Chapter 222 Getting Entangled


    Rachel recalled how she had fallen sick aftering back from the Francis'' engagement party.


    After that, she had almost died in a fire while visiting the Ying family vi.


    Even though she was trying to keep herself distracted by looking at her phone, her mind kept


    drifting to all the possible scenarios of things that could have gone wrong to dy Jack so much.


    As she took another bite of the apple, she could not help but sigh emotionally.


    While she sat there lost in her own thoughts, Andy tidied up the ward and then sat next to Bill in


    silence.


    When the time was almost nine o''clock, the door of the ward suddenly opened and a nurse walked


    in with a folder.


    She nced at the patient and made a few notes on the document in her hands.


    Then, she looked back and forth between Rachel and the old man. Thinking that Rachel was


    rted to the patient, she finally said, "Miss,e with me to register." Rachel nodded without


    protest and put down the apple in her hand. She thought that she shouldn''t let the old man walk


    around too much. Besides, it would be better if he was here to keep an eye on Bill. Understanding


    her intentions, Andy thanked her once again. He was being so polite that Rachel didn''t know


    whether tough or cry. "You''re wee," she said before following the nurse out of the ward.


    Five minutester, Rachel returned to the ward, having finished all the formalities.


    This time when she sat down, she was filled with anxiety. Why was Jack taking so long to get here?


    Back at the vi, the ambnce and the police cars arrived at almost the same time. Although


    Celine was usually weak and fragile, she was holding onto Jack with all her strength. When the


    police arrived, Jack tried to push her away.


    However, Celine only tightened her grip on him. Even though Jack tried to gently pry her hands off


    him, he found that he couldn''t.


    Celine sobbed harder, burying her face in his chest. "Jack, don''t push me away. I''m scared..."


    The two policemen exchanged meaningful nces.


    This didn''t go unnoticed by Celine, who was scared to death by the potential consequences of what


    she had done. Although Jack didn''t want to do anything to upset her, he finally managed to pull her


    away from his chest. He looked into her eyes and said earnestly, "I know you''re afraid, but stop


    crying. Let the doctor check whether you are hurt or not."


    The paramedics lifted a man out of the bushes and ced him on the stretcher. Still conscious, the


    man groaned painfully with one hand on his stomach.


    Under the dim light of the streetmp, blood could be seen oozing out from his abdomen. He


    moaned while being carried to the ambnce.


    The man turned his head, and when he saw Celine, his face changed. With a ferocious expression,


    he pointed at her and cursed, "You fucking bitch!"


    Jack''s face turned icy cold. He could feel that the woman standing next to him was shivering. Celine


    hid behind him, pulled his sleeve, and sobbed, "Jack..."


    One of the policemen came over and presented his ID. "Please cooperate with the investigation."


    Jack turned to the woman beside him, only to find that she was looking at him with a pitiful and


    fragile expression on her face.


    Tears of desperation were running down her cheeks. He was very familiar with this scene.


    Although he had broken up with her, he was still touched by her gestures, and his body reacted


    before his mind could.


    He subconsciously raised his hand and gently stroked her hair.


    The helpless expression on Celine''s face intensified as she whispered, "Jack, I''m scared."


    All of a sudden, Jack realized that the people around them, some of whom knew about his past


    rtionship with Celine and others who didn''t, were all looking at the two of them with inquiring


    eyes.


    He also knew that the more people who saw the situation, the worse it would be.


    After all, it hadn''t been long since their break up. And it was only earlier today that Jack had brought


    Rachel to the banquet and made her identity as Mrs. Fu known to all.


    Although this was a serious situation, entangling with Celine like this in front of others was


    undoubtedly akin to giving Rachel a p in the face.


    Naturally, Celine knew this as well. Deep in her heart, she was pleased by Jack''s reaction, but the


    next moment, she was shocked to see him push her away forcefully.


    Before she could react, Jack pressed her shoulder and said calmly to the police, "She will try her


    best to cooperate with your investigation, sir. But please conduct it elsewhere, if convenient."


    Celine looked at him in astonishment and panic. The two policemen in front of him were a little


    surprised as well, but after taking a look at the ambnce, one of them said, "Pleasee with us


    to the police station."


    They all knew clearly that even if people with a high social status like Jack went into prison, they


    woulde out safely, no matter what the crime. As long as the man on the stretcher did not die,


    Celine would be fine.


    However, in her panicked state, Celine didn''t realize this. She thought that Jack was trying to


    distance himself from her, so she looked at him incredulously and said in a sharp voice, "Jack! How


    could you?"


    Jack looked at her calmly. "Trust me. You wille out soon."


    Celine pursed her lips and said nothing. Then, she followed Jack and the policemen to the police


    car.


    Soon, the ambnce and the police cars disappeared into the darkness. Howard, who was


    watching the scene from a distance, frowned. He could not help but sigh in annoyance.


    As he finally turned and walked away, something dawned on him. He suddenly raised his hand and


    patted his forehead before taking out his mobile phone and calling Andy. Not everyone at the


    banquet had witnessed the scandalous scene.


    Baron was one of the people who didn''t know anything about it. While Jack and Celine were on the


    way to the police station, he was flirting with a model in a dark corner.


    Just as he was leaning in to kiss her, someone suddenly patted him from behind. Annoyed, he


    abruptly turned around to tell off the person who had dared to disturb him.


    But when he saw who it was, he stopped. It was not a person he could scold, so he swallowed his


    anger and asked with a straight face, "What''s the matter?"


    He watched out of the corner of his eye as the shy model took this opportunity to slip away.


    Unexpectedly, the man in front of himughed. "Your woman has been taken away, but you''re still in


    the mood to flirt around?"


    Baron''s eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Who was his woman? "Celine," the man in front of Baron


    kindly reminded,


    noticing the expression on his face.


    It was only then that Baron realized that he hade to this banquet with Celine, but had slipped


    away after encountering some old friends.


    He wasn''t worried about her at all. After all, he knew that she was in a bad situation in Ninwell City


    and had no one to rely on.


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    That meant that he could treat her however he liked.


    Jack had such a bad temper that even if Celine begged him on her knees, he would never take her


    back.


    In fact, that was why he had confidently brought Celine back to Ninwell City. He was not afraid at all


    that she would run back to her ex-boyfriend.


    It wasn''t just that he knew that Jack would not marry her. He also knew some shady things about


    Celine that he could ckmail her with.


    So even if Celine and Jack ended up together, he, Baron, could still control her.


    However, he was positive that there was a very low chance of that happening. So when he heard


    that Celine had left the banquet with someone else, he didn''t take it seriously.


    "Really? Who did she leave with?" he askedzily.


    The other party slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said, "Jack."


    The idle look on Baron''s face changed instantly. "Who did you say she left with?"


    "Jack."


    "Fuck!" As if he had caught his wife cheating on him, Baron gritted his teeth and cursed, "That


    bitch..." He thought for a moment and then asked with a ferocious expression on his face, "Where


    did they go?"


    "Something bad happened. I saw them going to the police station."


    "What? Where?" Baron asked, freezing.


    "The police station," the other man repeated patiently.


    "Fuck! What happened?"


    "Celine hurt someone, but Jack showed up just in time to help her," the man replied casually.


    Baron raised his hand and patted the man in front of him on the shoulder. "Thank you for telling me


    this, buddy!" he said gratefully.


    However, a trace of disdain appeared on the man''s face. ''What an idiot,'' he thought to himself.


    Author''s note


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