Meanwhile, Rachel was sitting on the table in an alluring and sexy pose. She wore a tight-fitting mini-dress. And under the light, her long, slender legs were exceedingly attractive. The men were so bewitched that they probably even wouldn't be able to remember the date if anyone asked.Smiling, Rachel agreed. "Sure, why not?"Women like her who were always up for a game were the type men found most attractive.Soon, the game started, and Rachel lost the first round.The men were beyond excited. "You lost, Ms. Anderson!" they exclaimed. In other words, they were urging her to take off her clothes.But Rachel was only wearing a mini-dress. How could she do that? If she took it off, she'd only have her underwear on.Leonard's hands balled into fists on either side of him. He couldn't just stand by the side and watch as Rachel disregarded her own dignity and pride.Even when she was still in the entertainment industry, she had never stooped so low! Why on earth was she do
Rachel had meant to protect Leonard, but how did it end up the other way round again?In fact, he'd protected her so well that the thugs couldn't even lay a finger on her.However, Rachel could clearly hear the grunts Leonard let slip. He was probably in a lot of pain, yet he still did his best to put up with it."Stop hitting him… Please, just stop…"Several moments later, Rachel's tears rolled down her cheeks—Leonard was hanging by a thread now.His head was leaning against her chest, and his breathing had become extremely weak.Rachel lost track of how long the agony lasted. The only thing she was aware of was a group of men barging into the bar sometime later."Mr. Richmond!"The group of men darted toward Leonard and Rachel and swiftly had the thugs under control. "Mr. Richmond?" they called out again."He's severely injured. You have to take him to the hospital now! Get him to the hospital!" Rachel cried out amid her sobs.What happened was totally contrary to her
Leonard pressed his lips into a thin line and didn't try to argue with Rachel.As long as she refused to admit it, reasoning with her until he was blue in the face wouldn't get him anywhere.Rachel observed Leonard's silence and awkwardly said, "Since you're fine, I'll take my leave now."But just as she turned to leave, Leonard grabbed her wrist."I was so close to death. Are you really going to leave me just like this?" He pitifully gazed at Rachel. His pitiful and aggrieved attitude stopped Rachel in her tracks, and she felt as though her legs were suddenly glued to the floor.Leonard made it seem like she'd be the most wicked human on earth if she were to leave him just like that."You could at least help me back to the ward, no?" Leonard frowned, sounding displeased."You were the one who faked your own death… If you hadn't done that, you'd already be lying in bed right now," Rachel muttered under her breath.Only Leonard could've come up with an idea as ill-humored as f
At that moment, Rachel did feel slightly tempted, and her heart was touched as well.Throughout the years, many men of noble birth had wanted to court her for fun. But Leonard was the first man who'd ever dared to ask for her hand in marriage.Anyone at her age would naturally look forward to a romantic relationship. But Rachel didn't dare to indulge in one.Rachel was stunned for several moments. Then, she smiled, saying, "Let's not think about the what-ifs. Aren't you afraid I might start taking you seriously?""I'm not kidding you! If you're worried that I'm not serious about you, we can go straight to the City Hall and get our marriage license when we return to the country!" Leonard answered firmly.Because of Rachel, Leonard took the notion of marriage very seriously.Now, he finally understood what Henry meant when he'd said, "It's not that you don't want to get married. You just haven't met the one who'd make you lose all reason. And you'll want to give marriage a chance
"We'll know how true that is after we try it out. Am I right?" Henry's lips curved into a naughty grin.Natalie didn't want to discuss such a lewd topic with him. So, she pulled the blanket aside and got out of bed. "I'm going next door to check on Cece."In the night, Mercy would sleep in the nursery next door while Olivia took care of her.When morning came, Natalie would then take Mercy to her room.Natalie could literally watch Mercy for the entire day, and every time she did that, she'd be in a dilemma—she hoped that Mercy could grow up faster, but at the same time, she hoped time would pause right there and then."I have to head out today. I might come home slightly later," Henry said.Natalie paused as she got up from the bed. Then, she turned toward him and asked, "Where are you going?"Henry wouldn't inform her of this if he were simply going to work. Obviously, he had something else to attend to."I'm going to meet the healer's granddaughter. They say she's heading
"Mr. Chase, someone just ran out into the road in front of our car—"But before the driver could finish his sentence, the person in question had run to the backseat door and kept knocking on the window."Open up! Open up! Let me in, will you?"Henry's brows furrowed. If he wasn't mistaken, this person was Shane's son, Jonah. He was the one who'd become intellectually disabled two years ago because of a car accident.What happened to him? And why was he here all alone?But Henry was indebted to Celine, and given that Jonah was her son, he figured that he had to take good care of Jonah on her behalf.If anything happened to Jonah, Celine wouldn't be able to take it."This guy…" Earl was about to go out and chase Jonah away.But Henry stopped him and said, "Let him in."Both Earl and the driver were stunned. Yet, they dared not question Henry's instructions.In the end, the driver unlocked the backseat door.Finally able to open the door, Jonah hopped in without hesitation.
Jonah's presence had become a stain in Shane's life.Even when he was attending a gathering today, people frequently questioned him about Jonah's condition.In truth, he didn't want to answer their questions! He would much rather have everyone pretend that Jonah didn't exist!Such emotions slowly accumulated over time within Shane, and he began to have the idea of ridding Jonah from his life.It wasn't his fault for thinking this way.Jonah was just too weak.At that moment, Cesar suddenly walked in. He asked in confusion, "Dad, where's Aunt Celine going? She seems to be in a rush… She also just ignored me when I talked to her."Usually, Celine would at least roll her eyes at Cesar. But this time, she didn't even do that."Just ignore her! What can she do? She just flocks around her stupid son every day," Shane said.Cesar didn't know how to reply to Shane, so he simply decided to keep his mouth shut.Then, Shane looked at Cesar, and an idea came to mind. "You wouldn't di
Although she sent Natalie to the orphanage the second Natalie was born, she was filled with pain and guilt when she made her decision.So, she had always remembered how Natalie looked when she was born.In fact, no one knew that she kept a photo of Natalie in her wallet's compartment.That was the only photo of Natalie she kept.Celine's gaze immediately became strange at the sight of the child."Thank you for taking care of my child, Mr. Chase. I won't trouble you two any further. I'll bring Jonah home now." Celine immediately collected her gaze and turned to look at Henry."Mom, I want to play with Cece a little longer…" Jonah said reluctantly.His words immediately increased Celine's anxiousness. She didn't even know what to say at that moment."Mrs. Yoder, he still wants to play for a while longer. Why don't you…"You two can stay a little while longer. Cece also seems to be enjoying herself with Jonah," Henry said with a faint smile."It's a bit late now. Not to mention,