Chapter: 871

"Oh, that's good." Lukas breathed a sigh of relief. But then, he thought of something and paused.

‘An acquaintance? Who can it be? It's been four years since she left

Apliaria. Who else does she know? And that person is in admitted in this hospital now?!

Lukas knew he had no right to question Rachel, so he kept quiet. The elevator stopped on the first floor, and the doors slowly slid open with a ding.

“Well, Miss Bennet, this is where I get off," Lukas said and walked out of the elevator.

Rachel looked at his back and called out, "Lukas!"

He paused and turned around.

Rachel walked out of the elevator and looked at him.

"I know you have a lot of questions. You don't have to be cautious with me. What happened between Victor and me has nothing to do with you. So you have nothing to feel guilty about."

Lukas looked at Rachel and sighed.

“If I had known what would happen,

I'd have tried to stop Mrs. Sullivan—"

"No," Rachel interjected softly.

"It's mot your fault, nor Mrs.

Sullivan's. I agreed to her request, remember? If I had known better, no matter how much Mrs. Sullivan persuaded me, I wouldn't have agreed to marry Victor. There's no need to mention what happened. It's in the past now; bringing it up is pointless."

Lukas sighed and nodded. Then, he flashed Rachel a gentle smile and said, "It's great to see you living a good life now, Miss Bennet."

Rachel didn't reply, nor did she return his smile. Instead, her attention returned to the bag of cold medicine in Lukas' hand.

"Lukas,

I forgot to ask you about this medicine. Did you catch a cold?"

"Oh, umm..." Lukas looked down at the medicine bag.

"No, I don't have a cold. This medicine is not for me. It's for Joey."

"Huh? Joey?' Rachel's heart jolted in alarm as she asked, "What's wrong with him? Is he sick? Is he uncomfortable? When did he catch a cold?"

Rachel had just returned, and she had chosen to stay in Apliaria for a period to deal with the internal problems at Bennet Group. She believed Joey was safe at the Sue Garden, so she hadn't visited him, opting for nightly video calls instead.

And Joey was fine a few days ago, so how could he suddenly get sick?

"Miss Bennet, you... Lukas began, taken aback by Rachel's visible concern for Joey.