Stuck in you

Breakfast was served later than usual. Rachel looked at her watch. She would have to take the afternoon shift today.

At noon, she left home and arrived at the hospital, while Jack drove Mendes to the Fu family's house.

Mendes was well loved by the Fu family. Even though Tracy didn't give the child as much attention as her husband did, she didn't neglect him either.

She wanted a grandson more than anything, and the child was the closest one that she could have at the moment.

Rachel arrived at around lunch time. Only a few nurses were on duty as the rest had gone to the cafeteria for lunch.

She entered her office and began to file documents. Lucas suddenly called, wanting to check up on her and Mendes.

Rachel replied that they were both okay and informed him that Mendes had gone to the Fu family's house to play with Johnathan.

Rachel heard him chuckle. "It seems to me that Mendes has become quite popular."

Although he wasn't the most handsome child, but he did have a charming personality.

Lucas sighed deeply. "His father will be back soon. Will Jack be sending him back to the hospital today? I'd like to pick him up this evening."

"I suppose that can be arranged." Johnathan and Mendes were scheduled to play the entire afternoon. Jack could easily send him back after work.

Rachel wondered how much time Jack had to take care of the child. It didn't seem like he was working at all and had been spending considerable amount of time at home.

"Okay..." Lucas was about to say something further, but was abruptly interrupted. Lowering his voice, he said, "Sorry Rachel. Please hold for a while."

Before Rachel could reply, he placed the phone down. She could only hear echoes.

In the distance, she heard a woman's voice. She was reminded of what Mendes had mentioned to her.

Did Lucas have a girlfriend? She held up a pen and nervously spun it with her figures.

She wasn't jealous. She was merely curious as to the identity of the woman she heard in the background.

She heard Lucas pick up the phone and immediately stopped spinning the pen. In a hurry, he said, "I'll contact you later. I have an emergency right now. I am so sorry."

Before he hung up, she heard Lucas' powerful voice. "Claris!"

Rachel's face contorted into a frown.

'Claris? Who's Claris?

seems to

that thought further, the landline rang. It was from the executive's office. "Hello, this

to do

had had a sudden heart attack was involved with another couple. The patient was the husband's

sick son, who was waiting for an operation. Rather than financing his son's operation, he

wife had complained to the executive about it.

in the hospital tried to sympathize with her.

mother, who wanted to save her child. If Rachel

spreading around. Strange things often happened around

were always promiscuous events occurring in the hospital. They never seemed to run out of

type to spread gossip. The executive wanted to see her because

the best cardiologists. But she hesitated, not agreeing immediately to the

"We're

didn't want her as part of the emergency

in

why she

a choice. In their minds, they

to strike? "Why don't you follow Kevin for the meantime, at

Rachel finally

in the day. He had two operations and four patients to look after today. It wasn't a great time for him to mentor Rachel at the moment.

some adjustments. He decided to split the patients that needed

patient's family members about

the afternoon, everyone had heard about Rachel's transfer to the cardiology

surprised many of the nurses and doctors. They had no idea that Rachel was a trained

who weren't aware of her background were surprised that she had such

still confused about it. They only knew that she was very dedicated

often asked for leaves and

the promotion rather than be criticized for her behavior.

for a majority of

she was hardworking and had lots of people to support

initially implied that something had been going on between Rachel and the

in the hospital. Only the most qualified and

few years back. She was one of

the nurses were so invested in the gossip. They seemed to pay more attention at what was happening in Rachel's life, rather than doing

that Rachel made a big

to her. People began

hospital and rarely talked to her colleagues outside of work. It would be difficult to find any