“Rach, this is Mr. Leoric.” Julian’s voice brought Rachel back to her senses, and she immediately smiled and greeted the man in front of her. As night fell, Julian sent Rachel home.
“Thanks.” Rachel unfastened her seat belt and was about to get out of the car but was grabbed by Julian. His hands were warm as usual, which made people feel safe and comforted as well. She looked at him curiously. “What’s wrong?”
The moment she asked this, she suddenly realized something. Even if they were just giving this a try, they were still a couple, and it was evident what couples should do when they parted.
As she faced his burning gaze, she hesitated for a moment and closed her eyes. After waiting for a long time, Julian just kissed. her on the forehead. “Have a good rest.”
Rachel opened her eyes and was stunned by his actions. It was not until he saw her entering the unit building that his eyes gradually tightened. In his mind, just when he was about to kiss Rachel, she closed her eyes and was nervous but tried her best to force herself to relax.
This was not what he wanted. The car drove away from the community. After he dialed a number, the voice of assistant Rike came from the car speakers. ‘President Peters.”
“Where is she?”
“Everything has been arranged at the Vines Hotel. I’ll send you the room number.”
“Alright. I’m going over now.” As soon as Rachel got home, she saw Jolly lying on the sofa with a face mask. The white face mask made her glow unnaturally under the dim light.
Even though this was a regular occurrence, Rachel was still scared silly and instantly woke up from her trance. “Can you turn on the lights in the whole house next time you put on a mask? It’s terrifying.”
Jolly sorted out her mask to fit on her face more comfortably and said, ‘Isn’t this what you asked me to do to save electricity? It’s really difficult to suit your needs. By the way, how did it go today?”
“It went well.” “That’s it?” Jolly got up from the sofa. “Why do I think you’ve been unhappy these two days- what are you thinking?” “Ginny Tuscan moved into the summer villa because she owns half of the property rights of that villa, and it wasn’t Justin who asked her to live there.”
This out-of-the-blue sentence stunned Jolly. “Huh?” After a while, she came back to her senses. “You mean, it’s all that woman’s wishful thinking, and Justin has no intention of going abroad? How is that possible? The Burton Group has no place for him. So why is he still staying in Riverdale?”
“Even so, he wouldn’t leave because of Charlotte.” Rachel suddenly realized something. Even if there were something extremely tempting abroad, no matter how big a benefit was given to him, Justin would not leave as long as Charlotte was still in the country. Jolly shrugged. “Well, even if he won’t leave. what does it have to do with us?”
Rachel was struck dumb. That’s right. What does this have to do with me?
But her heart was inexplicably anxious. Jolly stared at her for a long time. “Rachel, the reason why you suddenly agreed to Julian’s marriage proposal… Could it be because of what I told you? You thought Justin was going abroad with Ginny.”
Rachel was stunned for a moment and instantly denied, “No.”
“You answered too quickly-you’re lying.”
“I really am not.” “You don’t have to explain it to me, just yourself.” Jolly sat down again, waved her hand, and looked calm. “I’ve seen it all now. Things like feelings cannot be forced, and whoever you are with or not all depends on you. It’s your own choice. You chose the wrong person. No matter what, you will still separate in the end.”
Jolly’s words echoed in her ears, and Rachel kept thinking about what she said when she returned to her room. And thus, she had a sleepless night.
In the following week, Rachel was busy dealing with several lawsuits against Hudson. Pharmaceuticals, and she was so busy she couldn’t catch a break.
At noon on Friday, the front desk suddenly called. “Presiden Hudson, someone named Mr. Victor, is looking for you, but he didn’t make an appointment and said he was your brother.”
“He is my brother. Please show him up.” Rachel was a little surprised. Why did Victor come at this time? After hanging up the phone, Rachel handed the signed documents to Jolly. “Victor came to find me. You should send these materials to the marketing department first.”
Jolly was surprised too. “Why did he suddenly come here? It’s school lunch break right now.” “I guess there is something urgent.”
Rachel went directly to the lounge to find Victor. When she arrived, Victor sat upright and looked awkward. In front of him was the tea the secretary poured for him. His lips were dry, and he was clearly parched, yet he didn’t even take a sip. Instead, he looked uneasy and deep in thought.
“Victor.” Rachel called him several times before he suddenly came back to his senses. “Rachel.”
“What are you thinking so hard about? Did you lose your soul?” Rachel closed the door smoothly. “Your mouth is so dry. Drink some tea. It’s not poisonous.”
Victor squeezed out a smile, but his lips were so dry that they had a blister, so that action aggravated it more and caused it to ooze a little blood.
Rachel frowned. “What’s the matter with you? Are you catching a cold? Why is there such a big blister on your mouth?” Victor grimaced. ‘Rachel, that’s not important. I really didn’t know what to do, so I came to you for help.”
“What’s going on?”
“Look.” Victor took out a box from his pocket and put it on the table. “What?” Rachel glanced at it and was stunned for a moment after seeing the brand name on the box. She opened it immediately. “What are you-? Have you suddenly been enlightened?”
Inside the blue-green box was a diamond ring. Rachel’s eyes lit up. “Are you finally going to propose to Gloria? This diamond ring costs you a lot of money. What else do you need? I’ll help you set things up. Do you need money?”
Victor still had a bitter expression. “I didn’t buy the diamond ring.”
“You didn’t buy it. Then who?”
“Justin Burton.” Rachel was astonished by his words. Victor took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “The night before yesterday, Mr. Beckham came to me. He gave this to me, told me why Gloria was angry with me, and asked me to propose to Gloria if I had those sort of plans for us.”
Rachel felt complicated as she looked at the diamond ring in front of her. She had to admit that Justin was really attentive. He knew that Victor couldn’t afford any custom-made large diamond rings with his meager salary. The diamond rings he bought for Victor were all ordinary ones. He was probably afraid that he would be under pressure and that Gloria would overthink.
Victor scratched his head, and his anxious eyes were red. “Rachel, please help me. I haven’t slept for two days. I really don’t know what to do.” “What can I do? Don’t you want to marry Gloria?”
“Of course, I want to! But now… I can’t even afford a house right now.” “Will Gloria marry you or marry your house?”
“That’s not what I meant. I just…”
When she saw Victor’s hesitant look, she immediately felt frustrated. “Her guardian has even prepared a diamond ring for you, so what else do you want?” Rachel picked up the magazine on the table and slapped Victor’s forehead. “Give me your debit card.”
He was stunned for a long time, then took out a card from his trouser pocket and handed it over. “What are you doing?” “Since it’s your proposal, you have to pay for the diamond ring and the venue yourself. Unfortunately, we can’t help you with this! How much money do you have in your card?”
“About one hundred thousand.”
“Okay, don’t worry about it. Leave the rest to me.”
