Rachel was frightened by Jennifer's demeanor. Jennifer's sharp eyes made Rachel realize she was not a pushover like before. However, with Jasper's safety at stake, Rachel had no choice but to swallow her anger.Glaring at her unconscious son, Rachel snapped, "Why is the blood transfusion taking so long? Hurry up and get it done! If anything happens to my Jasper, I'll make you pay!"Just then, a nurse rushed in. "Dr. Susan, there's a problem. There's a patient in the operating room with severe bleeding, and all the type-B blood in the blood bank has been allocated to them. Our hospital has no more type-B blood available."Rachel shouted, "What are we supposed to do? You need to figure something out!""Why are you screaming?" Jennifer scolded her. "When the blood bank runs out, the family is advised to donate blood. He's your son. Instead of yelling, why don't you go donate blood? What's your blood type?"Rachel huffed. "I'm type-A. How can I give blood to Jasper?""Then what about
Maxwell gazed at Jennifer. "Thank you."Jennifer smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes. "You flatter me, Mr Lance. You risked your life saving me. Saving your son is just part of my duties as a doctor."Maxwell hadn't expected Jennifer to be so nice about it. His anger subsided."Is there anything else?" Jennifer removed her doctor's coat. "If not, I'm heading off."Maxwell hesitated. "How are things between you and Nathan? Are you... alright?"Jennifer shrugged. "Didn't I already say this morning? He's not my type."Maxwell's brows furrowed. "I don't understand you. I can't even tell which of your words are true and which are false.""What I said about liking your type of man is true." Jennifer smiled charmingly.Maxwell's knees grew weak at her smile. But knowing Jennifer, he doubted her sudden change of attitude since she insisted on breaking up a few days ago.He recalled Rachel's words and warned, "Don't play games with me, or I'll make sure you understand what it means to
But as Jennifer's partner, how could Nathan turn a blind eye to this?Jennifer stood calmly at the door and met his gaze calmly.Nathan walked over to her with a serious expression. "Susan, we need to talk."With that, Jennifer and Nathan returned to the office together.Nathan sighed. He didn't question why Maxwell had come to see her. Instead, he said grimly, "Rachel came to see me today. She said you've mentioned that you're not interested in me but prefer someone like Mr. Lance. Is that true?"Jennifer hadn't anticipated that Rachel would resort to such petty tactics. She truly wouldn't let slide any chance to cause her trouble."Yes, I did say that." Jennifer's gaze fell to the ground. She made up her mind and muttered, "You said that we should give it a try. But I... feel that we're not compatible. So, let's return to being just teacher and student, Dr. Lowe."Nathan stared at her in shock, unable to believe that this was Jennifer's explanation. He shook his head. "I can't
"I'm sorry, Jennifer. I was too selfish." Nathan lowered his head to hide his tearful eyes. "I knew that someday you would remember everything, but I still kept it from you..."Jennifer finally confessed, "I didn't remember the past. I just... met an old friend. Perhaps it's fate. I nearly broke down when she told me everything."Realization struck Nathan. Fate could be so cruel. He then revealed everything that had happened five years ago, and it was the same as what Laura had told her.Nathan sighed. "Back then, I thought of a way to get you out of this situation, but you hesitated. Then one day, you suddenly told me you had made up your mind to leave and asked me to help you. When I pressed you for the reason, you told me that your father's death was connected to Maxwell, and that was the last straw that broke you."Jennifer paled and she stumbled backward. "Are... Are you telling the truth?"Laura hadn't mentioned this because she didn't know why Jennifer suddenly decided to l
Nathan felt this was the most humiliating moment of his life. But he didn't want to let Jennifer go. He would rather see her from a distance than have her disappear from his life.Jennifer smiled at him, "What are you talking about? You are my teacher. Even if we can't be lovers, I could never betray my mentor!"This made Nathan relax a little. He grew worried again. "Jennifer, are you really okay? The reason I hid things from you was indeed selfish. But more importantly, I didn't want you to remember the past and live in pain again. Promise me, let the past stay in the past and don't dwell on it, okay? I want to see you well. Don't hurt yourself."His words touched Jennifer. Nathan was always so comforting like the sun during the winter cold, warm and inviting. Someone like him deserved someone better.Jennifer nodded. “I will remember your advice, Dr. Low.”Nathan smiled and patted her. “Good.”…In the following days, Nathan applied to teach at the university and stopped deal
In the evening, Jasper was clinging to Maxwell, asking him to read him stories. Meanwhile, Rachel was making the fruit juice Jasper had wanted for the past few days. Rachel was concerned that the store-bought fruit juice might not be good for him, so she decided to make it herself.Listening to Jasper's laughter and seeing the father-son moment, Rachel felt she was in paradise.Just then, a phone call interrupted the peace. Maxwell glanced at the phone and his expression shifted. "Jasper, go on without me. I need to take a phone call."He took the phone and left the room.Rachel's heart sank. Maxwell was always busy and he received countless calls every day. But he never shied away from letting them hear the content. This call had to be from Jennifer!Rachel sneaked outside and hid around the corner, trying to overhear something. However, Maxwell's voice was too soft to catch any words.Soon after, Maxwell returned from the call. Rachel quickly entered the room, pretending no
That evening, Jennifer settled on the couch and made herself a cup of hot milk. She couldn't help but think how fickle the men were. They didn't value what they had and only learned to appreciate those who left. It seemed the grass was always greener on the other side!Before long, a phone buzzed. Jennifer searched around and discovered that Maxwell's phone was ringing in his jacket. Noticing the caller ID, Jennifer answered the call.On the other end, Rachel fell silent when she heard Jennifer's voice before demanding angrily, "Why did you answer Maxwell's phone, Jennifer? How do you have his phone?"Jennifer calmly sipped her hot milk. "Is there something you need, Mrs. Lance?""I need to talk to Maxwell. His son misses him and asked me to call him!" Rachel brought up Jasper to make Jennifer realize her place.However, Jennifer remained calm. "Mr. Lance is in the bathroom. Should I pass the phone to him?""What… What did you say?" Rachel cursed, "I knew it! You still have feeli
Jennifer went back to the kitchen and handed Maxwell a cup of hot milk. "Here, have some. I feel bad for troubling you."Maxwell took the cup, and their fingers brushed. He felt a jolt of electricity running through him. Although it was just milk, it tasted very sweet since Jennifer made it.Noting that it was getting late, Maxwell looked at her awkwardly. "Then I... I'll leave now?"Jennifer hummed and didn't try to keep him. "Thank you for tonight."Maxwell was disappointed. But it was in line with Jennifer's character not to keep him. It would be weirder if she had invited him to stay the night.As he was about to leave, he hesitated. "Did you and Nathan... really break up?"Jennifer lowered her head. "Once you love someone, there's no room for another."Maxwell's heart raced at her words. He pressed, "So, who do you love?"Jennifer smiled at him. "Someone out of reach.""Why is that?" Maxwell suddenly took her hand. "You're the one who's hesitating. Have you even asked tha