Chapter 378 Lying in Wait
“Are you really going to give Estelle the bracelet?” In the evening, Rachel picked up Charlotte and Samuel before heading to the hospital. Jolly was originally going to send Samuel home, but her plan was temporarily stalled due to unforeseen circumstances.
At that moment, she only wanted to avoid her parents. When she drove to the entrance of the school, she immediately ditched her car on the side of the road and got into Rachel’s car, nestling in the passenger seat.
Jolly said, “Do I look like I’m joking? It’s just a useless bracelet. Did Ryan think I’d care?” “Still, it’s a family heirloom. Are you sure it’s appropriate for you to give it to someone else so casually?”
“That’s his fault for dumping it at my house!”
Dumping? Rachel asked helplessly, “How did Estelle react?”
Jolly replied carelessly, “Of course she got angry, but this bracelet is so important, and it’s a free reason to get between me and Ryan, so she has to accept it even if she’s angry. I bet a buck that after she accepts it, she’ll immediately tattle to Ryan.”
Rachel replied, “I’ll bet you a hundred that you’ll win.”
Rachel and Jolly both knew very well what kind of person Estelle was. Ever since they returned to the country, it was clear from that woman’s actions that she was a lowlife.
If Ryan found out about this, he would definitely explode with anger.
“But why is Godmother so against you being with Leroy?”
“She probably has a bias against him because he’s a celebrity. How lame. I never thought that my parents would be like this.”
“I don’t think so. I feel like they’re not those kinds of people.”
To Rachel, Jolly’s parents were quite open-minded and intelligent, which was rare among the wealthy. They were understanding toward their daughter and rarely interfered with her choices, and were also tolerant of others.
“Did Ryan say something to them?”
“Him?” Jolly hummed in thought until she remembered what Ryan said to her before he left. “He did ask me something.”
“What?”
“He asked me how much I knew about Leroy.”
“Leroy?” Rachel hesitated for a while before she suddenly realized that all she knew about him came from their background checks during the company’s endorsement activities. Besides, most of the information in those investigations was shared online, and she had never verified its authenticity.
“Isn’t he Estelle’s ex? You knew him since you were in college.”
“I think that Ryan is just being overdramatic too. Even if Leroy didn’t go to the same school as me, he debuted so early and lived in Riverdale for so many years. He can’t be a criminal, can he?”
Rachel laughed out loud. “If Ryan knew that, don’t you think he’d send him to jail immediately?”
“Of course I do.” Jolly looked confident. “It’s something he would do.”
Thinking that, she eased up a lot. “As long as he didn’t do anything illegal, what kind of dark past could he have, right?”
Rachel nodded.
As they talked, Charlotte interrupted from the back seat, “Leroy is so handsome. How could he be a bad guy?”
Rachel glanced at her from the rearview mirror. “It’s not right to judge people by their appearance. Leroy is handsome, but isn’t Mr. Ryan also very good-looking? You even said that he was a bad guy before for stealing Leroy’s girlfriend.”
“He is a bad guy.” Charlotte hugged her arm with a stubborn expression. “Mr. Ryan looks fierce, so he is not as handsome as Leroy. I am going to see Leroy’s concert next week.”
Samuel, who was playing a game beside her, couldn’t help but sigh. “Women are so scary when they start fangirling.”
Rachel and Jolly exchanged a glance and laughed.
They quickly reached the hospital, and after parking the car, they went to look for Julian together.
“Please wait for a moment. Dr. Peters is still making his rounds.”
The nurse recognized Rachel and arranged for them to wait in Julian’s office. Soon, Charlotte became restless, so she began pleading with Jolly to take her to buy some food.
Rachel said, “You can take them and I’ll wait here. When Julian comes back, I’ll give you a call.”
“All right.”
After Jolly took the children out, Rachel became bored. She happened to see a book lying upside down on the table, and she picked it up, looking at it casually. However, as soon as she took the book, she suddenly saw a medical record pressed underneath it. There was a large scribble on it and the paper had been pierced through. Next to it, there was a string of cuss words written on the paper. Seeing that, Rachel was taken aback. She had known Julian for so many years, but she had never seen him curse before.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of a door opening from behind her. She immediately put the book in her hand back in place and covered the damaged medical record before turning around to see Julian walking through the door.
“Rae? When did you get here?”
“Just now. Jolly took Charlotte and Samuel to buy some stuff.”
“Are you here to see Old Mr. Burton?”
“Yeah. If you’re free, let’s have a meal together.”
Julian glanced at his watch. “I’m afraid that I won’t make it. I have an operation in 30 minutes.”
“Really? Then it’s fine. Let’s leave it for next time.”
“Sure.”
“Then I’ll send Jolly a text and ask her to bring Charlotte and Samuel back. We won’t bother you and we’ll leave right after seeing Old Mr. Burton.”
“It’s fine.” Julian turned around to pour a cup of tea for Rachel.
After Rachel sent a text message to Jolly, Julian handed her a cup of tea, which made her think of her previous discussion with Janice. “Julian, there’s something I need your help with.”
“What is it?”
Rachel glanced at the office door and confirmed that it was closed, but she still lowered her voice as she said, “It has something to do with Jason.”
Julian’s face suddenly stiffened. “How can I help with something related to him?”
“You know he’s being suspected for smuggling and the investigation bureau is currently investigating him. Janice hasn’t had any leads on him for a long time, so she wants to lure him out of hiding and use Old Mr. Burton’s illness to make a fuss. After all, Jason is a filial son, and the only thing that can make him show up now is Old Mr. Burton’s illness.”
Unbeknownst to Rachel, Julian breathed a sigh of relief. “So that’s how it is. What exactly does Janice need me to do?”
“Make a notice of critical illness. The more urgent, the better.”
If Arthur was in a critical condition, Jason would definitely show up. By then, the investigation bureau only needed to lie in wait and capture him in one fell swoop as soon as he showed up.
Julian didn’t speak for a long time, seemingly contemplating something, as if his soul had wandered elsewhere.
“Julian.”
“Huh?” Julian came back to his senses and raised his head, meeting Rachel’s eyes.
Rachel said, “I know that this is against your professional ethics, and you have a close relationship with the Burton Family, so I can understand if you refuse. Janice said that it isn’t necessary, and if it really isn’t possible, they will negotiate with your hospital’s heads. You wouldn’t need to do anything.”
After a moment of silence, Julian suddenly said, “If you work with the heads of the hospital, wouldn’t it be easy to alert him?”
Rachel jolted in surprise.
