Chapter 63 It''s Unfair To Me


    "Give that album back to me now!" yelled Rachel.


    Rachel tried to snatch it from Hiram''s hands, but Hiram raised the album over his head. He looked at


    her with a big smile on his face, and said teasingly, "Why did you call me freak? I was just looking at a


    photo of you wearing your baby split pants. It''s not such a big deal. Why should I be freak?"


    Rachel''s face blushed to a crimson red as she heard his words. She stared at him with rage. She


    suspected that he might have seen her other photos as well.


    The album also had some naked photos from her childhood. Hiram must have seen all of those.


    "About that, I think that it''s extremely unfair to me that I haven''t had the pleasure of seeing your body..."


    Hiram said as he rested his eyes on Rachel''s breasts, then he slowly moved his eyes down her body.


    Rachel had seen him naked quite a few times. But Hiram hadn''t seen her bare body till now.


    He had seen some parts of it, though.


    Rachel blushed. Her face turned as red as a ripe apple. They were in her house, and her mother was


    near them. She would be really embarrassed if her mother heard their words.


    Just then, Fannie came out of her room and saw the couple scrambling for something. She asked in


    confusion, "What are you guys doing there?"


    When Fannie noticed the cover of the photo album, she instantly understood what might have


    happened. She shook her head and said smilingly, "You are already a couple now. What are you


    worried about? Rachel, you stay here and keep Hirampany. I am going to the market to buy some


    food and groceries for preparing our meal. You both can leave only after having your lunch with me."


    Fannie left the house. Rachel gave up her efforts to procure the album, as she knew that she wouldn''t


    be able to seed.


    Rachel had always wanted to burn that photo album in the past. But Fannie treated that album as


    something precious and didn''t allow her to destroy it. Fannie said that it was a record of her childhood


    journey.


    "Your mother was right. We are a couple now. But I still haven''t had the chance to do what a husband


    can do with his wife. I feel hurt." Hiram said as he shook his head. He closed the album and kept it


    back at its ce.


    Rachel was busy cleaning the house for her mother, while she was talking to Hiram. "You are hurt? I


    am the one who is suffering from injustice. Don''t you think so?"


    Hiram casually sat on the sofa and watched Rachel as she cleaned the table. He said, "Didn''t I already


    bigger house for your mother downtown?"


    "No, no, that''s not necessary. My mom has friends in this neighborhood. She won''t be ustomed to


    living in a new environment if she moves somewhere else, " said Rachel. After she had cleaned the


    table, she started to wipe the television.


    Hiram sat for a while and then went to look around Rachel''s bedroom.


    Momentster, Fannie came back with some bags of food in her hands. Rachel helped her wash the


    vegetables and prepare everything.


    In Rachel''s bedroom, Hiram saw that the wall of her room was covered with a lot of certificates and


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    awards. She was awarded as the most excellent student from primary school to high school. These


    certificates proved how hard she had studied in the past.


    On her desk, Hiram noticed a photo of her whole family. A man was standing behind Rachel in the


    picture. They wereughing happily.


    The man in the photo was Rachel''s father, Simpson Ruan. Hiram heard that Simpson died of an illness.


    He understood that his death must have brought great sorrow to Rachel and her mother.


    But Rachel and Fannie were being quite brave and positive. They kept moving forward and working


    hard for their lives.


    Hiram kept his eyes on the man in the photo. He didn''t see any other pictures of Rachel''s father in the


    living room. Rachel might have hidden away those photos from Fannie, as she probably didn''t want to


    remind her of the great loss and sad memory.


    Rachel only saved one family photo in her own room.


    "Come out, let''s have lunch now, " Rachel pushed the door open and said.


    Hiram had told Rachel that he needed to do some work in the afternoon, so Rachel asked Fannie to


    prepare an early lunch. They had already finished cooking.


    Rachel came in and noticed that Hiram was looking at the family photo on her desk. A dash of sadness


    shed through her eyes. She said, "The man is my father. We were a small and happy family in the


    past, but one day, he..."


    Rachel choked. She took a deep breath and tried to hide her sadness.


    Hiram suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist. He held her tightly in his arms and said in a tender


    voice, "I am sorry. I came sote in your life."


    The Rong family and Ruan family had a close rtionship since their ancestors. Hiram felt a surge of


    guilt. He should''ve faced the rtionship between the two families earlier. He should have ensured that


    they kept in touch with each other. If they had kept in touch, the Rong family could have found the best


    doctor to cure Simpson''s ailment. In that case, there might have been a chance for Simpson to survive


    from his illness.


    Rachel prevented her tears from pouring down. She raised her head to look at Hiram and said, "It''s


    okay. What''s done is done. Come out now. Lunch is served, we shouldn''t keep mom waiting for us."


    Rachel didn''t want to bother Hiram with this matter. She didn''t want him to feel guilty for the past


    events.


    Hiram wiped off the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumb. He nodded, "Okay..."


    Throughout their dinner, Hiram exined to Fannie about Lydia''s matter. Fannie assured him that she


    wouldn''t mind it anymore. After all, Lydia was only a young girl; she wouldn''t take her too seriously.


    Fannie was angry at the time when she heard Lydia''s words for the first time. But after she calmed


    down and thought about it, she didn''t care anymore.


    If Hiram wanted to marry Lydia, he would''ve already married her long back. He wouldn''t have stayed


    single for so long.


    Hiram was the most eligible bachelor. Fannie understood that it was normal for women to be attracted


    towards him.


    After the lunch, Hiram left first and went back to hispany. Rachel stayed there to apany


    Fannie, as Hiram wouldn''te back to his vi until the evening.


    In the afternoon, Rachel didn''t go outside; instead, she stayed at home to keep Fanniepany. She


    helped her mother with the household chores, and they watched TV together.


    "Mom, here is my wage card. Please keep it for yourself. You can use it to buy anything you need, "


    Rachel said as she handed a bank card to Fannie. This was the saving from her sry. Though there


    wasn''t a great deal of money in it, it was enough for fulfilling some basic needs.


    Fannie looked at the bank card, but she didn''t take it, instead, she asked, "Rachel, tell me honestly.


    Does he treat you well?"


    Rachel blinked her eyes and thought about it. She remembered that Hiram didn''t treat her well at the


    beginning, but gradually, his behavior towards her had changed.


    "Yes, he treats me well, " answered Rachel.


    "Does he help you financially? Did he ever give you money for shopping?" Fannie was a bit worried, so


    she asked Rachel bluntly.


    Rachel paused. She scratched her head, as she didn''t know how to respond to this question. Then,


    she replied, "Mom...actually, he did give me money, but just too..."


    "Too little?" asked Fannie. She had always wanted to ask her daughter this question. But she felt a little


    embarrassed to ask it, after all, it was a private affair between the couple. Nheless, Fannie thought


    that a man shouldn''t be too miser when it came to spending money on his woman. She was worried


    that Hiram wasn''t generous with Rachel.


    Rachel smiled sheepishly and said, "No, on the contrary, he gave me too much money. It''s such a big


    amount that I don''t even know how to spend it."


    "What? Too much? How much?"


    Rachel then whispered the figure in Fannie''s ears. When Fannie heard the number, she was startled


    and immediately leaped up from the seat. She was frozen. It took her a long while toe back to her


    senses.


    "My dear daughter, you''ve indeed met a good husband. Though it''s very inappropriate to talk about


    money in a rtionship, it still shows his sincerity to you. Now that I am sure my choice for you is right!


    He is the perfect man for you! Remember to cherish him. He is a good man. A lot of girls would fight


    against you to get their hands on Hiram."


    After the conversation with Rachel, Fannie was even more confident that she had picked the right man


    for Rachel.


    "Mom..."


    Rachel called her mother with a smile.


    But right at that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.


    Fannie stood up and went to open the door. When she opened the door and saw the people outside,


    she was surprised.


    Not just surprised, she was astonished!