Blue veins bulged at the back of Jack's hands as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. His bloodthirsty red eyes complemented his furious facial expression. It was like he was about to explode at any moment.
When the car stopped at the entrance of the community, he said coldly, "You can now explain 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 black 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
are 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 welcome her with a round of applause."
Rachel came back to her senses upon hearing the people clapping. 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.