Jack's eyes darkened, and a strange look flashed across them before disappearing.
He asked in a deliberately casual voice, "Where is your mother now?"
"She's in Germany. She said she is going to Czech Republic for a while and make a wish in the Old Town Square in Prague." Eric opened one of the bags he brought with him and showed it to Jack. "I told her that these things can be bought online now, but she wouldn't believe me."
There were two boxes of chocolate. Jack picked up a piece and put it into his mouth. "This is authentic," he commented.
"That's right. One piece is enough for you. Give the rest to Rachel, okay?" Eric added childishly.
Jack chuckled and reluctantly shook his head. A second later, the corners of his mouth tightened into a straight line and his eyebrows drew together in a frown.
When Rachel returned from Andy's house, she found Jack acting a strangely absent. She had to ask him a question multiple times before she managed to get a response from him.
Confused, she took out a bowl of bone soup she made in the afternoon from the kitchen, sat down beside him, and asked, "Jack, what happened? Why do you look a little distracted?"
Jack looked up at her with an indescribable emotion in his eyes, but then he finally he shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
Rachel frowned slightly. Just now, the look in Jack's eyes made her feel like his odd demeanor tonight had something to do with her. She was about to ask more questions when he stood up, hands rubbi
eryone passing by, describing Andy's appearance and holding out a hand in front of him to estimate his height. "Have you seen him? He just went to the bathroom. I don't know where he is now."
"No." All of them shook their heads in confusion.
Rachel stood still for a few seconds before she came to her senses. She grabbed one of the hospital's cleaners, an old woman with a broom and a duster in her hands, and asked, "Excuse me, did you see an old man in the men's room just now? He is about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a grey Chinese tunic suit."
"Are you a family member of that old man?" The woman propped the broom against her hip and took out a piece of paper from her pocket. "I was cleaning the men's room when he happened to come in. He gave me this piece of paper and asked me to give it to the person who will come looking for him."
Rachel's expression became more serious. Clutching the note tightly, she asked in a trembling voice, "Did you see where he went after that?"
The woman shook her head and picked up the broom again. "I was busy cleaning up the sink at the time. How could I have time to notice him?"
Looking at the red-eyed Bill, Rachel felt the note burning in her hand. She slowly walked forward, bit her lower lip, and said uneasily, "Bill, Andy left a note with the cleaner..."
Before she could finish her words, Bill grabbed the note from her hand. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly raised his head and roared, "Andy, didn't I say that you are not my burden?"