Upon hearing this, Bill blushed.
As his family butler, Andy had been with him since his childhood, so he knew everything that Andy was thinking.
Rachel just stared ahead without giving much thought to his words. She swallowed the apple in her mouth and joked, "Andy, it's better not to be so lucky. It's ominous to meet in the hospital every time."
"That's true," Andy agreed.
Then, he patted Bill's arm and said, "When you leave the hospital, you can take Rachel out for a meal and develop your relationship outside the hospital."
When Rachel heard this, the bite of apple she had just taken became stuck in her throat.
She abruptly excused herself and walked out of the ward. 'Andy is too straightforward,' she grumbled to herself.
In the ward, Bill looked at Andy helplessly. "See, you always say such useless things!"
"Do you think I don't know what's on your mind? Rachel is single now. Spending time with her would be a good change for you.
Besides, time waits for no man. Bill, do you need me to remind you of this?"
A trace of loneliness flashed through Bill's eyes. He looked down at the back of his hand, which had a needle in it. "How could I not know? It's just that my health condition... Well, forget it."
Rachel was sitting in the lounge with a book in her hands, but it was more like a prop; she hadn't been able to read a single word. She would be stupid not to understand the meaning of Andy's words.
However, her heart was like a pool of stagnant water. She felt nothing for Bill.
In the blink of an eye, the scorching summer came back again.
Even though Rachel had just woken up, she felt inexplicably irritable. By the time she haphazardly packed up her things, her forehead was dripping with sweat.
It seemed like only yesterday that she had come to live in this house, but two years had already passed.
Her internship at the hospital had ended last Friday.
In the past two years, although she had lived a hard life, she had learned a lot. Today, she was about to go back. In fact, James had called her on the day her internship had finished, informing her that her office had been cleaned up and that he was waiting for her to come back to work.
However, Rachel had asked him for a week's leave. Even though she had stayed in this city for three years, she had never even taken a walk around. So, she had used the past week to look around and enjoy what this city had to offer.
And today, it was time to go back.
After handing over the house keys to the landlord, Rachel set off for the airport.
The ten-hour flight did not bring her any fatigue. As she set foot on the familiar land, she could not help but feel excitement rise in her heart.
After booking a taxi, she walked to the exit gate with her suitcase. There, she looked for the license plate number that she had received but failed to find it. Just when she was about to check her phone, the driver called and said that he would be late because of the traffic jam.
Sighing, she stood aside and waited.
All of a sudden, her eyes narrowed slightly. Then, she quickly looked away and focused her gaze on her shoes.
'Why are they here?' she groaned to herself.
Jack suddenly stopped. Even though there were more than a thousand people walking in and out of the gate of the airport, he still recognized the familiar figure at a glance.
After three years, she had finally come back.
Her long and wavy hair was tied into a simple ponytail, which made her look more feminine.
She was wearing a light blue dress that made her look as gentle and elegant as ever.
Jack couldn't help but take a step forward. When he was about to walk toward her, he heard a voice. "Jack, where are you going?"
Celine's words snapped him back to reality. Immediately calming himself down and regaining his indifference, he took his suitcase from the driver and walked inside.
Not receiving a response, Celine followed his gaze and couldn't help shaking at what she saw.
'Why has she come back?'
Seeing Jack's figure shrinking into the distance, Celine hurried to catch up with him. "Jack, I'll see you off. Wait for me!"
Today, Jack had to deal with a matter in another city, so Celine had insisted on seeing him off at the airport. She helped him get the boarding pass and accompanied him to the VIP room. Then, seeing that he was becoming a little impatient, she decided to take her leave. After walking out of the airport, she got into the car which was waiting for her. Just as they were pulling away, however, she saw Rachel still waiting at the gate out of the corner of her eye.
Celine patted the back of the driver's chair and said, "Stop here."
She rolled down the window and sneered at Rachel. "Look! Who's this? You don't even have anyone to come and pick you up?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Rachel raised her head and replied indifferently, "I have hands and feet. I don't need someone to pick me up."
"Really? Or is it that no one is willing to pick you up?"
Celine's words were getting more and more insulting as she spoke. "Do you want me to give you a ride? I'll ask the driver to drop you back. Anyway, I happen to have an empty seat here."
Rachel took a step to the side and said indifferently, "No need."
Half an hour had passed since she had booked the taxi, but the driver still hadn't arrived.
Originally, she hadn't cared about the fact that he was late, but after the conversation with Celine, she started to consider leaving a bad review on the driver.
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