Stuck in you

Jack's explanation still turned out to be useful, even though Rachel said he didn't have to explain.

She felt as if a burden was lifted from her shoulders when he came clean and told her everything.

She wasn't sure if he had noticed that she was angry.

"So you just got back?" she asked, pretending to be calm despite feeling a little awkward.

When he saw that she was willing to talk to him, Jack felt so happy that he couldn't stop himself from smiling.

"That's right. I've just been so busy recently. Some days, I don't even get to sleep." Jack tried to sound as pitiful as he could.

He pointed under his eyes and added, "Look at my eyes. Even my eyes have bags under them."

Rachel was in no mood to look at the dark circles around his eyes. "Focus on driving!"

As time went by, the temperature got higher and higher, and Eric's wound healed quickly.

His head had been shaved before the operation, and it started to grow hair.

He would touch his short hair every now and then. Thankfully, the scar on his head was not as deep as he had imagined.

People said that if a man was still good-looking with buzz cut, then he was a real handsome guy. Whenever Eric stared at himself in the mirror, he thought he had gotten even more handsome than before. And this made Rachel sick.

It had been more than a month since he got injured. He couldn't wait to hang out with his friends.

Many of his friends and colleagues had come to visit him at Rachel's house.

She had seen all of his friends. They were quite different from the ones Eric had fun with in the bar.

So whenever they dropped by to come pick him up, she didn't have to worry.

After two more days of hanging round with his friends, Eric got bored and asked Rachel if he could go back to work.

Eric was looking better every day, and he seemed like he was already fit to work, so Rachel gave him the go signal.

Now that Eric was out of the house, she felt relieved. But she didn't want to go back to work so soon.

She did hear that Kevin's license was revoked for his negligence of the patient.

It was quite lucky that he wasn't charged for criminal liability, but he would no long be able to continue his career.

James was the one to tell her the news. "He's a man whose avarice knows no bounds," he signed.

Kevin confessed that he was afraid of being replaced by Rachel.

So when Rachel gave him some advice, he refused to take it and insisted that he was right.

He made the wrong decision during the operation, which resulted in the patient's death.

Rachel didn't know what to say. Once a person was affected by their inner demon and obsession, it was easy for them to forget why they had become a doctor in the beginning. Every doctor would face the same dilemma in their career, and it was up to them if they would face it head on or give up.

would go back to the hospital. Rachel pondered for a moment; she wanted to refuse but she couldn't say it

to her recently, and she lost her drive. She was not as dedicated to her work as

back to the hospital just yet. She was not mentally or psychologically

he acknowledged her concerns. He thought of something she might be interested in. "We are going to send two doctors to France for further education. Perhaps you'd like to give it a

able to speak for a good thirty seconds, but James could hear her breathing on the other line. "To France, you say?" Rachel said each

me right. The training will last for two years. If you're willing to go, I'll send in your recommendation. You're still

just heard. She now had the chance to further her studies and train

hesitation

now. There's still some time. You can think

"Okay, thank you."

abroad and further her study, but it would also mean leaving behind her life in Ninwell City for two

her books and read to calm herself down and keep

It was a step forward into

hesitant. On the one hand, she had been insisting on her career for so many years. On the other hand, if she wanted

made her want to go so bad, was her own lack of experience. After what had happened to the

her face and drew deep

the person had changed her life

and she heard him parking

Jack, since nobody else would drop by. It was already past 9 p.m.

not to go outside. She peered her head out of the window to catch a glimpse of the

and went downstairs with an umbrella. She knew that Jack might not have brought

sure that she heard the car park in the garage, and the

of waiting and decided to go to the

tightly closed, and nobody went out. Rachel set aside her umbrella and approached the driver's seat. She knocked

She could see that his head was resting on

tapping on the door to

the car stretched out his hand and rolled down the window

nudge him,

and turned on the dim light inside the car. His handsome face was covered by the strands of his messy hair. He

one hand on his stomach, she guessed he might have a

a button and the door was unlocked. She approached him and

"Stomachache?"

with his eyes closed. He gripped his right hand and pressed

sniffed at him to check if his breath smelled of alcohol, but it was something

taking you

thanks," he groaned. Jack held onto her wrist and leaned onto her shoulder. "We don't need to see a

in the world did you

as he tried to muster a

with me for a

to the hospital to get his stomach pumped immediately, but Jack had other plans. He latched his arm around her waist and held onto her like a koala. He even buried his face on her

big enough that Rachel didn't knock her head

warmth of her breath and the

for dear life, as if it was the cure to

but Jack held her even

need to go see a