My Darling, My Dearest

"I swear if you make Rachel sad, I'll make sure you'll live hell on earth."

At that point, after threatening him, Eric felt like a real man.

Jack ignored him as he looked at his phone. His face darkened even further.

Although the news had just been released two hours ago, the number of hits already exceeded a hundred million.

Now that Eric had seen it, Rachel must've already known about this.

A shot of anxiety coursed through his veins. "Where is she?"

Eric shot him a glare and left.

After what Jack had done to her, the least he could do was stay far away from Rachel as possible. There was no way Eric could tell him where she was. Then again, it wasn't as if Eric had contacted her yet. Wiping his face of any signs of anxiety and exhaustion, Jack tried to run after him.

Celine shouted to stop him. "Jack, where are you going? Are you going to leave me alone?" "I have something to attend to. Someone will get to you later."

Knowing that she wouldn't be able to convince him like this, Celine screamed in pain. She writhed under her bed covers as her eyes rolled up. "Jack, it hurts so much! Get a doctor here, please." Rachel felt like she had slept for the whole day.

However, her condition wasn't getting any better. Her head pounded even heavier. As the back of her hand touched her forehead, she could feel the burning heat. It seemed that she had gotten a fever after staying up all night.

As soon as Eric came out of the hospital, he went straight to her house. However, when he reached the door, he realized that he didn't bring his keys.

It was already approaching sunset when he came back once again, this time, with the keys in his hand.

When he opened the door, he scanned the living room before shouting, "Are you home? Rachel?"

He shouted for several times like a banshee screaming for his lunch.

Rubbing her temples, Rachel walked down the stairs and looked down, irritated by all the ruckus he was causing. "Why are you shouting? Didn't you go to work today?" Eric breathed a sigh of relief once he heard her voice.

Along the way, he tried calling her multiple times, but all his calls failed to reach her. At that time, different thoughts soared through his mind. He had thought that she was hurting herself or thinking of jumping off a building.

Although, back then, he never thought that Rachel would do those things, people always said that love made fools out of everyone-even someone as sensible as Rachel.

Eric's stiffened posture finally relaxed. However, when he noticed how flushed her face was, he immediately ran towards her.

"Why is your face so red?" he demanded. "Are you not feeling well?"

He touched her forehead only to withdraw his hand almost immediately. She was burning up!

"I'm fine. I'll take some antibiotics later."

Right now, all she wanted to be was alone. "You can go back if you don't have anything else to say."

"I came to see you."

Eric sighed, agitated by her indifference. "Do you know he's taking care of Celine at the hospital? He doesn't even care about your health!"

She flinched at the similarity of the story. This had happened before.

When Jack had left her at the gate of the hotel because of Celine, the cold wind had blown against her frail body for a long time that she had gotten a fever.

Back then, although she was furious, she had no other feelings towards him.

Now, she felt even more devastated.

The more he waited, the more agitated he became. He took her hand. "I'll take you to the hospital," he said firmly.

Rachel withdrew her hand. "No. It's best that you go back now."

If his heart still belonged to Celine, then she wouldn't bother with him anymore.

There was no way she was going to beg for his love.

Jack couldn't leave the hospital. Even if he tried stepping out of the ward, Celine would cry out in pain.

Although he knew that it was all part of her plan, he just couldn't leave her like this.

"Doctor, what's going on? Why is she feeling bursts of pain?"

"Well..." The doctor glanced at Celine. "Some patients will have severe reactions after the operation. The painkiller that could help alleviate that might also not be good for her recovery."

Jack frowned. "Then don't use it."

The doctor didn't dare stay any longer as he left the ward.

Actually, the pain had nothing to do with the operation. She simply pinched the wound herself.

When he checked the wound right now, it was already swollen, and he spotted some nail marks all over the surface.

Jack poured her a glass of water. "I'll ask the nurse to come back."

Before he could head his way, the door was slammed open. The frames on the wall shook from the impact.

Baron stomped into the room and snorted in disgust. "Celine!" he roared. "You fucking bitch! Even when you're dying, you still have the nerve to cheat on me?"

What a rude remark!

Jack was about to retort when Celine pulled the hem of his shirt. "Go out for a while," she requested softly.

Although Baron might be annoying, he was still Celine's boyfriend.

Jack nodded and walked out of the ward. Although he couldn't hear the dispute in side, Baron's words and Celine's careful glances made him confused.

He was about to call Austin, but when he glanced at his phone, he saw that there wasn't any signal. He quickly borrowed a phone from the nursing station and asked him to investigate what had happened with Celine's accident.

He left a note and walked out of the hospital.

Standing by Rachel's door, Jack glanced at the key in his hand. He didn't have the courage to open the door, so he decided to ring the doorbell. His hand was trembling as he did so.

It was the first time he had ever been so timid.

However, as he pressed the button several times, there was still no answer.

It was only when he opened the door that he realized that she wasn't home.

Unable to convince Eric, Rachel had to compromise and agree to go to his home for the meantime.

At least she wouldn't be able to think too much. Of course, she didn't forget to bring her medical book with her once she walked out.

Now, she was leaning against the bed and scanning through the book. However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find it in herself to process a single word. "Rachel, eat something before I'll buy some antibiotics." Eric didn't know how to cook, so he bought some take-out.

Rachel glanced at the food and wrinkled her nose. 'Who would bring fried noodles to a patient?'

The greasy smell made her feel even more nauseous. Rachel pinched her nose. "Take them away. I don't have an appetite."

"They're delicious." Eric picked up a pair of chopsticks and tried to tempt her with the scent.

She moved aside. "I don't want them. Eat them yourself."

She pulled the quilt to cover her body. "I'm a little sleepy. Go out and close the door for me."

Eric sighed sulkily. Without another word, he called his female colleague and asked her about caring for a patient.

The call lasted for more than 30 minutes.

Seeing that he had written down everything she had said, Eric was satisfied. "Thanks. I'll treat you to dinner next time."

"I didn't expect that you'd be so nice to your girlfriend," she teased.

"It's my cousin actually. She's not feeling well. I'm still single," he added in embarrassment. After chatting for a while, Eric hung up the phone and grabbed his wallet. The phone on the tea table vibrated for a long time before it quieted down.

Seeing that no one was home, Jack went to the hospital again. He asked the head nurse only to find out that she had asked for a leave today.

He suddenly thought of Eric.

Jack made numerous calls, but no one answered. He started the car and was about to go straight to his home when his phone rang. Austin had informed him that his investigation was finished. Austin was waiting in the cafe for half an hour. He thought that Jack wouldn't come, so he was about to pick up his phone and call again when Jack entered.

"Mr. Fu," he called out, waving his hand.

Jack's mouth twitched. "Keep a low profile. How about that?"

"Don't you need a cup of coffee?" Scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment, Austin withdrew his hand from the menu and handed the document to him. Jack shook his head. Right now, his priority was to get rid of Celine, so he could wholeheartedly ask for Rachel's forgiveness.

Austin glanced at him. "I have a photo in my phone that hasn't been printed. Do you want to see it?"

"Send me on WeChat." Without another word, he left.

When Jack returned to the hospital, Baron had already left. The nurse was already peeling an apple for Celine, but Celine only pushed it away.

"Sir, you're here," the nurse said in surprise.

"Give us some time."

Celine didn't see that he had come in. When she heard his voice, her face paled in fear. "Jack."

He nodded coldly. "How did you get hurt?"

She stammered, "Baron and I had a fight..."

"You do know that you couldn't hide any secrets from me, right? Don't bother me with this anymore."

He had helped her for the sake of their previous friendship,

but that didn't mean she should use it to her advantage.

Celine's hands trembled. When she saw the document's contents, she turned deathly pale. Author's note

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Translator: Scarlett5555