My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 287

After Rachel dealt with Gigi, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated, indicating that there was a call.

Taking a look, Rachel brought the phone to her ear. "Hi, Dad."

"Rachel, are you going to get off work now? Tomorrow is the weekend. How about joining us for dinner?"

Although Jonathan had said he wouldn't interfere in Jack and Rachel's relationship anymore,

he still couldn't help but keep an eye on them.

Originally, he planned to go to Rachel's place and stay there for the night, but Tracy rejected the idea. "Can't you just let them come over?" she snapped impatiently.

That was why he made the call.

Rachel thought for a while before nodding. "I'll come by with Jack once I get off work."

When her husband arrived to pick her up, she quickly told him to go to the Fu family residence.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Rachel gazed out of the window. When she came out of the hospital, she passed by the ward where Gigi was in. Naturally, she couldn't help but overhear the couple arguing over their baby.

They were on two opposing sides, and their voices were getting louder and louder that anyone in the vicinity could hear what they were arguing about.

At that point, it was hard to tell who was right or wrong.

Inside the car, the beeping sound continued.

Jack cleared his throat and reminded her, "Fasten your seat belt."

"Oh, I forgot." Rachel finally snapped back into her senses as she plugged her seat belt back in. However, it was evident that she was still in a daze.

Jack frowned, noticing that she was distracted. "What happened at work?"

Since he had already solved the Holley problem, he asked the person he had hired to protect Rachel to leave.

Rachel sighed. "Today, a patient was sent to the hospital. Her condition is not good enough for her to get pregnant. In fact, if she forced it, she could die. She wants to give birth, but her husband doesn't agree with her." "She should abort it," he answered without hesitation.

In his eyes, his wife was more important than his unborn child.

Rachel smiled. 'Perhaps that's the difference between men and women. While men place importance on what they could see in present, women place more importance on what could've been in the future.'

"You'll be a great mom," he added.

The corners of her lips rose slightly, and her originally depressed mood was alleviated.

She slowly closed her eyes. "I'm a little tired today, so I'll take a nap," she said softly. "Call me when we've arrived."

Jonathan was fiddling with his plants in the garden.

Ever since his retirement, he had nothing to do at home. Apart from studying the chess manual, the garden was his favorite place to stay in.

It was late summer now, and there were many worms eating plants. He picked up the worms on the leaves using two bamboo sticks.

Hearing the sound of breaks from the door, Jonathan raised his head. "There you are. How was the traffic?"

"It's fine." Rachel smiled. Jack held her hand. "Where's Mom?"

"She's sitting there watching some TV,"

Jonathan replied. "My eyes don't work well as they've used to. Rachel, come see if there's a worm."

Rachel wasn't scared of worms at all, so she took the sticks from her father-in-law. "You've been doing this for a long time. Get some rest," she said. "I'll do this."

Jack was about to take them from her when his father stopped her. "Go and greet your Mom."

Jack had no idea what his father wanted to do.

He winked at Rachel and walked into the living room. "Mom," he called out. "Didn't I tell you not to watch these TV series?"

Tracy had her eyes directed at the action scene happening before her. Upon hearing Jack's voice, she jumped from her seat and clasped her chest. "Why didn't I hear you come in?"

He shrugged and sat down. His seat was directed to the window, so he could see her playing with the plants.

She looked at the worms a bit before raising her head to talk with Jonathan.

A smile slid into his lips.

Jack reached for the remote control and changed to the news channel. Tracy slapped him across the shoulder heavily as she gritted her teeth.

"I just want to watch some news," he protested. "Why are you beating me?"

Tracy grabbed the remote control from him. "I actually have something to ask you."

Her expression turned serious.

At the look of her face, Jack could already guess what she was about to say.

Sure enough, Tracy moved closer and lowered her voice. "Have you already decided when you'll have the operation?" she urged. "Can't it be done a few days earlier?"

The longer she waited, the more uneasy she felt.

Last night, she just had a dream that Rachel knew about this and wanted to divorce Jack. No matter how hard she and Jonathan tried to persuade her, she didn't change her mind. In fact, she already packed up her stuff and left without turning back.

When she woke up from that nightmare, Tracy immediately looked around her. Cold sweat beaded down her forehead.

That was why she wanted Rachel and Jack to come over.

She wanted to use this opportunity to persuade Jack.

Jack nodded. "It's next Wednesday. I've already scheduled the time."