But today was different. She was just staring at her phone
absentmindedly, waiting for Jack's reply to the many messages that she sent to him since last night
until now.
'Hasn't he received my messages?
Or is he still angry and doesn't want to talk to me?' she thought.
At this moment, Jack was sitting in the conference room, listening to the reports of the department
directors. But the truth was, he didn't understand any of the words they said. He received all of
Rachel's messages and read them many times. However, every time he pressed the reply button, he
would hesitate for a few seconds before cancelling it.
He didn't know what he should say.
"Next one to share her experiences with us is Dr. Rachel Shen.
Let's welcome her with a round of applause."
Rachel came back to her senses upon hearing the people clapping. She picked up the materials she
had prepared and walked in front. She slowly talked about the strenuous diseases she had
encountered in the hospital.
She was in the middle of her talk when her phone suddenly vibrated.
Hoping that it was Jack, she stopped and checked her phone. After knowing that it was just a trash
message, she wasn't able to hide the disappointment on her face.
Her actions had caused the others in the meeting to start whispering to each other. Their voices were
loud enough for her to hear.
It was only then that she realized she had done something wrong.
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