Chapter 16 The Danger of Swimming Pool
Rachel immediately tossed away her phone. She looked back at the man standing behind her who
acted like her "shielding umbre" all the while and replied,"Yes, it''s enough."
"If that''s enough, let''s hurry up with the shopping. My client will arrive early. I''d better not bete."
Hiram looked at her smiling face and said gently. Then he went straight to the aisle where men''s
clothes were disyed.
"This one, this one and that one. Please pack these up for me." Hiram said to the salesperson with his
finger pointed towards the clothes which he had chosen.
Rachel couldn''t help touching her nose. She was shocked at his way of shopping. All of a sudden, she
remembered: "Shucks, I almost forgot, I also have to buy a few things."
It took her much longer than Hiram to do her shopping. Before she came back to the car, Hiram had
looked at his watch to check the time, many times.
"Shall we go back directly or go to the other ce first?" After tying her seat belt, Rachel turned to
Hiram and asked.
"I don''t have time to go back first. You have spent a lot of time on shopping. We will go directly to the
meeting ce and you can wait for me outside." As he was speaking, he started the car, turned the
direction and went out of the garage.
Rachel looked at the back seat. She had bought so many things that there was no space left and there
were more in the trunk. With so many things purchased within such a short time she thought she was
quite fast.
The car kept moving. It was heading towards the biggest business leisure club of H City.
On the way, Hiram gave Rachel a senior VIP golden card of the club and said "When we arrive there,
you help yourself with some food. I will call you as soon as I finish my work."
"How long will it take?" Rachel epted the card and asked. She wanted to know that answer in order
to arrange her time properly.
As soon as they arrived, Hiram released his seat belt. He looked at the woman who had been rather
quiet on the way and answered "I''m not sure yet. It depends on how the negotiation goes. I guess it
may take one or two hours before we are done."
Rachel nodded her head and got out of the car as well.
As he left, Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. She stretched out her waist which had been tired because
of sitting for too long. Then she walked into the business leisure club right behind Hiram.
Staying with this man was driving her crazy. It seemed like all the active cells in her body were being
squashed to death.
Hiram was the kind of man who liked to stay quiet. She had known it since their first meeting. She had
to stop herself from talking too much, to avoid creating an awkward atmosphere. And it was a huge
torture for her.
She was a talkative person, and she liked talking very much. That''s why she had chosen the sales
profession.
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Fortunately, ording to their signed marriage agreement, there were only twenty-four days left before
their fast-food like marriage got terminated.
If she had to spend the rest of her life with Hiram like this, he would definitely drive her crazy.
As soon as she got into the business club, she went to the dining room. It was almost 12 o''clock, and
she was too hungry to do anything else.
She thought that Hiram might also be having lunch with his client while negotiating with each other.
"Waiter, I want the Pan-Fried Goose Liver, Spaghetti and Macaroon, that''s all. Thank you!" Looking at
the menu, Rachel was quite attracted to the pictures which were brightly colored and looked quite
sumptuous. After that, she felt even more hungry.
It did not take long before her food was served. Just as she was about to enjoy her meal, her cell
phone rang inappropriately.
"Hello, Mom." Rachel answered the phone, it was a call from her mother. Rachel cut a piece of Goose
Liver and inserted it into her mouth with the fork and spoke while eating. She was so hungry that she
had to enjoy her meal while chatting with her mother.
"Rachel, have you finished your meal?" Over the cell phone, there was the voice of her mother, Fannie
Ruan. She sounded quite concerned.
"I''m having my lunch right now. I''m very hungry. What''s the problem? If you have something to say,
straight it out!" Rachel looked at the Spaghetti and was eager to have it right away. So she rushed her
mother to talk quickly.
"Is everything going on well between you and Hiram?" Fannieughed and asked.
"Oh, dear Fannie, what made you start caring about your daughter?" Rachel replied in aining
tone while she kept taking bites of the goose liver.
"Don''t you remember who threatened me to sign the agreement? And Who threatened me to cut off the
mother-daughter rtionship with me if I wouldn''t sign?"
Fannie sighed and said "My dear daughter, you''ll know in the future that whatever I have done was for
your good only. Take this for instance, if I didn''t put pressure on you, how long would it take before you
get married? I couldn''t wait.
By the way, I''m very open-minded. If you get pregnant, just keep it! We are in modern society now. It
doesn''t matter whether you have held the wedding ceremony or not."
"Ahem...Ahem..." Rachel couldn''t stop herself from coughing fiercely. Rachel felt choked by what her
mother said, she began to cough and said "Stop! My dear Fannie, perhaps you are longing for love, I
wouldn''t mind if you bring me a step-father."
"You petty girl, can''t you show some respect towards your elder!" Fannie scolded Rachel over the
phone. Then she remembered something and said "Do you still remember your uncle Nico''s daughter?
ording to your uncle Nico, she has graduated from the university this year and will go to work in H
City very soon. Uncle Nico asked if you could take care of her."
Rachel made a sound by clicking her tongue and said "Sure, even if you want to find me a step-father, I
won''t object to that either. How about Uncle Nico? I think he would be good for you. But his daughter,
she is kind of too..."
Before Rachel couldplete her sentence, Fannie interrupted her and said "Don''t judge other people.
Mandy is just a poor girl. Her mother died when she was young. Her father was too busy to subject her
to discipline. She has a good spirit! She''s a good girl."
Rachel knew uncle Nico very well. He was an honest and reliable man. They used to be neighbors. So
she knew Mandy too. To her, Mandy was kind of a "bad" girl. The year when Mandy graduated from
high school, she asked Rachel to apany her to the hospital to have an abortion.
In Rachel''s opinion, Mandy was kind of "slutty". She liked anyone who was handsome or rich. As she
grew up, she wanted those types of men even more. Now that she had graduated from university,
Rachel was afraid that her boyfriends would be too many to count.
Aspared to her, Rachel thought herself much more lucky. Though they both came from a single
parent family, still she knew that having a mother was much better than having a father.
As she grew up, she felt more strongly towards this fact.
"Ok, I know. I am sure she has my phone number. If there''s anything I can help her with, ask her to call
me. And my dear mother, would you let me hang up now. Your beloved daughter is almost starving to
death. Can I finish my meal first?"
"Alright Alright! I''m hanging up. But you better hurry. You know Hiram well. He''s a cold and passive
man. So if you show a little more initiative, you would be able to warm him up one day."
By the time she hung up the phone, Rachel had lost her appetite. She was just chewing the goose liver
without savoring its taste. She was asked to show more initiative, but was that really necessary?
Hiram sometimes gave her the illusion that he was worthy of relying on. But in an instant, he would
break all that down. His cold demeanor wouldpletely break down her imagination always.
After lunch, Rachel walked around the club to digest her meal. As she walked, she found that it was
indeed the most prominent business club in H City. It was splendid and glorious.
The state of the art decoration looked terrific. Every aspect of that ce seemed unique and exclusive.
And it waspletely equipped with all sorts of entertainment facilities.
It was afternoon time. Rachel walked along the ss window near the swimming pool and watched the
children ying in the swimming pool.
Many children were in the water, swimming or just sshing about with roaringughter erupting
continuously. Among them, Rachel saw a chubby, lovely little girl who was ying so happily that it
made her cheer up as well.
With an orange vored lollipop in her mouth, Rachel watched leisurely and joyfully through the ss
window.
Rachel enjoyed this scene very much. In the pool, she also saw a super handsome man swimming
backstroke freely and fluently. Actually, Rachel didn''t see his face. But on the basis of his long arms
and legs she assessed him and assumed he was a super handsome man.
As she enjoyed the pleasure of watching, suddenly she felt something was wrong. A little child was
ying on the edge of the pool without any adult watching over her. But she couldn''t see the kid
anymore. Where could she go in such a short time?
It was a lovely little girl with two ponytails. And Rachel was attracted by her loveliness, that was why
she noticed her.
Shucks! She might be in the water, Rachel thought.
Without thinking, Rachel took the lollipop out of her mouth and threw it into the garbage can near her.
Then she dashed towards the entrance of the swimming pool.