"Well, Mom! I'm glad you think that we know Hardy well enough. Hardy has a great job and he has a good character," Rachel happily said. The more Rachel thought about it, the more she wanted to ask Hardy about the marriage.
Celine became anxious when she heard what Rachel had said. She replied,"Rachel, what are you trying to do? Hardy is just taking care of me. Why are you going to ask him to marry me? Don't you think that it is too much to ask from him?
Rachel snorted, raised her eyebrows, stared at Celine and said,"Celine, you know the saying. Keep it in the family. Let me do the talking. I'll let you get to the point with Hardy..."
Celine became more and more anxious as she listened. She held on to Rachel's arm and pleaded,"Don't do this Rachel. You... Is this really necessary? Hardy just walked out of the ward. Did you say anything? I hope not. Anyway, don't talk about these things with him until I leave the hospital. Okay?"
Rachel burst into a laugh.
"Celine, would you believe it? I just told him!" She laughed at the shocked, angry face of Celine.
"Humph!" Celine muttered in anger and glanced at Rachel.
Hardy had promised Hiram to look after Celine and he had done it dutifully in the past two days. Hardy came to see Celine almost once every hour and spoke with her, comforting her.
At first, Celine suffered from the broken heart she had since breaking up with her ex. However, when she saw that Hardy truly cared about her, her heart warmed up to him a little.
Rachel opened the door of the ward, still chuckling, and stepped outside.
"I will ask Hardy first to see if he has a girlfriend already. If that's the case, it is no use talking anymore. Wait for me to come back!" Rachel said as she went out.
After Rachel went out, Hardy completed the ward-round. He was about to go back to the office when he saw Rachel.
"Rachel," Hardy called out politely. At the same time, Rachel started walking towards him.
"Well, let's go to your office. I want to talk about Celine's condition," Rachel said gravely.
"Oh, okay." Hardy replied. Hardy walked to the door of his office, opened it and went inside. He held the door open and said," Please sit down, Rachel."
Rachel sat down and looked around. 'It is very neat and tidy in Hardy's office, ' she thought.
Rachel pretended to take a leisurely look at the artificial human skeleton on Hardy's desk. She asked,"Well, Hardy, how old are you this year?"
Hardy was pouring Rachel a glass of water. When Hardy heard the question, he was startled. He replied,"I'm thirty-one."
"No girlfriend?" Rachel asked casually. She took the glass of water from Hardy as she spoke.
Hardy shook his head and smiled,"I am very busy with work, so I have no time to look for a girlfriend. I used to have a girlfriend. I wasn't good at keeping her happy, so she broke up with me after a few months."
After learning that Hardy was single, Rachel was elated. She gave a quiet cough to attract Hardy's attention and spoke with a straight face,"I see. By the way, how are the test results of Celine? Is everything good?" Rachel asked solicitously.
"It's okay. I've seen them. It's nothing serious." Hardy responded. He didn't think much about Rachel's questions about him having a girlfriend.
"That's good. I will be leaving in a bit. Please take good care of Celine," Rachel said. Rachel then waved to Hardy and walked out.
Hardy nodded and said,"I assure you that I will look after Celine. I even changed my shift times so that I can see her more. I will take care of her!"
"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you,"Rachel replied. In her head she could not stop the happy thoughts, 'Wonderful, wonderful! What an honest guy Hardy is!'
After coming out of Hardy's office, she heaved a sigh of relief.
'Good. There is a chance that Celine and Hardy could be together.' she thought.
After returning to the ward, Celine was uneasy. When she saw Rachel coming back, she immediately walked toward Rachel and asked,"Rachel, did you ask Hardy to go on a date with me? You are making me... embarrassed to face Hardy," she told Rachel.
Celine thought, 'The day before, I broke up with my boyfriend and then nearly died of taking medicine. Now, Rachel is asking Hardy to see if he has a girlfriend. I shouldn't have let Rachel speak to Hardy.'
Rachel glanced at Celine with a smile and said,"I just chatted to Hardy and asked if he had a girlfriend. Celine, you don't be shy about talking to him directly about it. However, I am not."
Fannie waved her arms and said eagerly,"Rachel just say it. How about Hardy's thoughts on this date?"
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