My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 354

Before Henry could take a step forward to stop Rachel from calling Lea, Jack grabbed his arm. "Perhaps it's not that her phone is turned off, but that she blocked your number."

From personal experience he knew how easily women would do that. In fact, Rachel had done it to him a couple of times.

As soon as he finished speaking, they heard Rachel's voice coming from the balcony. It turned out she had managed to connect to Lea. And now, they were talking.

Jack glanced at him and passed him a smile which seemed to be saying "I told you." Patting on his shoulder, he said, "Henry, you still have a long way to go."

Rachel had hung up the phone and was standing in front of the two. She had no idea what their conversation was about nor did she bother to ask. "She is in a hotel with Rita. Let's go," she announced.

Quickly, she grabbed her coat, getting ready to go. However, Jack pulled her back and said, "It's better if Henry goes alone."

The next day, when Rachel arrived at the hospital, she received a call from Lea. Last night, she had texted Lea saying she wouldn't be able to make it. She received no reply to her text.

"Rachel, come to my house with Jack tonight. I need your help," Lea said.

Smiling, Rachel asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in a hurry to have us for dinner?"

"You'll know when you come. I've asked Henry to inform Jack. I just called you to let you know you should come at any cost." Saying this, Lea hung up the call.

Her words aroused Rachel's curiosity. Obviously she wouldn't cancel it.

Just when she was lost in thoughts, the director came in, handing her a medical record. "There is a patient coming in a while. You deal with it. The ambulance will arrive in about five minutes, so be ready," he ordered.

"Okay," she replied back obligingly.

Five minutes later when Rachel arrived at the gate, she noticed the ambulance hadn't arrived yet. It was a little cold outside. Tired of waiting, she was about to go in. But something stopped her. She caught sight of a familiar figure across the road. After looking at him for a few seconds, she realized he had a striking resemblance to Andy.

Since he was standing very far from her, she couldn't confirm her suspicion. When she was about to run over to have a closer look, the sound of the ambulance diverted her mind. With an urgent job at hand, she could only suppress her impulse and look at the patient who needed her.

One hour passed before she could wrap up her work. She was sure that the old man wouldn't be there any longer. But to her utter surprise, he was still there! Even from far she could tell her looked confused.

Slowly, she made up her mind to approach him. Once she was near, she realized her hunch was correct. It was indeed Andy and her eyes hadn't played any trick. He was walking back and forth with a bag in his hand. She rushed up and asked, "Andy, why are you here? Are you waiting for someone?"

"Rachel, what a coincidence!"

Andy looked around and frowned. "I don't know why I'm here."

He told her all he could remember. "I had taken out an environment-friendly bag from the cabinet. I was prepared to buy some fresh vegetables. This is a usual business.

But I cannot recollect how I ended up here," he said with sincerity.

He looked down at his empty bag and his face flustered. "Didn't I buy vegetables? Why am I here?" he asked, not knowing how he had gotten here. an answer came to Rachel's mind. Yet she wouldn't dare to say it out loud until she was sure.

Looking at Andy's uneasy face, Rachel could only comfort him, "It's okay. Maybe you were thinking about something else. It can happen to anyone. But Andy, have you ever experienced anything like this before?"

He thought for a while and said uncertainly, "It may have happened a few times, but I can't remember now. Day by day, my memory weakens. It is getting frustrating!"

Rachel patted him on the arm and said, "Please wait for me here. I will ask for a leave and drive you home."

She decided to take him to the supermarket first since his bag was empty. On the way, Rachel decided to ask about Bill's whereabouts. Ever since they last met at the restaurant, they hadn't spoken or texted each other.

Andy looked very nervous. Even though he was safe with her in the car, the uneasy looked persisted. He tightly held on to his bag. "Bill went on a trip alone. I planned to go with him, but he said he preferred to go alone."

He sighed and continued, "I'm getting old. Every day, I begin to feel more and more useless. I cannot believe I forgot my way to the supermarket! It is something I have been doing for years. If you hadn't snapped me back to reality, I would have stood there forever. Rachel, is there any way to improve my memory? Why do I feel that these symptoms point to..."

Before he could finish his words, Rachel smiled and said, "Andy, If you are worried, you should come to the hospital. I will run a check-up. I suggest you come when Bill returns."

She knew what exactly he wanted to ask about.

His symptoms did made it sound like Alzheimer's disease, but Rachel didn't want him to be so sure about it. Moreover, she couldn't bring herself to believe this happy-go-lucky, humorous man could fall victim to this dreadful disease.

Outside the CEO's office of MK Group, Austin was humming a tune. Jack was preparing to leave and seemed to be in a hurry. In the past two days, he seemed to be in a good humor. A new-found positive attitude toward life could be seen on his boss's face.

"Austin, you seem in a good mood!"

the director of the planning department exclaimed watching him hum. He had a document in his hand. "There is an file for Mr. Fu. Is he still in his office?"

"Yes, he is."