Chapter 366 No Responsibilities and Obligations
Rachel was startled. “Jolly.” After struggling in the water for some time, Ryan finally stood up. He was standing waist-deep in the water. At this moment, he looked highly ridiculous.
“Ryan, I’ve warned you to stay away from me long ago, but you ignored it. It was obvious that you caused the incident today. If you truly wish me well, you should stay away from me!”
“Jolly! This is impossible!” Although Ryan was standing in the water pathetically, his attitude was still uncompromising. “As long as our engagement is not broken, you are still my fiancée! You want to be with Leroy, right? I’ll tell you, it will never happen!”
“Okay, we’ll see!” After Jolly retorted, she walked away with Rachel.
This time, the old lady of the Sutton Family had definitely crossed her line.
On the way back, Rachel was driving the car.
The rearview mirror showed the back seat, so Rachel could see that Samuel had already fallen asleep.
“What are you going to do about this? Is this the end of it?”
“It’s impossible for this to end just yet. The old fool lives in this godforsaken place after all. Unless someone told that old fool about Samuel, she would never pull this stunt.”
“Who told the old lady?”
“Estelle Dolton,” Jolly said the name with certainty. “She never stopped causing trouble ever since she knew that I had returned to Riverdale.”
“Her again.”
“Besides her, I can’t think of anyone else who has such a huge grudge against me.”
After she spoke, Jolly turned her head around and glanced at the back seat. When she saw Samuel, she softened her frown. “Chris, you’re right. It is useless to hide. Even if you’re innocent, there’ll always be someone who will give you trouble.”
Upon hearing that, Rachel gave Jolly a comforting look. “No matter what happens, I will always be on your side.”
“Thanks.”
It was already midnight. In the dark night, the lights in the high-rise buildings in Riverdale gradually went off. The only lights that shone on the streets were from the 24-hour convenience stores. At this time, only a few people were visiting the stores.
An hour later, Rachel drove into the community area.
Distant headlights were illuminating the road ahead. It was from a car that was parked under their building. A man could be seen leaning against that car while smoking.
As soon as the man saw Rachel’s car, he immediately put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can.
Soon, the car came to a stop by the road, and Rachel tightened her hands holding the steering wheel.
On any other day, Jolly would’ve immediately called Justin a scumbag when she saw him. But today, she only glanced at him and said, “Chris, I’ll take Samuel up first.”
Soon, Jolly carried the sleeping Samuel from the car and passed by Justin.
“Is Samuel alright?”
“He’s fine.”
After that, Jolly went straight into the building.
Rachel closed the car door, and the electronic sound of locking the car echoed in the night along with the sound of her heels clicking along the flagstone road. “Why are you here? Where’s Charlotte?”
It was past one in the morning.
In response, Justin said, “I’ve sent Charlotte off to Gloria’s. Did the Sutton Family kidnap Samuel?”
“You know everything?”
“Yeah.”
When Justin found out that Samuel was missing, he asked Frankie to immediately check all the traffic networks monitoring the square and the surrounding area. After an extensive data analysis, he finally found out the identity of the man who took Samuel away and that the man was related to the Sutton Family.
After that, Justin immediately contacted Ryan, who told him that Rachel had gone to Sutton Residence.
After sending Charlotte to Gloria’s side, he had been waiting here since.
“I’m sorry. I’ve neglected Samuel.”
The night only made Rachel’s face all the more gloomy. “You don’t have to apologize. I’m the one to be blamed.”
Upon hearing that, Justin was startled.
Rachel said, “You have no blood relation with Samuel, so you have no responsibility or obligation to him. It was my mistake to hand him over to you, and I will make sure that this will never happen again.”
“Rachel.”
“It’s getting late; you should rest.”
After dropping those words, Rachel entered the building without looking back.
Subconsciously, Justin followed Rachel for a few steps, wanting to say something. But in the end, he didn’t say anything.
It was late at night.
Jolly took a can of beer, opened the curtain, and glanced downward. “It’s almost two o’clock, and Justin is still standing there. What did you tell him?”
“He hasn’t left yet?”
“Nope.”
As Jolly answered, Rachel had just come out of the shower, and her hair was still damp. Upon hearing that, she was annoyed. “Any more beer?”
“Yes, in the refrigerator.”
With a pop, the beer opening sound echoed in the room.
After that, Rachel threw her head back and gulped down half of the can.
“I didn’t blame him. I even apologized to him. Samuel is not related to him, so it’s my fault. It’s wrong to accuse him. Yet, he still insists on staying around. What exactly is he trying to do?”
“You’re definitely lying when you say you didn’t blame him.” Jolly hit the nail on the head. “Indeed, he has no obligation or responsibility to Samuel. But you’re embarrassing him by sarcastically apologizing to him. After all, no matter who they are, if they had failed to take care of the child, surely they would feel that they’re in the wrong. Chris, you’re unquestionably angry with him.”
“I’m not,” Rachel denied.
Upon hearing that, Jolly shrugged. “It’s alright if you don’t admit it.”
“I really am not.”
“Okay, you’re right. I think it will rain today; I wonder how long Justin will stand there.”
“It doesn’t matter how long he stays; it has nothing to do with me.”
No matter how much Justin suffered, Rachel would never give him her sympathy.
“Okay then, I’m sleepy. I’ll call it a day.”
Saying that, Jolly threw the beer can into the trash bin and returned to her room yawning.
Now, Rachel was left alone in the living room.
After some time, Rachel walked to the window, opened the curtain, and looked downward. Justin had already left. She frowned, and she was relieved yet disappointed at the same time.
Then, she returned to the sofa with the beer can and then raised her head to drink the rest. She was sitting alone cross-legged on the sofa while in a daze.
There was no doubt that Justin remembered what happened five years ago. Perhaps because Rachel was Charlotte’s mother, he was willing to compromise and apologize for the incident.
But if he knew that the person in the incident 20 years ago was her as well, how would they face each other?
In the end, they would never be together.
At this time, a black car drove away from Rachel’s community.
Justin was driving alone in the dark, with no one else on the road.
Everything that happened today showered him in guilt, and it was his fault that he didn’t take good care of Samuel. Still, he knew that all the harm caused could not be washed away with a frivolous apology.
Old Madam Sutton would not give up if she knew that Samuel was Ryan’s son. She would do anything to get the child back.
Although Samuel’s biological mother was Jolly, the Carters did not know that. After all, his nominal mother all these years was Rachel, and Rachel also regarded him as her own son.
Justin’s hands on the steering wheel tightened when he thought of that, and his eyes darkened.
