Chapter 36 Honor And Cherish Her
It was unusual for Hiram to pick Rachel up on his own initiative. Why had hee to pick her up
instead of going straight home? Rachel couldn''t figure it out.
"Since I''ve promised to sign the agreement, I should abide by the articles that were drawn up by you. If
I don''t, how will the agreement have any value?" Hiram responded. He seemed to know what she
would ask.
It was clearly written in the agreement that the husband should honor and cherish the wife. Therefore,
picking her up voluntarily was his way of keeping his promise to honor and cherish her in consideration
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of her safety problem. What a good reason!
"But you haven''t signed the agreement--" Rachel began, but she was cut off by Hiram.
"Why do you have so many questions!"
He''d known Rachel was a talkative person from the moment he set eyes on her the first time. If he
didn''t stop her now, she would continue that topic.
Rachel tried to be obedient and closed her mouth. But soon she couldn''t help asking Hiram, "Um, have
you had your dinner?"
"No, not yet, " Hiram replied after a nce at her.
"Well, to thank you for picking me up, I''ll treat you to dinner!" Rachel said. She wanted to pay him back
so that they would be even and she wouldn''t owe him any favors.
Hiram didn''t respond, so Rachel took his silence as approval.
But as it turned out...
After they reached the ce Rachel had told him to drive to, Hiram couldn''t help furrowing his
eyebrows together.
What he saw was a snack street. It was a food paradise where people could enjoy all sorts of unique
street food. At that hour, the snacks were selling like hot cakes. But the mixed aroma of all the different
snacks made Hiram feel queasy. He didn''t want to walk into the crowd.
"Come on!" Noticing Hiram stay put, Rachel returned to hold his hand and pulled him forward. After a
few steps, Rachel realized something that made her abruptly turn around and look at Hiram, who had
an odd expression on his face.
A few girls in the snack street had already noticed Hiram. They were looking at him and whispering to
one another about how handsome and attractive he was. A few of them were even secretly taking
photos of him.
Hiram stood out like a peacock among sparrows. How could he not attract everyone''s attention?
"I have an idea. Why don''t you wait for me in the car while I buy some snacks, and then we can take
the food away?" Rachel suggested. Then she pulled him back to the car.
Hiram didn''t argue with her, because he wasn''t used to eating on the street like all these people. He
wouldn''t feelfortable even if he found a ce to sit and eat the snacks.
About twenty minutester, Rachel returned to the car with many snacks. She sat directly in the
backseat so that the smell of the snacks wouldn''t be strong enough to make Hiram feel queasy.
"There''s a park nearby. It''s sote that most people must have gone home. The park must be quiet
now. Why don''t we go there?" Rachel suggested.
Hiram started the car and drove to the park.
It was already past 10:00 p.m. when they arrived at the park. Sure enough, there was only a few
people there.
In the middle of the park, there was a small roundke. They stopped nearby. Finding a nice spot
beside a bench, Rachel spread out the disposable tablecloth that she had bought on their way to the
park, and put drinks, kebabs, fried river snails and other local snacks on it.
Streetmps surrounding theke were reflected on the water, making theke sparkle. Coupled with
the night breeze, there was a quiet and romantic atmosphere in the park.
Hiram enjoyed the scenery. Being in the park was so much better than staying in that boisterous snack
street. At least the park was quiet.
Rachel had no energy to enjoy the scenery because she was really starving. She picked up the
chopsticks and tucked into the food.
Rachel''s good appetite was infectious. Hiram sat cross-legged like Rachel and took a kebab. He
regarded it with hesitation before smelling it. Finally, he took a bite.
"Ha-ha!" Rachel couldn''t helpughing when she saw Hiram being so serious about eating a kebab.
"Why did you hesitate? Were you worrying about the food safety? After all, the vendors might have
used rat meat instead ofmb, and the oil they used might have been dirty."
Hiram nced at her. The kebab didn''t taste bad. He was used to eating in five-star restaurants, but it
was okay for him to have a change in diet sometimes.
"I don''t care. I seldom eat street food, " he said, taking another bite of the kebab. Come to think of it,
the total cost of all these snacks was still less than a single dish he ate in a five-star restaurant.
Seeing Hiram continue to eat the snacks, Rachel felt happy. There was a big smile on her face. She
began putting different kinds of snacks in front of him and suggesting that he have a taste. To her
surprise, he didn''t refuse.
"Thest piece of fried rice cake is yours!" Hiram hadn''t tried the fried rice cake yet, so Rachel
generously gave thest piece of it to him even though it was her favorite snack.
"We can eat it together, " Hiram suddenly said after a nce at the oblong rice cake.
"Eh?" Rachel was confused. There was only one piece of rice cake left, so how were they going to eat
it together? Suddenly, Hiram stood up and walked to Rachel. Thanks to his tall figure, Rachel didn''t
notice that the rice cake was between his lips until his face was almost right in front of hers.
"No, no. Enjoy it yourself, " she said hastily, but before she could take a step back, half of the rice cake
was already tucked into her mouth.
Hiram held her head in ce and slipped the whole rice cake into her mouth. He continued kissing her
on her rosy lips for a while.
"Oh, Hiram, you kissed me again!" Rachel couldn''t keep a clear mind. She keptining about his
behavior while chewing the rice cake.
''If we weren''t married on paper, I would use you of sexual harassment! I''m serious, '' she thought.
"I said that we would eat it together."
Hiram was in a good mood. Rachel was chewing the rice cake even though she was mad at him. Her
lips were soft and delicious. He hadn''t gotten the chance to taste it the first time they kissed. This time,
he felt like the kiss wasn''t enough. He hoped he''d have a lot more chances to kiss her in the future.
Rachel wiped her lips with a piece of tissue and nced at Hiram, who had a smile on his face. Then,
noticing that her phone was vibrating, she took it out. "Hello?"
"Rachel, it''s me!"
It was Mandy at the other end of the line.
Rachel nced at the time on her phone and said, "Mandy, it''ste now. What''s up? What happened?"
"Rachel, I, I ran out of money. It seems I won''t get my sry until next week. I can''t afford the hotel.
Can you lend me some money?" Mandy pleaded in a low voice.
"Mandy, I''m not your father. If you really don''t have money, I think your father will definitely give you
some." Last time, Rachel had lent some money to Mandy out of pity since Mandy had suffered
something unpleasant. But it didn''t mean that Rachel would keep lending her money without any limits.
"Oh, Rachel, if I asked my father for money, he would keep asking me questions. I''m really afraid to
face him. Can you help me? I''ll pay you back once I receive my sry!" Mandy begged.
Rachel sneered inwardly. ''Even if you receive your sry, renting an apartment itself is a problem for
you. How will you pay my money back?'' she thought.
But out loud, she said, "This is thest time I lend you money."
"Okay! Rachel, I''ll wait in the hotel where we metst time. I hope you cane here quickly!"
After hanging up the phone, Rachel looked at Hiram. He''d been waiting quietly for her to finish the
phone call. "Do you... have any cash on you?" she asked him with embarrassment.
Without a moment''s hesitation, Hiram took out his wallet and handed it to Rachel.
"Take the money. If the cash isn''t enough, we can withdraw some more from the ATM outside the park."
Rachel opened his wallet and found nearly 2, 000 dors in it. She took out several hundred dors
before returning his wallet to him. "I''ll pay it back tomorrow."
Hiram began heading toward the exit of the park without responding.
Rachel put away the cash, cleaned up the ce and threw the garbage to the dustbin. Then she
walked quickly to catch up with him.
It was toote at night for her to call a taxi, so she let Hiram drive her to the hotel in his Maybach.
Mandy was anxiously waiting outside the hotel for Rachel. When she saw Rachel step out of the luxury
car, she was astonished. She stared at it with her mouth open.
''Since when did Rachel have such a wealthy friend? Why didn''t I know?'' Mandy thought.
Hiram didn''t get out of the car. He opened the window to see the girl Rachel was helping. The girl was
sitting outside the hotel and waiting for Rachel. After a nce, he closed the window.
Catching Hiram''s nce, Mandy became very excited.
"Mandy? What are you staring at?" Rachel asked. Mandy hadn''t even noticed that Rachel was
standing in front of her.
With a pat on her shoulder, Mandy came to her senses, but she still didn''t look up at Rachel. She just
asked, "Rachel, is that man your friend? Why I haven''t seen him before?"
"Of course you haven''t seen him before. All right, take the cash. This is all I can give you. If you''re short
of money again, you should handle the problem yourself!" Rachel said as she tucked the cash into
Mandy''s hand.
But Mandy didn''t focus on the money. Quickly tucking the cash into her pocket, she grabbed Rachel''s
arm and said, "Rachel, I, I have no ce to live. Can I stay in your house tonight? Just for one night! I''ll
leave tomorrow and book a room at a hotel!"
Rachel frowned. Why didn''t Mandy know her ce? She should be obedient and stay in the hotel.