Stuck in you

"What's he doing now?" Rachel asked curiously.

She could hear a muffled sigh on the other end of the line. Not knowing what to say, Austin stammered, before falling into silence.

It stayed like for a while and judging from the awkward silence, Rachel assumed that something was wrong.

Still waiting for an answer, she checked her watch. Was he in a social engagement?

"Ask Jack to answer the phone," she said coldly.

Austin could tell from her tone that she was angry. "Wait! Mrs. Fu, please. It's not what you think," he said hurriedly.

Rachel silently curved her lips in sympathy, curious about what he had to say.

"So will you tell me what's bothering you, Austin?"

It seemed that Austin had been struggling for a long time. Giving in to her persistence, he sighed helplessly. "I can't make a decision for Mr. Fu. I'd prefer if you come to see for yourself."

So Jack wasn't able to pick up the call. It wasn't because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.

Rachel went to the hospital and stared at the man in the bed. She walked towards him, Jack was still asleep.

Austin explained that before Jack passed out, he had asked him to do a favor. It was to tell Rachel that he was too busy to pick up the phone. The stubborn man didn't want her to know that he was confined in the hospital.

After learning about this, she sighed expressionless.

She looked at Austin and asked, "What happened? I thought he had been taking meals on time these days."

After hesitating for a while, Austin decided to tell her the truth.

"For the last two days, he had been drinking wine for business reasons."

Rachel's face darkened. Why didn't Jack tell her that?

No wonder he was sent to the hospital.

Austin continued the story. "There was an important dinner this evening. A lot of people had attended, but Mr. Fu's body couldn't take in anymore alcohol.

Mrs. Fu, if it's convenient for you, please try to persuade Mr. Fu to stop drinking. It seems that he only listens to you."

Rachel kept silent. 'Listen to me? Bully shit!'

He told Rachel that he took his medicine and ate meals on time. Apparently, those were lies!

Stressed, she rubbed her forehead and said, "I'll ask the doctor about his condition."

A hint of hesitation flashed through Austin's eyes. He gave her the attending doctor's name and asked a nurse nearby to take her there. She muttered her thanks before leaving.

woke up, he got surprised to see Rachel peeling an apple

grumbling. He licked his dry lips and heard Rachel's voice, "Are you

peeled apple aside and wiped her fingers with a wet towel. Figuring that he was thirsty,

allowed Rachel to help

night, but now that he had woken up, he felt a little

pain he felt in his stomach suddenly dissipated. He looked at Rachel and

to know anything. Tentatively he asked, "When did

"I came here after I

tell you I

"Yes." Jack smiled embarrassedly,

his head flaming red.

and eat his meals on time. But

eyes and began to think of what to do. From a near distance, he heard

felt more comfortable now, since there

However,

placed one

feel a

She turned around.

for the

Rachel disagreed. "It's gastritis."

Gastritis? What was that?

check-up. He just

to see the doctor after work, but it seemed that his body

he had planned to get a fake medical record to lie

didn't expect that it

was a more serious case

doctor had informed Rachel that Jack was suffering from chronic gastritis. It couldn't be cured in just a day or

had taken good care of his stomach, but why

looked at him, doubting whether he had told

hesitation, Jack was afraid that Rachel

for a while and replied, "I didn't have much tonight. I just drank some wine. I'm a

"You can't eat anything solid right now. I'll buy a bowl of porridge

no appetite to eat the food from those

about the time that Jack had followed her

"Do you want someone to buy food from

restaurant. By the way, what time is it? Why don't you ask Austin to buy it instead? Stay here with

seven o'clock when he had left the party. He didn't

looked at her wrist watch and said, "It's ten o'clock. I asked Austin to head back

to leave when

shamefully bowed his

porridge, Jack touched his nose. Although

been rude to him. But it was different

that she did care about him,