When Justin came back, Frankie had just cleared the foldable table. “President Burton,” he greeted. Justin nodded, and Frankie went out sensibly.
Rachel was sitting on the hospital bed in a trance, but when she saw Justin coming back, she straightened up and asked him something random, “Is there a problem with the foundation?” “No. It’s basically solved, and the supplies that came after are also sufficient.”
“Great.” “Thank you for helping out this time, but try not to do something so dangerous anymore. Don’t forget that Charlotte and Samuel are still waiting for you at home. You should be careful.”
“How about you?” Rachel suddenly looked at Justin with a complicated expression. He emphasized that she had to take care of herself for Charlotte and Samuel because she was a mother, but wasn’t he a father? Didn’t he also come all the way here to help out with the disaster relief?
“The role of a father is different from that of a mother. Children need a mother’s company and love to grow healthily,” replied Justin.
“Isn’t the role of a father equally important?” “It’s important, but a father who makes them proud is what children need more.” That was why he went to Baybrook for disaster relief.
Even if an accident happened, Charlotte and Samuel would be proud to have a father like him when they grew up in the future.
Rachel’s brows furrowed all of a sudden. “Who told you that? Who told you that a father’s company is not important? Who told you that it’s a proud thing to abandon your family? Do you mean that every father who pursues a peaceful life with their kids should be looked down upon?”
“That’s not what I meant.” “Then what do you mean? Justin, has the snow in Baybrook drowned your brain?”
It had been a long time since Rachel blew up. Her face had turned blue due to anger. ‘I don’t mind if you want your children to be proud of you, but you don’t have to risk your life for that, do you? You can spend more time with them instead. Crafting, helping them win prizes in school competitions, tutoring them with their homework, or even taking them out to build a snowman on a snowy day… These little things can be done easily.”
A barrage of rebukes echoed in the ward. After Rachel was done scolding and saw Justin keeping quiet, she realized she had overdone it. The atmosphere was silent. After a long while, Justin sighed helplessly, “I didn’t mean it that way.”
“I’m not that great to the extent of sacrificing myself. I just want you to be careful. Don’t do such dangerous things anymore in the future. Don’t stay awake for more than twenty hours while driving on the road in a fatigued state. It’s too dangerous.”
Even when he drove to Baybrook for disaster relief, he did not drive alone for more than twenty hours without sleep.
Rachel was indeed a little impulsive when she came alone this time. She was even more embarrassed now after hearing Justin’s explanation. “Oh… so that’s what you meant… I thought…”
“Thought what?” “Nothing.” Rachel coughed dryly to hide her embarrassment. She thought that Justin was frustrated with the tragedies happening in Riverdale, so he was willing to sacrifice his life to partake in disaster relief.
“Out of all the places in Baybrook, why did you choose Greensborough?” she muttered. There was no one else in the room, so Justin heard it clearly and replied helplessly, ‘Because other volunteers have gone to those places, and only Greensborough is too poor that no one wants to come. I can’t just leave them be, can I ?”
If one was afraid of hardships while doing charity work, they should not even volunteer to begin with. “Anyway, don’t just tell me what to do. Remember what you said and apply it to yourself.” Rachel looked at Justin with a complicated expression. “Don’t do anything. dangerous.”
“I know.” Justin pulled the hem of the blanket and asked, “Are you cold? There was a problem with the central heating here before, so it isn’t working well now. I’ll get you another blanket if you’re cold.”
Rachel shook her head. “I’m fine.”
While the two were talking in the room, no one noticed that a figure had been standing at the door of the ward for a long time.
Julian put his hand on the door handle, and through the glass window, he could clearly see the two people chatting and laughing in front of the hospital bed.
When he learned that Rachel drove to Baybrook by herself, he immediately prepared some goods from Burton Group’s inventory and hurriedly sent them to Baybrook. However, when he arrived in Baybrook in the morning, he was not able to contact Rachel. Only then did he know that she met with an accident. Before he could take a sip of water, he rushed to the hospital only to be welcomed by this scene.
After that, he drove away from the hospital in his black car. His assistant, who was in the passenger seat, asked cautiously, “President Peters, are we still sending that batch of supplies to Greensborough?”
“Yes.” They were not just going to send the supplies, but they would also have to explain the previous ‘misunderstanding’.
The blizzard that happened only once in a century continued, and it was broadcasted on the news every day. Even the affected area was gradually expanding.
Justin answered phone calls every day until his feet were light, yet he still managed to visit the hospital whenever he was free.
“I saw Justin on the news yesterday. The live broadcast by frontline reporters showed that he attended the post-disaster reconstruction meeting in Baybrook as the representative of Riverdale Charity Foundation. He seemed to be in high spirits…”
Rachel was on a video call, and her phone was placed on the foldable table. Jolly, on the other end, was happily sharing about the news video she just watched. “He seems capable. Even though he couldn’t be the president of Burton Group, he managed to take over a foundation and take care of it so well. What a talented man.”
“Praise him when he comes back.” Rachel leaned on the hospital bed and drank her broth comfortably.
“You look relaxed. I thought you went to Baybrook to suffer for a while, but it looks like you went there for a vacation. Don’t you just eat and sleep for the whole day? You left me alone in Riverdale to deal with this pile of documents.”
“Have you ever seen someone lying in the hospital on vacation?” “My dear, it’s just a slight concussion. You’re being hospitalized for having the same symptoms as Samuel getting hit in the head. It’s all because Justin is exaggerating your condition. He treats you like some kind of god. If I were him, I would have discharged you from the hospital a long time ago,” Jolly bombarded her without hesitation.
Since Rachel lucked out this time, she continued eating in peace while ignoring Jolly’s provocation. “Well, that’s what I got in exchange for risking my life. If you want to be on a vacation, why don’t you come too?”
“No, thanks. I would rather work overtime than be buried under the rubble. I don’t have someone like Justin who will come over and dig the rubble with his bare hands to save me.”
Somehow, the incident of Justin digging the ruins with his bare hands was heard by Jolly. She twisted it into a touching story and talked about it everywhere. Gloria, Victor, and the rest were now aware of it, as well as everyone in the Hudson family.
Thinking of the rumors that she might have to face back in Riverdale, Rachel felt a headache creeping up. “By the way, I have something else to tell you.” Jolly finally turned serious as she remembered important matters. “I hired someone earlier to look for the truck driver who overturned the supply truck.”
