Chapter 1689


    Ned suddenly felt a surge of strength rush through him.


    "I''ll wait for you, but you can''t abandon me. Carmel, you should keep your word, alright? I''ll make


    the wedding preparations now. What kind of wedding do you like? I''ll arrange it."


    Ned felt as if his emotions were fluctuating rapidly and he couldn''t really believe what was going on.


    Carmel said indifferently, "I don''t really want anything. I''ll be alright even if we just get our marriage


    certificates."


    "How can that be? The most beautiful moment in a woman''s life is when she wears a wedding


    dress. I can''t let you be upset. Mr. Ye asked me to manage a branch office abroad now. I have a


    high status now, so I can be on par with you. You''ll be Mrs. Xue in no time."


    Carmel was stunned for a moment before she reacted when she heard Ned''s words.


    "Your surname is Xue?"


    "Carmel, how can you not know my surname?"


    Ned felt somewhat down.


    Carmel smiled and said, "I didn''t know and I thought your name was just Ned." "Carmel!"


    Ned was really angry.


    Carmel smiled happily and said, "I''ll be Mrs. Xue when I go back home. I''ll give the rest of my life to


    you, and you have to bear responsibility for it."


    "Well, I''ll take it."


    As Ned replied solemnly, he saw his screen be ck when Carmel hung up.


    Although Carmel couldn''t see Ned anymore, she still had a smile on her face.


    After she returned to the Liu family for so long, she had never been so happy before.


    She never thought that she would fall in love with Ned.


    He looked like a dull and silly boy, and he even looked younger than her.


    Forget it, it didn''t matter and she didn''t mind at all.


    Carmel felt as if she was immersed own happiness, which made her feel as if she was in a dream.


    However, she suddenly saw a pair of peeing eyes and she reacted by throwing an object directly at


    the person.


    "Carmel, it''s me."


    Rachel was almost hit and hurriedly stepped into the light right before the flower pot shattered apart


    on the ground beside her.


    She would be in trouble if she hadn''t dodged it.


    Rachel took a deep breath.


    Carmel''s eyes suddenly darkened.


    "Do you have a habit of peeping at people?"


    Rachel was humiliated by Carmel, but she still walked into the room.


    "Were you calling your boyfriend just now? What is his job?"


    "What? Are you here to investigate his background? Am I going to be monitored whenever I make a


    phone call now?"


    Carmel said coldly with an icy gaze.


    Rachel frowned at Carmel''s attitude and said in a low voice, "Carmel, do you really have to treat me


    like this?"


    "How should I treat you?"


    Carmel threw her phone on the bed. Coincidentally, it was very close to Rachel, but the phone was


    ck and she couldn''t see anything.


    Rachel was curious, but she knew that Carmel was against her. She took a deep breath and said,


    "The situation of the Liu family is quite special now, so it''s better not to contact the outside world so


    casually. It''s not because I want to monitor your phone, but it''s for the sake of the family. After all,


    you are the heiress of the family. If the workers see you like this, it''ll be hard to manage them."


    "What''s the rtionship between you and my daughter? Does she not have a right to make a phone


    call? Does she need your approval on who she''s dating?"


    Frank pushed the wheelchair into the room at some point and his words really surprised Rachel.


    "How can you say that to me? You should know that I''m doing this for Carmel''s own good."


    "There''s no need for that. She''ll be fine as long as you don''t cause trouble for her."


    Frank''s attitude was very cold, which was totally different from how he acted previously.


    Rachel couldn''t ept such a huge difference, but she also knew that Frank might know the truth of


    Carmel''s disappearance. At this time, she couldn''t help but feel a little ashamed.


    "Are you still ming me? Do you think that I lost Carmel on purpose? She''s my niece, so how


    could I do that deliberately? I''ve been trying so hard to find her all these years!"


    Frank didn''t want to hear her speak anymore.


    "What do you mean by that? Since you''re her aunt, why are you here to eavesdrop on her?"


    "I didn''t!" "Then what are you doing here? Do you really care about her? Are you interrogating her


    on who she is calling? Or are you forcing her to follow the rules of the Liu family? Has Carmel taken


    anything from the Liu family? She grew up living a torturous life alone! Why are you using the rules


    of the Liu family to restrain her?"


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    Rachel was stunned by Frank''s words.


    "Frank, you are being unreasonable."


    "So what?! My daughter has been missing for more than 20 years. She finally came back, but she


    still has to abide by the family rules. She can''t do anything at all and she even has to tell you that


    she has a boyfriend. This doesn''t sit well with me!"


    Frank had never spoken to Rachel like this.


    Since Rachel lost her family for the sake of the Liu family, Frank had doted on her a lot. He had


    never criticized her over the years, but he started to reprimand her for Carmel''s sake.


    Carmel looked at Frank defending her and felt moved, but she couldn''t act impulsively.


    Se was really cold-hearted towards the Liu family, even if they were her own family members.


    "I''ll have a headache if both of you keep arguing!"


    Carmel''s words immediately silenced Frank.


    "Does your head hurt? Do you need me to call for a doctor? Are you having a cold?"


    "Can you go out? I''ll be fine as long as you''re gone."


    Carmel''s words made Frank''s face a little pale. When he looked at Carmel and saw a trace of


    impatience in her eyes, he couldn''t help but feel a little sad.


    His daughter ultimately did not give him the chance to atone for his crimes.


    Frank was so agitated when he talked to Rachel just now, but he immediately quieted down.


    Rachel had never seen her brother like this.


    She had never seen Frank look sad even when he injured his legs, but he became like this because


    of Carmel''s words. To be honest, Rachel was very upset.


    "Carmel, how can you talk to your father like that?"


    Carmel raised her eyebrows slightly, and the coldness in her eyes made Rachel very upset.


    Frank stopped Rachel and said, "It''s not her fault and I came into her room myself. Come with me


    and let her rest."


    He took Rachel''s hand and exited the room after he said that, but Carmel''s eyes narrowed slightly.