Rachel knew life and death weren’t things she could control All she could do now was to stay by Jim’s side and walk with him through his final moments.

“Oh, right. Can I trouble you with something else?” she asked.

“Go ahead,” Xavier replied.

“Could you keep it a secret that you saw me here?”

Rachel knew Xavier wasn’t the type to spread rumors, but he did know Tyler.

She still owed Tyler a contract. And being a person who always followed through, Tyler would never let it slide if he found out she had lied to him back then. With his strong sense of justice, he definitely wouldn’t spare her.

Right now, she didn’t want to be involved with anyone here. If it weren’t for Jim’s critical condition, she never would’ve come back.

To her, this place had long been a closed chapter. Whether it was the people or the things that happened here, none of it had anything to do with her anymore.

Xavier was momentarily stunned. Truthfully, when he saw Rachel, his first instinct had been to inform Tyler right

away.

find you these past few years. Are you

think too much into it. She just smiled. “Looks like

treated a lot of people, but with Tyler, his

modestly. “You flatter me. I’m not that powerful. It’s probably just a coincidence. Anyway, I

Rachel head back to the ward. Then, he picked up

message.

I just ran

ward, the doctors had

returned, and he slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Rachel, he

reached out.

it really

“It’s me, Dad.”

out of consciousness. Seeing Rachel earlier

it would all vanish. He had feared that Rachel

now, feeling her presence so vividly, Jim finally let

felt like he had

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