Rachel cleared her throat and continued with her unfinished presentation as if nothing had happened. But because of this incident, the others couldn't help doubting her professional ability.
As a result, when all of them gathered to plan a dinner after the meeting, no one approached her. They had decided to go to a small restaurant nearby, but nobody asked her to join.
Fortunately, she wasn't also interested in joining them, so she didn't care about their attitude towards her. She quietly packed up her things and was about to leave. She planned to go back to the hotel and order a take-out.
All of a sudden, a petite woman came to her and said in a sweet voice, "Dr. Shen, we are going to have dinner later. Would you like to come with us?"
"No, thanks. I have something else to do later. Have a good time," she refused with a smile. She noticed that they stopped talking to each other
and looked at her in disdain.
Rachel smiled at the woman again and walked out of the meeting room. But she was still able to hear them questioning the woman.
"Why do you have to invite her?"
"Yes. She looks so arrogant and not easy to get along with. Imagine, she stopped halfway of her presentation to look at her phone, but she didn't even apologize. If she joins us later, she'll only ruin the atmosphere."
Before she entered the elevator, she heard the woman defended her, "You are all o
ou know?"
"It doesn't matter. Just tell me, did you and Rachel fight?" Fury was written all over Eric's face. He pointed at his nose and added, "Don't forget what you've promised me before."
Jack shook off his hand and twitched his mouth. "We are fine. How about you? Why did you rush here at this hour?"
He raised his hand and looked at his watch. "It's almost ten o'clock now. If I'm not mistaken, you should be in the bar with your friends right now."
Being exposed, Eric blushed and his anger suddenly dissipated. He sat down on the chair beside him and said, "Rachel called me just now. She asked me to go to Brookmount City tomorrow, but she didn't want me to tell you."
"Why does she want you to go there?"
"Something happened to her, and she is in the hospital right now." With a gloomy expression and slightly raised eyebrows, Eric added, "I don't know what happened to her. But judging from her voice, she should be okay."
The sun was already shining bright outside. Rachel was awakened by a cleaner, who suddenly pushed the door open and dragged the mop on the floor. She opened her eyes slowly and blocked the dazzling sunlight with the back of her hand.
She didn't sleep well last night because everything that the policewoman told her kept coming back in her mind. Until now, she still felt scared.
"Are you awake? Hurry up and get ready for breakfast," said the woman.