My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 381

One sharp-eyed nurse saw Rachel, so she stood up and greeted her, "Rachel, you're here."

Rachel nodded at her in acknowledgment. She didn't know what they were talking about, but seeing the smiles on their faces, they seemed to be having fun, so she didn't want to disturb them. She put down the fruits she had just bought and said with a smile, "I brought some fruits. I've already washed them, and they're ready to eat."

"Thank you, Rachel."

Receiving lots of gratitude made her feel a little embarrassed. She smiled faintly and turned around to leave. But a nurse asked, "Have you seen the news yesterday? The rich single men in the city are already getting married one by one. But until now, I haven't found my prince charming yet."

"Who?" someone immediately asked.

Rachel's heart skipped a beat upon hearing their conversation. In the past two days, only Marcus was featured on the news to be getting married.

However, Celia still didn't know about it.

The nurse said, "He is..."

Rachel interrupted at once. "Hey, I almost forgot. Someone was looking for you outside before I came in."

The nurse tilted her head and asked, "Who?"

Rachel touched her nose subconsciously, trying to hide her uneasiness for lying. "Sorry, I don't know him. I just heard him looking for you. He seemed very anxious, so you'd better go and have a look."

The nurse nodded, completely forgetting what she had just said. She stood up from the sofa and was about to go out, but one of the nurses pulled her arm. "Tell us the name of that guy first before you go out."

"Check on the Internet. I need to go out and see who is looking for me."

She impatiently pulled her arm and strode out of the ward.

The others lowered their heads to look at their phones. They must be looking for the news about the man. Rachel cleared her throat and said, "Ladies, I have something to tell Celia. Is it okay if you leave us alone for a while?"

"Sure." The other nurses walked out of the ward one by one.

Soon enough, only Rachel and Celia were left. Rachel sat down on the chair and heard Celia asking what she wanted to say. For a while, she was silent as if trying to think of the right words to say. A few moments later, she finally opened her mouth. "Celia, since your father has recovered well, you have nothing to worry anymore."

Celia turned to her, looking confused. What she said wasn't something that they needed to talk alone. Her father's condition wasn't confidential, after all.

But still, Celia said in a cold tone, "As long as he is not dead, I don't worry. As his daughter, I think I have already done my best."

"You're right."

Rachel heaved a sigh before she stood up. She was about to say goodbye, but unexpectedly, Celia stopped her. Staring at her blankly, she said emotionlessly, "Rachel, you just asked them to go out because you don't want them to tell me that Marcus is the one getting married, right?"

"You know about it?" Rachel couldn't hide the surprise on her face.

Celia nodded and said calmly, "Yes. I was a bit bored in the ward alone last night, so I went downstairs. I heard some nurses talking about it by accident. But don't worry, I'm fine. I have finally gotten it through my head that he isn't meant for me. The gap between us is quite huge. Even if we can be together now, it may not last long. Perhaps time won't allow a tragedy to happen to us.

Just like a saying that goes, 'Sometimes bad turns have positive unintended consequences.'"

Rachel couldn't help feeling upset upon hearing her self-consolation, but she could only smile and agree to her. "Yes, you are right. I'm glad you think that way now."

"I'm fine, Rachel. Don't worry about me. Go ahead and continue your work."

When Rachel left, Celia slowly slid down and under the quilt. She bit her lower lip to suppress the sobs in her throat. She wept silently.

Rachel turned to take a last look at the door of the ward before she walked back to her office.

A cold wave hit Ninwell City last week, so there were more patients in the hospital now that had fever and colds. Rachel's department had the most number of patients.

She had only realized the time when she saw Jack walking towards her, with hands in his pockets. Rubbing her head, she asked, "Are we already late?"

In the Fu family mansion, Jonathan saw Jack and Rachel walking in while chatting. He couldn't help smiling when he asked, "Why are you so late?"

"There was a traffic jam," Jack answered.

Tracy heard the noise and walked out of the dining room. "Finally, you're here. The food is getting cold. Go wash your hands so we can have dinner."

She had prepared several kinds of dishes, which were too much for the four of them.

Jonathan picked up his chopsticks and said happily, "I went fishing with some friends today, and I caught two big fishes.

Your mom braised one in brown sauce and steamed the other one."

Rachel picked up a pair of chopsticks and said, "Wow! They look so fresh."