My Darling, My Dearest

"Are you free tonight, Jack?" Rachel asked.

"Yes, I'm free tonight," Jack said as he stood up from his seat.

Everyone inside the meeting room followed him with their gaze until he went out of the door.

Then they looked at each other in confusion. Their boss had just left. Who would continue presiding the meeting?

The supervisor, who was reporting, asked Austin, "Are we going to wait for Mr. Fu?"

Austin had a feeling that the person who called Jack was Rachel.

He tidied up the documents on the table, cleared his throat, and announced, "Today's meeting is over. For those who haven't presented their report yet, just send the documents to me so I can forward them to Mr. Fu."

At this time, Jack was in the lounge of his office, shaving the stubble on his chin carefully. He was subconsciously humming a tune because of excitement.

He then picked a sapphire blue suit from the wardrobe and put it on. He examined himself in the mirror and smiled, satisfied with his looks.

Austin entered the office to submit the documents of the different departments. As he opened the lounge door and saw Jack smiling in front of the mirror, he tried to hold back his laughter, and commented, "Mr. Fu, you're already very handsome."

Jack straightened up and pulled his collar.

"You didn't see anything just now," he warned.

"Yes, Mr. Fu." But when he stepped out of the office, Austin burst into laughter.

Rachel had just finished packing up her stuff and was about to leave when a nurse stopped her and said,

"Rachel, a patient doesn't want to take an injection now."

She raised her hand and looked at her watch. It was already five o'clock. Her appointment with Jack was six o'clock, so she was afraid that she would be late.

After thinking for a while, she replied, "Cara will be on duty tonight. I think she's already here, so please go and tell her about it. I have something important to deal with, and I have to leave right away."

The nurse watched Rachel's receding back and mumbled, "It's strange. According to Mindy, she is the most devoted doctor in this hospital." Rachel arrived at the restaurant on time.

She showed the reservation code on her phone to the manager, and he led her to the table.

Since it was already dinnertime, she took the menu from the waiter and ordered a set of meals for her and Jack.

"Shall we prepare your orders now, ma'am?" the waiter asked politely.

She looked at the time. It was already six twenty.

Jack was already twenty minutes late. Maybe there was a traffic jam. After thinking for a while, she answered, "I'll just let you know when to serve them. Please give me a glass of lemonade for now." Anyway, she wasn't hungry yet.

Rachel had already drunk several glasses of lemonade and had gone to the bathroom multiple times, but Jack hadn't arrived yet. Every time she went to the bathroom, she always told the waiter beside her, "If my friend arrives, please tell him that I am in the bathroom."

The manager had also come to her a few times to ask, "Ma'am, shall we serve your orders now?"

She would always shake her head and answer, "Just wait a little longer." Jack wasn't there yet.

He also didn't text or call her.

'Did something happen, or is he still dealing with some urgent matters in the company?

Maybe I should call him.

But if he is still busy in the office, I should not bother him.'

Sitting alone, she was lost in various conjectures. She looked around and noticed that every table had already changed customers a few times. However, the seat opposite to her was still empty. Even the warm water that she ordered for him had already turned cold.

After what seemed an eternity, the waiter came forward and said to her in a low voice, "Ma'am,

I'm so sorry, but we are about to close now."

Rachel looked up and said, "I'll pay the bill now."

Jack wasn't coming anymore.

The waiter shook her head. "Our manager said that since your orders were not prepared, you don't have to pay for them. We also have a free dessert for you. Please try it."

She was surprised that she would get a free dessert after sitting there for the whole time and eating nothing.

Smiling at the waiter, she took it.

After thanking him, she hurriedly left the restaurant.

She promised herself that she would never come to this restaurant again.

When she got home, the whole apartment was still dark. Obviously, he wasn't home yet either.

All of a sudden, she felt drained. She threw her bag on the floor, sank on the sofa without taking her shoes off, and stared at the corner blankly.

Too many thoughts were in her mind at the moment. What on earth had happened to Jack?

At that moment, Jack was lying in a hospital bed, undergoing a blood transfusion.

He was awake and was staring at his phone.

Rachel's phone number was on the screen. He had been looking at it for a long time, but he didn't have the courage to press the call button.

How could he tell her the reason why he stood her up tonight?

He was supposed to have dinner with her, but he was now lying in bed, donating blood for Celine. Rachel would definitely get angry if she found out. In the afternoon, he was already well-prepared. He even chose his best suit for their dinner. He thought of picking Rachel up at the hospital so they could go to the restaurant together.

However, while he was waiting for the elevator, his phone rang. It was Celine.

He hesitated for a few seconds but eventually picked it up. "What's the matter?"

"Jack, help me." He heard Celine's weak voice at the other end of the line. It was as if she found it difficult to utter a word.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked with a frown.

Celine didn't reply.

He wondered what trick she was up to right now.

Thinking about Rachel and their dinner date, he decided to ignore the phone call and went to the parking lot. He was about to start the car,

but Celine's voice rang out in his ear again. The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt.

After all, she was the woman he had loved and doted on for so many years before. Although he didn't have any feelings for her anymore, he couldn't be heartless if she needed his help. Since it was still early, he decided to see her first before going to the restaurant. He went out of the parking lot and drove to Celine's apartment.

Her apartment was on the 22nd floor. When the elevator doors opened, he saw that her

apartment was slightly open.

Jack hurriedly stepped out of the elevator and pushed the door open. Celine was curling up on the floor, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth. Bruises were all over her body.

She looked at her with her misty eyes and stammered, "You...you came."

Jack picked her up immediately and walked out of the apartment. "I'll take you to the hospital."

Seeing her condition, his conscience wouldn't allow him to just leave her alone after bringing her to the hospital.

In the end, he anxiously waited outside the emergency room. He was worried about Celine, but he was more worried about getting late for their dinner. It was already almost six o'clock. While he was in a dilemma, the doctor came out. He took off his mask and walked up to him. He said, "The patient has internal bleeding, and we need to conduct a surgery immediately.

Are you her boyfriend? You need to sign some papers first before we can proceed with the surgery. Read it, and if you don't see any problem, we will prepare the operating room right away." Then a nurse hurriedly walked up to him and handed a two-page document. She waited quietly beside him while he was reading it.

After a short while, he signed his name on it.

This time, he had decided to stay. He would just deal with his problem with Rachel later.

He sat outside the operating room. The red light above the door was still on.

She had been in there for a long time now.

Thinking that Rachel had been waiting for him in the restaurant, he stood up and decided to leave. But before he could step forward, a nurse suddenly came out and said to another nurse, "The patient has lost a lot of blood. We need to prepare five bags of blood for her."

The other nurse quickly called the blood bank. But after the phone call, she frowned. "There are only two bags left. We may not have enough time to get blood from other blood banks."

"Take the two bags first."

Upon hearing their conversation, Jack suddenly remembered that he had the same blood type as Celine.

So, he turned to them and said, "Nurse, we have the same blood type."

The nurse looked at him suspiciously and said, "Are you the patient's boyfriend? Follow me." Now, he was still lying in the bed.

As much as he wanted to call Rachel, he didn't know how to explain everything to her.

Their previous fights were all related to Celine. He was afraid that this one would make Rachel hate him even more.

Moreover, she might not understand him well if he only told her on the phone.

Eventually, he put his phone away. He would just go back home immediately after donating blood so he could explain and apologize to her.

He prayed that she would understand and forgive him.

It was already late.

Celine's surgery finished at three o'clock in the morning.

When she was brought to her room, her face looked much better than last night.

Jack stood beside her bed and asked in a low voice, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

She shook her head. But since she hadn't drunk water the whole time, her lips were dry.

He took a cotton ball, dipped it into a glass of water, and wet her lips. "You've just come out of the operating room, so you can't anything now. But later, the nurse will come here to bring your breakfast." Looking at her weak state, he frowned and asked, "What happened?"

"Jack, I don't want to talk about it now. Please don't ask me anything." She then turned to look at the other side, hiding the pain on her face.

Author's note

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Translator: Scarlett5555