My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 341

The director patted his protruding belly and smirked. "It's great of you to think so!" he praised. "Go home and pack your stuff. You can leave for the airport later in the afternoon."

After packing up her clothes and toiletries, Rachel boarded the flight to the capital city. What she didn't know that at the same time, Jack had just returned to her apartment. When he got to the bathroom, he noticed that all of her things were gone.

The memories of what had happened three years ago resurfaced in his mind.

His shoulders shook faintly as he blinked rapidly. "No. It can't be," he murmured to himself.

'She wouldn't leave again, would she?'

His hands trembled as he picked up his phone and dialed her number, only to find that her phone was powered off.

At that moment, Jack was overwhelmed with misery. His hair was a messed as he paced back and forth across the living room. He dialed the number again and again. When the call was finally connected, his eyes were moist and his voice was weak. "Where have you been?" he rasped out.

The airport was noisy, so she couldn't hear it clearly. She simply guessed what he was trying to say and replied,

"I'm on a business trip. I'll be back the day after tomorrow."

Jack leaned against the wall as his shoulders sagged in relief. He could feel his heart rate slowing down upon knowing where she was. "Why didn't you tell me?" he demanded shakily.

"I stuck a note on the fridge. Didn't you see it?"

He glanced at the piece of paper stuck on the fridge door. He flushed once she hung up on him. It seemed that he had been so worried that he overlooked the paper on the fridge.

He called Austin and asked him to book him a flight to the capital city too.

Something rustled from the other end of the line. After a few minutes, Austin said awkwardly, "Mr. Fu, you have dinner reservations to discuss the partnership Mr. the Zhang. If you aren't there, I'm afraid..."

Jack knew what he meant.

The dinner to be held tomorrow night was not only arranged for him and Mr. Zhang, but also for other businessmen. If he wasn't there, the others might use the chance to poach his business partner.

He tightened his grip on his phone and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and thought it over. When he opened his eyes once again, the uneasiness in his gaze was gone.

"All right. Forget I said anything," he said calmly. "The schedule will go as planned."

His voice had changed in a few minutes that even Austin was surprised from the sudden calmness.

Most of the meetings Rachel had to attend were boring and tedious.

One of the meetings was held in a room that could accommodate three hundred people. From the looks of it, the room wasn't even half full yet.

Rachel found a seat near the back. As soon as she sat down, a woman, who looked as if she was in her fifties, walked up to her. She handed her a pen and a list of names. "Sign in, please."

The girl who had been assigned to the same room as Rachel was also one of the absent people today. But before she left the hotel, she had asked Rachel to sign her in.

Therefore, after signing her name, Rachel scanned the paper, hoping to see the girl's name.

However, before she could, the woman grabbed the papers from her. "You only have one name right? What else are you looking for?" Although her voice wasn't that loud, everyone could hear her. The implication behind her words was obvious.

Rachel looked up. "My friend has gone to the bathroom so I'm simply helping her find her name. I don't want to waste her time," she said quickly.

"Well, she can sign in when she comes back!" The woman didn't even bother to give her another chance to respond as she walked out of her way.

The meeting was a little boring. Even Rachel couldn't help but scan around the empty room. From the way the other guests were also looking around, she could guess that they were also bored from the speech. After excusing herself to go to the bathroom, she walked out of the meeting room and intended to go outside to get some fresh air.

It had just rained a few minutes ago.

As she stood by the door of the hotel, she breathed in the refreshing air.

The

cool wind