Chapter 15


    Jack hadn''t expected that he and Rachel could get along so peacefully.


    He had assumed that Rachel would at least get mad after he had treated Eric the way that he had,


    but she didn''t!


    This woman didn''t take him seriously at all!


    Jack didn''t think it was a big deal. He was somehow grateful for her attitude. In fact, he now felt that


    he had been right to have married her.


    As long as Rachel did not deliberately stir up trouble, he would definitely make it up to her after their


    divorce was finalized.


    At nine o''clock, the doorbell rang, its sound filling the apartment. Right on time. Jack stood up from


    the sofa and went to open the door.


    Stuart Liu, the Fu family''s driver, stood at the door. He respectfully greeted Jack, "Good morning,


    Mr. Fu."


    Stuart Liu was a loyal servant under the employ of the Fu family. He had been driving for them for


    the longest time and had an excellent rtionship with Jonathan. For this reason, Jack regarded


    him with great respect.


    Stuart Liu didn''te in. He looked at his watch and said, "Your father awaits you at home. There is


    some traffic on the way today, and so the drive home will take more than an hour." There was one


    characteristic that all members of the Fu family shared: punctuality.


    After a pause, Jack said, "Wait a moment. I''ll go get her."


    Jack returned to the second floor. Rachel had changed into her own clothes and was about to go


    downstairs with her bag.


    Her dress caught Jack''s attention. She straightened her cor, stopped mid- walk, and looked him


    up and down. "What excuse do you have?"


    "Don''t worry about it. Juste with me downstairs."


    They went downstairs, one after the other. Jack crossed the living room and stopped a few feet


    away from the door. Rachel followed close behind him. He then walked closer to the door with her


    right by his side.


    Stuart Liu was waiting patiently at the door. Jack and Rachel got closer and closer. Suddenly, he


    grabbed her hand.


    Reflexively, she tried to pull away from him, but she failed. Jack was holding her hand securely in


    his.


    A trace of surprise shed across Stuart''s face when he saw the twoe out of the house hand-


    in-hand. Then, the corners of his mouth curled up into a satisfied smile.


    What had been an expressionless face quickly softened. Stuart Liu said, "Let''s go. Let''s not keep


    your father waiting." ■3


    Realizing what was happening, Rachel stopped struggling. Finally, she let Jack hold her hand. At


    first, she had no interest in pretending. Everyone knew how cold and strange their rtionship was.


    After the three of them had gone down the next series of steps, Jack''s phone rang. He made a


    gesture of apology, let go of Rachel''s hand, and excused himself to answer the phone.


    With a faint smile on his face, Stuart Liu asked, "Mrs. Fu, has Mr. Fu been sleeping here the past


    few days?"


    Rachel felt as though her heart was going to beat out of her chest. Stuart Liu wouldn''t be asking her


    this question for no reason. She guessed that he must have heard something.


    She answered with a puzzled look, "Sometimes, hees over, but he doesn''t stay here every


    day."


    Her answer seemed ambiguous. Jack and Rachel had been married for five years, and this was the


    fourth time that Jack had stayed overnight in this ce.


    Of course, they had never slept together.


    Stuart''s eyes shone with relief. He nodded and said meaningfully, "Seeing you and Mr. Fu getting


    along would make your father the happiest person on earth."


    Rachel did not let her smile expose her guilt. It was true that they now got along well, but it had


    been difficult to get along in the way that was expected of a married couple.


    After ending the call, Jack returned. Frowning, he told Stuart Liu, "Stuart, there''s something I have


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    to deal with. You and Rachel can go ahead."


    ''Such a stupid excuse to escape!1 Rachel thought.


    Having been informed that Jack couldn''t go with them, Stuart Liu nodded. He was here to pick them


    up, and he couldn''t force Jack to go back with him.


    Without saying a word to Rachel, Jack turned around and went to the garage. Rachel took out the


    remote control and aimed it at the door, opening it for Jack. A momentter, he pulled out of the


    garage in his Land Rover.


    Rachel turned to Stuart Liu. "Let''s go."


    Jack impatiently smacked the steering wheel as he drove. All the while, his phone kept ringing. He


    nced at it but didn''t pick up.


    He drove at full speed. In less than twenty minutes, he was at Celine''s ce.


    This apartment where Celine lived now had once been Jack''s. After marrying Rachel, he had


    moved out. After that, he had let Celine live here.


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    ording to Celine''s conditions, he was not allowed to touch her until he had finalized his divorce.


    Therefore, he had never slept here after Celine moved in.


    It was Celine''s best friend, Rona Zhou, who opened the door. When she saw Jack, she immediately


    breathed a sigh of relief. She pointed to the bedroom door and said, "You should have a look. She


    locked herself in therest night. I spent hours trying to get her toe out or even just talk, but


    she wouldn''t. Until now, she still hasn''te out ■3


    of there."


    Jack''s lips were pressed into a thin line, and his eyes darkened. He hurried toward the door and


    turned the knob only to find that the door was locked from the inside.


    Rona Zhou, who stood behind him, whispered, "I can''t find the key."


    Jack didn''t respond. He raised his hand and knocked at the door. "Celine, open this door."


    Getting no response, he kept pounding on the door. His patience was wearing dangerously thin


    when he and Rona heard a muffled cry from inside the room. "Go away! This is none of your


    business!"


    Jack, enraged, addressed Rona Zhou without turning his head, "Step aside."


    The woman, seeing the cold expression on Jack''s face, obeyed without a word. Jack stepped back,


    took a deep breath, and then charged toward the door, kicking it forcefully once he was close


    enough.


    The door fell onto the floor, apanied by a loud crash and a frantic screaming.


    It broke into pieces, and dust filled the air. Celine was still screaming hysterically.


    Meanwhile, in the Fu family''s house, things were not much better.


    "Call him back!" Jonathan growled, frowning. "What could be more important than having dinner at


    home with family?"


    Rachel replied earnestly, "Maybe something urgent hase up at work. He looked terrible ■3


    when he left."


    Jonathan wasn''t convinced. He snorted and said, "I think that was just ame excuse. He''s getting


    bolder and bolder. He won''t even show up for dinner now!"


    Jonathan grew red with rage.


    Rachel wracked her brains to try and find ways tofort him. Meanwhile, Tracy Li, Jonathan''s


    wife, was deeply disturbed by what he had just said.


    In addition, she couldn''t wrap her head about how useless her daughter- in-w was as a wife. Why,


    she couldn''t even defend Jack!


    Tracy Li tried to defend her son amidst Jonathan''s anger. "I don''t know what you''re talking about. I


    can''t imagine how sad Jack would feel if he had heard what you just said! He is a hard-worker. He''s


    already constantly thinking about work. He can''t possibly be bothered by other, unimportant things,


    such as going all the way home for dinner."


    Jonathan still didn''t buy it. He sneered and said expressionlessly, "It''s a woman."


    Rachel held her breath. Jonathan was indeed Jack''s father. He seemed to know very clearly how


    Jack''s mind worked. She thought as if she was talking to Jack, ''I''m trying my best to help you out


    this time. You better not have gone to Celine.''


    Upon hearing Jonathan''s remark, Tracy Li grew pale. She looked awkwardly at Rachel, but to her


    surprise, Rachel was showing no emotion.


    Tracey Li felt embarrassed. She clenched her teeth and couldn''t even speak. She just sat there, not


    saying anything. ■3


    If Jonathan knew nothing about his son''s whereabouts, how could he have made thatment?


    How could he have said that Jack had gone to a woman instead of thepany?


    Rachel slightly tugged at Jonathan. Her expression didn''t change, but what she said next startled


    the couple.


    "Dad, you think too much. Jack and I slept togetherst night."


    There was a moment of silence. Tracy Li stared at Rachel in shock. Even Jonathan turned his head


    stiffly. "What?"


    Suddenly, a voice from behind them said, "I can testify to that. I have seen proof just this morning."


    Jonathan, thoroughly shocked, almost fell from his seat. He hadn''t seen or heard Stuart Liue


    in. The loyal driver then approached and ced a leather bag on the table.


    With a straight face, he told Jonathan, "Mr. Fu, you left something in the carst night."


    "Oh. Hmm..." Jonathan was scared, but he subconsciously bent forward and raised a hand to open


    the bag. When his fingers and the bag made contact, however, he felt there was something wrong


    with what Stuart Liu said. He straightened up in his seat and asked, "What exactly did you see?"


    Hearing her husband''s words, Tracy Li, who had just recovered from the shock, froze again. Rachel,


    however, acted calmly. It was as if all of this had nothing to do with her. She picked up her cup and


    took a sip of her tea.


    Stuart Liu shot Jonathan a confused look. "I ■3


    saw theming out of the house together."


    Jonathan nced at Rachel but remained silent.


    Thetter put down the cup and patted his hand in an effort tofort him. "Don''t think too much."


    It was true that she and Jack had been in the same house. No one needed to know that they didn''t


    sleep in the same bed.


    As long it was working out for the best, she didn''t mind lying.


    Jonathan tried to understand what was happening. Rachel had always been a proper, well-behaved


    woman, and she would never lie to him. He felt so embarrassed that he had doubted her and his


    son.


    After having delivered Jonathan''s things, Stuart Liu turned around and went out as if he had not


    witnessed anything strange.


    Once Tracy Li had regained herposure yet again, she opened her mouth slightly. She wanted


    to ask about Rachel and Jack''s rtionship but felt too embarrassed to speak.


    Jonathan didn''t know what to say at all. He had heard about Jack getting into trouble with a woman


    called Celine. There had even been a mix-up at a bar because of her!


    However, hearing what Rachel had said, he felt so embarrassed that he couldn''t say anything.


    At this moment, whether Jack was out there looking for a woman or at thepany taking care of


    work was no longer very important.


    Finally, one of the servants approached, breaking the silence and the awkward atmosphere. "Mr.


    and Mrs. Fu, the food is ready."