Chapter 358 Find Andy


    Jack wanted to beg off from Henry''s invitation but ended up saying yes. As a concession, he asked


    for dinner to be at Henry''s home instead of at a restaurant.


    At that moment, Lea was handing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle to Rita. When she heard, she raised her


    head to look at Henry, who was sitting on the sofa, and asked in confusion, "Weren''t you nning to


    have dinner at a restaurant or a club? Why are you having dinner here? You know that I can''t let


    you drink at home."


    Henry put down the remote control, raised an eyebrow teasingly, and answered with a smile, "I


    haven''t touched a drop of alcohol since thest time. Why can''t you recognize that I have


    changed?"


    "Changed?"


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    Lea couldn''t stopughter from escaping her lips. Rita raised her head, opened her eyes wide, and


    looked at her mother curiously, probably wondering what was wrong with her.


    She rubbed Rita''s head and said, "Looks like you now have a deep understanding of how


    undesirable your past behavior was."


    "Thanks to my wife''s guidance," Henry promptly replied with a serious nod. "So you do have a


    conscience, after all," she countered teasingly.


    The doorbell rang while they were exchanging humorous banter. When Henry opened the door and


    saw Jack standing outside, he looked behind him and asked with a frown, "Where is Rachel? Didn''t


    shee with you?"


    Since the dinner venue had changed, Henry also invited Rachel over the phone.


    It was strange of her not to make an appearance.


    Lea added, "Is she on night duty today?"


    Jack''s eyes darkened. Before he came to the hospital, the director told him that Rachel had asked


    for a two-day leave.


    Based on her words, Jack could tell that Lea seemed to be unaware of what was going on with


    Rachel in thest two days.


    "In that case, let''s have dinner now." Henry ced his hand on Jack''s shoulder. "Thank you for


    helping me with the projectst time.


    If not for you, I never would have gotten it even if drank myself under the table."


    He was talking a lot, but Jack didn''t respond. He stared at Lea, who was cleaning up the toys for


    Rita.


    Henry took a look at him and said, "I''ll go change Rita''s clothes. If you need anything, you can ask


    Lea."


    Meanwhile, Rachel finally found Andy billeted in a shabby hostel. Her worry and uneasiness in the


    past few days surged into her heart and flowed into her eyes, which were blood-shot. "Andy, how


    can you leave like this? Do you know how worried Bill is?"


    "I know. That''s exactly why I left. I don''t want to be a burden to him." Tears streamed out in


    rivulets down Andy''s cheeks. He wiped his eyes and begged, "Rachel, please don''t tell Bill that I''m


    here. Just pretend that you didn''t find me, okay?"


    "Andy!"


    A voice suddenly spoke up. "You have never been a burden to me, and you never will be." Bill


    walked in quickly and hugged Andy tightly. "You have been taking care of me since I was a child.


    How can you be a burden?


    If you don''t give me a chance to take care of you, how can I rest assured? How can I live a good


    life?" Tears welled up in Bill''s eyes. Before Andy could say anything, he winked at the stunned


    owner of the hostel. "Please help him pack up his things."


    Hearing that, Rachel patted on Bill''s arm and said, "I''ll go upstairs with the owner."


    She left Bill and Andy and went upstairs to help pack up his things. The owner said that Andy did


    not have a lot of stuff, just three sets of clothes for changing and some medicine for high blood


    pressure and Alzheimer''s disease. Rachel packed them into a bag and headed downstairs, where


    she heard soft conversation between the two men. She sat down on a wicker chair in the room.


    She didn''t know how Bill found his way to this ce, but it was not difficult to guess that he must


    have been looking for Andy, which was what she had been doing for thest two days.


    She thought, ''I was able to find him here, so it''s not impossible for Bill to find him, too.''


    Finally, she had time to check her mobile phone. She saw five missed calls from Jack, but she had


    just learned of Andy''s whereabouts that she didn''t hear the calls.


    She returned Jack''s call and said, "I''ve been really busy until just now, so I missed your calls.


    What''s up?"


    Jack replied, "I am having dinner at Henry''s house tonight. I called you earlier so I could pick you


    up."


    "Oh, I still have things to do here. I really can''t go."


    Jack''s expression darkened upon hearing her response. Much as he wanted to, he didn''t ask


    Rachel what was taking up her time in the end because he knew that she wouldn''t answer even if


    he did. After hanging up the phone, Jack shot Lea a loaded look and said in a low voice, "I asked


    her, but she didn''t tell me. Maybe she would tell you if you asked her. I''m not suspecting her of


    anything, I just want to know what''s making her so busy these days."


    Lea nodded with an uncharacteristically serious expression on her face. She quickly called Rachel


    to set up a coffee date with her on the following day. The next day, Lea asked bluntly, "Tell me the


    truth; what have you been doing these past two days? Why didn''t youe to dinnerst night?"


    Rachel, who was in the middle of sipping her coffee, paused. She gently ced the cup on the table


    and looked up at Lea, her eyes full of doubts. "How did you know that I''ve been busy for the past


    two days?"


    Lea pouted and counted her fingers. "You didn''te to dinner. You didn''t call me, nor did you text


    me... Miss, do you really think that I''m that dense that I wouldn''t even notice?"


    "I didn''t mean that."


    Rachel pursed her lips, and her eyes narrowed slightly. She appeared to be hesitating, like she


    didn''t know whether she should speak or not.


    Her hesitation piqued Lea''s curiosity. "What on earth is it? Tell me the truth!"


    After a moment of silence, Rachel managed to organize her words in her mind and slowly told Lea


    about what had happened to Andy. She heaved a small sigh and said, "I finally found him at a


    hostel yesterday. I persuaded him for a long time until, finally, he was willing to go back with Bill."


    "He did that for Bill''s sake. By the way, did Jack know that you went out to look for Andy?" There


    was a trace of worry in Lea''s eyes.


    Shaking her head, Rachel said, "I didn''t tell him. You know how contemptuous he is of Bill because


    of what happened before. The two of them have been at each other''s throats ever since they met,


    so I couldn''t tell Jack. Anyway, Bill will be flying back to France with Andy in two days.


    I think I better not to tell Jack."


    Seeing that Rachel was lost in thought, Lea patted her hand on the table and smilingly steered the


    conversation toward other topics.


    Later, she ryed to Jack what Rachel had said to her.


    Like Rachel had mentioned, the two men would be flying to France in two days.


    After two days, life slowly returned to normal. When Rachel stepped out of the hospital that


    afternoon, she espied Jack''s car parked at the roadside. She trotted over, reached out her hand,


    and offered him a small piece of cake. "Have a taste. Today is my colleague''s birthday." "Get in


    first." Jack took a bite andmented, "It''s delicious. Why didn''t you finish it yourself?"


    "I already had a slice. I left this piece for you." Rachel fastened her seat belt, tilted her head, and


    smiled at him.


    In fact, the cake slice was so small that Jack finished it in two bites. He asked jokingly, "Why are


    you being so nice to me? Did you do something wrong two days ago that you''re making up for it


    now?"


    The speaker didn''t mean to wound; nevertheless, the listener was hit.


    Rachel''s heart skipped a beat. She shed a small smile but avoided eye contact. "How could that


    be? Didn''t I treat you well before? How ungrateful you are to say that!"


    The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Jack intently looked ahead, a frown furrowing his


    brow. Rachel didn''t know what was on his mind. Without another word, he steered the car into the


    afternoon traffic.


    Through the car audio, a soft female voice slowly flowed, quiet andfortable.


    For thest two days, Rachel''s heart had been on the edge because of Andy''s issue. Now, she


    could finally rx to the rxed music, and her eyelids gradually became heavy. Just as she was


    about to drift off, she suddenly heard Jack say, "There will be an engagement ceremony tomorrow


    night. Will you go with me?" She slightly shifted in her seat and settled into a morefortable


    sitting position. She asked, "Have you ever gone to such an engagement ceremony before?"


    "It''s different this time. The bride''s father is JX Group''s CEO. We have some coboration work with


    them recently and we haven''t discussed it yet. Since he has sent us an invitation, we can''t let him


    lose face, right?" Jack nced at Rachel from the corner of his eye and found her with her eyes


    closed, lips pouted like a little girl who was denied her lollipop.


    Before he know what he was doing, he gently pinched those pouting lips. "I promise you, we''ll just


    go there, sit down and chat for a while before going home. Sounds good?"


    Rachel lightly pped away his hand and said drowsily, "Okay."


    All who went to engagement ceremonies were like wolves in sheep''s clothing. Everyone had an


    ulterior motive. In fact, the people attending the ceremony didn''t really wish the couple happiness —


    they only grabbed the opportunity to talk about business.


    However, although Rachel didn''t really want to go, she could not refuse Jack''s request. In front of


    him, she was finding it harder to hide what she truly was feeling in her heart.


    On the next day, Rachel knocked on the door of the director''s office with a note and said in a low


    voice, "Director, I need to attend an engagement party in the afternoon, so I have to leave two hours


    earlier."


    With a frown on his face, the director put down his pen, crossed his hands in front of him, and


    coughed slightly. "Rachel, you can be very dedicated to your work, but what''s wrong with you these


    past few days? Why have you been asking for leave day after day? You are now a senior surgeon


    in the hospital, so you can''t do this. Your actions will set a negative example for others."


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