My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 26

Michael clenched his teeth in anger and asked, "Rachel, how could you be so ungrateful? Did Jack know you would be taken away by them? Did he want someone to threaten him with you?

It seems that we were wrong to come here. Or maybe I should blame you for coming to the bar and causing trouble for Jack. Oh, by the way, I think this matter has something to do with Eric. Last time, Jack taught a lesson to the guys who bullied Celine, and one of them is Hiram's brother. Isn't Eric his friend? Why didn't you get mad at him?"

Rachel gasped as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her head. A few moments ago when she was with Hiram, a mixture of panic, disgust, and irritation had swirled inside her, but she had suppressed those emotions. She hadn't dared to vent them on Hiram in case he retaliated violently. But after coming out, she had vented them on Michael in a disrespectful way.

Moreover, Rachel had felt a confusing mix of joy and hatred the moment she had seen Jack. And when Michael had said that Jack would revenge her, those emotions had turned into extreme embarrassment instead. She didn't want to be treated like Jack's woman because she knew that she wasn't.

Suddenly, the fact that Jack had bruised and beaten up Eric for Celine came rushing back to her. Remembering this, Rachel couldn't help but sneer at Jack in her mind. She couldn't believe that Jack would take revenge on Hiram just like he had done to Eric.

Ever since being publicly humiliated by Jack, she had stayed away from his affairs. However, today, he had more or less come to her rescue, assaulting her pride.

Rachel was filled with contempt at the thought of being on par with Celine. Unable to take these feelings out on Hiram, or Jack for that matter, she had said such harsh words to Michael instead.

'What is the relationship between me and Jack?' she wondered.

Anyway, Michael was right. She had no reason or right to be angry at Jack. All he did was show his care for her, but she repaid him with words equivalent to a slap in the face.

Now that she had somewhat calmed down, Rachel felt ashamed and annoyed at herself. She closed her eyes and apologized to Michael, "I'm sorry. What I said was too much. Thank you for coming."

Michael snorted. He wasn't going to turn around and be nice to Rachel again just because she had realized her mistake. "I don't need your apology. And it's none of my business. After all, you're Jack's wife," he said coldly.

Feeling embarrassed, Rachel pursed her lips stiffly and apologized again, "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I didn't control myself just now. Please forgive

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me.

Michael turned his head to look downstairs ■3

without saying anything, but he thought to himself, 'This woman has some conscience after all.1

Standing opposite Michael, Rachel wanted to leave, but she felt like it would be a bad move if she did. He hadn't responded to her, which meant he still hadn't forgiven her. If she turned around and left now, he would think that her apology hadn't been sincere.

At that moment, she was luckily saved by the bell as her phone rang. She took it out from her pocket and found that she was getting a call from Lea. Internally heaving a sigh of relief, she turned around and took a few steps away to answer the phone.

Michael shifted his gaze to her back and heard Rachel coolly answering the phone in a clear voice.

"I'm upstairs, on the second floor.

Well...I'm with a friend.

Don't bother. I'll be right down." Upon hearing this, Michael frowned.

It seemed that Rachel had come to this bar with some friends.

So why had she ended up being taken to Hiram's room alone?

After hanging up the phone, Rachel turned around and saw Michael leaning against the handrail with his eyebrows raised. "You came here with friends?" he asked.

Rachel nodded. "They're downstairs."

"Then why were you upstairs alone?" ■3

"I went to the bathroom and was kidnapped when I came out." Rachel didn't want to stay here any longer, so she added, "I really want to thank you for helping me out. Otherwise...I would have had a really hard time. Anyway, I'm leaving now."

When she turned around to go downstairs, she suddenly heard Michael shout, "Hey, Rachel, Jack is actually a good man. Don't think so ill of him."

Rachel stopped in her tracks and shot Michael a strange look.

Jack was a good man? Anyway, it was none of her business. She had never thought very ill of Jack, nor had she had a good impression of him.

After having fun on the dance floor, Lea and Eric found that Rachel wasn't in her seat. They didn't know that Rachel had gone upstairs and been put through hell for about twenty minutes.

If Jack hadn't considered Rachel important to him, Hiram wouldn't have spared her today.

When Lea couldn't find Rachel, she called her number and talked to her. After a while, Rachel returned. Lea and Eric both didn't notice that there was something wrong with her expression.

"Why did you go upstairs?" Lea asked.

Rachel didn't answer this question. Instead, she said, "Lea, I'm not feeling well. Let's go home."

Finally, a hint of worry appeared on Eric's face. He walked over to Rachel and touched her forehead to check the temperature. "What's wrong, Rachel?"

Rachel tilted her head to avoid him. "I'm not

sick." ■3

'Rachel doesn't like it here. Well, even though I haven't had much fun yet, I can come here whenever I want. I'm on vacation anyway. There's no hurry, ' Lea thought to herself considerately.