My Darling, My Dearest
Chapter 79

However, as soon as this thought popped into his mind, he did his best to dismiss it.

He wouldn't let himself entertain such a ridiculous thought. How could he think like that?

Rachel was oblivious to everything that had happened at home. At the moment, she was still preoccupied with work.

There was never a lack of patients in the emergency department. Different kind of injuries and accidents would bring in people from all walks of life. In a single day, she would have to spend hours and hours at the operating room, healing and bringing life back to them. As soon as Rachel sat down for a cup of tea, she would be called in again for the next operation.

Right now, two patients had come after being met with an accident. One was male and the other female. But thankfully, neither of them was seriously injured.

When the nurse was cleaning their wounds, Rachel smelled a strong odor of alcohol. It was wafting in the air and was undoubtedly coming from the patients. As a doctor, she had to tolerate a lot of such behavior! This was the worst part of her job. The female patient had her head bowed down. But once she looked up, Rachel was stunned. It was none other than Celine! 'This is indeed a small world, 1 she thought to herself and let out a sigh. She wished she could ask a different doctor to take care of Celine.

After the affair she was having with Jack, it felt odd treating her.

A little nervously, Rachel had an internal debate as to what to do.

Fortunately, Rachel wore a mask and had forgotten to wear her employee card. There was no fear of Celine recognizing her.

But truth be told, it wouldn't matter even if Celine managed to recognize her.' What can she do?' Rachel thought and her answer was nothing. Under the circumstance, Celine was in no position to be rude to her. If anything, Rachel had the upper hand here!

The strong smell of alcohol was making it hard for Rachel to think properly. She felt like she could puke any second! Even without asking, Rachel made up her mind that the alcohol was the cause of this accident. It seemed pretty obvious. But the nurse spoke up and revealed it was the driver's fatigue that led this accident.

Now it was time for Rachel to be surprised. 'Turns out my suspicion is wrong,' she thought with a building curiosity.

Rachel began to inspect Celine's face. Normally, she always looked gorgeous. But today she looked terrible. And an expression of fright was plastered upon her face. Black circles had formed below her eyes. Her face was covered with various colors caused by the smudging of makeup. Even now, ■d

tears streamed down her face. Her eyes were red and swollen, and her hair was in a mess. Her elbows had patches of blood on it.

Anyone who knew Celine would have had difficulty in recognizing her if they saw her now. Such terrible was her present state! It made people's hair stand on end. Rachel walked up to her and found that Celine was still in a trance. "Has she done other tests?" she whispered to the nurse by her side.

The nurse shook her head. Rachel squatted down, ready to deal with Celine's wounds. Celine was on the verge of fainting. Nothing made sense to her. Rachel pulled her left arm and began to deal with the wounds.

It was supposed to be a nurse's job. Considering they didn't have enough hands to help, Rachel decided to help.

Celine let out a cry of pain as soon as her wound was touched.

The man, who was not much better than her, looked at her nervously and said, "It's all my fault. Everything will be fine. Please let them heal you."

Rachel's mouth twitched slightly.

Celine took no notice of the man or his reassuring words. Her helpless eyes were looking at Rachel. In a pleading voice, she begged, "Can you please be gentle?"

Rachel paused and nodded.

'How can I be gentle?' she wondered, knowing full well Celina was overreacting. The man said, "Doctor! Please be careful. Don't hurt her!"

Rachel didn't give a reply this time and suspected that even if she did, it wouldn't help these deranged people. Compared to the operations she had done today, this was a piece of cake.

However, Celine continued to scream as Rachel worked on her wound. Every time she groaned, the man beside her began to chant words that were meant to make her feel better. But none of it showed improvement in Celine's behavior. He even had the audacity to threaten Rachel. Even though Rachel wasn't rattled by any of it, the nurse couldn't take it. "How can you expect the wound to not hurt? It's not the doctor's fault, she is only trying to fix the mess you both brought upon yourself."

Despite their discomfiture, the strong smell of wine did not win the sympathy of others. Instead, such hypocritical and exaggerated expressions brought further disgust from the staff.

It reminded Rachel that Celine hadn't behaved so hypocritically when she last came here.

Realizing the frown with which everyone present here was looking at him, the man's face suddenly flushed. But Celine seemed unperturbed, like she had no fault in this.

She whispered to the man, "They're right, you have no right to criticize them."

At the mention of this, the man's face turned gloomy. He just wanted the best for her.

Rachel couldn't stand these two people anymore. She complained in her heart, wondering ■d

how a man like Jack had such an awful taste.

When they were about to finish up their work, the man suddenly asked, "Where is Jack? You didn't go home the whole night. Didn't he call you?"

Catching Jack's name, Rachel paused a second. But then she continued wiping off the blood from Celine's wound. She would never mix her professional life with her personal life.

She lowered her head and couldn't see the expression on Celine's face. After a few seconds of silence, Celine said in a low voice, "Yes, he called me last night."

The man sneered and said, "You drank with me the whole night, you didn't answer any call!"

By now, Rachel was done treating the wounds. Swiftly, she threw the cotton into the trash can. "Okay, it's done," she announced, trying to catch Celine's attention. However, the two were quite immersed in their talk. They didn't even acknowledge her presence. Once she stood up, Rachel got a closer look at Celine's face. She looked gaunt with heavy makeup splattered around her face. The hangover and the unexpected accident had indeed turned her into a different person!

But there was a part of Rachel that wanted to know what exactly led to this. She was curious now. 'Is she in this mood because of the accident or does Jack have a part in her misery?' Several questions whirled around her mind.

However, the voice in Rachel's head told her it ■d

wasn't any of her business. Once again, she composed herself. In an indifferent tone, she said, "Miss, could you come with me? I will have to check if there are any more injuries on your body."

Celine glanced at her casually and said, "I don't think that is required. After sometime, I will get a general check-up done."

Rachel nodded her head and said, "Okay, give me the result after the check, or you could just hand it over to the nurse." She pointed to the nurse beside her. Then, Celine nodded. With a sigh of relief, Rachel left the ward.

Peeling her gaze from the wound, Celine looked up at Rachel's receding figure.

'The doctor sounded familiar. I think I know her,' Celine thought.

It struck her it was Rachel but she didn't have enough time to dwell on it. Her attention was drawn by the wounds on her legs. Celine had never thought the woman she disliked the most would see her in this miserable state.

Rachel finished her work and noticed Celine hadn't sent her check report back, so she inquired the nurse about it. It turned out the nurse hadn't seen her either. "Maybe she didn't do the examination," she replied with a tinge of distaste for Celine.

Rachel went to the front desk and found that, as she expected, Celine paid the medical fee and left with the man.

Rachel was not surprised. Anyway, there was ■d

no point in wracking her mind about it. It was none of her business.

However, Rachel couldn't help but wonder what was going on between Celine and Jack. It seemed like they had a row. When the idea popped into her mind, it became extremely hard to dismiss it. She subconsciously began to go through plausible explanation which might have led to this fight.

But soon, she told herself to let it go. 'It isn't my business, then why am I thinking about it?'

Actually, Celine left the hospital without the check up because she was affirmative that nothing was wrong with her. If anything, it would just be a waste of time. She was way too tired and didn't want to be disturbed with such an inconvenience.

Her mind once again relived the daunting accident. She had left the bar with Aaron. He was driving her back home. When they were halfway there, she was overcome by thirst and wanted water. He stopped by a convenience store, and they got out of the car. That was when they were hit by another car.

Luckily, they just had some wounds on their hands and legs, but Celine was still in a state of shock when she recalled that horrible moment.

She caught sight of her terrible state. When she tried to get up, her feet wouldn't move. Everything felt numb and her knees were badly bruised.

Every step she took brought an excruciating pain. She had to stop after two steps. It seemed like she would never make any progress. Helplessness led her to cry miserably. ■d

Aaron's heart ached. He wanted to carry her to the car. But he had bruises all over his body and he couldn't even stand up. If he attempted to lift her up, it would only make things worse than it already was. He hesitated for a while and then said, I'll call Jack and ask him to pick you up."

Despite sounding concern, his suggestion wasn't just based on concern. There was an ulterior motive behind his words. He wanted to show off before Jack. As a male competitor, the knowledge that his woman was under the care of another man was bound to trigger him.

Of course, he wouldn't dare to call Jack on his own. His intention was to make Celine call him by herself. Once he arrived, he would see Celine with another man.

Then that would be a very unpleasant surprise!

Aaron had already planned what he would say when the time came.

However, Celine didn't give him a chance to execute it. "No, he must be busy now," she said, dismissing the idea of calling him.

"Busy?" Aaron was surprised to hear her response. "No matter how busy he is, he is bound to come, leaving everything behind."

From what he knew, Celine was very important to Jack. It was impossible for him not to come to see her if he heard that she got injured in a car accident.

But Celine's reaction was strange. And now there were signs of awkwardness and hesitancy. In ■d

Aaron's eyes, it seemed perhaps she didn't want Jack to worry about her. Yet there was a part of him that believed something else was the matter.

He felt that there was something strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He continued to encourage her, "You just call him. Don't be afraid. I'm here with you."

Celine gave him a strange look, but in her mind, something else was brewing.

An important question had begun to bud.

'Maybe I could give it a try and see if Jack reacts,'

she decided in her head.

Celine sighed and said, "I will go to talk to him in person later."