Chapter 79


    However, as soon as this thought popped into his mind, he did his best to dismiss it.


    He wouldn''t let himself entertain such a ridiculous thought. How could he think like that?


    Rachel was oblivious to everything that had happened at home. At the moment, she was still


    preupied with work.


    There was never ack of patients in the emergency department. Different kind of injuries and


    idents would bring in people from all walks of life. In a single day, she would have to spend


    hours and hours at the operating room, healing and bringing life back to them. As soon as Rachel


    sat down for a cup of tea, she would be called in again for the next operation.


    Right now, two patients hade after being met with an ident. One was male and the other


    female. But thankfully, neither of them was seriously injured.


    When the nurse was cleaning their wounds, Rachel smelled a strong odor of alcohol. It was wafting


    in the air and was undoubtedlying from the patients. As a doctor, she had to tolerate a lot of


    such behavior! This was the worst part of her job. The female patient had her head bowed down.


    But once she looked up, Rachel was stunned. It was none other than Celine! ''This is indeed a small


    world,1 she thought to herself and let out a sigh. She wished she could ask a different doctor to take


    care of Celine.


    After the affair she was having with Jack, it felt odd treating her.


    A little nervously, Rachel had an internal debate as to what to do.


    Fortunately, Rachel wore a mask and had forgotten to wear her employee card. There was no fear


    of Celine recognizing her.


    But truth be told, it wouldn’t matter even if Celine managed to recognize her.'' What can she do?’


    Rachel thought and her answer was nothing. Under the circumstance, Celine was in no position to


    be rude to her. If anything, Rachel had the upper hand here!


    The strong smell of alcohol was making it hard for Rachel to think properly. She felt like she could


    puke any second! Even without asking, Rachel made up her mind that the alcohol was the cause of


    this ident. It seemed pretty obvious. But the nurse spoke up and revealed it was the driver’s


    fatigue that led this ident.


    Now it was time for Rachel to be surprised. ''Turns out my suspicion is wrong,'' she thought with a


    building curiosity.


    Rachel began to inspect Celine''s face. Normally, she always looked gorgeous. But today she looked


    terrible. And an expression of fright was stered upon her face. ck circles had formed below


    her eyes.


    Her face was covered with various colors caused by the smudging of makeup. Even now, ■d


    tears streamed down her face. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her hair was in a mess. Her


    elbows had patches of blood on it.


    Anyone who knew Celine would have had difficulty in recognizing her if they saw her now. Such


    terrible was her present state! It made people''s hair stand on end. Rachel walked up to her and


    found that Celine was still in a trance. "Has she done other tests?" she whispered to the nurse by


    her side.


    The nurse shook her head. Rachel squatted down, ready to deal with Celine''s wounds. Celine was


    on the verge of fainting. Nothing made sense to her. Rachel pulled her left arm and began to deal


    with the wounds.


    It was supposed to be a nurse''s job. Considering they didn''t have enough hands to help, Rachel


    decided to help.


    Celine let out a cry of pain as soon as her wound was touched.


    The man, who was not much better than her, looked at her nervously and said, "It''s all my fault.


    Everything will be fine. Please let them heal you."


    Rachel''s mouth twitched slightly.


    Celine took no notice of the man or his reassuring words. Her helpless eyes were looking at Rachel.


    In a pleading voice, she begged, "Can you please be gentle?"


    Rachel paused and nodded.


    ‘How can I be gentle?’ she wondered, knowing full well Celina was overreacting. The man said,


    "Doctor! Please be careful. Don''t hurt her!"


    Rachel didn''t give a reply this time and suspected that even if she did, it wouldn’t help these


    deranged people. Compared to the operations she had done today, this was a piece of cake.


    However, Celine continued to scream as Rachel worked on her wound. Every time she groaned, the


    man beside her began to chant words that were meant to make her feel better. But none of it


    showed improvement in Celine''s behavior. He even had the audacity to threaten Rachel. Even


    though Rachel wasn''t rattled by any of it, the nurse couldn''t take it. "How can you expect the wound


    to not hurt? It''s not the doctor''s fault, she is only trying to fix the mess you both brought upon


    yourself."


    Despite their difiture, the strong smell of wine did not win the sympathy of others. Instead,


    such hypocritical and exaggerated expressions brought further disgust from the staff.


    It reminded Rachel that Celine hadn''t behaved so hypocritically when shest came here.


    Realizing the frown with which everyone present here was looking at him, the man''s face suddenly


    flushed. But Celine seemed unperturbed, like she had no fault in this.


    She whispered to the man, "They''re right, you have no right to criticize them."


    At the mention of this, the man''s face turned gloomy. He just wanted the best for her.


    Rachel couldn''t stand these two people anymore. Sheined in her heart, wondering ■d


    how a man like Jack had such an awful taste.


    When they were about to finish up their work, the man suddenly asked, "Where is Jack? You didn''t


    go home the whole night. Didn''t he call you?"


    Catching Jack’ s name, Rachel paused a second. But then she continued wiping off the blood from


    Celine''s wound. She would never mix her professional life with her personal life.


    She lowered her head and couldn''t see the expression on Celine''s face. After a few seconds of


    silence, Celine said in a low voice, "Yes, he called mest night."


    The man sneered and said, "You drank with me the whole night, you didn’t answer any call!"


    By now, Rachel was done treating the wounds. Swiftly, she threw the cotton into the trash can.


    "Okay, it''s done," she announced, trying to catch Celine’s attention.


    However, the two were quite immersed in their talk. They didn''t even acknowledge her presence.


    Once she stood up, Rachel got a closer look at Celine’s face.


    She looked gaunt with heavy makeup sttered around her face. The hangover and the


    unexpected ident had indeed turned her into a different person!


    But there was a part of Rachel that wanted to know what exactly led to this. She was curious now.


    ''Is she in this mood because of the ident or does Jack have a part in her misery?’ Several


    questions whirled around her mind.


    However, the voice in Rachel''s head told her it ■d


    wasn’t any of her business. Once again, sheposed herself. In an indifferent tone, she said,


    "Miss, could youe with me? I will have to check if there are any more injuries on your body."


    Celine nced at her casually and said, "I don''t think that is required. After sometime, I will get a


    general check-up done."


    Rachel nodded her head and said, "Okay, give me the result after the check, or you could just hand


    it over to the nurse."


    She pointed to the nurse beside her. Then, Celine nodded. With a sigh of relief, Rachel left the


    ward.


    Peeling her gaze from the wound, Celine looked up at Rachel’s receding figure.


    ''The doctor sounded familiar. I think I know her,’ Celine thought.


    It struck her it was Rachel but she didn’t have enough time to dwell on it. Her attention was drawn


    by the wounds on her legs. Celine had never thought the woman she disliked the most would see


    her in this miserable state.


    Rachel finished her work and noticed Celine hadn''t sent her check report back, so she inquired the


    nurse about it. It turned out the nurse hadn''t seen her either. "Maybe she didn''t do the examination,"


    she replied with a tinge of distaste for Celine.


    Rachel went to the front desk and found that, as she expected, Celine paid the medical fee and left


    with the man.


    Rachel was not surprised. Anyway, there was ■d


    no point in wracking her mind about it. It was none of her business.


    However, Rachel couldn''t help but wonder what was going on between Celine and Jack. It seemed


    like they had a row. When the idea popped into her mind, it became extremely hard to dismiss it.


    She subconsciously began to go through usible exnation which might have led to this fight.


    But soon, she told herself to let it go. ''It isn’t my business, then why am I thinking about it?’


    Actually, Celine left the hospital without the check up because she was affirmative that nothing was


    wrong with her. If anything, it would just be a waste of time. She was way too tired and didn’t want


    to be disturbed with such an inconvenience.


    Her mind once again relived the daunting ident. She had left the bar with Aaron. He was driving


    her back home. When they were halfway there, she was ovee by thirst and wanted water. He


    stopped by a convenience store, and they got out of the car. That was when they were hit by


    another car.


    Luckily, they just had some wounds on their hands and legs, but Celine was still in a state of shock


    when she recalled that horrible moment.


    She caught sight of her terrible state. When she tried to get up, her feet wouldn''t move. Everything


    felt numb and her knees were badly bruised.


    Every step she took brought an excruciating pain. She had to stop after two steps. It seemed like


    she would never make any progress. Helplessness led her to cry miserably. ■d


    Aaron''s heart ached. He wanted to carry her to the car. But he had bruises all over his body and he


    couldn''t even stand up. If he attempted to lift her up, it would only make things worse than it already


    was.


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    He hesitated for a while and then said, I''ll call Jack and ask him to pick you up."


    Despite sounding concern, his suggestion wasn’ t just based on concern. There was an ulterior


    motive behind his words. He wanted to show off before Jack. As a malepetitor, the knowledge


    that his woman was under the care of another man was bound to trigger him.


    Of course, he wouldn''t dare to call Jack on his own. His intention was to make Celine call him by


    herself. Once he arrived, he would see Celine with another man.


    Then that would be a very unpleasant surprise!


    Aaron had already nned what he would say when the time came.


    However, Celine didn''t give him a chance to execute it. "No, he must be busy now," she said,


    dismissing the idea of calling him.


    "Busy?" Aaron was surprised to hear her response. "No matter how busy he is, he is bound to


    come, leaving everything behind."


    From what he knew, Celine was very important to Jack. It was impossible for him not toe to see


    her if he heard that she got injured in a car ident.


    But Celine''s reaction was strange. And now there were signs of awkwardness and hesitancy. In ■d


    Aaron''s eyes, it seemed perhaps she didn''t want Jack to worry about her. Yet there was a part of


    him that believed something else was the matter.


    He felt that there was something strange, but he couldn''t quite put his finger on it. He continued to


    encourage her, "You just call him. Don''t be afraid. I''m here with you."


    Celine gave him a strange look, but in her mind, something else was brewing.


    An important question had begun to bud.


    ‘Maybe I could give it a try and see if Jack reacts,’


    she decided in her head.


    Celine sighed and said, "I will go to talk to him in personter."