"Dr Ryan, how are you?" Daniel greeted his senior. There was a tinge of happiness in his tone which was evident to Ryan and he smiled.

"Are you that happy to receive a call from me?"

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"How can I not be? You calling me implies there is something important you need me for. It makes me feel good knowing that my senior needs me." Daniel smiled.

"You know me way too well"

The two men laughed.

"So, what happened Senior?"

"In our Ireland branch, there is a patient who has been in a coma for seven years now. I have mailed you her reports. She needs a minor surgery, just like the one we performed multiple times before but the neurologists in our Ireland branch do not have the required kind of experience in it and I am stuck in the US with a case so I can't go to Ireland."

"Oh, that would be a bit risky then, it is only better to someone experienced in this to perform this surgery."

"Exactly, that is why I want you to fly to Ireland and perform this surgery. The neurologists there will assist you, it would give them some experience"

Daniel nodded his head.

"Sure sir, once I go through the reports, I'll decide on a good time to meet the patient and schedule a surgery"

"Great then, go through the reports now if possible"

"Yes senior, right away I will."

"Thank you so much Daniel"

"Why? For performing my duty?" Daniel joked and Ryan laughed.

Daniel went back to the living room where everyone looked worried.

He sat next to Rachel and opened the mail his senior sent.

"What happened? You look serious" Rachel commented.

"My senior called, he just mailed me reports of one patient, just checking that" Daniel opened the reports.

"May I have a look at it too?" Rachel randomly asked.

"Will you be able to understand?" Daniel smiled at her seeing her curiosity.

"No but I always wanted to see you work and want to know more about your work" Rachel honestly said.

The three grandpas looked at each other excitedly as they were happy with Rachel's interest in Daniel's life.

Jessica and Patrick looked at each other and helplessly shook their heads as Daniel and Rachel wanted to hide their relationship from everyone and they kept forgetting to act like strangers.

Daniel went through the reports and Rachel too saw them but she didn't understand anything.

Daniel frowned seeing the reports and furrowed his eyebrows seriously.

"What happened Dan, is something wrong with this patient?" Anthony asked his grandson.

"No grandpa, it is nothing serious but I might have to fly to Ireland this week" Daniel didn't share much with his grandpa but the reason he frowned was because this patient has the same blood group as Rachel.

Rachel's blood group is AB-negative. This is the rarest blood group in the world.

Although Daniel operated on many patients, Rachel was the first patient of his he came across with this type of blood group and after her this new patient whose report he was reading was the second one he came across.

So, subconsciously he frowned.

After going through the reports Daniel called his senior who was waiting for his call.

"Yes Daniel?"

"Dr Ryan I went through the reports, before scheduling the surgery I would first want to meet the patient personally. So, I am thinking of flying to Ireland on Wednesday. Thursday I'll meet with the patient and if everything looks fine to me then on Saturday I'll schedule the surgery"

"Sounds perfect to me"

"Great then"

"Yeah, I'll inform the patient's family"

"Yes, also Dr Ryan please let the hospital know we might require AB-negative blood group."

"Yeah, that is another problem, the patient has a very rare blood group, so we need to be more careful"

"Hmm, that was my concern too"

"Anyway Daniel, I am sure you will handle this case very well, now I can focus on my patient without any worries"

Daniel smiled, "Don't worry senior, I'll take care of everything"

"Thank you so much"

After talking to him, Daniel informed everyone that he would be leaving for Ireland on Wednesday.

Rachel got sad to know he would be gone for a week.

Later, they all went back to their homes, Rachel and James stayed back at their house.

Rachel was still feeling gloomy as Daniel won't be here for a week. In the last few days they spent so much time together that she got used to his presence.

She was lost in her thoughts when James sat next to her, "What happened dear? Are you scared?"

James assumed she was scared after seeing what happened with Frank.

Rachel was startled and was brought back from her thoughts, "What? Scared of what grandpa?"

"The people who are trying to harm you?"

Rachel slightly smiled, "No grandpa, as long as you are all with me, no one can harm me"

James patted her on the head, "I guess my granddaughter is stronger than I expected"

Rachel brightly smiled, "Of course she is" and hugged her grandpa, she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Rachel, there is something I have been wanting to ask you…" James hesitatingly brought the topic he had been wanting to discuss with her.

"Yes grandpa?" Rachel didn't lift her head and continued resting.

"Is there something going on between you and Daniel?" James frankly asked her.

Rachel kind of expected this as she had been spending way too much time with Daniel in the last few days, so she was not surprised by James' question.

"Honestly grandpa, I like him" She didn't have the heart to lie on his face but she was also not ready to tell him the truth as she was enjoying this current phase of her secret relationship with Daniel.

If James will know the truth then everyone else will too which will only lead to chaos so Rachel controlled herself.