Chapter 349 I Love You


    Bill shook his head slightly and his blurry thoughts became clear. "Andy, how did Ie backst


    night?" he asked.


    "You drove yourself here! I don''t know how you managed to drive in this condition."


    Just the mere thought of it brought goose bumps onto Andy''s body. He turned pale with fear.


    He always waited for Bill before he went to sleep. Last night was no exception. He sat in the hall,


    waiting for Bill''s arrival. On ncing at the clock, he realized it would be dawn in no time. Fearing


    something had happened to him, he stood up to make a call. Just then he heard the doorknob being


    twisted open. He caught sight of Bill staggering with car keys in his hand. Quickly, Andy went to


    support him. Bill was making some weird noises. Andy didn''t know whether he wasughing or


    crying.


    Seeing his condition, Andy asked him who had dropped him here.


    Bill said he drove himself back. It seemed like he wasn''t able to make sense of his surroundings.


    Andy was taken aback. He carried Bill to his room. Once he was asleep, he hurriedly went to the


    garage. The car Bill drove today was parked there! He couldn''t imagine how Bill had managed to


    drive in this state.


    After sleeping for a few hours, Bill felt much better. He drank the tea in one gulp and put the cup on


    the bedside table. His phone rang, and it was Rachel. "Bill, are you free this evening? I have


    something urgent to discuss with you."


    For a second, he didn''t know what to reply. After a while, he answered, "I''m kind of busy this


    evening."


    "What about tomorrow?" Rachel asked again. He could tell she was hell-bent on meeting him.


    "Forget it, we can see each other tonight."


    After hanging up, he continued to stare nkly at his phone. Bill''s n was to drag this. But it was


    too cowardly. Sooner orter, it had to happen.


    After she got off work, Rachel received a message from Bill. She took a taxi to the restaurant he


    had mentioned. Once she was there, she instantly noticed Bill, sitting alone in a corner. She sat with


    an apologetic look and exined, "I''m sorry. I couldn''t make it on time due to the traffic jam."


    "It''s okay. I have arrived only a few minutes ago.


    I ordered as soon as I reached." Bill poured her a ss of water and took out a leaflet from the


    travel club that was opposite the restaurant. "Rachel, I''m a bit tired of this monotonous life. I might


    travel somewhere. Can you help me choose my destination?"


    Rachel, who was bracing herself to say what she wanted to say, was distracted by his words. She


    pointed at an ind and said, "How about this ind?"


    She put down the leaflet, looked up at Bill and added, "Actually I have something important to tell


    you."


    Pretending like he hadn''t heard her, Bill pointed his finger at another beautiful ce on the leaflet


    and said, "Don''t you think this ce is better? I am sure the sun is too strong in the ind you had


    picked. I care a lot about my appearance. If I get a sun burn, I won''t feel confident showing you my


    face."


    "Bill, I..." Rachel frowned and didn''t understand why he was doing this.


    Realizing she wasn''t feelingfortable, he said, "Rachel, can you dy it a little? I want to have a


    nice and peaceful meal. Once that is done, you can talk."


    Seeing the imploring look in his eyes, Rachel didn''t have the heart to object. She nodded her head


    in agreement.


    She told herself it wouldn''t hurt to put if off for a couple of minutes. Then she smiled and discussed


    with him the destination that would be suitable for his next trip. However, once he was done eating,


    he put down his chopsticks and looked her in the eye. The friendly atmosphere turned gloomy.


    She felt it too. With a sigh, she said, "Bill, I''ve made up my mind to be with Jack again."


    Bill had already predicted what she would say. That was the reason he had asked her to dy it.


    Hence there wasn''t much surprise on his face. He lit a cigarette, took a drag and asked in a low


    voice, "Do you mind?"


    Rachel shook her head. She knew he was hurting inside and she had lost a friend. But she couldn''t


    ignore the relief she was feeling. Now that she had got it out of her system, her job was done.


    After a moment of silence, Bill flicked the ash off his cigarette and said slowly, "Rachel, when you


    left yesterday, I knew this is how it would be. I could see how madly in love you are with him. I was


    buying myself more time, just so I could entertain this fantasy. But of course, I knew sooner orter


    that bubble had to burst."


    His eyes were ice cold. He moved forward and touched her face. This softened his expression a bit.


    "But I am d you have found both love and happiness. I hope every day of your life is filled with


    happiness. That''s all I can say."


    As he spoke, her vision became blurry with tears.


    She put her hand on her forehead to cover her red eyes. "I''m sorry, Bill."


    Her voice reeked of sadness. She paused for a moment and continued, "I am sure there is


    someone special for you. I hope you find both love and happiness as well."


    She didn''t know what else to say.


    Bill shook his head andughed like she had cracked a joke. "No, I can assure you it won''t happen."


    He took money from his wallet and put it on the table. Then he stood up to leave. Before leaving, he


    turned onest time and said, "Rachel, like it or not, I will always be here, waiting for you. If things


    don''t work out with him, I want you to consider me. If ever he tries to hurt you, I will punch his face.


    Do you hear me?"


    However, he left before she could give a reply.


    Now that he was gone, she could let her guard down. Sitting on her own in the restaurant, Rachel


    began to weep her heart out.


    On the other hand, Jack was bored and hungry. Every two seconds he would nce at his phone.


    But there was no message from Rachel.


    It was already past dinner time


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    and his stomach was already growling with hunger, but Jack didn''t make an mention of dinner.


    Several times, Austin went to him but Jack merely said he wasn''t hungry. Now he was tired of


    asking, so he picked an apple from the fruit basket and started eating it.


    "Mr. Fu, didn''t the doctor say that you can leave the hospital this morning? Why are you still here?"


    Austin asked.


    "You don''t understand," Jack replied indifferently, frowning at his phone. Quickly, he typed


    something on his phone and sent out the message.


    Continuing to chew on the apple, Austin said, "Yes, you are right. I really don''t understand. Didn''t


    you hate hospitals?"


    "Yes, but now it''s different,"


    he said ncing up at Austin. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the fruit basket in his hand. "Go home.


    Don''t bothering here again."


    "But what about your dinner?" Austin insisted.


    "It''s okay. I will be having it with someone."


    Now Austin understood he wanted to be left alone.


    It looked like Jack had some other ns which didn''t require his intrusion. He left silently.


    Afterposing herself, Rachel called the waiter. She asked him to pack a bowl of noodles. It was


    for Jack. By the time she reached the hospital, he was in a sour temper. After all, he had waited for


    so long. He keptining how hungry he had been. Rachel brought her hand to his lips and


    said, "Shush! You are talking too much."


    "You are right. I was just mad at you for making me wait," Jack said realizing he had said a little too


    much.


    Once he began eating, he enjoyed it. It was quite tasty. Sitting near him, Rachel rested her chin on


    one hand and looked at him. She couldn''t help asking, "Aren''t you curious to know with whom I had


    dinner?"


    "With Bill," Jack replied without raising his head.


    "How did you know?" she asked. But before he could answer, she murmured to herself, "Of course,


    It must be one of your friends who saw and told you about it."


    Jack wiped his mouth and patted her head. "Yes, you are smart."


    Pursing her lips, Rachel asked, "But do you have any idea what we were talking about?"


    "No," Jack said truthfully. "Although a part of me really wants to know, I won''t force you. It''s your


    personal matter."


    His words made her really happy. Just to tease him, she asked, "Aren''t you jealous?"


    A sly smile shed across his eyes at her question. He grabbed her arm and in a blink of an eye her


    body was against his. He smiled and said, "How can I not be jealous? When I am jealous, the


    consequence will be really bad. I hope you know that. You will have to pay for it tonight." His voice


    was both teasing and seductive.


    He lowered his head and was about to kiss her, but she covered his lips with her hand.


    Rachel raised her eyebrows, looked straight into his dark eyes and said, "I asked Bill out today to


    tell him that I won''t be seeing him anymore. I told him I am getting back with you."


    Jack, who normally had the upper hand, was at loss of words today. At this moment, he could only


    hear his own heartbeat. He slowly fixed his eyes on her face and asked, "What did you say just


    now?"


    He thought his ears were ying some tricks on him. What he heard was too good to be true. He


    wanted her reassurance before he could bepletely happy.


    Rachel made a face at him and said, "Forget it. I won''t repeat it." However, there was a smile on her


    face which didn''t go unnoticed by him.


    She seemed a bit shy as well. Jack was a man who never let his guard down, but today his face


    flushed with delight. Every sorrow he had felt in his life disappeared.


    Even though she always looked beautiful, today her beauty was at its peak. She represented the


    definition of life and hope to him. His deep eyes were glimmering with happiness. He slowly


    approached her and whispered, "Rachel, I love you."


    She felt hot on her face. Just when she was about to speak, she was stopped his warm lips. It


    pressed against hers. Speaking was thest thing she wanted to do now.


    "Mindy, where is Rachel?"


    asked the director. He had been searching for Rachel but she was nowhere to be found.


    Disappearing during work hour was very unlikely of her. She was quite a punctual girl.


    Mindy smiled and said, "She asked for leave today."


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