Chapter 133 When Hiram Was Not Around


    Rachel and Daniel''s conversation was interrupted by an unpleasant voice that came out of nowhere.


    Curiously, both Rachel and Daniel turned their heads to find out who it was, and that was when Daniel


    saw Patrick.


    "When you said you were having dinner with a friend, did you mean Patrick Yan?" asked Daniel. He


    frowned and looked into Rachel''s eyes waiting for her reply.


    During the years he had worked for Hiram, Daniel had met most of his friends and enemies; Patrick


    was one of the enemies. Daniel was particrly impressed with Patrick because of his annoying


    nature, that was, his interest in taking other people''s favorites.


    Rachel shook her head and stood up. She turned to Patrick and said, "That was an exquisite dinner,


    but I cannot have another bite. I came out for some fresh air. Where is Celine?"


    "She''s waiting for you inside, " replied Patrick with a smile. He walked towards Rachel and when he got


    closer, he saw Daniel sitting opposite to Rachel. The smile on his face froze for a moment.


    "Long time no see, Mr. Yan, "


    Said Daniel as he stood up to greet Patrick.


    Patrick nodded at Daniel and replied, "It has been a long time. How do you do, Mr. Zhuo?"


    Daniel came from a humble family. In the recent years, his work with Hiram had earned him his


    noteworthy reputation amongst his peers. Together, they had obtained quite a lot of significant


    achievements in their fields. However, in the eyes of some people, Daniel was not their peer, but


    merely Hiram''s follower.


    "Look at the time, it''s gettingte; are we all done with our dinner? Mr. Yan, thank you for this wonderful


    dinner, but Celine and I would like to excuse ourselves for the night. We''d better go home now, "


    Rachel interrupted, when she noticed that the atmosphere in the room had turned brittle.


    Patrick replied to her without hesitation, "Okay, then I''ll go and fetch my car. Wait here."


    "No, I mean we can go home by ourselves. Besides, we''re going in the other direction. We don''t want


    to bother you. I''m just going to go and get Celine; see youter." Rachel waved her hand to bid farewell


    to the both of them.


    "It''s no trouble at all, it would be my pleasure. I can''t let youdies go home by yourselves at this hour.


    It''s not my style." Patrick raised his eye-brows and insisted, earnestly.


    "Thank you, Mr. Yan, but our ce is going to be out of your way. It''ll be an unnecessary


    inconvenience. I''m just going to find Celine now." Rachel turned around and walked away, to look for


    Celine.


    When Rachel and Celine came out together, Patrick was waiting for them at the door.


    Daniel was out too.


    Daniel made his way to Rachel and said to her, "Come with me, Rachel. We''re going in the same


    direction. Let me give you a ride."


    However, when Daniel walked towards Rachel, Patrick stepped forward and stood in front of Rachel.


    "Wait, Mr. Zhuo. She came out to have dinner with me. I should be the one to send her home. I think


    you don''t have to bother yourself with this, " said Patrick. Patrick put a cigar into his mouth and lit it up.


    He nced at Daniel as he was blowing the smoke out.


    Daniel''s build seemed a little underwhelmingpared to Patrick''s gym-hardened body. However,


    Daniel''s towering height gave his appearance a moremanding presence.


    Daniel sneered at Patrick, "Rachel lives in Tulip Pce, and my apartment is just a few minutes away


    from hers. I''m driving Rachel to her home as a friend. I believe it''s the responsibility of a friend."


    Patrick nced back at Daniel, scornfully. If Hiram were here, he wouldn''t have dared to say a word.


    But Daniel, who was he? Why did he matter?


    "Look, Daniel. I don''t think it''s your job to take Rachel back. You''re working for Hiram, not for his


    woman, right? I don''t think this is a part of your responsibilities, don''t you agree?"


    "Since you know that Rachel is Hiram''s woman, do you think it would be appropriate for you to take her


    home?" Daniel retorted without any hesitation.


    Both Daniel and Patrick knew clearly how many times Streams Company and Patrick''spany had


    gone up against each other in the court. It was certainly bold of Patrick to drive Hiram''s woman in his


    car. Did he mean to challenge Hiram''s patience? But then why didn''t he pick a time when Hiram would


    be around?


    Everyone understood Patrick''s perspective on women. He had always regarded women as material


    objects. Every woman who got on his car, wouldn''t get off until he had taken her clothes off.


    Even if Patrick wasn''t dumb enough to put his hands on Rachel, it would be dangerous to let him take


    Rachel away like this. Daniel had made up his mind to help Rachel out at any cost.


    "Ha Ha Ha, " Patrickughed out loud. He rubbed his stubble covered chin and said, "I know you have


    quite a reputation among women. I take it that you fancy this girl, am I right?"


    Patrick''s words sounded sarcastic, but he managed to break through Daniel''s defense, psychologically.


    He had specifically said those words on purpose to humiliate Daniel, as well as Hiram.


    "Hiram is not only my boss, but also my friend. I respect Hiram, and I respect Rachel because she''s


    Hiram''s woman. They are both my friends. I think you may have some misunderstanding there.


    Perhaps, you''ve been smoking too muchtely, and now it''s starting to smoke up your judgment."


    Daniel contradicted him cleverly with a sarcastic smile on his face.


    Celine was confused about what they were talking about. What was all the fuss about? Why were they


    arguing about who should drive Rachel back home?


    "Rachel, what''s going on? And where did this handsome mane from?" asked Celine.


    Rachel could feel the tension between Patrick and Daniel. She had to do something as quickly as


    possible. Rachel sighed and replied, "That''s Hiram''s friend, Daniel. Listen to me, let Patrick drive you


    home, and I''ll go with Daniel. Alright?"


    That was exactly what Celine was waiting for. She nodded her head pleasantly and said, "Of course, I''d


    love to."


    After Rachel and Celine worked it out between themselves, they walked to the two men separately.


    "Mr. Yan, my apartment and Rachel''s are not in the same direction. It''ll take you a long time if you insist


    on taking both of us home. Please do me a favor, and drive me home. Hiram''s friend will drive Rachel


    home. That should be fair enough. Shall we go now?" Celine walked towards Patrick and held his arm.


    "Please don''t turn me down! Otherwise, I''ll think that I''m not as pretty as Rachel." Seeing Patrick''s


    hesitation, Celine said to him coquettishly. Of course, she wanted to be alone with Patrick. Maybe, this


    was the perfect opportunity for her to get to know him better.


    Meanwhile, Rachel made her way to Daniel and said, "Will you drive me home?"


    "Mr. Yan, please! If you don''t say something, I''ll think that I''m not worthy enough for you to drive me


    home. Okay, then, I will take a taxi..." Celine noticed that Patrick''s face was not as vibrant as before.


    She pretended to walk away to see his reaction.


    Patrick feigned a smile, reluctantly. He nced at Rachel and then said to Celine, "Of course not, it


    would be my pleasure. Come on, my car''s over there."


    Patrick and Celine walked to his Porsche across the road.


    After they had left, Rachel took a deep breath, feeling relieved. She then said to Daniel, "You go to your


    home and I''ll go to mine. See you!"


    "What? Didn''t you say you wereing with me?" Asked Daniel, puzzled.


    He walked directly to his Benz and opened the door for Rachel.


    "Are you sure? I thought you said that just to help me out?" Rachel asked doubtfully, but she got on


    Daniel''s car eventually.


    Surely Daniel''s car was much safer than Patrick''s. She really didn''t want to fall into Patrick''s trap.


    Daniel got on the car and fastened his seat belt. He nced at Rachel andughed, "You''re so funny,


    Rachel. Will it do me any good to lie to you?


    By the way, tell your friend to keep herself away from Patrick. He''s tooplicated for her. If she


    doesn''t want a broken heart, keep herself away from him, " said Daniel.


    He sounded serious, unlike his usual self. The car sped steadily over the road.


    Rachel agreed, she nodded her head, "I have told her more than once, but Celine won''t listen to me. I


    have no idea what to do about her."


    In any case, The truth was, women found themselves insatiably attracted to Patrick. The naughtier a


    man was, the more charming he was to women. Patrick was that kind of a man.


    "Aha, in that case, we can''t do anything about it. Patrick''s heartless to women. He ys with women


    and hardly ever treats them seriously, " Daniel said discreetly, as some of the rumors he had heard


    about Patrick before popped into his head.


    Although people said they were just rumors, Daniel believed that there was no smoke without fire. They


    estimated that there were over one hundred women whose hearts were broken by Patrick. Patrick was


    merciless.


    Rachel stared at Daniel for a while, lost in her own thoughts. She asked, "What about you? I believe


    you aren''t so different from him."


    Daniel choked at her words. He turned his face to her and raised his eye-brows.


    "This is what''s on your mind?" Daniel retorted.


    "Of course not, I''m nothing like him. I never force women to do things they don''t want to do. I prefer


    having a woman''s consent. Women who go out with me are usually the ones who are more eager than


    me, " he added.


    Rachel shook her head; she couldn''t hold her smile back. Indeed, that was true. Very few women could


    resist Daniel''s good looking face, and not to mention his princely charms.


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    "How about your dinner? I believe you didn''t enjoy it with Patrick around. They''ve got some really


    delicious food here." Daniel pointed at one of the restaurants on the road.


    In truth, he was still hungry because he hadn''t finished his dinner before he went out with them.


    Rachel nced at the time on the panel. She said to Daniel, "I''m fine. You can pull over if you like. It''s


    still early anyway.


    Daniel didn''t hesitate; he pulled over near the parking lot of a small restaurant on the road.


    They got off the car and walked into the restaurant.


    Rachel looked at her phone, wondering whether Celine had reached home safely. She called Celine,


    "Hey there, are you home?"


    "Yes, I just got here a minute ago. What''s up?" Celine''s voice sounded a little strange to Rachel.