Stuck in you novel Chapter 131

"I don't know." Lucas clenched his slender fingers, a worried expression emerging on his face. "We need to get there first."

Claris raised her eyebrows in curiosity, wondering why they had to go in such a hurry. It most likely had something to do with Rachel.

Rachel and Jack arrived ahead of them, with Kevin and Executive Fang following behind.

Kevin was not his usual self. His skin was dry and his lips were cracking. There were dark circles underneath his eyes. It looked like he hadn't slept at all.

Rachel was shocked by his appearance, "Kevin, are you okay?"

He tried to feign a small smile. "I'm okay. It's nothing."

He insisted that he was okay, but kept zoning out. He was obviously not in the proper mindset today.

Executive Fang was not in a good mood either. He sat across his nephew, glancing at him with a worried expression. As he greeted Rachel and Jack, he seemed too quiet and not himself.

Sensing that something important had happened, she exchanged a worried look with Jack.

Chief Ren entered the room alone. After a brief greeting and formal introductions, he immediately got down to business.

As he spoke to them, he was calm and confident, unlike last night when he had been timid in front of Jack.

He first apologized to Jack and Rachel.

"I'm sorry for what happened yesterday." An awkward silence came after. The tension in the room was thick and nobody spoke to one another.

Jack crossed his slender hands over his stomach, his face expressionless.

He was a little curious as to why Chief Ren's attitude was much calmer and more composed compared to yesterday.

Maybe Chief Ren had something he could turn the tables.

After apologizing, Chief Ren shifted his attention to the uncle and nephew.

"A tip was made to the police. However, the arrest that we conducted last night was a mistake. We didn't have enough evidence against the suspects. I apologize for what I have done to you!"

Kevin's pale face remained blank. Although he sat straight, his body was motionless.

On the other hand, Executive Fang was calm. He bent his index finger and knocked gently on the table. "Chief Ren, it's better to thoroughly investigate this matter and start from the very beginning."

Chief Ren said with an amiable smile, "That is true. If the patient's death has nothing to do with Doctor Kevin, then he will be safe."

However, if the doctor was responsible for what happened, then that would be probable evidence for a lawsuit.

He had calmed down after yesterday, and he decided to not give in so easily.

His son had used the police station's resources and went straight to the hospital to arrest people without following proper protocols.

If his political opponents found out, it would have been the end of his career.

He knew he had to find a way to smooth things out. Otherwise, his political opponents would use it against him.

He was annoyed at his son, but he had to fix this issue immediately.

Even though no one had reported the incident to the police, he would still try to prevent it from being discovered.

He thought as long as he only dealt with Kevin and let Rachel go, Jack wouldn't make things difficult for him.

Chief Ren decided that the only way to solve the problem without covering it up, would be to orient the situation to his favor.

Jack stared at Chief Ren with a passive face, while Rachel had no clue as to what was currently happening.

The chief of police was little strange. He had been so timid in front of Jack the night before. But now he was so calm and bold. Something just did not add up.

Rachel frowned. "Why was the case filed even if there was not enough evidence?"

Chief Ren suddenly turned pale. He turned to look at Jack, silently pleading for help.

With a cold expression in his eyes, Jack said in a low voice, "Chief Ren, can we talk in your office?"

After a moment of pause, he seemed to understand what Jack was insinuating and nodded. "Of course." Looking around, he pretended to complain, "These people have no manners at all. They didn't even serve tea.

How about coming to my office and talk?"

Executive Fang didn't know what Chief Ren was doing and looked at Jack's direction. Jack stood up, straightened his clothes and said, "Okay."

Executive Fang looked at his nephew and motioned for him to stand up. "Let's go."

Kevin looked up at him blankly. Executive Fang frowned and whispered, "Don't be like this." He paused, as if he had something to say.

Executive Fang saw Jack whisper in Rachel's ear before he entered the office. Executive Fang wanted to have a word with her, hoping that she could put in a good word for Kevin with Jack.

Then, he smiled bitterly as he realized Jack wasn't the type to listen to other people.

Rachel wanted to go with him, but Jack placed his hands on her shoulders, indicating for her to sit down.

After Jack left, Rachel looked at the door that shut behind him and felt her face heat up.

All he had said was for her to wait for him there. Why did she get so worked up about it?

She could still feel the warmth of his breath, tingling on her skin.

Once they were in the office, she relaxed.

However, the red flush hadn't faded from her ears. She wondered why Jack didn't want her to follow.

It seemed strange, especially how weird Chief Ren had been acting a while ago.

Sheila had said that she didn't deserve to be a doctor.

Rachel didn't know if she was true.

If it was a medical accident, the case would settled after the hospital admitted the mistake and provided compensation.

However, it would come at the expense of the hospital's reputation. She didn't know what was going to happen. The world was not as simple as black and white.

Under certain circumstances, she wouldn't have demanded for the correct results.

But she didn't want to ignore her conscience. It was undeniable that some of the words Sheila had said, had stabbed her heart like sharp daggers.

As she thought about it carefully, she realized that the hospital had some unforgivable responsibilities for this matter.

It was a huge mistake for a doctor to be so careless in neglecting his own patient.

Rachel leaned back. She looked at the white ceiling and sighed.

It was truly appalling how such a mistake was made. Some things were just neglected by other people.

She kept this posture for a while. Not knowing how long she was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly felt someone place a hand on her shoulder.

She opened her eyes and looked at the man beside her. It was Lucas. Furrowing his eyebrows, he asked, "Rachel, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine." She coughed and quickly sat up straight. "Why are you..."

Before she could finish, her eyes fell on a petite woman behind him.

Rachel raised her eyebrows in confusion.

Who was that woman behind him?

Rachel asked, "Who is she?"

Lucas turned sideways and introduced the young woman. "This is Miss Ying."

"Hello," Claris greeted, bowing her head and smiling unnaturally.

Rachel was surprised. She was probably the same Miss Ying who went on the blind date with him.

From her expression, he could tell what she was thinking of. He quickly interrupted her, "Don't think too much. We are just friends."

Over the last few days, Lucas and Claris had gotten closer. But he had his own reason to do so. He had feelings for someone, not Claris.

He didn't want to make Rachel feel confused, so he offered her an explanation.

However, Claris felt differently. In her opinion, Lucas was probably worried that Rachel would misunderstand their relationship.

Seeing them look at each other in silence, Claris felt a slight pain in her chest.

'We are just friends?' She had asked him out so many times. They'd already hugged and kissed each other. Why he did he still tell others that they were just friends?

Quickly, Claris stepped forward and held Lucas' hand. "Didn't you come here in a hurry? Why don't you ask what happened?"

Although she looked at Lucas, she noticed Rachel's expression change in her peripheral vision.

She saw how her face contorted when she placed her hand on Lucas' hand.

She wanted to show Rachel that she wasn't just Lucas' friend.

Then, Lucas asked Rachel about the situation.

She briefly explained what had happened, only mentioning the important details.

After listening to it, he sighed in frustration. His eyebrows were knitted tightly and anger flashed in his eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me about it?"

The way he said that seemed like he was not only worried about her, but that he was blaming her for the situation.

Lucas hastily explained, "If anything happens, I will be worried. You know that right?"

Rachel sighed. "It's all right. Don't worry too much. Jack is already inside trying to solve the issue."