“Are you sure that Justin wanted revenge on the Hudson Family for a girl?”
Jefferey’s voice was filled with disbelief as it took Amber a long time to return to her senses. “I’m sure.”
There was no reason for Gloria to have made up a story about someone who never existed to lie to her.
After he was quiet for a while, Jefferey’s eyes suddenly brightened. “Since Rachel isn’t dead, Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ crisis would be resolved if we tell Justin about this.”
“Dad, what are you even thinking about? How could you tell Justin that? It’s true that Rachel isn’t dead and allowing them to reunite with each other might reduce his hatred toward us. However, have you ever thought about how we treated Rachel? Do you really think that she will say nice things about us in front of him?”
He was immediately taken aback.
Then, Amber continued, “By then, new grudges will be piled on old ones. Justin might seek revenge from us along with you canceling our engagement! We can’t have Rachel around any longer!”
Upon hearing that, Jefferey’s hands started to tremble before he accidentally hit his cup, causing his tea to spill all over the table. “Amber, what are you planning to do?”
“Removing all obstacles to prevent future troubles, obviously! Didn’t she want to die? I’ll help her out then!” Amber’s eyes were filled with hatred.
She had never expected that the entanglement between Rachel and Justin had happened all the way back in the past. If he discovered this, all of her own plans would turn to ashes and she might never be able to see the light of day anymore.
Amber would rather die than to see Rachel living a better life than her!
“No way! I still need her around! Moreover, she’s still one of the Hudson Family and your sister. As long as she’s still here, Justin would allow us a chance at survival, no matter what happens in the future.
Jefferey was a businessman, so he was more calculative. At that moment, he instructed, “Amber, listen to me. I will never allow you to hurt her!”
“Dad!”
“That’s enough! Leave it at that! No one is allowed to speak of it anymore!”
While giving Jefferey a look filled with hatred, Amber snapped, “Dad, you don’t even care about me!”
Then, she ran. There’s no one whom I can rely on beside myself.
On the other hand, Rachel hadn’t been eating or drinking for the past two days in the hospital. As a result, she looked frailer than before.
“Mrs. Burton, please just eat something. What about some soup?”
I don’t feel like eating
“How can you do that? You won’t be able to function without eating anything. The doctor has already said that it will take a long time for your injuries to heal and you still have to stay in the hospital for a while for them to observe your condition!”
Rachel had slit her wrist and as she had injured her artery as a result, she received seven stitches and couldn’t move her left hand for the entire time.
It wasn’t as if she wanted to move anyway.
“President Burton.”
The bodyguard’s voice rang out from outside.
Rachel’s pupils immediately constricted as she clenched her hands before the pain that shot up caused her to become sober.
“Mr. Burton, you’ve arrived.” Jennifer quickly rose to her feet while she held the bowl of chicken soup with a helpless look.
Upon noticing the bowl of soup that she was holding, Justin frowned a little. “Hand it over to me. You may leave now.”
“Alright.”
After that, he sat by the bed while he carried the bowl of soup. Then, he scooped some of the soup with the spoon to blow it a little. “Come on, have some soup.”
However, Rachel stoically looked away, only leaving him with her side view.
“What are you trying to do?”
I don’t want to eat.
“You don’t want to live anymore, huh?”
As he stared at her, Justin immediately grabbed Rachel by her chin after realizing that she wouldn’t react. Then, he forced the chicken soup down her throat while she grunted in pain. Gulp, gulp, gulp.
As the warm chicken soup entered her mouth, the umami taste of the soup quickly spread around her mouth.
Although Rachel tried her best to struggle free from his grasp, the chicken soup continued to flow down her throat. Let me go!
Blaargh
With a sudden burst of energy, she pushed Justin away before her eyes widened. What happened next was that she started to puke by the bedside. All of the chicken soup that was forcefully chugged came out, which caused the floor to be in a mess.
Upon seeing that, he tightened his grip on the bowl as his veins popped up.
Then, the bowl was thrown at the cabinet with a loud clang.
“Do you really want to die that bad?”
Justin was really angered to the point where he shouted at his bodyguards outside, “Get the doctors here!”
“From today onward, if you refuse to eat, you’ll be on IV drips. As long as you want to be in bed and act like you’re in a vegetative state, I’ll gladly accommodate you!”
At the same time, the doctors rushed over.
“Get her on IV drips.”
No! Rachel stared at the medical personnels with a helpless look on her face.
She would rather die than to continue living without any pride.
“Grab her and place her on IV drip!”
At Justin’s command, two nurses held Rachel down by her sides while the doctor grabbed her arm and inserted the needle into it, which allowed the nutrient solution to slowly enter her veins.
Let me go! Let go!
There was a voice in Rachel that kept shrieking and struggling. However, her weakening body couldn’t move any longer.
After the bag of nutrient solution was inserted, she looked as if she was completely drained while she gasped for air at the side of the bed.
Then, Justin grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. “Did you see that? You won’t be able to die without my permission as I have tons of ideas to keep you alive.”
At this moment, Rachel’s eyes were filled with so much anger and hatred that she could murder him if she could.
Nevertheless, he wasn’t mad. That’s great. Just hate me instead. It’s better than being an emotionless doll after all.
After leaving the ward, Justin instructed Jennifer, “Take good care of her and do not leave her alone. Call me if anything happens.”
“Alright. I understand, Mr. Burton.”
Then, she entered the ward and started to tidy all the pillows that were thrown onto the ground.
Upon noticing that Rachel still refused to move, Jennifer couldn’t help but sigh.
The bright afternoon sunlight pierced into the room from the window and shone on Rachel’s bedsheet. Nevertheless, she continued to lie on her side against the door.
When she heard footsteps behind her, she figured that it was Jennifer cleaning the room and behaved like
Jennifer wasn’t there.
“Rachel.”
Upon hearing the man’s familiar voice, Rachel abruptly turned around to see who came.
It was Julian.
Dr. Peters, why are you here?
“Lie down and stop moving around.” He helped her to lie down. “Jennifer’s the one who allowed me to enter.”
Ever since Rachel was admitted in the hospital, Justin did not allow anyone beside the attending doctor to see her. Even Julian was no exception. However, Jennifer had sneaked him in because she could no longer withstand the situation.
As he stared at Rachel’s bandaged hand, Julian frowned. “Why did you do something like this?”
Her eyes dimmed before she forced a weak smile on her face.
“Janice has been fired.”
Upon hearing what Julian had said all of a sudden, Rachel was stunned. Why?
“She attempted to arrest my brother without an approved warrant from her superiors. After they had investigated the case again, my brother was released due to lack of evidence and she was suspended by the inspectors. I just found out about it as well.”
She only did that to make me feel at ease.
Rachel’s eyes immediately turned red and she felt like crying.
Nevertheless, Julian held her hands. “Please do not cry. Although Janice is not in a suitable position to see you right now, she asked me to tell me something. Apparently, you’ll definitely get yourself together after hearing this.”
