Chapter 369: A Trap (Part One)


    The waiter looked down, gently put the ss on the table, and left the lounge without looking back.


    Victor felt a like his temples would explode. He rubbed his temples with his thumb, but the drumming


    didn’t cease. When he heard the door of the lounge closing, he sat up and tried taking the ss the


    waiter had left. That was when he realized that the side effect of the drug seemed to be getting more


    severe. He felt dizzy and weak the moment he touched the ss.


    Unable to keep his hand steady, the ss slipped from his hand, falling to the floor with a crisp sound.


    Brows furrowed in concentration, Victor held the handrail instinctively for support. At the same time, the


    door was opened from the outside.


    ra stood and watched Rachel. She couldn’t stop wondering what had happened to Rachel, and


    where she had been for the past four years. ra had a lot of questions for Rachel, but she recognized


    that she had no right, and was in no position to ask her anything. So, she had to contend herself with


    small talk.


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    “Mommy!” A figure in light yellow ran out of the banquet hall anding straight at ra. ra caught


    her just in time and pinched her face dotingly. “Shouldn’t you be with your grandparents? What are you


    doing here?” With her hair tied in a bun, the little girl looked like ra.


    When Rachel looked at the girl, she immediately recognized her—Riley. “Grandpa and Grandma are


    chatting with Uncle, and no one wants y with me.” Riley puffed out her rosy cheeks to her mother.


    Slowly, her smile died down and she looked puzzled as she spotted Rachel out of the corner of her


    eye. ra followed her little girl’s eyes and smiled softly.


    “Oh! This is your aunt Rachel.” ra gently put her hand gently on Riley’s shoulder, encouraging her to


    be open with Rachel. Riley tilted her head and observed Rachel attentively.


    “Auntie, you are so beautiful.” Everyone liked to be praised, and of course, Rachel was no exception. A


    smile naturally made its way to her face. Seeing her smile brought a smile to ra’s face. This was the


    first time Rachel was actually smiling genuinely since the birthday party started. Rachel’s earlier smile


    was faint and somehow not real. It made ra worry about her emotional problems. ra didn’t know


    how Rachel had managed in the past four years. As a woman, she knew fully well that it was difficult to


    live in and you weren’t used to, and having to conceal your identity at that was worse. She felt sorry


    for Rachel, especially when she saw how faint her smile was. Rachel was ridiculous four years ago, but


    her bright eyes sparkled. She still had some light in them. ra narrowed her eyes at Riley’sment.


    Rubbing her nose, she said, “I’m so sweet to you, but you’re not calling me beautiful.”


    Riley blinked her eyes rapidly, put her arms around ra’s waist and said in a singsong voice,


    “Mommy, you are, and will remain the most beautiful woman in my eyes. I’m meeting Aunt Rachel for


    the first time. I want to leave a good impression on her.”


    ra chuckled at the little girl’s words. Rachel raised her eyebrows when she heard what she said.


    “Riley, this is not the first time we’re meeting.” Riley widened her eyes and looked at Rachel in dismay.


    Indeed Rachel looked familiar, but she couldn’t remember how she knew her. “I also think you look


    familiar,” she said, then looked up at ra for help.


    ra touched her head and said, “You do know her, sweetheart. She saved your life. You got lost once


    when you were a little kid. Aunt Rachel searched for you everywhere and even almost had a car


    ident.” These words triggered Riley’s memory, and she began to remember Four years wasn’t a


    very long time, but it wasn’t a short time either. Riley was still very young at the time, and her memories


    of that period were vague. However, she could remember that she got lost. She also vaguely


    remembered Roger crying when she was in his arms.


    Naturally, Riley didn’t understand why her uncle was crying at that time. But as she thought of it now,


    the reason was obvious


    He had been crying because of Rachel. “I remember!” Riley smiled. “I remember I saw your picture in


    Uncle Roger’s room before! No wonder i find you to be so beautiful! It was the same reaction I had


    when I saw your picture.” ‘Roger has my picture in his room?’ it had been four years already. Rachel


    thought that Roger must have forgotten her by now. So it was really shocking hearing that he still had


    her picture on disy in his room. This discovery stunned Rachel a little. ra, too, was beside herself


    because, Riley had innocently evoked a topic she had deliberately been avoiding. She pinched Riley’s


    face and said with a smile, “Riley, what are you talking about?” “I’m saying what I saw and can


    remember, Mommy.”


    The little girl was so innocent and absorbed in what she was saying that she didn’t notice the slight


    change on ra’s face. “Mommy, I’m not a kid anymore. I’m going to primary school this year, you


    know?” “Yes, you’re right.” Afraid that Riley would say something else she shouldn’t, ra answered


    her hastily so that she wouldn’t go back to it. Unfortunately for ra, Riley had ns that were different


    from hers. The little girl walked up to Rachel and greeted, “Aunt Rachel?” “Yes?” Rachel left her


    thoughts when she heard her name and looked down at the little angel in front of her. Riley reached out


    and held Rachel’s hand. “Aunt Rachel, my uncle doesn’t have a girlfriend yet. Would you like to be his


    girlfriend? It disturbs my grandma that he isn’t married yet. If you can be my uncle’s wife, he will be


    very happy, and eventually, my grandma will be happy too.”


    ra’s eyelids twitched. “Riley…” Rachel was also surprised. That was thest thing she was


    expecting to hear from Riley. For a moment, it was silent everywhere. ra pulled Riley’s hand from


    Rachel’s and said, “I don’t know where you got this from, Riley. But you shouldn’t talk nonsense, my


    dear.” Riley pouted and muttered, “No, Mommy, it is not nonsense. Don’t say that,” “Rachel, you…”


    ra started and trailed, not knowing exactly what to say. She knew it wasn’t Riley’s fault. After all,


    Riley was only a child. For her, nature had to take its course.


    She was neither for or against Roger and Rachel being together. She just believed things couldn’t be


    forced. “Don’t worry, ra. I’m not taking it seriously,” Rachel said with a soft smile. ra wasn’t very


    convinced Rachel was okay with what Riley said. But since she said so, she decided to let it go and


    asked, “So, what’s your next n? I heard that you went back to work at the Be Group?”


    “That’s right.” Rachel smiled lightly.


    You know my mother and grandparents left the Be Group to me. I have to take good care of it.”


    Everyone looked at that group like it was a wastage of time and an error. So, they thought it was rather


    stupid of Rachel to go back.


    ra also felt the same way. To her, there was no need keeping the Be Group, but she just


    nodded in understanding. “If you need help in any way, just let me know.” Rachel just smiled and said,


    “I will, thank you.”


    “You don’t have to be so polite to me. I really don’t mind doing it. Rachel, I have always regarded you


    as a true friend. You should know that…”


    "….you are the toughest girl I’ve ever met, and I admire you so much.’


    Before ra could speak her thoughts out loud, Riley, who was still standing next to her, suddenly held


    her belly. Her face turning pale, she said in a voice that trembled, “Mommy, my tummy aches.”