My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 476

Marcus, together with Michael and Henry, walked out of the study together.

Eric sighed, stood up, and followed them. His initial plan to leave was delayed because of Jack's emergency.

That evening, Rachel couldn't sleep. She just kept on tossing and turning in bed.

She usually slept on time every night. But tonight was different. She couldn't sleep, no matter how hard she tried because she couldn't stop thinking about Jack.

After lying in bed for a long time, Rachel opened her eyes desperately. Still, she wasn't sleepy at all. Thinking that a glass of hot milk might help her fall asleep, she got up and went downstairs.

When she passed by the study, she saw a glimmer of light coming out from the ajar door.

Instead of going to the kitchen, she stopped and pushed the door to the study open. Jack was standing by the window with his back to the door, his shoulders taut and motionless.

She knew that although he looked calm on the surface, he was also worried about his current situation deep inside. Rachel pursed her lips as she felt a sudden pang in her heart. She gently said, "Jack, why are you not asleep yet?"

Jack turned around and smiled upon seeing her. "Why are you still up?" He walked up to her and helped her sit on the sofa.

Rachel looked up to him and stared at his bloodshot eyes.

Jack had been helping her to deal with Linda's affairs, so she knew that he hadn't gotten any good rest recently. Then all of a sudden, such a terrible incident happened. She patted the seat next to her and said, "Sit here."

"I'm not tired." Jack shook his head with a smile.

Rachel thought for a while and said, "But if you keep standing there, I have to look up at you when you talk to me. It's so tiring."

Hearing her words, Jack sat down at once.

The truth was, Rachel wanted to divert Jack's attention away from his worries. She took his hand, put it on her belly, and look at him with a smile. "I haven't made you feel like a real father yet."

"What do you mean?" Obviously, Jack didn't know what to do. He was too hesitant to put his hand down on her belly.

Rachel was amused by the expression on his face. "Feel the movement of the baby in my belly. Don't hold back. Just lay your hand on my belly freely."

"Really? Won't I hurt the baby?" He still looked dubious.

Rachel burst into laughter.

"Don't worry. You won't hurt our baby."

Jack put down his hand on Rachel's belly gently. But he didn't look relaxed at all. After waiting for almost five minutes, he smiled and said, "The baby is moving."

"See?" Looking at his childish grin, Rachel felt the tenderness in her heart. "The baby is always awake in my belly."

With a complacent smile, Jack looked at her proudly and said, "Our baby must be very cute."

Rachel was at a loss. But of course, she felt glad that Jack had finally cheered up.

Since she got pregnant, they both had experienced so many things. They were not the usual couple who celebrated her pregnancy and shared warm moments together. Right now was the first time that they finally felt the happiness of being future parents.

So if she was full of bitterness in the past, she now felt lucky that Jack never stopped loving her. Fortunately, he never gave up on her, and she finally realized everything before it was too late. Now, they could continue holding each other's hands.

Jack put his other hand on Rachel's belly and continued talking to the baby. And every time the baby moved, he would scream excitedly.

Rachel felt a little strange because the scene was somewhat familiar. She felt like she had already seen this moment many times.

They sat on the sofa and talked about the baby for more than an hour.

But when Jack saw that Rachel yawned, he held her hand and beckoned to her to stand up. "It's getting late. You must go to bed now."

"How about you?" Rachel felt that her eyelids had gotten so heavier that she could now barely open them.

Jack looked back at his desk and replied, "Maybe a while later. I still have some documents to check."

"Can't you just do that tomorrow?" Rachel asked.

He didn't answer for a while. He then reached out to smooth the hair on her forehead and said softly, "I'll go to my room after reading them. Go ahead and sleep first."

Rachel knew that those documents were not urgent. Perhaps Jack couldn't fall asleep, so he would like to read those documents until he fell into a drowse.

But physically, he looked so exhausted now.

She frowned slightly. There was a trace of hesitation in her eyes. Since she and Jack were back together as a real couple, she thought that maybe it would be okay if she took the initiative this time.