Chapter 33


    Jack emphasized thest two words. It was as if he was scolding her.


    Rachel studied his arrogant eyes and felt uneasy.


    The uneasiness she felt was not because of Jack''s threat. For some reason, she felt as though


    someone wasying a trap for her.


    She wanted to get past Jack, but he got closer and kept pushing her forward.


    Finally, she gave in. Fuming, she got into his car. She would just have to see what he was nning


    to do.


    For the next few days, Jack''s car arrived on her doorstep on time every morning. And thissted for


    three days.


    Also, Lucas called her from out of the blue, telling her that something urgent hade up. Fie said


    that he might be unable toe back in time.


    Lea called Rachel and asked her whether Lucas hade back. Rachel had to tell her that his


    schedule was dyed. Lea breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That''s good. I just returned to our


    hometown with my old man yesterday. My stepmother had an ident. I will not be back until a


    week or so."


    Rachel was about to tell Lea what had happened between her and Jack these days, but ■3


    she stopped when she heard this.


    ''Never mind. We can talk about it once she has returned. I don''t believe that Jack will be my driver


    for another week,'' she thought.


    And she was right.


    On the fourth day, Jack informed her that he would no longere to pick her up.


    She breathed a sigh of relief. She had survived these few nerve-wracking days and thought that her


    ordeal was over.


    On the next two days that followed, Jack didn''t show up. Rachel was in high spirits. When Dr. Wang


    had urgent matters to attend to, she agreed to swap schedules.


    It was quiet during her duty that night. There was nothing else to do, and she had no operations


    scheduled. At nine o''clock, a nurse came by to tell her that Mendes was causing trouble again.


    Celia had gone home from work, and the nurse she had hired could notfort the boy. So she


    came to Rachel for help.


    Rachel stood up and made her way to the ward. The nurse had taken Mendes near the door


    because the other patients could take no more of him. He had been making a scene.


    When Rachel arrived, Mendes was in the arms of the nurse. He was crying hysterically. His chubby


    little face had gone red, and he choked as he cried and yelled for his mother.


    This wailing saddened Rachel. Mendes, Celia''s half-brother, was only five years old. ■3


    Rachel was one of the few people in the hospital who knew what had happened to their family.


    Celia''s mother had been dead for less than three years when her father brought Mendes home.


    One could only imagine how affected Celia had been by this. It was one of the reasons why she


    was so impatient with her little brother.


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    Not long after her father had brought Mendes home, he flew to South America to pursue his career.


    It turned out that her father didn''t like Mendes very much. While Celia felt a little better because of


    this, she couldn''t help but pity the boy.


    After Mendes broke his arm and was in hospital, their father had only visited for two days. Then, in


    a hurry, he had left them. It was as though he didn''t care for his son at all.


    This whole time, Mendes'' mother had never shown up. Many times, Celia had expressed her anger


    toward the boy''s irresponsible parents.


    However, there was nothing she could do. She was a young girl herself, and it was impossible for


    her to take care of a kid.


    For the time being, she had no choice but to leave Mendes in the hospital and have a nurse take


    care of him.


    "Can you please take him outside?" someone in the ward asked, frowning. "He''s being too noisy!"


    Rachel and the nurse apologized before the former took Mendes to her office. "It''s okay," she


    assured the nurse. "I''ll take care of him. You cane by for him againter." ■3


    "Thank you very much!" the nurse said, relieved.


    It took a long time for Mendes to quiet down. Rachel had tried her best to calm him, and both of her


    arms were now sore.


    Now sufficiently tired, Mendes wiped the tears off his cheeks and said that he was hungry. "Let''s get


    you all washed up first, okay?" Rachel said. She wanted him to look clean and presentable before


    his sister came.


    The boy nodded obediently. She brought out a fresh towel and a small, clean basin from the


    cab. Then, she took the boy to the washroom. She used warm water to clean his face and


    hands.


    Rachel then walked back to her office with the child. As they walked, she realized that they had


    made the floor wet and slippery. She turned to him and asked him to stay where he was and wait for


    her.


    For some reason, Mendes was very quiet. He sat on the small office couch and said, "Pleasee


    back soon."


    Rachel smiled and pinched his face, nodding.


    She didn''t know that someone had nned something against her that night.


    They had not only nned something. They had vowed to exact revenge.


    The next time that Rachel opened her eyes, she was lying in one of the beds in the familiar-looking


    room. She was in the same hospital, only now she was a patient.


    She remembered what had happened before ■3


    she passed out. Someone hade up from behind her and covered her nose and mouth with


    something. After that, she lost consciousness.


    It turned out that someone had nned to kidnap her. Fortunately, it did not take long before she


    was rescued. She wasn''t hurt at all. She had simply passed out from having inhaled a significant


    amount of diethyl ether.


    There was also a bump on the back of her head. This, she thought, was an injury she had probably


    sustained when she was being taken away.


    When she woke up the following day, Mendes was leaning on her bed. He pinched her nose with


    his hand and asked worriedly, "Are you going to die?"


    When she heard this, she almost passed out again.


    In the afternoon, Rachel was still in a daze. She was sitting on her bed and drinking some water


    when Dr. Wang came in.


    Because this was a special care ward, Rachel had the room to herself. Dr. Wang had brought some


    food with him. He pulled a chair closer to her bed and sat down. She gratefully epted the food,


    and they talked about the events of the previous night.


    She thought that Jack had something to do with what had happened. And the person behind it must


    be Hiram.


    She guessed that Jack must have known something even before this happened. Otherwise, ■3


    he wouldn''t have bothered picking her up and sending her home to protect her.


    Everything seemed weird. No harm came to her when Jack had been with her.


    Besides, he had stressed several times that if anything happened to her, he wouldn''t be able to


    exin it to his father. It seemed that Jack had some idea that something bad would happen to her


    in theing days.


    Dr. Wang peeled an apple for her and asked, "Dr. Shen, are you rted to the Fu family?"


    Rachel was stunned. Her expression changed slightly. She neither admitted nor denied the


    statement. "Did theye here?"


    "Yes, it was Jack Fu who handled matters regarding your treatment. If I''m not mistaken, he''s the


    CEO of MK Group. Is that right?"


    Rachel did not answer the question but asked, "Where is he?"


    After Dr. Wang had peeled the apple, he cut it into pieces. "He came by this morning, but you were


    still unconscious then."


    Dr. Wang also filled her in on how she was rescued by the police not long after she was taken out of


    the building. As for who had nned to abduct her, the police had said that they could not release


    that information.


    Rachel popped an apple slice into her mouth as she listened. Immediately, her mouth was filled with


    a strong, sour taste. She couldn''t even bring herself to close her mouth again. ■3


    She took a tissue from atop the bedside table, spit the contents of her mouth in it, and threw it in the


    trash can.


    "What''s wrong?" asked Dr. Wang.


    "This apple is too sour," she answered.


    As she moved, she realized that she was still dizzy from the drug. Carefully, she checked her body


    for injuries. Aside from the bump on the back of her head, she also discovered that her knees and


    elbows hurt.


    The people who had attempted to take her had carelessly dragged her around, giving her bruises.


    After examining the rest of her body and making sure that she had no bone injuries, Rachel focused


    on the spots that hurt.


    Upon checking, she found at least four or five bruises all over her body.


    She already imagined cutting these people with a scalpel. As she did so, she picked up her mobile


    phone and dialed Jack''s number. She had to know what was going on.


    She gnashed her teeth in anger. Instinct told her that Jack used her as a bait to lure Hiram out.


    At dusk, Jack slowly opened the door to Rachel''s ward. At that time, Mendes was on the bedside


    with his mouth open, ready to receive food.


    Rachel fed him an orange slice and pulled a tissue out of the dispenser to wipe the juice around his


    mouth. When Jack came in, she nced at him, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a


    mocking smile. ■3


    He came closer, pulled up a chair, and sat down, stroking the boy''s head.


    Mendes escaped his touch and ran to the other side of the bed, the orange slice still in his mouth.


    Jack looked at Rachel with his hands sped. He leaned back and looked at her indifferently. "How


    are you? Are you okay?"


    Rachel raised her head and red at him. Then she said, smiling, "You are a calcting man,


    aren''t you? Why don''t you tell me what happened?"