My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 458

Misunderstandings Between Us

But Jack insisted, "No, how will I know about your condition if I don't come in?"

The corners of Rachel's mouth twitched. She pointed her fingers to the piece of paper that was stuck on the wall. "Can't you see? This clearly says men aren't allowed to enter!"

"Okay then," he said and let out a defeated sigh. But before he went to sit down, he looked at Rachel and pleaded, "If anything happens, call me immediately, okay?"

Without giving him an answer, she shut the door.

She shook her head in annoyance once she was in.

Sitting alone in the chair, Jack checked the time on his watch from time to time. His eyes were glued to the door. Seeing it was still tightly closed, his began to panic. 'It has been twenty minutes since she went in. Why hasn't she come out yet?' he wondered. Thinking something horrible had happened, he started pacing back and forth.

The man who sat beside him happily went to his wife. Embracing her, he said, "How did it get over so fast? It only took you five minutes!" Listening to their conversation, Jack's worry intensified. 'How come it took her only five minutes? Why has Rachel been inside for twenty minutes?'

The more Jack thought about it, the more anxious he became. He couldn't wait any longer. Walking towards the consulting room, he was about to twist the doorknob. On seeing this, a nurse quickly rushed towards him. "Sir, you have to sit aside and wait. The pregnant woman is in the examination room. You can't go in."

"I know. That woman inside is my wife. She has been in there for a long time and hasn't come out yet. Can you let me in so that I can see what is happening?" Jack was going crazy with worry.

Seeing the depth of his concern, the nurse calmly explained, "The examination time will be different for different patients. Some people need to be examined for more than half an hour. Please sit down and wait. If something is wrong, the doctor will inform you."

"But—" Just when Jack was getting ready to protest, the door of the outpatient room opened. Rachel and the doctor came out. They looked at Jack in confusion.

Rachel was the first to react. "Why are you standing here?" she demanded.

"Nothing," he said, looking like a deer caught in the headlights. But soon, he recovered from the awkwardness and stepped forward. Grabbing her hands, he asked worriedly, "How did it go? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine," Rachel said while withdrawing her hands. She felt embarrassed.

The doctor next to him was used to seeing such scenes. He chuckled, looked at Jack and said, "It has been seven months. Finally, you are here with your wife. I am guessing I won't have to make another copy of the examination report today, right?"

Lost in his concern for Rachel, he completely forgot about this. He was too embarrassed to say anything so he simply shook his head.

Hearing this, Rachel was puzzled. She looked up at him in confusion and asked, "What examination report are you talking about? What copy?"

Jack held her waist and said softly, "Let's go home first. We'll talk about it later."

On their way, Rachel kept on asking what the doctor was talking about. But Jack replied her with silence. When they finally entered the house, she frowned and said, "Now that we're home, don't keep me in suspense. Can you just tell me what happened?"

Jack motioned for her to sit down on the sofa and said, "Wait a minute." Then he went to the second floor. When he came down, he was holding a square iron box in his hand. He passed it to Rachel. Taking the box, she began to examine to contents inside. Her eyes were full of surprise, and her heart began to thud against her chest. It contained the results of her every antenatal examination and the B Ultrasound tests. The sheets were neatly placed. With her trembling lips, she asked, "What's going on?"

"Every time you went to the hospital for the prenatal checkups, I followed you there. Knowing you wouldn't like it, I didn't show up in front of you. But after you left, I asked the doctor to pass me a copy of your results." As he spoke, there was a bitter smile on his lips. He hated going behind her back like a thief and doing it.

When she heard this, her expression softened. She had been oblivious to everything that happened.

All this time, she had thought Jack didn't care about her. But it turned out he was observing her every move. He loved the baby in her belly as much as she did.

All of a sudden, Rachel felt warmth for him in her heart. She looked down at her tightly twisted hands and said, "But during those days you were with Scarlett..." Unable to finish the sentence, she trailed off.

Jack, noticing the discomfort, explained, "Rachel, nothing happened between me and her. I was with her just to make you jealous."

"Make me jealous?" Rachel asked, unable to understand what he meant.

Ashamed, Jack nodded his head. He once again went upstairs and fetched a document. Spreading it before her, he went on, "This is the agreement I signed with Scarlett. All I did was use her to make you jealous. You were ignoring me and I wanted to do something that would catch your attention."

Jack had never thought he would reveal this to Rachel.

Looking at the signature on the document, Rachel realized this wasn't a joke. He had indeed gone through the trouble of playing this ludicrous drama to gain her attention. Chuckling, she said, "Jack, how can you be so childish?"

"Yes, I am indeed childish," he admitted.

Suddenly, his face turned serious. "The worst part is I lost you completely due to my childish behavior."