Chapter 351: A Request Or A Threat (Part One)


    Joey silently held onto Rachel’s finger as if his life depended on it. Such action made Rachel know that


    he was still worried.


    Therefore. Rachel gently touched his head and bent down to level Joey’s eyes. Then, she raised her


    other hand and slightly crooked her little finger. “Let’s make a pinky agreement.”


    Joey’s eyes lit up when he heard these words. He excitedly hooked his little finger to Rachel’s, and said


    in a serious tone, “You can’t go back on your promise.”


    “If I go back on my promise, I will be a puppy,” Rachel replied with a smile. It had been their


    tradition to make a pinky agreement. Joey believed in it more than he believed in Rachel’s verbal


    promises because she had never broken a pinky agreement, not even once. Back then, the other


    children of in the alliance teased Joey for this reason. Theyughed at him and said that even signed


    contracts could be breached. So pinky agreements weren’t credible at all.


    But no matter what they said, Joey kept believing in pinky agreements. It was started by Abby and


    Rachel. How could he not believe?


    The three guys had different thoughts as they watched Rachel and Joey had their moment. Luke was


    still in shock, while Carson seemed to be in deep thought. He touched his jaw with his thumb, squinting


    his eyes as if he found something interesting.


    On the other hand, Victor remained expressionless.


    Ultimately, Joey agreed to do the examination with Lukas. Carson smiled and excused himself, saying


    that he would go out for a smoke. Just like that, Rachel and Victor were left alone in the ward.


    But none of them spoke. It was awkwardly quiet that the two could hear the footsteps outside. With her


    back to Victor, Rachel could feel his intense gaze. It was hard to keep ignoring him in this situation.


    Taking a deep breath, she decided to sort out the bed to keep herself busy. She also checked the time


    on her phone every once in a while to see how long it had been since Joey left the ward.


    Her ringtone suddenly broke the silence in the ward, saving her from an awkward situation.


    Rachel sighed in relief as she looked at Andy’s name shing on the screen of her phone. Without


    hesitation, she answered the phone and walked to the balcony,


    “Miss Be, are you still at the hospital?” Somehow, Andy’s familiar’s voice helped Rachel calm down


    even just a little.


    The wind blew her hair as she stood before the railing. From where Rachel was, she could see the


    entrance of the in -patient department. Her eyes fell on the peopleing in and out of the building.


    “Yes, I’m still here,” Rachel replied calmly. No one could possibly guess that she wasn’t as calm as she


    appeared to be. When Rachel learned that Jack fainted and he might have lung cancer, she didn’t


    panic at all. And when she saw Joey crying hard for the first time, she was flustered but still calm. Right


    now, all her thoughts were a mess, and she was somewhat upset.


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    And it was all because of Victor’s presence.


    “How’s Joey’s cold? What did the doctor say?” Andy asked. “He’s fine. He just caught a slight cold.” As


    Rachel spoke, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, ending her words with a smile. “That’s good.”


    There was a brief silence before he added, “But Miss Be, it’s not a good idea for Joey to stay in


    the Sue Garden all the time. Besides, the Sullivan Group has a lot of things recently. He has caught a


    cold and had a fever only a few days after he went to the Sue Garden. Should we find a way to bring


    him back? I haven’t seen him yet.”


    Joey’s request suddenly urred to Rachel. She tapped the railing with her slender fingers as she


    thought about it. But in the end, she replied to Andy, “Let’s talk about itter.”,


    “Okay.” What Andy said was merely a suggestion. If Rachel really wanted to take Joey back, she must


    find a good way. One mistake and the little guy’s real identity would be exposed to the public, which


    they didn’t want.


    ‘Joe, you’re putting me in trouble.’


    So many thoughts were running through Rachel’s mind, but she calmed herself down and asked Andy,


    “Well, you didn’t call me just to ask about Joey, did you?”


    “I really can’t hide anything from you.” Her quick-wittedness made Andy smile.


    “Thew firm has just epted a rtively difficult case. The client is in Carney, so I may have to go


    there.”


    Although Rachel didn’t like to pry into Andy’s life, she knew that he was now part of argew firm in


    Apliaria and had made a name in the legal profession. Andy had only epted a few cases in the past


    two years, but all of those were rtively difficult cases. Since Rachel came back to take over the


    Be Group again, Andy had been helping her sort all the information regarding thepany,


    causing his work to be dyed. So she couldn’tin when Andy said he was going on a business


    trip. She teased him, “I thought you were going to retire.”


    “Yes, I do have that in mind, but I can’t do it yet. I have to retire on the day when I be the chief


    partner.” It was evident in Andy’s tone that he was also smiling.


    Meanwhile, Rachel’s mood became lighter and lighter. “When will youe back? Can you attend the


    shareholders ‘meeting?”


    “If Iplete this case quickly, I should be back tomorrow afternoon. If I can’t… The case is


    complicated, so I’m still not sure how long it will take. But I will try my best toe back before the


    shareholders’ meeting.”


    “Okay. When are you leaving?”


    “In one and a half hours.” As if on cue, the door of Andy’s office opened, revealing his assistant with a


    stack of documents. He pointed at his watch, reminding Andy that it was time for him to go.


    For a second, Rachel moved the phone away from her ear to check the time.


    “Okay. Be careful on the way.” Just as she was about to hang up, Andy called her name.


    “Miss Be.” Rachel didn’t say anything, She just put back the phone near her ear and waited for


    Andy’s next words, “I’ll be gone for a few days, but if you need anything, just call me. I’lle back


    right away.”


    After a moment’s silence, he continued, “If Victor…”


    The news about Rachel jumping into the sea and dying four years ago was still vivid in Andy’s mind. It


    really scared him.


    He had been regretting that he wasn’t there for Rachel at that time. He thought it wouldn’t have


    happened if he only paid more attention to Rachel. He should’ve taken care of her more. And now that


    he would be gone for a few days, he was worried about her.


    In particr, he knew that Victor still loved Rachel. “I know. Don’t worry.”


    Knowing what was bothering Andy, Rachelforted him. In the background, she heard the assistant


    telling Andy that it was time to go. So Rachel hung up the phone and heaved a sigh before turning


    around to go back inside.


    To her surprise, Victor was standing behind her.