My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 228

"Is that all?" Rachel asked with a tone of indifference after Jack finished speaking.

"Yes," he answered.

She smiled slightly at him and slowly pulled back her hand from him. This worried him. "You made me look like an idiot today, Jack," she said wearily.

The partition in the middle of the car was activated. Thus, the driver never heard anything about what they were talking about.

Jack was in a panic for a brief moment. He tried to hold Rachel's hand a few times more, but she avoided his advances.

Rachel slightly turned her head towards him with a look of indifference. She then looked down at the carpeted floor beneath her feet.

Jack's heart suddenly felt heavy and aching.

"Rachel," he said, almost whispering to her under his breath.

She never reacted to his words. She played with the embroidered patterns on her dress with her dainty fingers. "I thought you had an accident. That's why I rushed to the police station right away to see if you were okay. Then I suddenly felt like a fool when I found out the real reason why you were there in the first place," she said in a soft tone of voice.

Jack shifted slightly in his seat. He felt anxious after he heard what Rachel had to say.

He didn't know what to say to her.

Earlier, he had a secret plan to reward his wife for being jealous. And yet, he suddenly felt like a fool after he heard Rachel's words. Like a basin of cold water was splashed on his face early in the morning.

Rachel turned her head slightly at Jack. "Do you think so?" she asked calmly in a soft voice that was almost a whisper.

She then smiled at him mockingly.

Even if he was a smooth talker, Rachel's words and actions left him completely speechless at that moment. He knew that there was no longer any need to explain anything.

The disappointment in her eyes was so obvious that she no longer needed to say it in words.

"Let's talk about it when we get home," Jack said in a gentle voice. He gently took her hand again in his and then stared at her eyes lovingly. "Let's get home first, okay?"

Rachel said nothing but slightly nodded at him. The events of that night made Rachel aware of something that she never expected before. The emotions that she felt showed her a reality that she never realized existed.

She had fallen in love with him a lot deeper that she thought.

She felt so jealous when she found out that Jack stood up for Celine.

Her eyes were filled with embarrassment and awkwardness.

If they would talk about what happened that night, she knew that it would be mostly useless explanation from both of them.

And Rachel had no need or desire to listen to those words. She already saw the truth of what really happened with her own eyes.

On their way home, Jack observed her face out of the corner of his eye, and Rachel pretended not to notice him at all.

She looked down at the floor as she pretended to be in deep thought, but in truth, she was not thinking about anything at all. Her mind was a mess, and she couldn't figure out what she was thinking.

But now that she was by his side, she felt a little angry.

When they got home, Jack was unable to find an opportunity to talk to her. Back in the car, he was sure that there would be many chances for them to talk when they got home.

However, as soon as they entered their house, Rachel went straight to the bedroom. When Jack was about to follow her, she blocked him from entering the bedroom with her.

Jack was surprised by her actions. When he was about to say something to her, Rachel stopped him immediately. "I have some work to finish. Please don't bother me right now."

Jack smiled awkwardly, and took a step back. "Well, I..."

But before he could finish what he was about to say, she slammed the door.

Jack stood outside the door stunned as he stared blankly at the closed door in front of him, not knowing that to do next.

Before he could do anything, the door opened once more, and he was surprised that it did. But before he could say anything, Rachel asked, "Where are my cellphone and purse?"

"I...uh... forgot to bring it back."

She pressed her lips hard against each other but said nothing. "Okay," she said after a moment and then closed the door without warning once more.

Jack stood in front of the door with these thoughts in mind. After some time of staring blankly at the door, he finally turned around and left.

Rachel stayed a long time at the door after she closed it. She never expected that he'd forget her purse and cellphone. Was the situation about Celine so important that he didn't care about Rachel?

Rachel was in a very bad mood. She stared at her messy and dirty dress, and then slightly twisted her lips. She then walked to her closet and brought out her pajamas. She then turned towards the bathroom and took a warm shower.

In the meantime, Baron, who came to accuse Celine of cheating, got nothing at all when he got there.

When he saw Jack and Celine, they did not look in the least guilty or in a panic. This sight never gave him the sense of satisfaction or achievement that he was looking for.

Because of this, he wanted to pin Jack, so that he would also experience the same feeling of being humiliated.

He wanted Jack to watch as the woman that he once cherished the most was now in his arms.

But to his disappointment, he found that Jack's mood did not change at all, and this made him feel very disappointed.