My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 384

Henry chuckled and said, "It seems like you will have to spend more time with Eric now."

"No need. People are gossiping about Michael and me, thinking we are a couple," Marcus said.

Michael had actually fled abroad to avoid the blind date arranged by his father for him. Right now, he sneezed several times while in bed. He felt a sudden chill on his back, so he quickly pulled the quilt and wrapped his body.

Lea leaned on Henry's shoulder. With a smug smile on her face, she said, "Since we all played as matchmakers for the two of you, you should prepare generous red envelopes for all of us."

"That won't be a problem," replied Marcus.

Celia raised her head and said in a low voice, "Lea, you are very wealthy. Why do you still care about the red envelopes?"

"Wow! You haven't married Marcus yet, but you are already helping him save his money," Lea teased Celia.

The ward filled with joyful laughter and happiness for a while.

When the two couples bade goodbye, there were only Jack and Rachel left in the ward. She took the apple that he peeled, took a bite, and sighed. "Celia finally got her happiness."

Jack nodded and sat down on the edge of the bed. He then bent over to take a bite of the apple in her hand.

She pushed him on the shoulder and said, "If you want to eat, peel one for yourself."

"I don't want to." He winked and smiled.

"Let me do it for you." She was about to take the fruit knife,

but he held back her hand. He poked his forehead and said, "Why are you so ignorant when it comes to romance?"

Seeing the smile in his eyes, she soon realized what he meant. But then, she quickly changed the topic. She asked in confusion, "By the way, I've always been curious. Marcus was about to elope with Celia that day, but why did he suddenly change his mind and decide to marry Eden after going back home?"

"Do you really want to know?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow. When she nodded, he pointed at his cheek and smiled. "Kiss me first, and I'll tell you right away."

Rachel pursed her lips and kissed him on the cheek helplessly. "Can you tell me now?"

He sat back and held her in his arms. Resting his chin on her head, he sighed deeply and started, "When Dylan was still working in a TV station, he used his power to embezzle a large amount of money. Their leader found out about it, but gave him a chance to make amends. However, he had already squandered the money.

"Did he use it for Bertha?" she asked with a frown. She had been wondering why Bertha was willing to be with Dylan, who had nothing but two children to take care of.

Jack pinched her nose and said dotingly, "Can you be a little less smart sometimes?"

After pausing for a moment, he continued, "It was the Zhou family who helped him deal with that matter thoroughly. But after that, his relationship with the Zhou family was cut off."

"The Zhou family?" A hint of surprise flashed across Rachel's dark eyes. "No wonder James looked a little strange when he saw Celia in the hospital."

Jack nodded, "This matter had been completely suppressed since it happened. But Marcus' father got the information and evidence from somewhere. He used them to threaten Marcus. If Marcus continued his relationship with Celia, he would hand over the evidence to the authorities. We could already imagine what would happen to Dylan."

Rachel couldn't help but shiver upon hearing all the information from Jack. She leaned against his chest and asked, "Where is the evidence now? Does Marcus' father still have it?"

"When Marcus agreed to announce the wedding in public, he got the evidence from his father as a part of their deal. He then destroyed it."

"I'm glad he did that." Rachel felt like she was riding a roller coaster. For a while, she was hung in the air and shaken violently. Now, she finally returned to the ground and calmed down.

The whole ward fell silent for a few seconds. The more she thought about everything that he told her, the more strange she felt. She turned her head, grabbed his collar, and asked with a frown, "Have you known all of these for a long time? Why didn't you tell me?"

Jack hurriedly put his hands near his ears and begged, "Honey, you're wrong. I just found out about it a few days ago."

When Rachel was discharged from the hospital, she rested at home for two more days. She wanted to go back to work, but Jack didn't agree, insisting that she needed more rest.

At first, she tried her best to change his mind several times but failed. Seeing that he was unwilling to let her go, she gave up.

Today, she was hanging the laundry on the balcony when her phone rang. When she checked who was calling, she was surprised to see Eric's name on the screen. She answered it immediately. "I'm surprised that you have time to call me today."

She suddenly wondered what he had been doing these days. He never showed up since the last time they'd met in the cafe that day.

Eric rubbed his forehead and answered in a tired voice, "Rachel, I've been working overtime these days. I even haven't slept last night."

With a frown, she asked again, "Why are you so busy these days?"

"Well, do you still remember, I told you before that my mom is coming back?" He sighed slightly and added, "She said she would be here next month, so I worked overtime to take a few more days off next month. But I didn't expect that she would come earlier than we have agreed."