My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 426

Rachel took out a shawl from the cabinet and put it on her shoulders. The moment she opened the door, she saw a pair of feet in front of her. When she looked up, Jack was standing with his hands in his pockets. He sneered, "Why aren't you out today?"

Her brows creased as she asked confusedly, "Why would I?"

"Are you not going to see your little friend and his father?" Jack paused for a second and continued, "For a date?"

Rachel was stunned, mouth agape.

'He's crazy, ' she thought inwardly.

'Jack knew that I had dinner with Gary and Jimmy before, but that was a long time ago. And we have never talked about it since then. What is wrong with him now?' she wondered.

She didn't know what was wrong with him today that he brought it up as soon as he came home. Frowning, she said in a flat voice, "Get out of my way."

Jack took two steps sideways to give way to Rachel. She walked out of the room and gently closed the door. However, he suddenly held her hand and said, "I need to ask you something."

Rachel tried to shake his hand off, but his grip tightened.

"Rachel..." He wanted to increase the strength of his hand, but seeing that her face twisted a little, he couldn't bear it. In the end, he gently pulled her to face him. He cupped her face in his hands so she would meet his eyes. "I just want to ask you a question.

Do you have a close relationship with that father and son?"

Rachel got more confused. She couldn't understand why the first thing Jack did as soon as he arrived was to ask about Jimmy and his son. Was he out of his mind? She frowned, took his hands off her face, and snapped, "What does it have to do with you?"

Jack frowned too. "Don't forget that we are not divorced yet. Everything about you has something to do with me."

He was not making any sense at all.

Rachel sneered, "I didn't ask anything about your relationship with Scarlett. I hope you do the same."

Jack's face darkened in an instant upon hearing her words. He wanted to hold her again and explain, but Julie suddenly came over with a tray in her hands. "Miss Shen, you didn't come downstairs, so I brought this here for you. Please eat this before it gets cold."

"Julie, I'll go downstairs with you. Please help me bring that back. I'll eat that in the dining room." Rachel took Julie's interruption an opportunity to go downstairs without looking back.

Jack was left alone, clenching his fists. He wanted to catch up with her, but he changed his mind.

He used Scarlett to provoke Rachel and make her jealous. He thought that it could be a way for her to see his place in her heart clearly. But he didn't expect that he would be choked by her words. He wasn't even able to counter.

A bitter smile curved up in his lips. He felt like he picked up a rock and hit his own head.

Since it had only been half a month after his accident, the wound in his chest was not healed yet. That was the reason why the doctor had always reminded him to stay in bed. And now, because of his anger, he felt a sudden burst of unbearable pain in his chest.

He covered his chest with one hand and pressed the other hand on the wall for support. The pain was so severe that he couldn't even move a step.

After breakfast, Rachel went upstairs again. Seeing Jack standing still in the same position, she wanted to ask if his wound hurt. But when she remembered the argument they had just now, she changed her mind and went straight to her room.

She had nothing to do with him anyway.

In her room, she sat on the couch and forced herself to read a book. But after a while, she heaved a sigh. None of the words she read entered her mind.

Eventually, she chose to compromise.

She opened the door and looked at the direction where Jack had stood. However, he was no longer there.

Scarlett was full of joy on her way to the hospital. She was excited to see Jack's reaction later. Being with him these times, she already knew that checking the news on his phone was part of his daily morning routine.

And one of the websites he browsed was where she posted Rachel's photo with the father and son.

Thus, she was sure that he would see it.

Scarlett was humming a tune subconsciously while walking in the corridor. But when she reached Jack's ward, she saw the hospital cleaner changing the linens.

She took a step back and looked up to check the ward number. After confirming that she was in the correct ward, she asked the cleaner with a frown, "Where is the patient here? Where did he go?"

"He was discharged this morning," the cleaner replied without looking back.

'He was discharged?

Then where could he be?' she asked herself inwardly. But of course, she already knew the answer. Jack was definitely home with Rachel. Unfortunately, she could never show up in that place. All of a sudden, she felt that she was abandoned like trash.

She took out her phone and dialed Tracy's number.

Tracy was in the shopping mall with her friends when she received Scarlett's call. "What's up?"

"Auntie, I just came to the hospital. Jack isn't here anymore. The cleaner told me that he has been discharged this morning." Scarlett made sure that her voice sounded anxious.

Tracy didn't react at once. After a few seconds, she just asked, "Is he alright?"

She wanted to say more, but her friends already walked in front of her. One of them complained, "Why are you so busy with your phone? C'mon, let's hurry up. I need to pick up my grandson at noon."