My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 142

'That's better,' Eric thought to himself.

He stared in Jack's direction and asked, "Why are you even here?"

Jack replied, "I answered the phone, remember?"

Eric frowned, he was right.

At that time, he had been in so much pain that he didn't even realize who he was talking to.

"I see," he haughtily replied.

Jack fetched a chair and sat at his bedside. He read a business magazine to kill time.

Eric felt extremely awkward around him. Having him here was already bad enough for his manhood.

If Rachel was here, then he wouldn't feel so embarrassed.

After a long moment of silence, Jack placed the magazine on the side table. He turned to see Eric staring at him.

Jack quirked an eyebrow in confusion. "Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"

Eric didn't reply and turned his head to the other side. Jack shrugged, dismissing what had just happened. After a brief while, Eric glanced at Jack again. "Why are you always around Rachel?"

"Am I always with her?"

"Yes." Every time Eric went to Rachel, Jack was always there.

Jack faintly smiled and did not reply.

Eric opened his mouth to say more, but Rachel came in bringing porridge.

Eric groaned, he hated porridge. It was so bland and mushy, that he didn't have the appetite to eat it right now. He gulped nervously. "Is that for me?"

Rachel laughed, she knew that he hated it. "Yes,

I bought spareribs porridge for you."

At the sound of "porridge," Eric wanted to gag. Seeing his face, Rachel said sternly, "You don't get to choose. Eat it or else I will shove it down your throat."

"Rachel," he pleaded pitifully.

Rachel unwrapped the package and placed the porridge in front of him. "Stop shouting. It's useless. You cannot eat oily food."

Eric turned to look at the man beside him, and there was a faint smile tugging the corners of Jack's mouth. He immediately felt ashamed for behaving like a child.

He felt embarrassed with Jack next to him. Shutting his mouth, he silently ate the meal.

For several days, Eric was forced to stay in the hospital. It was a miracle that he recovered very fast.

Because she had to take care of him, Rachel had to re-schedule her outings with Lea.

Luckily, Lea was also unavailable. She had originally planned to ask Rachel to go out with Alex alone, but since Rachel was shy, she believed Rachel would refuse her proposal.

So Lea just said that they should have a meal together some other day.

The results on the case regarding the death Kevin's patient had arrived.

The autopsy conducted showed that the patient had died in the operating room because Kevin made some mistake.

Kevin was sued by the patient's family. Rachel, on the other hand, returned to work.

But she couldn't leave Eric in the hospital alone. Her aunt, Eric's mother, lived abroad. He begged her not to tell his mother about the injury.

He knew that if his mother found out, she would be so worried to the point that she would come back home for him.

Without arguing, Rachel respected his wishes and agreed.

After a few weeks of thinking, she decided to quit her job. After learning about the situation, James called her and said she could still go to work in the hospital when she was willing to.

Rachel agreed. She really didn't know when she would be able to go back to work. She couldn't leave Eric alone, especially while he was still injured.

She thanked James for understanding When Jonathan heard the news, he

immediately came to the hospital.

In the hospital room, Eric said he wanted to eat apple.

Rachel was cutting the apple into pieces when her phone suddenly rang. She politely excused herself to take the call and gave the plate to Jack.

Jack looked at the fruit plate and then looked at Eric.

Even though he was feeling better, Eric was still acting like a spoiled child in front of Rachel.

He preferred Rachel's company. Every time she was around, he became child- like. He was like a spoiled brat, always getting what he wanted.

Jack wanted to throw his shoes at Eric's face, his attitude had recently gotten annoying.