Chapter 38 The Banquet

Celia was very grateful to them for caring for her brother. Touching Mendes' soft cheek, Marcus asked, "Are you alright? Do you still feel pain in your knee?"

"Still a little painful," Mendes answered. Then, he took his sister's hand and added, "Just a little bit." He showed others what a little bit was through hand gestures. His childish behavior caused laughter from the people around him.

"He's alright now. Thank you for bringing him here. I am his sister," Celia said.

"You are welcome." As an acknowledgement, Marcus waved his hand at Celia. "I am also going this way. We know Dr. Shen, and we thought Mendes was her son. We are very sorry for what happened."

After hearing his explanation, Celia felt a little embarrassed. She hurriedly explained, "This is my brother, not Dr. Shen's child. Dr. Shen doesn't even have a boyfriend."

When they heard Celia's explanation, Henry squatted down to play with Mendes and Marcus had a strange expression. "So, Dr. Shen hasn't gotten married yet, has she?" Marcus commented.

"No, not yet. Dr. Shen is still young. Why would she get married so early?" Celia answered.

While they were talking, Rachel and Jack approached them.

The two happened to hear what Celia said. Embarrassed, Rachel lowered her eyes while Jack maintained his cold expression. Walking

assed face. The bump must have caused her to lean towards him.

She distanced herself from him.

Squinting his eyes, Jack thought about the smell and finally remembered it. It was the same scent he smelled on her when they slept together.

That time, she got up. Lifting the quilt, he unintentionally turned to his side facing Rachel's side of the bed. That was when he smelled the scent.

The fragrance, which he never smelled from any woman before, was light and pleasing to the nose. All of a sudden, he asked, "Do hospitals permit doctors to use perfume?"

Surprised, Rachel turned to face him. She felt the question weird, but she still answered, "There is no rule regarding the use of perfume. It is a personal preference."

Hospitals had rules on the use of jewelry, makeups and nail polish, but they didn't include perfume.

Those who worked in the hospitals did not usually use perfume.

The smell of disinfectant was considered as their perfume already.

"And you?" Jack asked suddenly.

"What?"

"Do you use perfume or not?"

Shaking her head in surprise, Rachel said lightly, "I don't."

Aside from dressing elegantly, was the use of perfume a requirement in attending a party?

Confused, she asked hesitantly, "Is there any problem?"

Calmly, Jack answered, "No, there's no problem."