Chapter 195


    Lea preferred being free than being shackled.


    But Rachel was different. If it was her, she would never let go of the baby.


    Even if she and the father of the child wouldn''t end up together, she would never give up her baby.


    Rachel grew up as an orphan. She would keep her baby because it was her family.


    However, Lea had different personality and family background. Moreover, she didn''t have the same


    childhood as Rachel''s.


    Because of these reasons, Rachel couldn''t provide a suitable solution for her.


    At the moment, Lea was all nk so she might just ept any advice from Rachel causally.


    Rachel must be very careful of her words.


    She sped her hands and thought for a while. Then she said, "Lea, I think you have to talk about


    this with Henry."


    "I understand. I know that I should not decide in this alone," Lea agreed sadly. Henry had the right


    to know. He must be involved in decision making.


    Actually, Lea was escaping the situation not to deprive Henry of his right to raise his child. She only


    wanted to find a better solution on her own.


    Lea sighed. She was in a dilemma.


    Rachel sat beside her and patted her shoulder.


    "Lea."


    "Yes?" Lea met her eyes.


    "Don''t act on impulse, okay? Don''t do anything that you will regretter."


    Lea''s mouth curled into a smile and she answered, "Don''t worry, I won''t." She raised her hands and


    stretched her body. "Just give me half an hour to calm down."


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    But after an hour, Lea still hadn''t regained herposure. She stayed at Rachel''s house until


    Henry, who was so worried about her, rushed to pick her up.


    After the couple went away, Rachel still couldn''t help being anxious about Lea. So when Jack came


    home, he was weed by her unhappy face.


    He couldn''t help asking, "What''s wrong?" He was wondering why Rachel looked awful.


    ''Why does she look so upset?''


    he thought inwardly.


    Rachel had no idea


    that Jack already knew about Lea''s pregnancy.


    She told him about what happened. Finally, he knew the reason why she looked so depressed.


    He knew how important Lea was to Rachel because they were best friends.


    But he couldn''t do anything to help Rachel smooth things over.


    After all, it was someone else''s family matter. He had no right to interfere even in his friend''s


    personal affairs.


    Everything that Rachel told Jack was also the same with what Henry had told him earlier.


    Since he had already known about it, he justforted Rachel, "Don''t worry, Henry will handle it."


    "They need to talk in order to solve this problem," said Rachel.


    "Well, you are right. What they need is a good talk. This is not a big deal. For sure they can settle it


    easily," Jack nodded in agreement.


    Rachel didn''t know why, but she felt something strange after hearing what Jack had said.


    He shouldn''t have reacted in such a casual


    way.


    Rachel wanted to ask, but she bit her lips to hold back her words.


    After all, this matter had nothing to do with Jack. She shouldn''t drag him into it.


    Moreover, Rachel was not an eloquent woman. She was afraid that Jack would misunderstand her


    words.


    But she still felt depressed. Deep in her heart, she was hoping that Jack would also take the matter


    seriously.


    She wondered why Jack was only taking the situation lightly. Was it because it was none of his


    business?


    Women couldn''t decide easily because they always had wild imaginations.


    The ability to exaggerate and overreact was


    also unique to them. Sometimes, they seemed to be irrational.


    They were good at meddling and getting themselves tangled in a situation that could cause mood


    swings.


    In the end, they got trapped and couldn''t control their emotions anymore.


    Rachel was definitely in that predicament at the moment. That was why she felt bad that Jack


    seemed not to care at all. For him, it was just other people''s problem.


    But men were always rational in nature. They dealt with things ording to the real situation.


    Finally, after thinking about it for a while, Jack shared his honest opinion about the issue. "If Lea and


    Flenry decide to get married, I don''t see anything wrong in it. They are a good match. It''s actually a


    win-win solution. Flenry is from a well-off family. They are lucky enough that the Qin family doesn''t


    interfere with their children''s lives. They can do whatever they like."


    Jack paused for a moment before he continued, "I can see that Lea loves Flenry so much. If not,


    she should have decided to abort the baby without any hesitation."


    Rachel nodded. This was exactly the reason why she would also choose the man she loved in the


    future. She wanted a rtionship bound by love.


    When Rachel remained silent, Jack continued, "If Lea marries Flenry, isn''t it a win-win solution? She


    will be with the man she loves. And Flenry''s parents will be very happy to know that Lea is


    pregnant." Rachel turned to look at him in shock. "No, don''t tell his family!"


    Jack was startled by her reaction, so he nodded immediately. "Of course, I won''t. I don''t have the


    right to do it. It must be Henry."


    "I''m sorry. I overreacted," Rachel apologized.


    Jack''s eyes darkened upon hearing her apology. An indescribable disappointment appeared on his


    face.


    "Why are you apologizing to me? We are a couple."


    Rachel didn''t mean anything else. She just simply apologized for being too sensitive and irrational.


    That was why she was surprised to see Jack''s unhappy face. She pursed her lips and pulled his


    hand. "I didn''t mean it."


    But Jack was still wearing a straight face.


    Rachel bit her lower lip and asked, "What can I do to have your anger disappear?"


    "Make it up to me," he said seriously.


    With her mouth slightly twitched, Rachel gritted her teeth and said, "Jack, you are really a bastard!"


    "What?" Surprise was written all over Jack''s face as if he couldn''t understand why Rachel was


    suddenly scolding him.


    Unexpectedly, Rachel tiptoed and kissed him hard on the face. Jack waspletely stunned.


    "Is that enough?"


    Jack didn''t reply. He was still stupefied. It never came to his mind that Rachel thought he wanted a


    kiss from her.


    The moment he came back to his senses, he burst out intoughter. The bright smile on his face


    was like a peach blossom in spring. It was fascinating to everyone''s eyes.


    Rachel was so confused, especially when Jack bent over to kiss her back and said, "You are worthy


    to be taught a lesson."


    Seeing his reaction, Rachel could tell that Jack wasn''t expecting a kiss from her.


    She embarrassingly covered her face with her hands. She felt deceived again.


    Eventually, they had decided to put Lea''s matter into an end.


    Jack offered to prepare dinner tonight.


    He had told her that he went to learn cooking before.


    However, he seldom got a chance to show his cooking skills to her. And since he was free this time,


    he wanted to cook his specialty for her.


    After a short while, he had decided what dishes to prepare.


    Rachel took out an apron and put it on Jack. But the apron was too small for him, so he looked a bit


    awkward.


    After tying the apron behind him, Rachel couldn''t helpughing because Jack looked funny.


    With indulgence and connivance written all over


    his face, Jack raised his hand and pinched her check as revenge.


    Rachel decided to help him prepare the ingredients. They chatted andughed while cooking


    dinner.


    Actually, Rachel didn''t eat much today because of Lea.


    Since Lea had a poor appetite, she must sympathize with her by not eating a lot too.


    Thus, she was very hungry the entire day. So the moment she smelled the dishes cooked by Jack,


    her stomach started to grumble.


    The aroma of the food enveloped the whole kitchen. Rachel was so hungry that her stomach


    growled.


    How embarrassing! Jack pretended not to hear the sound and tried to hold back hisughter. He


    turned around to hide his face, then said in a low voice, "Just wait a second. I''m almost done."


    "It''s alright. I''m not that hungry," Rachel instantly replied.


    "Really?"


    Rachel didn''t reply anymore.


    Overall, Jack prepared three dishes and a soup for their dinner. Rachel found his cooking skills


    amazing.


    She suddenly felt insecure. She had been cooking for Jack these past few days, and she suddenly


    felt uncertain if he had really liked the dishes made by her. As if Jack had read her mind, he said


    while serving her a soup, "You are a good cook too."


    Was Jack really serious?


    Or was he only praising her superficially?


    Nevertheless, she still epted it dly. She must have been enthralled.