My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 99

The knock on the door seemed to have an impact in her heart. Rachel hesitated for a moment, but eventually limped to the door and open it.

Jack had already cleaned himself and changed his clothes. However, the scratches on his handsome face were still visible. He was holding a glass of water in one hand and some medicines in the other.

His eyes rested on her beautiful face first before they moved down to her sprained ankle. He then frowned.

"Just sit there. Why do you keep on moving around?" he scolded, his brow furrowed. Rachel was a little confused why Jack had suddenly scolded her.

"If I won't move, then how can I open the door?" she retorted innocently.

She then stepped aside so he could come in.

"Then why do you have to lock your door?" asked Jack again.

'Because I'm wary of you,' Rachel wanted to say. However, she chose to keep it to herself. She moved towards the table slowly to avoid his gaze but Jack suddenly stopped her.

"I said, don't move!" Jack's voice raised a little so Rachel was stunned. But before she could say anything, he suddenly lifted her up. ■d

Afraid that she might fall, she automatically wrapped her arms around his neck. She was too embarrassed so she shouted at him angrily, "What are you doing? Put me down!"

Jack squinted at her and said, "You are so stubborn so you only deserve this."

Rachel was so angry that she kept on struggling from his arm. She tried to hide her flushed cheeks from him.

Looking at her blushing face, Jack's lips curved into a playful smile. He then threatened her, "If you keep on struggling like that, I will drop you."

All of a sudden, Rachel's body stiffened. She was scared of falling so she immediately obeyed him. Amused of her reaction, Jack gently carried her to the sofa.

He gently put her down and loosened his hand.

This evening, Jack held Rachel in his arms like he was very fond of her. She was like a porcelain doll that he treasured.

While Jack was checking all the medicines, Rachel sat still.

Her face still felt hot so she knew that she was still blushing. She felt extremely weird sitting next to Jack.

Was she just sick or she was already enjoying the moment? Somehow, she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

Her thoughts brought her somewhere long ago. She was reminded of a man who also used to hold her in his arms and treated her like a treasure. ■d

Fortunately, Jack couldn't read her mind. After all, she wouldn't want him to know that she was comparing him to her father.

Jack was silent as he continued to give her the medicines she needed to take.

He remembered that there was an ointment that he must apply to her ankle so he lowered down his head to look for it in the pouch.

"Don't you feel that I'm unlucky every time I'm with you?" Rachel murmured.

Upon hearing what she said, Jack looked up and stared at her. His eyes and his face were full of confusion. Rachel held the glass of water and raised it up a little to hide a part of her face. Jack didn't comment anything but obviously, he was waiting for her to elaborate.

"I just feel like every time I am with you, bad things happen. Last time, after we went to the engagement party, I had a fever. This time..."

"I took care of you when you had a fever last time too," Jack interrupted her.

Rachel was speechless. She didn't know what else to say. It was true that troubles would always happen every time they were together. But if she came to think of it, it was also true that Jack was always there to take care of her.

"Maybe we are not good for each other," she said.

Jack snorted but he didn't say anything. He already found the ointment so he focused his attention to it. Without any expression on his face, he squatted down and held her foot. ■d

Rachel subconsciously winced but she didn't dare to pull her foot from his grip. Anyway, she could feel that Jack was very careful in holding her foot.

He gently applied the ointment on her swollen ankle and massaged it a little. Rachel felt comfort in his touch so she couldn't help closing her eyes. She could feel the effect of the ointment on her skin as Jack was slowly pressing her ankle with his slender fingers.

When he was done applying the ointment, Jack slowly wrapped her ankle with a bandage. He then looked up to her and said, "I don't want to be with you either."

Rachel was taken aback so she quickly took back her foot.

Jack looked down again and checked her swollen ankle.

When he noticed that the swelling had alleviated a bit, he felt a little relieved. He seemed to forget everything she had just said a while ago.

He stood up and sat beside Rachel. He took all the medicines on the table and sorted them out according to the time she needed to take them later.

Rachel thought that Jack seemed to play the role of a caring and loving husband.

All of a sudden, she felt that he was a different person. This was not the Jack that she knew before.

It was said that women were normally fickle. But for Rachel, Jack was even more capricious than ■d

any women she had met. She still couldn't understand his attitude towards her. He had been so indifferent to her in the past, but now he was taking care of her.

Rachel couldn't help thinking that his change of attitude might have something to do with the divorce agreement that they had signed. 'Is he afraid that I will go back on my words?' she thought.