Chapter 247 Aren’t You Going to Explain?
When Amber heard those words, her eyes widened in shock. At this exact moment, a cold man’s voice rang behind Rachel. “So, the reason why you are sticking to me is just to obtain evidence of Hans’ death from Grandpa?”
Rachel jolted violently. A black umbrella was held firmly by the man’s slender fingers. His tall figure cast a long shadow that covered the ground and his face looked even colder than usual.
Justin? She did not even notice when he had arrived. “Is this the exchange you made with Grandpa?”
“Justin.” Amber quickly scrambled to her feet and she ran to the spot under his umbrella. “Justin, I already told you that she is up to no good, but you refused to believe me. Look at the crazy things that she just did! She even threw her own father into jail. I wonder what else she is capable of doing!”
Justin’s face darkened as he stared at Rachel. “Aren’t you going to explain?”
However, Rachel merely tightened her hold on her umbrella with a tense expression on her face. “Didn’t you hear everything for yourself earlier?”
She calmly looked at the man in front of her, but her grip on her umbrella tightened.
Everyone could tell that she had ulterior motives when she returned and became closer to Justin. Even he himself was aware of this and even asked her many times in the beginning about the reason for her return.
It was just that he forgot about it later on.
In that instant, his cold face was almost overcome with fury. Even though he tried to suppress his anger, the throbbing vein on his forehead betrayed his current emotions.
“From the beginning, you returned to avenge Hans’ death. Not only did you not consider my feelings, you didn’t even consider Charlotte either. You even used your own daughter!”
Upon the mention of Charlotte, Rachel’s temples throbbed. The emotions that she had repressed quickly flashed on her face before it disappeared. “I don’t care what you think about me.”
“You don’t care about my thoughts? Aren’t your thoughts exactly like how I have described?”
“I still have other things to attend to.”
Justin grabbed Rachel’s wrist as he bellowed, “I’m not allowing you to leave!”
Although pain shot through her wrists, Rachel did not groan whatsoever as she merely frowned at him. “It’s meaningless whether I leave or not since my job here is done. What more do you want?”
Justin tightened his hold on her; it was as if he would only give up until he crushed her wrist.
At the same time, he could not believe his ears. This cold woman in front of me just prepared dinner in the kitchen last night and we were chatting happily. She even took the initiative to bring me a bowl of soup and asked me to have more of it for my stomach’s health. After just a night, everything has completely changed. Her behavior has changed so fast that it feels like she’s a different person compared to yesterday.
“You have been putting on an act around me, haven’t you?”
The pain she felt was so intense that she could not even speak.
“Is that the case?!” His loud voice reverberated in her ears as it crushed her nerves.
“Let me go!” Rachel tried to wring free from his grasp, but to no avail. The umbrella that she had been holding even fell off from her hand.
The heavy rain immediately pelted on her head like ice cubes.
Justin’s eyes reddened as he forced her to retreat. “Since you were already putting on an act, why didn’t you continue with it? How long has it been since you returned? Why don’t you continue with the act? Is it because I don’t have any value for you now that you have gotten what you want? Or, is it because you have always been treating the Burton Group lightly?”
A clap of thunder roared in the background.
A car stopped by the roadside amidst Amber’s shriek. A figure alighted from the car and he immediately walked to them. He then pulled Justin’s collar and sent Justin falling to the ground with a punch.
“Justin!”
She quickly approached Justin with an umbrella to help him on his feet, but he pushed her away.
He wiped his lips with his slender hands, leaving a bright red blood trail on his face.
After the man had punched Justin, he calmly picked up the umbrella on the ground and held it above Rachel’s head. “My darling Chris, I’m late. I’m sorry you have suffered greatly.”
“Hernandez?” A shocked Rachel froze as she looked at the man in front of her. “Why are you here?”
Amidst the rain, the man with chestnut brown hair looked like he was on a beach vacation with his flowery shirt. He showed his pearly whites as he answered, “Isn’t it a lovely surprise? Do you miss me after not seeing me for such a long time?”
Is this the time to talk about this? Rachel frowned. “Hernandez, the situation here doesn’t bother you. Why don’t you return to where you came from?”
“That won’t work. It’s been difficult to catch this moment to save a damsel in distress.”
“Who is he?” Justin rose from the ground with an expression that was as dark as the night.
“Me?” Upon hearing Justin’s voice, Hernandez returned to his senses and began to appraise Justin from head to toe.
“I should be the one asking who you are to treat Chris so roughly!” Hernandez stood in front of Rachel to protect her. As he looked at Justin with vigilance, a look of understanding suddenly flashed across his face. “Oh, I understand now! You must be her ex-husband! It seems like Chris is still as attractive as ever! After many years, you still can’t get over her?!”
“Rachel! I’m asking you who this guy is!” Justin looked incredibly stony.
After all, a random man had suddenly popped up and addressed Rachel as ‘Chris’ and the way he had protected her illustrated that there was intimacy. It was enough to leave Justin imagining things.
Hernandez spoke way before Rachel could even answer. “I’m Chris’ fiance, but we haven’t had our wedding.”
The word ‘fiance’ was firmly enunciated, which angered Justin even more.
“Fiance?” With a deathly expression, he stared at her with ferociousness. “Is he your fiance?” She actually has a fiance abroad?
Rachel pulled Hernandez’s arm. “Enough of the nonsense. Justin, he is not my fiance and you don’t need to sentence me for the crimes I have never done. I admit that the reason for my return is to avenge Hans. It’s fair and square to seek revenge for his murder. You were the one who indirectly caused his death, so I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong here.”
To Justin, the more she spoke, the more her voice began to sound shriller.
Nevertheless, she continued with her words, “If you didn’t break his leg, he wouldn’t have gone to the hospital. As a result, he wouldn’t have stumbled upon Jefferey’s drug smuggling. You have also played a part in his death.” The source comes from him. He is not able to escape from this responsibility forever.
“You have always thought I’m the cause of that man’s death?”
Rachel’s silence explained everything.
Justin tightly clenched his fists beside his body as blood dripped through his fingertips and onto the ground. Then, it was quickly flushed away by the heavy rain.
“You don’t need to continue the nonsense with him any further.” Hernandez grabbed her hand. “You have finished your job here. Let’s go.”
Then, Justin watched as Hernandez left with Rachel.
