My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 388

Rachel put down the vacuum cup and was about to help, but Lucas shook his head and pointed to the chair, motioning her to sit again.

He put the box down in front of his feet, wiped his hands on his pants, and asked in a low voice, "Are you free tomorrow night?"

"Yes. Why?" she asked.

He replied slowly, "I want to invite you and Jack for dinner. We haven't had a meal together ever since."

That afternoon, when Jack came to pick up Rachel from work, she suddenly remembered Lucas' invitation, so she told him about it.

Jack didn't answer at once. His fingers were tapping the steering wheel while he seemed lost in thought.

Rachel couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, "Are you not available?"

"I am," he answered quickly.

But then he added, "How can you let him invite us to dinner when it should be us treating him to a meal?" "It doesn't matter," she replied casually without thinking too much.

He didn't say anything more. He looked straight ahead and focused on driving, but his heart complained silently, 'Of course it matters. We should invite Lucas and treat him to dinner as a couple.'

The next day, Rachel finished her work earlier than usual. She looked at the time and called Jack. "Are you almost here?"

"I'm still in the office. Give me a few minutes." He was actually packing up while talking with her on the phone.

"Alright."

Thinking that he must be busy with something, she sat on her desk first, took a report, and read it slowly.

After a while, her phone on the desk vibrated. When she picked it up and opened the inbox, it was a message from Lucas. He said something unexpected came up, and he would be late.

It was only then that she noticed the time. Half an hour had already passed from the time they had agreed to meet. She replied "Okay" and immediately called Jack.

Jack was already at the gate of the hospital, so she quickly packed up and strode to the entrance. Since the rush hour had already passed, they arrived at the hotel in less than ten minutes. Led by the waiter, they walked into the booked room. Lucas wasn't there yet.

Rachel pulled out a chair and sat down. Since she had nothing else to do, she took out her phone and browsed the news.

On the other hand, Jack restlessly walked back and forth inside the room with one hand in his pocket. He peeked through the window, then touched the TV rack beside it. With a frown, he smacked his lips and asked, "How can you make a reservation in this hotel? Look, there's dust everywhere. I don't think the food here is clean, either."

She changed into a more comfortable sitting position and replied in a low voice, "The wind is strong today, maybe that's why the room is a little dusty."

She then focused back on her phone.

He sneered and sat down. Since he had nothing to do as well, he picked up the menu and read it. "The dishes in this restaurant don't look good. They don't even have new ones."

However, she didn't reply anymore. It was as if she wanted him to just talk to himself endlessly.

Seeing that all her attention was on her phone and thinking about meeting Lucas later, he felt more and more uncomfortable, and his face darkened. Rachel put down her phone, looked at him, and said, "Do you want to go home now? I'll stay here and wait for Lucas for dinner."

Hearing her words, Jack instantly threw the menu in his hand on the table and said seriously with a straight face, "No way. He invited the two of us, remember?"

He stretched out his hand, raised his two fingers, and added, "I can't leave you here alone."

She took back her gaze and pursed her lips. She then said, "Lucas won't mind if you leave first. Besides, don't you think you will only feel out of place?"

"Who told you that?" he immediately shouted, trying to hide his embarrassment.

She glanced at him but said nothing.

However, he clearly captured the hint of contempt in her eyes. He irritably scratched the back of his head. He just couldn't suppress his restlessness, thinking that Lucas would arrive any moment from now.

Jealousy filled his heart at the thought that Rachel had once intended to spend the rest of her life with Lucas if they got divorced.

The room was quiet for a few minutes. After sitting quietly for a while, Rachel stood up to go to the bathroom. But when she turned around, she saw that the door was pushed open from the outside. Lucas appeared, and with a smile, she waved his hand to greet them. "Did I make you wait for too long?"

"Not really. We had something to deal with earlier as well, so we just arrived," Rachel replied. Upon noticing that Jack was still sitting and didn't even look at Lucas, she patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Stand up."

With eyes full of contempt, he stood up reluctantly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and said, "Finally, you're here."

His voice was very low when he said it,