Jack frowned. Now, he was sure that he didn't wrong Celine. This was all just her trick!
Seeing that the man in front of him had gone silent, Eric felt strange. "Why did you ask?"
"Did you tell Celine that you bought this for Rachel?" Jack wanted to get all the details before he could confront any one of them.
Eric wrinkled his nose in disgust. "And how is that possible? I never had a word with her."
He glanced at his watch. Ten minutes had already gone by. "If it's okay with you, I'll be leaving now. I already got tickets to the movie, so I'm in a hurry."
Jack nodded, but as Eric was about to walk out of the office, he suddenly asked, "Who did you go with to buy that necklace?"
"A friend," Eric replied sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
"Girlfriend?"
"Not exactly, but she might be." He grinned. "I'm already late. I'll get going now."
Zoe kept glancing at her watch every now and then. Her heart raced in her chest as the feeling of restlessness grew inside of her. At this point, she couldn't even stay still.
'Jack's smart. What if he already figured it out?'
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go." Eric patted her on the shoulder. When he realized how her face had gone pale from his voice, he immediately apologized, "Crap, did I scare you?"
She slowly relaxed. "No. Did Mr. Fu ask you about work?"
"No. It's actuall
my health isn't as good as it used to be. You've been gone for three years." Although he chuckled, one could hear the sadness laced in his voice.
She lowered her gaze.
"It's no matter. I'm glad you're back. Why don't you come for dinner once you're free? Tracy and I miss you a lot."
"I will." Rachel glanced at the bill in Jonathan's hand and took it. "Rest here. I'll pay the bill and give you the medicine."
"Okay."
Jonathan didn't refuse. As she stood behind the line, he took out his phone and dialed Jack's number. "Why didn't you tell me that Rachel's back?" he demanded.
Two days later, Rachel received a call from Jonathan. She didn't think that he would really ask her to come and have dinner with them. She thought they were all just polite formalities.
She got off work early that day. She rushed home, changed her clothes, and headed to the mall.
She was conflicted.
Although she wanted to visit Jonathan and Tracy, she felt it awkward since she and Jack had divorced.
She quickly walked into a clothing store and bought two cashmere sweaters for each of them. Then she set out to the Fu family house.
"You come back, Mrs. Fu."
Julie, the maid in the house, took her hand and smiled. There were more wrinkles around her face, but the kindness in her eyes hadn't changed.
Rachel hugged her and said softly, "Just call me Rachel."