There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds. Just when Jessica thought Justin had hung up, he said, I’ve been busy recently.”
“How busy can you get? I know you’re no longer the president of Burton Group. Was it Rachel who forbade you from coming?”
“No, it wasn’t.”
“If you don’t come, I won’t eat anything. See for yourself.” After saying this, she hung up the phone directly. In the meantime, Rachel had also gotten up from the ground and the spot where her back hit the chair was aching.
“Give me the phone.” Jessica was determined to ask Justin to come and accompany her. Without even looking at Rachel, she demanded, “Go out! I’m going to rest!”
Then, she immediately pulled the blanket up and lay down. Rachel did not manage to retrieve the phone. Looking at the lump on the bed, she eventually said nothing and went out. I had told Justin before that he should stop meddling with
Jessica’s affairs.
Even if Jessica confiscated Rachel’s phone and intended to force Justin to comply through a hunger strike, he would not pay attention to her. I have to give her a hard knock. The caretaker was done cleaning up outside the ward. “Miss Hudson, the lady inside…”
“It’s fine. Go and prepare some supper.”
“Will she eat, though?”
“If she’s hungry, she’ll eat.”
“Okay. Then, I shall go and prepare.” After the caretaker left, Rachel sat alone on the couch in the living room and flipped open a magazine.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door. “Come in,” Rachel answered. She thought it was the caretaker who brought the food over, but she saw Justin when she looked up.
“Why are you here?” Just as she finished asking, she saw the paper bag in Justin’s hand before he was done speaking. She immediately stood up and her facial expression took a turn.
At this moment, Jessica’s shout came from inside the ward. “Justin! You’re here, aren’t you? Where’s my fish and chips? I can already smell it!”
“Follow me outside. Rachel walked straight past Justin’s side. He followed her until they were outside the ward. Looking extremely awful, she questioned, “Why did you come here?”
Then, he answered, “Let her finish her meal early, and you can go back early too.” “Does it never cross your mind the reason she insisted you come over?” Upon hearing that, Justin frowned as he was looking puzzled.
“Forget it. I don’t want to tell you these. You can go now. No matter how she finds you or what she wants you to do in the future, pay no attention to it. As for her meal, you certainly don’t have to send it.”
Still, he wanted to say something. Yet, he bit back the words that came up to his lips. From childhood to adulthood, he was not used to explaining himself too much to others. Rachel was already the exception among the exceptions.
“Since I’ve bought it, you might as well bring it inside.” Before leaving, Justin handed Rachel the paper bag. However, Rachel did not take it. “Take it away.
Don’t send anything over in the future.” After saying this, she turned around and entered the ward. The door closed with a sound of ‘bang’. The sound was neither light nor heavy, but it happened to slam on Justin’s heart.
As soon as Rachel returned to the ward, she saw Jessica walking out of the bedroom on crutches. “Jess, what are you doing? The doctor said you can’t move.”
“Where’s Justin?” Jessica looked out impatiently. A frowning Rachel lowered her hand and was about to hold Jessica’s hand. She said lightly, “Left.” “Left? Why did he leave? Wasn’t he here to bring me my meal?”
“He had something that he needed to attend to suddenly, so he left.”
“How about my meal?”
Rachel maintained her expression as she replied, “I have asked the caretaker to prepare it for you. The caretaker will send it over later.”
“You know that’s not what I’m talking about! Where’s the meal he brought me?”
At that moment, Jessica’s face was sullen. As if she already understood what was going on, she demanded, “Rachel, who do you think you are to me? It was I who asked him to come, so why did you get to decide for me?”
“Because I’m Hans’ friend, and I have the obligation to take care of you!” “This isn’t taking care of me. You’re restricting my freedom in making friends.”
“Make friends? What’s your relationship with him? You’re making friends with him? Don’t you ever forget that he was the one who indirectly killed Hans!” The moment these words escaped from Rachel’s lips, she was shocked. What am I talking about?
Jessica suddenly sneered in the brief stagnation of air. “I remember when you first found me, you kept explaining to me that Hans’ death had nothing to do with Justin. You even tried your best to testify for him at that time, letting me not be in animosity with him, but now?”
I’m not saying he killed Hans. I’m just implying Before Rachel could finish, Jessica interrupted. her. “Of course I know that’s not what you meant. I also know why you don’t want Justin to meet me again.”
“Why?”
“Jealousy.” As soon as she spat out the word, Jessica’s eyes were full of contempt. Then, she emphasized her statement by saying, “You’re jealous. That’s why you won’t let him meet me again.”
“What nonsense are you spewing about?”
“Am I talking nonsense? Or are you diffident?”Jessica’s attitude was oppressing. “In order not to let me see Justin, you even used Hans’ story to remind me that I have a grudge against him. I truly felt bad for Hans for having a two-faced woman such as you as a friend!”
Gritting her teeth, Rachel forced herself to remain calm. “Jessica, if you really think you can ignore the past and forget about Hans’ leg that Justin broke, then I won’t stop you.”
“I won’t forget!”
Before she could react, Rachel heard Jessica say something again. ‘T’ll always remember Hans’ kindness toward me. Since Justin deprived me of such kindness, he should make up for it too. You have no right to interfere with my freedom of meeting him!”
“Think carefully!” “I have thought about it carefully!” Suddenly, Rachel felt suffocated. Staring at Jessica for a long time, she could not accept that the girl in front of her would depend on Justin.
After a long while, Rachel clenched her fists and finally said, “I think you need to see a psychiatrist.” There must be something wrong with Jessica’s mind.
Meanwhile, at the hospital parking lot on the other side, Justin was seated in his car. On the passenger seat was the bag of food that he just brought back. Besides fish and chips, there were also some pastries and snacks, all of which were Rachel’s usual favorites.
After staring for a while, he picked up an apricot Danish pastry and placed it in his mouth. The taste of the pastry was a bit sweet yet greasy. It’s not something I like, but Rachel likes it.
Justin still remembered what Gloria had told him. There are very few ladies who dislike sweets. If the lady is unhappy, one can buy her desserts, and she’ll definitely feel better. Rachel doesn’t seem to be feeling any better, though.
That night, Rachel came home late. When she came out of the shower, she saw Julian’s missed call. Hence, she immediately called back.. “Hello? I was in the shower a while ago and didn’t pick up the call.”
“It’s okay. I just finished my work too. How’s today?” “Not that good.” Rachel leaned against the head of the bed. Then, she freed one hand to pinch between her eyebrows. She was exhausted both physically and mentally.
“What’s the matter? Is Jessica’s condition not looking good? Do you want me to change doctors for her?”
