Chapter 60 A Petite Woman With A Silver Tongue


    "There is nothing to talk about. If I had been attracted to Lydia, I would have married her a long time


    ago. But the fact is that I has remained single till I met you." Hiram held Rachel tightly in his arms and


    said to her in a low voice. "She''s like a little sister to me who refuses to grow up. We are brought up in


    the same family by the same parents. I love her just as I love my mother and father. She is a member


    of my family. I wish you''d understand that."


    Getting out of Hiram''s embrace, Rachel looked at him and said, "So you want me to forgive Lydia for


    everything she has said to my mother?"


    "Rachel, she is an orphan. Since my family has adopted her and brought her up, we are responsible for


    her. Although I ept that she has made a mistake, we can''t abandon her. As my wife, I expect you to


    treat her like a sister and forgive her." Hiram said to Rachel sincerely while kissing her earlobe.


    "I would forgive her this time. But what if she doesn''t give up her feelings for you and tries to destroy


    our marriage again? What would we do then? Even if I can find it in my heart to forgive her, what about


    my mother? Do you expect her to understand theplicated rtionship between you and your


    adopted sister?" Rachel felt sorry as she thought about her mother. Her mother had been quite pleased


    about her marriage with Hiram. But she was humiliated by Hiram''s adopted sister in front of his mother.


    Rachel wouldn''t put her mother through it again.


    Hiram shook his head and assured Rachel by saying, "Don''t worry. I will have her settled down in the


    US as soon as possible. I promise she wouldn''t get an opportunity to approach you or your mother."


    Rachel stretched out her hands and put her arms around Hiram''s neck on hearing his assuring words.


    "Okay, I''ll give you some time to deal with her. But if things don''t go as you have promised, I''ll see what


    you would do." Rachel said with a smile.


    Hiram pinched her lovely face and said, "Done! Let''s go and visit your mother tomorrow. I want to


    apologize to her in person."


    She nodded while teasing him. "My mother will be really surprised. Having her respectable and busy


    son-inw visit her in person is a rare event for her."


    "You are a silver-tongued woman! You don''t miss a single chance to make fun of me." It reminded


    Hiram of his first encounter with Rachel. She was as talkative back then as she was now.


    "Do I? Ha, why do you give me a chance then?" Rachel said cheerfully, as she raised her head to look


    at him.


    Although she was trying to mock him, her tender looks betrayed her. Hiram''s heart melted when her


    soft eyes met his.


    He bent down to give her a deep kiss on the lips while cupping her face in his hands.


    "Well, I''ll try my best not to offer you a chance tough at me in the future.'''' He said after the kiss, and


    then asked, "Have you eaten yet?''''


    "Just a cup of instant noodles, '''' Rachel replied with a faint smile. She was too tired to cook anything.


    Hiram realized that there had been several cups of different vored instant noodles on the top of the


    refrigerator since she moved in. "Luke asked me out tonight. I meant to decline it originally. Now that


    you haven''t eaten, you cane with me.''''


    Rachel thought for a while and then reluctantly said, "But I am too tired. I want to get some sleep.''''


    "It''s not a business meeting. It''s just for fun and recreation." Hiram said and then called Luke.


    Rachel went back to her room to get changed. Then the two of them left for the date.


    Rachel finally agreed to apany Hiram. Having her meal was one reason, but more than that, she


    was interested to know how Hiram and his friends enjoyed the nightlife.


    She was as tired as she had said. She slept the whole way.


    When the car arrived at the destination, she woke up from a nap and noticed that they had arrived at


    the entertainment center.


    The parking lot was lined up with posh cars. When they came in, they were greeted by a row of


    beautiful girls dressed in cheongsam, saying "Wee".


    Hiram took Rachel by the hand. A waiter led them directly to a VIP room upstairs.


    The sound of music was audible at the door.


    Rachel entered the room, following Hiram. Luke was sitting in the middle of the couch; a beautiful girl


    sat beside him. Two attractive girls were also present. They had microphones in their hands. The


    sound heard at the door wasing from their music.


    When they saw Hiraming in, The girls immediately stopped singing. They nodded at Hiram and


    said "Good evening, Mr. Rong" into their microphones. Everyone in the room greeted him warmly.


    Hiram nodded at them politely.


    When Rachel stepped into the room, she noticed a person sitting on the couch ced at another side


    of the room.


    It was a handsome boy dressed in a white V-neck shirt. He was talking to the girl sitting beside him.


    When he saw Rachel, he was slightly shocked at first, then he stood up.


    "Rachel, Is it really you?" The young man was Albert. He looked at Rachel in surprise. He didn''t expect


    to see Rachel here.


    He wondered why Rachel came with Hiram. He had no idea about their rtionship. Albert was


    shocked to see them holding hands. He wasn''t aware that Hiram had a girlfriend.


    "He is the man who saved a child at the swimming pool a few days ago. I had mentioned that to you.


    He happens to be a student from my university. I''ll go and say hello to him.'''' Rachel whispered to


    Hiram.


    Hiram gave his approval and released her hand. At the same time, he walked up to Albert and greeted,


    "Albert, I haven''t seen you for ages."


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    When Hiram and Albert metst time, Albert was just a high school student.


    "Hiram, long time no see. We haven''t seen each other for nearly four years.'''' Albert replied politely.


    Hiram was a friend of his uncle, so he had seen him several times before.


    "Albert, what a pleasant surprise to see you here!" Rachel joined them too. She didn''t know that Albert


    was an acquaintance of Hiram.


    If memory served her right, Albert was a student who often sought part-time jobs to support himself.


    How could he be connected to someone like Luke?


    Just as Rachel was trying to figure out their rtionship, Luke came over. "Let me introduce you to


    each other!" He said, putting his arm around Albert''s shoulder. "This is my young and promising


    nephew, Albert. And Albert, This is Rachel, Hiram''s wife.


    I noticed you greeted each other a moment ago. Do you know each other from before?"


    Luke asked while looking at them dubiously. He was an excellent actor. He already knew about their


    acquaintance, but he pretended to be oblivious.


    Albert was stunned. It took him some time to ept the fact that Rachel was Hiram''s wife.


    Hiram got married? How''s it possible that he hadn''t heard about this?


    As he was a well-known person, Hiram''s wedding would undoubtedly cause a sensation all over the


    city. But there wasn''t any news about it.


    Compared to Albert''s response, Rachel looked quite calm. When she heard what Luke had said, she


    paid any attention to that before.


    After the formal introduction, Rachel took the seat on the couch beside Albert and chatted with him,


    leaving Hiram to Luke.


    "Albert, you lied to me when we first met. Right? You said you are a college student and you do part-


    time jobs. It isn''t true." At their first meeting, when Albert had introduced himself like that, Rachel didn''t


    doubt it at all. Now that she knew his rtionship with Luke, she couldn''t persuade herself to believe


    him.


    Luke worked as the private attorney of Hiram and was flooded with money. Although Rachel didn''t


    know much about him, she was sure that he came from a wealthy family. Could she believe that Albert,


    a member of a wealthy family, needed to support himself by taking part-time jobs?


    Albert''s face turned red out of embarrassment. He lowered his head and coughed slightly. "I am a part-


    time worker at apany. That''s true. As for my family, it''s not bad.


    Are you really married? I have never heard of that."


    Rachel didn''t answer him right away. Instead, she turned her eyes to Hiram and noticed Luke


    whispering to him.


    "Hiram, are you happy with my arrangement? Being your true friend, I''m always thinking of you."


    Luke said to Hiramughingly, asking the girl to fill Hiram''s ss with wine.


    "Not too bad, " Hiram replied, taking up the wine ss and shaking it gently.


    He figured that Luke deliberately arranged Albert''s presence tonight.


    He was also quite clear about the reason behind this arrangement.


    Lukeughed uproariously before saying, "Being single for all those years and finally now you have a


    wife. I wouldn''t let anyone take her away from you." He drank off the wine in the ss and wiped the


    corner of his mouth. Then he continued, "If someone tries to take her away, it can''t be anyone from my


    family."


    "Ha, take my wife away from me? Are you serious?" Hiram gazed at Luke with a forced smile.


    "No, no, of course not. What I mean is to take preventive measures. As the saying goes: an ounce of


    prevention is worth a pound of cure." Luke filled his ss with red wine and clinked his ss with


    Hiram''s.


    He still remembered that day when they saw Rachel and Albert together at the restaurant. The two of


    them were having their meal and chatting merrily. Although Hiram didn''t say anything, he dropped Luke


    by the roadside that night. As Hiram''s friend, he knew what he cared about, so he had to do something


    to show his concern.


    He was well aware of Hiram''s temper. If someone dared to put him down, he would make his life


    miserable.