Chapter 318 They’re Here for a Rendezvous
“You must be Jolly.” “Who are you?” Jolly furrowed her eyebrows and stared at the middle-aged woman behind Rachel with a wary expression.
“I’m Mrs. Bowman! I used to take care of you when you were younger.” The woman seemed inexplicably emotional to see Jolly. Her eyes reddened as she spoke. “It’s been so long since I last saw you.”
Jolly frowned, reacting in a surprisingly rational and clear-headed manner. “Wait. Don’t move. I know about Mrs. Bowman who established the club together with my father, but why did you summon Chris here alone?”
The other party was clearly taken aback for a moment. “I…”
Rachel said, “She claimed that it would be bad to meet you. She was also scared that you might be unwilling to meet her. That’s why she called me here.”
“Why would it be bad to meet me?”
Jolly was a straightforward person who had always been blunt with her words. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bowman looked like a person who would beat around the bush. She was far from her gentle and demure appearance.
“Jolly, your father and I have some misunderstandings between us. That’s why we have not been in touch with each other for many years. Didn’t your father tell you anything?”
“My father has never mentioned you to me.”
Rachel wanted to stop Jolly, but Jolly blurted out those words and gave up the game.
Sure enough, the middle-aged woman’s expression relaxed considerably.
Rachel tugged at Jolly. “Let’s go.”
However, Jolly was no longer in a hurry. She asked the middle-aged woman bluntly, “Spit it out. Why are you looking for me?”
The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment before she recovered from her shock. “It’s like this. I have something I wanted to give you.”
“What is it?”
“A wedding dress that I designed myself. I promised your father that I would make this wedding dress for you, so I…”
“You want to give it to me?”
Interrupted mid-sentence only for her sentence to be finished by Jolly, she was taken aback again. “Yes.”
“This is the dress, right?” Jolly glanced at the gift box by the middle-aged woman’s words.
“That’s right. Do you want to have a look?”
“No need. Since you’re giving it to me, then hand it to me.”
When Jolly’s words rang out, both Rachel and the middle-aged woman were startled and caught off guard.
It took the middle-aged woman a long while to come back to her senses. Seemingly afraid that Jolly might regret her decision, the middle-aged woman placed the gift box back in the bag and handed the bag to Jolly herself. “Jolly, I’m so glad that you’re willing to accept this.”
“No worries. Please come to me directly for these kinds of things in the future. Don’t look for Chris again.”
“Your outspoken temper is exactly like your father’s.” The middle-aged woman walked the two of them to the door. As she watched Rachel and Jolly’s departing backs, her gentle expression gradually returned to calmness. Then, she turned around and returned to the room.
At this time, Rachel and Jolly were walking back along the corridor.
Rachel scolded Jolly. “Why did you accept stuff from other people so nonchalantly? Didn’t you say that the relationship between Mr. Carter and his two friends is very tense?”
“Are you stupid? Won’t it be fine as long as we don’t say anything when we go back?” Jolly sounded very righteous. “If you and I both stay silent, then how will my father know?”
“A secret can only be kept for so long!”
“As long as your mouth is shut tight enough, the secret won’t be revealed.”
Rachel couldn’t be bothered to argue with Jolly. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched as Jolly carried the bag joyfully. “What do you plan to do with this wedding dress? It’s not like you’re getting married soon. Do you really plan to keep it until you’re married?”
“Wear it? Do you think a wedding dress is something that can be worn so casually?”
“Then, why did you accept it?”
“It’s such a waste not to accept it. I’ll sell it once we get off the boat. Didn’t you mention that she is a famous designer? This wedding dress should be quite valuable. Let’s find out how famous she is later.”
Speaking of this, Rachel suddenly realized something. From the start to the end, neither of them had bothered to ask the woman for her name.
After returning to the room and putting the bag away, Jolly dragged Rachel out to search for Leroy. “I heard that Leroy is staying on the same floor as us. He seems to have been invited by a rich woman.”
“A rich woman?”
“It’s exactly what you’re thinking of.” Jolly clicked her tongue and said in disgust, “He used to be the male idol who swept the entire school off their feet, but he has fallen to become a plaything in the entertainment industry.”
“Why do you make it sound so creepy? Will we accidentally see something we shouldn’t see if we go over now?”
“It’s better if we see something. That way, I will have a weakness that can be used to negotiate his endorsement fee a little more.”
“Why are you still thinking about work at this time? Should I give you a raise?”
“Forget it. The pitiful salary you pay me won’t even buy me a handbag.”
At the exact moment the elevator doors closed, Rachel looked up and saw the doors of the elevator on the opposite side closing at the same time. A familiar figure entered her vision, causing her to freeze in surprise. “Noah.”
“What did you say?”
“I just saw Noah and Amber.”
Jolly was taken aback for a moment. Then, she calmed down and said, “Noah is a playboy. He must be one of the members of the Jockey Club. It’s quite normal for him to participate in this event. As for Amber… isn’t she having an affair with him? But, why did he openly bring her here?”
“He didn’t do it openly.”
Dressed in casual clothes and a hat, Amber had been wrapped up very inconspicuously. If Rachel had not noticed Noah first, she would not have recognized Amber. It was obvious that Amber’s getup was meant to hide her identity—she did not wish to be seen.
During their conversation, the elevator arrived at one of the floors.
Rachel saw that the elevator on the opposite side had arrived on the fifth floor. Thus, she headed straight toward the stairwell. “Jolly, go and look for Leroy on your own. I have something to do.”
“Hey, what are you doing!?”
“I want to see what Noah and Amber came here to do.”
Jason mentioned that there were two types of people in this boat, so she wanted to know which type Noah and Amber belonged to. Do they know or not know? Or, are they aware but have not participated? Did they simply come here in search of an opportunity?
Unable to stop Rachel, Jolly could only follow Rachel up the stairs.
“Why are you following me?”
“To join in the stalking. How can I not participate in something so exciting?” The flames of gossip blazed on her face. “Who knows? Maybe they came here for a secret rendezvous.”
“Shh.” Rachel covered Jolly’s mouth to signal the other party not to talk nonsense.
Ding. The sound of the elevator arriving on this floor rang out from outside the stairwell. Rachel pulled the stairwell door open by a fraction in time to see somebody coming out of the elevator.
Noah and Amber were mostly likely trying to be stealthy. They did not walk out of the elevator together. On the contrary, they took turns to come out of the elevator and headed down the depths of the corridor. The entrance to the terrace was located in that direction on every floor of the ship.
“Let’s go!” Rachel reminded Jolly. Then, she took the lead and followed after them.
Unbeknownst to them, there were two people on the boat who were on the verge of going crazy from searching for the two women. The presence of these two men drew a lot of attention in the banquet hall on the second floor. In just a few minutes, several women had already tried to flirt with them. However, they both had sullen expressions and didn’t even bother to glance at those women.
“Didn’t you say those two were here!? Well!? Where are they!?”
“Are you interrogating me!? That’s what I want to ask you! Your uncle is the one who brought them here!”
Ryan’s expression was very ugly, and he glared at Justin coldly. “I don’t care what kind of shady business the Burton Family is involved in. But, you had better watch that woman called Rachel carefully! Don’t let her drag Jolly down with her!”
