Upon hearing Jessica’s screams, Rachel ran in quickly, “What’s the matter?” As soon as she saw the mess on the bed, her expression suddenly changed and she immediately lifted the part of the sheet covered with steaming scrambled eggs and moved it aside. “Were you burned?”
Jessica nodded, her eyes red-rimmed as she complained, “He must’ve done it on purpose!” The veins on Justin’s temples jumped. He wanted to say something, but Rachel was completely unconcerned about him.
The hospital’s blanket wasn’t thick, so the liquid from the dish immediately penetrated through the thin layer. At this moment, Jessica’s hospital gown was wrapped around her leg like a hot towel.
Rachel dared not touch it, so she hurriedly pressed the bedside bell and called for the nurse to deal with it. Justin wanted to explain, ‘Rae.” “You should leave first.”
She didn’t even look at him, and her tone was cold. He clenched his fists, then shot Jessica a cold glance before leaving the ward. “Fortunately, there is a sheet in between, so there’s only a slight burn. There aren’t any injuries.”
“Thank you, doctor.” “Don’t mention it, but you’ll have to take the patient’s fractured calf seriously. You have to always be careful. Otherwise, how can it possibly recover well?”
“We’ll be more careful.” After seeing the doctor off, Rachel’s suspended heart finally felt at ease. She asked Jessica, “Does it still hurt?” Jessica’s eyes were still red, but she was stubborn. “Of course it hurts. You can give it a try and see whether it hurts.”
“You said earlier that Justin deliberately spilled the scrambled eggs. What do you mean?” At this moment, Justin was outside and he could clearly hear what they were saying.
Jessica deliberately looked understanding and generous. “I said that out of anger earlier. I don’t think he did it on purpose. I wasn’t careful. I didn’t hold it properly.”
Rachel frowned. “In the future, you’ll eat breakfast at the table.” “He asked me what my purpose was for coming to Riverdale, though. He looked very fierce and asked me not to make things difficult for you.”
“He really said that?” “Why would I lie to you about this? Am I making things difficult for you? He was so fierce that it was as if he was going to eat me.”
Her face sank slightly, then she set everything down before going out. Justin had been staying in the living room outside, listening to what Rachel was saying. Seeing Rachel coming out, he immediately explained, ‘Rachel, she deliberately knocked over the scrambled eggs.”
He didn’t believe that Rachel wouldn’t be able to discern such a simple trick, but he was still afraid that she would be concerned to the point of confusion that it would cause an unnecessary misunderstanding between them.
She replied, “I know.” He was taken aback, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Rachel saying. “What did you say to her, though?” “What do you mean by that?”
“You told her not to make things difficult for me? Does it look like she’s making things difficult for me?” Rachel clenched her fists, her expression sullen. “Jess came to Riverdale from abroad all alone. She’s not familiar with this place, and after so long, she never approached me. I was the one who found her. Do you think she’s making things difficult for me? Can you stop being so self-righteous?”
A stunned Justin stared at Rachel. “I was worried about you.” ‘I don’t need your worry. You’re just being self- righteous. Jess is only seventeen years old. What can she do to me? Even if she really has a grudge against both of us, it’s only natural for her to feel that way!”
“It makes sense for her to hate me. After all, I did hurt her brother, but what did you do wrong?” “My biggest mistake was to involve Hans between us. My biggest mistake was marrying you back then!”
Justin’s face paled and he couldn’t say a word. On the hospital bed in the bedroom, Jessica quietly listened to the quarrel between the two people outside, and a cold gleam flashed across her eyes. After he left, it took a while before Rachel went into the room. “Jess, have some breakfast.”
She adjusted the bedside table and placed the breakfast Justin brought on the table while using silence to conceal her bad mood. No one liked being in an argument, but there were some things she had to make clear to Justin.
In fact, she didn’t want him to have any contact with Jessica at all due to her selfishness. Jessica studied her. “Actually, he didn’t do it on purpose, but you didn’t have to quarrel with him. because of me.” Rachel didn’t answer, but changed the topic instead. “What do you want to eat for lunch? I’ll ask someone to send it over to you.”
“It’s fine. I’ll just ask the nurse to grab something from the cafeteria. You don’t have to worry about me in the afternoon.” Rachel nodded. “Okay, I have a meeting at noon. I might be a bit busy lately, but if you need anything, call me anytime. I’ll come to see you as soon as I have time.” “Got it. Don’t be so long-winded, okay?”
She couldn’t help but stroke Jessica’s head.
For a moment, Jessica was taken aback, but she didn’t avoid Rachel’s touch..
As soon as Rachel left, Jessica placed the fritters in her hand down and sent a text message. “I want to have pineapple rice and Langdon Lane’s roasted duck for lunch!”
During noon at Hudson Pharmaceuticals, the secretary ordered a meal for everyone during the break in the middle of the meeting. Rachel brought her cup to the pantry to pour herself some tea. Jolly followed behind her. “Aren’t you going to eat?”
“I’m not hungry.”
“You seem lethargic all morning. What’s the matter?” “It’s nothing. I didn’t sleep well last night, so I have a stiff neck.” “Speaking of this, I was about to ask you something. Where did you sleep last night?”
Rachel paused slightly as she rubbed her neck. She hadn’t told Jolly about Jessica’s visit to Riverdale. “The hospital,” she said while lowering her head as she figured she couldn’t hide it anymore.
After all, Jessica was injured and would be staying in Riverdale for a period of time. “What were you doing at the hospital? Are you unwell?” “It’s not me. It’s Jessica.”
“Who’s Jessica?”
“Hans’ sister.” When she saw Jolly’s surprised gaze, Rachel told her everything. “Really? That girl came all the way to Riverdale to seek revenge? What century is this? What’s she playing at? Does she think she’s the main character in John Wick?”
“She’s young and ambitious, and she has always had a good relationship with her brother. After Hans passed away, she couldn’t accept the blow.”
“Then, what’s happening now? She believes that her brother wasn’t killed by Justin, right?” Jolly knew that Hans was killed because he caught Jefferey’s group smuggling goods, so she knew that she couldn’t tell Jessica about it because the matter was too extensive. Most importantly, the person who killed Hans was Jefferey-Rachel’s legal father.
Rachel nodded slightly. “I guess she believes it, but I can see that this girl still harbors resentment toward Justin.” “It’s normal to feel resentment. I used to resent him too.”
“Forget it. Let’s not talk about this anymore. The two of them won’t have much interaction, anyway. I’ll send her back home when she’s healed.”
While they were talking, Rachel’s cell phone suddenly rang. It was her secretary calling. “Hello?” Rachel’s expression hardened. “Are you sure you got a clear look?”
