Chapter 255 His Embrace


    No one knew why Rachel, who had been helping to set up the tent, had suddenly run to the


    copsed building and got trapped under it.


    Her heart sank when she heard what Jack said. She asked, "There''s a girl named Holley in our


    team. How is she?"


    "Holley?" Jack asked. "I don''t know her."


    Rachel asked again, "Am I the only one who got injured?"


    "Yes," Jack replied.


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    "How about the others? Is everyone okay?"


    "They are all fine."


    Rachel felt heavy in her heart. Something came into her mind but she couldn''t believe it.


    How could Holley do this to her?


    No matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn''t figure out the answer. There were no


    grudges between them, so she couldn''t think of any reason for Holley to do such a horrible thing.


    Did she want to take her life?


    Jack also didn''t know who took Rachel there, so he asked, "Why did you go there alone?"


    Rachel didn''t know what to say. She had no evidence, so she couldn''t just use someone.


    Perhaps there was only a misunderstanding.


    After all, Jack didn''t know how many people there were. Maybe he had gotten the wrong


    information.


    She tried tofort herself by thinking that she would figure out everything when she got better.


    After pondering for a while, she replied casually, "I heard that a child was missing, so I went to help


    looking for him. But when I got into the house, it copsed, so I was trapped inside."


    ''A missing child?''


    Jack frowned as he analyzed Rachel''s statement. A hint of doubt flickered across his eyes, but he


    decided to just keep it to himself for now.


    After a moment of silence, Rachel asked again, "Are you sure that everyone hase back?"


    He thought that perhaps Rachel was so worried about her colleagues that she kept on asking the


    same question again and again.


    So he answered, "When the rescue team came, they took all of your colleagues out, so everyone is


    fine now. Some already went home while a few are still here to recover." Most of them just had


    minor injuries, so they were sent home after the doctors had checked on them.


    Only the team leader, whosest name was Zhou, was still here to recover.


    And of course, Rachel, who needed to stay longer in the hospital.


    Rachel thought for a while and eventually stopped asking more questions.


    Jack took the initiative to tell her one thing, "When you were still unconscious, they all came here to


    see you.


    But since I don''t want you to be disturbed, I didn''t let them enter your room."


    "Oh..." Rachel then yawned as sleepiness finally hit her.


    Although her mind was still wandering, she slightly turned her head and buried her face in Jack''s


    arms.


    She thought that she wouldn''t be able to sleep, but sleepiness had knocked her out.


    She didn''t know how long she had slept, but when she woke up, it was already morning.


    She was awakened by some low voices inside the room.


    Her mind went nk the moment she opened her eyes, so she stared at the ceiling for a while.


    Then she suddenly remembered where she was. She was stunned.


    It seemed that her memory was a little impaired.


    She seemed to have remembered something that happened the day before, but now she had


    forgotten about it again.


    And as she racked her brains to recall what had happened, her mind went nk. She was in a


    daze.


    She felt like her heart was sinking into a dark abyss, and her memory wasn''t working.


    Something was wrong with her. When she closed her eyes again, she heard Tracy''s voice. "Rachel,


    are you awake?"


    Rachel nodded slightly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Mom, is Jack here?"


    Tracy walked up to her. But since her eyes were still closed, she thought that she was still sleepy,


    so she said, "Yes, he is here. Did we wake you up? Go back to sleep first. I''ll ask the doctor to


    check you upter."


    "No, I don''t feel sleepy anymore," Rachel said and opened her eyes, but there was no light in them.


    "Please tell Jack toe here."


    She felt like her heart was being clenched tightly by a giant hand. The pain was making her


    flustered.


    Jack immediately came to her side and leaned over. When Rachel smelt his familiar scent, a sense


    of security enveloped her heart.


    Tears welled up in her eyes. She took her hand out under the quilt and pulled the hem of his coat.


    When Jack noticed her unusual behavior, his brows creased as he whispered, "What''s wrong?"


    As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice trembled in fear. Tears kept falling uncontrobly from


    the corners of her eyes.


    Jack blocked his body so that his parents wouldn''t see her current situation.


    Then he heard Rachel said in a low voice, "I can''t see anything."


    The expression on his face changed dramatically. What Rachel had said was like a bomb that


    exploded in his heart.


    He immediately asked his parents to call a doctor. Since it was an emergency, the doctor quickly


    pushed him aside to check on Rachel.


    ording to the doctor, it was just temporary blindness due to the injury at the back of her head.


    Nobody could tell what other illnesses she could have because of brain injury.


    Actually, there was nothing wrong with her head when she was sent to the hospital.


    But the result of today''s examination showed a small blood clot in Rachel''s brain. The whole Fu


    family felt awful upon looking at the result.


    Rachel heaved a sigh. She thought that she was already strong enough. But when she woke up


    and everything turned dark little by little, she got really terrified.


    She closed her eyes, hoping that the blurriness was only because of her long sleep.


    But when she opened her eyes again, she already couldn''t see anything.


    Her sudden blindness and memory loss were like a dark shadow that wrapped her heart.


    She was so scared that she couldn''t help crying out loud.


    The blood clot blocked some nerves in her brain that caused her temporary blindness and amnesia.


    Although Rachel was full of anxiety and trepidation, the doctor could tell that she was the calmest


    among all of them. Jonathan, Tracy, and Jack looked terribly awful.


    To lessen the worries on their faces, the doctor said, "Don''t worry too much. As I''ve said, these are


    just temporary. I can assure you that the blood clot will dissolve in two days. After that, her vision


    will alsoe back."


    But Jack didn''t rx at all. He anxiously asked, "What if the blood clot won''t dissipate naturally?"


    The doctor thought for a moment and replied, "I''ll prescribe some medicines for her. Normally, her


    condition will get better in three to five days the most."


    Rachel groped for his hand andforted him. "It''s okay, Jack. I just got a little flustered earlier."


    Jack was still in a bad mood and held her hand back.


    Jonathan and Tracy, who were standing next to the doctor, didn''t have anyints. Jonathan


    just said, "Then, please take care of her."


    "Of course. It''s my duty," replied the doctor with a smile.


    "I still have some things to ask you, doctor. Let''s talk outside."


    The doctor wrote some notes on Rachel''s medical record first before he nodded to Jonathan and


    said, "Sure. I will do my best to answer all your questions."


    He then walked out of the room, and Jonathan followed him. Tracy had understood that her


    husband went out with the doctor because he wanted to give the couple a private moment.


    So when the nurse also went out, she silently followed.


    She closed the door so the couple would have privacy when they talked.


    But before she could totally close the door, she caught sight of Jack leaning over and giving


    Rachel''s forehead a soft kiss.


    His eyes were full of sorrow and tenderness at the same time. Tracy had never seen his son this


    way before. She couldn''t help feeling sad for him.


    She was worried about Rachel too. Somehow, she felt relieved that her blindness was just


    temporary.


    Rachel wasn''t used to the total darkness, so she was quiet for a moment. Her forehead suddenly


    felt warm, and her face turned a little hot.


    She slightly tilted her head to hide the shyness she was feeling, then she asked, "Has everyone


    gone out?"


    "They all left." Jack gently held her chin and looked at her. Then he said, "But I''m here."


    Rachel couldn''t say anything as his words brought warmth to her heart. He added firmly, "Don''t be


    afraid. I''ll always stay by your side.


    I will be your eyes until your vision is back." From her chin, his hand moved down to hold her hand


    gently. "Don''t worry about anything. No matter what happens, I''m here for you. Just tell everything


    you need."


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