Austin thought that it was something simple, so he didn't think about it too much. He didn't expect that the task assigned to him was to meet Rachel.
From time to time, Austin would look up at Rachel and then down at the coffee in front of him, sipping once or twice from his cup. He didn't know what to say at all, and the atmosphere around him became a little tense and awkward.
As time passed, the customers in the cafe had already left one after another. Seeing that the two of them had been sitting silently for quite some time, the waiter came up to them and politely asked, "Hello, would you like another cup of coffee? You've been here for a while, so your coffee must be cold by now."
"No, thanks." Since Rachel couldn't drink coffee, she ordered a cup of warm water, which was similarly cold as Austin's own drink.
She turned her head and looked at the lamp posts flanking both sides of the street. She smiled and said, "Austin, I'm sorry to keep you here for so long. Let's have dinner one of these days. I have to go."
"Okay." Austin didn't know what his boss was up to, but Jack expressly told Austin that he couldn't say anything before he set out to do his task. He felt uneasy about the entire thing.
Rachel stood up to leave right after settling the bill. She couldn't believe how stupid she had been.
When Austin had appeared, she should have guessed that Jack wouldn't come. Why in the world did she spend so much time at the coffee shop waiting for someone who didn't intend to appear? She looked like a
er know."
Just as she finished these words, bile came up to her mouth again. With a hand clamped over her mouth, Rachel rose to her feet to head back to the bathroom. The room suddenly swirled around her, and her body was shaking. Julie immediately reached out to support her and walked her to the bathroom. Rachel clutched both sides of the wash basin to support herself.
She had already digested her lunch and had nothing but milk since then. She had also thrown it up earlier. She stood hunched over the wash basin, and nothing else was coming out.
Dry heaving was even more uncomfortable.
Rachel's pale face had become flushed, alarming Julie. She stepped out of the bathroom and took out her phone to call the family doctor, but nobody answered it after a long time.
She could still hear Rachel pitifully heaving. Before she could think of her actions, Julie had already dialed Jack's number.
At that time, Jack and Scarlett were on their way out of the community.
Full of excitement, Scarlett sat in the car, straightened her dress, and flashed Jack a happy smile. "The wedding is being held at the hotel. Let's go there now."
"Okay." Jack nodded his head, and then leaned back and closed his eyes.
Inside the car, only the sound of quiet music wafting from the speakers could be heard. Suddenly, Jack's ringtone sharply broke the relative quiet. When he saw the number on the screen, he answered the call without hesitation. "What's the matter?"
After a few moments, he said, "Okay, I'll be right there."