Chapter 360 Went To Brookmount City


    Blue veins bulged at the back of Jack''s hands as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. His


    bloodthirsty red eyesplemented his furious facial expression. It was like he was about to


    explode at any moment.


    When the car stopped at the entrance of themunity, he said coldly, "You can now exin that


    photo to me. What have you been doing in these two days?"


    "I went to see Bill." Rachel tried to grab his hand, but he shook her off.


    He then asked in a low voice, "Why did you have to see him?"


    She pursed her lips first before she answered, "Andy has Alzheimer''s disease, and I helped Bill take


    him to the hospital that day. When we were in the hospital, he wouldn''t want to be alone, so he held


    our hands and talked to us for a long time."


    Jack sneered. "Did he need to hold both your and Bill''s hands?"


    "He just held our hands, but he didn''t mean anything else. Jack, I decided not to tell you about it


    because I was worried that you would overthink things. But then I realized you deserve to know the


    truth. I am now willing to tell you everything in detail, but I hope that you won''t misunderstand me."


    She knew it wasn''t right to hide the truth from him.


    "You''re worried that I will think too much?" Jack asked.


    His deep-set ck eyes looked straight into her eyes and he added, "Rachel, is it really because


    you don''t want me to think too much, or do you just see me as a narrow-minded person?"


    He made such a pointed remark that


    she couldn''t find a way to refute. She fell silent for a while. However, her silence made him more


    furious. He banged the steering wheel and said, "You told me from the very start that we should


    trust each other.


    What happened this time?"


    He alighted from the car and opened the door of the passenger seat. In a firm and cold voice, he


    said, "Get out!"


    She had many things to say, but Jack didn''t give her a chance anymore. He pulled her out of the car


    and gave her a coat. All she could do was stand there and watch him drive away.


    When Jack''s questioning words hit her, all the exnations she had prepared had gone to waste.


    She wasn''t able to say even a single word to defend herself.


    After all, he didn''t say anything wrong. It was true that she didn''t trust him on this matter.


    The sky was gradually turning white outside. Rachel was still sitting on the sofa, staring at the door


    unblinkingly. She was waiting for Jack toe back. But until the rm clock rang, which was an


    indicator that she had to get up and prepare for work, there was still no sign of him.


    She hadn''t gotten a wink of sleep the whole night, so she felt a throbbing headache. Before leaving


    the living room, she tried to call his number only to find out that his phone was off. Her lips curved


    into a bitter smile. Was it his turn to block her phone number?


    Rachel decided not to go to the hospital today. Instead, she continued to call Jack, hoping that he


    would answer. When she failed, she called some of his close friends to ask if he was with them.


    Unfortunately, he never contacted any of them either.


    After ending herst call, she picked up her car keys and immediately drove to MK Group. It was


    herst resort.


    The security guard at the entrance stared at Rachel with creased brows. She hadn''t changed her


    dress yet, and her hair was messy. She didn''t get the chance to remove her makeupst night, and


    it also looked a little disheveled now. The more he looked at her, the more he felt that she was going


    to make trouble. So, he stretched out his electric baton to block her as he said expressionlessly, "I''m


    sorry miss, we don''t allow irrelevant people to enter thepany.''1


    "I''m looking for Jack Fu," she answered calmly.


    Since she rushed to thepany in a hurry, she didn''t check how she looked.


    Now that she could see her reflection at the ss door, she was also shocked. She lowered her


    head and casuallybed her hair with her fingers. Trying to sound more polite, she said, "I''m his


    girlfriend."


    The security guard raised an eyebrow.


    Obviously, he didn''t believe her. He stared at her strangely for a long time, then shook his head. "I


    haven''t heard that Mr. Fu has a girlfriend. You''d better leave now. The employees will be arriving


    soon to start their work. Don''t stand there and block their way."


    A hint of embarrassment surfaced on her face. She had no choice but to move away. She wanted to


    exin more to the security guard, but without Jack''s presence, she would find it hard to convince


    him. At this moment, she felt like a drowning person who wanted to grab the paddleboard to survive


    but couldn''t reach it.


    Meanwhile, as soon as Austin entered Jack''s office, he was weed by several empty wine


    bottles on the floor. The office that had always been clean and tidy now looked messy. Thinking that


    he came to the wrong office, he went out again. But when he raised his head to check, the words


    "CEO''s Office" hanging on the door met his eyes. He then came back in.


    A pungent smell of alcohol filled the air inside the office. He hurriedly opened the window to


    disperse the odor, and when he turned around, he saw Jack lying unconscious on the floor.


    "Mr. Fu, are you okay?


    Mr. Fu, wake up."


    Austin shook him gently while calling his name, but Jack didn''t even move his eyelids. He panicked


    and muttered to himself, "Is he poisoned by alcohol? I have to call an ambnce."


    When he was about to call 911, a hand grabbed his phone. Jack sat up and said lightly, "You are


    overreacting."


    He then raised his hand, pinched his be, and asked, "What time is it now?"


    "It''s already ten o''clock, Mr. Fu," Austin answered. "Why did you drink so much alone?" Still


    stunned, he started picking up the bottles and threw them into the trash can.


    Upon realizing that he had asked too many questions already, he said after tidying up the room, "Mr.


    Fu, have a rest first. I''ll juste backter for your schedules today." But when he turned to left,


    Jack suddenly spoke up. "Austin, does your girlfriend hide something from you?"


    Austin didn''t expect to hear such a question, so he froze for a few seconds. When he came back to


    his senses, he responded, "Mr. Fu, I don''t have a girlfriend yet."


    "It''s okay. You can go out now."


    Jack closed his eyes and suddenly remembered what happenedst night. He left Rachel angrily,


    went to his office, and drank all the wine in the wine cab alone. This time, his anger outweighed


    his jealousy. Every time he thought that Rachel saw him as a narrow-minded person, he got furious.


    He spent the whole night wondering if he had made a mountain out of a molehill.


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    Since Jack had nothing else to say, Austin turned around and walked to the door. But as soon as his


    hand touched the doorknob, he turned to face Jack again. He licked his lips first before he asked


    uncertainly, "Mr. Fu, can I say something?"


    "Say it."


    "Sometimes, people tend to hide something for the sake of someone they care."


    Jack contemted on Austin''s words.


    Touching his chin and tapping his desk with his slender fingers, he fell silent for a while.


    Afterward, he said in a low voice, "You''re right. Okay, you can go out now."


    Perhaps he got too emotionalst night. He


    should have given Rachel a chance to exin everything. A feeling of regret suddenly rose in his


    heart.


    As soon as he finished his work that day, Jack went home only to find a note that Rachel left


    on the fridge''s door. "Jack, I''m going to


    Brookmount City."


    Since Rachel stayed up all night, she immediately fell asleep as soon as she got on the bus.


    She was only awakened by the conductor''s voice, who shouted, "We have arrived at the station!"


    She opened her heavy eyelids and adjusted herself to the brightness before she got off the bus.


    When she found the group at the gate of the station, they got on another bus to the hotel.


    This morning when the security guard in MK Group refused to let her in, she went back home and


    cleaned herself up. She nned to go back and try to convince the security guard again, but the


    director suddenly called her and told her that their meeting had been advanced.


    The meeting would be held in the development zone in Brookmount City, located in a suburb where


    many factories were operating. And, almost all hospitals sent participants who were the same age


    as Rachel. They checked in in a hotel about one kilometer away from the hospital.


    The organizer of the meeting was holding a stack of room cards in his hands. He distributed them to


    the participants ording to the names on his list. As usual, two people would be sharing in one


    room.


    Since Rachel was thest to arrive and register, she was the only one left.


    The organizer came to her with the room card. He scratched his head and said shyly, "Dr. Shen,


    you''re the only one left, so you have to stay in the room alone. Is it okay if you pay an additional fee


    for the room?"


    "Yes, it''s okay." After taking the room card from him, she took out her bank card and asked, "Can I


    use a card?"


    This meeting was for several hospital employees to gather and discuss the current situation of their


    hospitals. Each of them would also have a chance to share their skills and knowledge.


    It was beneficial for everyone as it could promote mutual learning and increase the knowledge of


    each participant.


    Normally, Rachel enjoyed this kind of event. But today was different. She was just staring at her


    phone absentmindedly, waiting for Jack''s reply to the many messages that she sent to him since


    last night until now. ''Hasn''t he received my messages?


    Or is he still angry and doesn''t want to talk to me?'' she thought.


    At this moment, Jack was sitting in the conference room, listening to the reports of the department


    directors. But the truth was, he didn''t understand any of the words they said. He received all of


    Rachel''s messages and read them many times. However, every time he pressed the reply button,


    he would hesitate for a few seconds before cancelling it.


    He didn''t know what he should say.


    "Next one to share her experiences with us is Dr. Rachel Shen.


    Let''s wee her with a round of apuse."


    Rachel came back to her senses upon hearing the people pping. She picked up the materials


    she had prepared and walked in front. She slowly talked about the strenuous diseases she had


    encountered in the hospital.


    She was in the middle of her talk when her phone suddenly vibrated.


    Hoping that it was Jack, she stopped and checked her phone. After knowing that it was just a trash


    message, she wasn''t able to hide the disappointment on her face.


    Her actions had caused the others in the meeting to start whispering to each other. Their voices


    were loud enough for her to hear.


    It was only then that she realized she had done something wrong.


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