My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 242

The host was right. The rain stopped before noon.

But when Rachel walked out of the conference room, the sky was still overcast.

It seemed that it would rain again at any time. Rachel had nothing to do, so she was thinking about whether to take a walk around or go back to the hotel and rest.

Since it might rain again, she decided to choose the latter. After all, she had no plan of strolling around under the rain.

On the other hand, Holley didn't hold back. She had already planned everything before coming here, so she wouldn't want to miss the opportunity to explore the place despite the bad weather.

Holley invited Rachel, but since they were not familiar with each other yet, Rachel didn't feel comfortable being with her. She felt like they had different personalities, so she would rather walk around by herself than be with her.

So while Rachel had decided to go back to the hotel, Holley and the others discussed where to go.

Rachel and Holley were going to live in the same hotel room, so she planned to said goodbye to Holley before she went to the hotel. However, Holley was busy talking with the others and didn't notice her.

She thought it wasn't necessary to bother them, so she turned to go to the elevator. But after taking a few steps, Holley asked, "Rachel, would you like to go with us?"

Rachel stopped and turned around. She shook her head and refused politely with a smile. "No, thanks. It might rain again, so I'll just go back to the hotel."

"Are you going to just stay in our room?"

"Yes."

Holley's face lit up upon hearing Rachel's answer. Then she said, "Great! You have an umbrella, right? Can we borrow it? If it rains later, we can't enjoy hanging around."

Rachel was stunned. She didn't expect that Holley would ask a favor from her.

Holley's eyes landed on her handbag as she pleaded, "Please." She even reached out her hand to Rachel.

A woman in the corner was eavesdropping on their conversation. As she heard Holley borrowing Rachel's umbrella, the corners of her mouth curved into a sneer.

She thought that Rachel would just give her umbrella to Holley. But she was surprised when Rachel said unhesitatingly, "I saw a supermarket next to this building. I think they are selling umbrellas there."

Holley's face turned stiff. At the back of her mind, she thought, 'How can she be so mean?' However, she just smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, I see. Thank you for the information."

"You're welcome," Rachel replied politely. She then turned around and walked towards the elevator. Behind her, Holley and the others were whispering to each other.

Holley and Lea had the same last name, so Rachel couldn't help thinking about her best friend.

They hadn't gotten a chance to communicate with each other these days. So Rachel didn't know what had happened between Lea and Henry.

Rachel was standing outside the building.

She was wondering whether she should hail a taxi or request an Uber ride.

Then, she heard a voice from behind.

She turned around and saw a woman who looked familiar to her. She remembered seeing the woman in the hospital, but she didn't know her name.

The woman called her name and offered to give her a ride. "Let's go back to the hotel together. I've requested an Uber ride."

Since the woman sounded very friendly, Rachel smiled at her and said gratefully, "Really? Thank you."

The woman adjusted her eyeglasses and replied with a smile, "Don't mention it."

As soon as they got into the car, Rachel took a look at the woman beside her. She was wearing black-rimmed eyeglasses. She had a fair complexion and long hair tied in a ponytail.

The woman was texting someone on her phone, so Rachel felt a little embarrassed. She thought to herself, 'Should I start a conversation with her or just sit here quietly?'

While she was in a dilemma, the woman turned to look at her and started talking.

She said, "I thought you would give it to her."

Rachel couldn't get what the woman meant, so she looked at her confusedly. Perhaps the woman was able to read the perplexity on her face, so she added, "I mean Holley."

Rachel had finally understood what the woman was talking about, so she smiled and said, "I don't see any reason to do it."

The woman put on an appreciative smile and nodded, "Yes, you're right."

Based on her tone, Rachel could clearly see that the woman disliked Holley. She hadn't said anything yet when the woman spoke again. "You share a room with her, right? You must be careful. She's not..."

The woman was supposed to say that Holley was not a good person, but she thought about it for a while. Eventually, she changed it. "She's not that simple. Just pay more attention to her."

Rachel nodded awkwardly.

The woman beside her obviously hated Holley. But Rachel didn't have any reason to hate her. She couldn't just judge her because of this woman's words.

So as not to create trouble, Rachel didn't give any comment on Holley.

But Rachel appreciated her kind warning so she still said, "Thank you."

The woman replied with a faint smile, "You're welcome."

"By the way, what's your name?" Rachel asked.

"My name is Vicky Chu. I work in the hospital laboratory."