Chapter 200 You’re Not Honest With Me At All


    It was the middle of the night.


    Rachel had waited for Hiram in her bedroom after supper, but he hadn''t shown up. Feeling her head


    get heavier and heavier, she had slowly slipped into a slumber.


    She was in a deep sleep when she suddenly woke up to find Hiram on top of her. Bleary-eyed, she


    murmured, "You''re back? Stop disturbing me. I want to go back to my dream. Hold on, please! You..."


    Instead of stopping, Hiram kept covering her whole body with kisses as if she hadn''t said a word, and


    soon, she was lost in his furious love-making.


    The first thing Rachel did the next morning when she woke up was grab Hiram''s shoulders and shake


    him back and forth.


    "Wake up! Tell me where you wentst night!" she asked. She couldn''t wait any longer for the answer.


    Last night, she''d been terrified by how aggressive he had been, and she wanted to find out why he had


    acted that way. Although it was normal for Hiram to not let her go until he waspletely exhausted,


    he had always been tender to her in bed. Butst night, he had aggressively done it again and again,


    as if each time would be theirst.


    Hiram lifted his heavy eyelids and nced at her before shutting his eyes again. He pulled Rachel on


    top of him and said, "It''s still early. Go back to sleep!"


    "Not until you tell me what exactly happened! Let me guess, did the shareholders say that we failed


    their expectations?" Rachel spected. Women were sensitive to everything, especially their


    husbands'' abnormalities.


    Rachel had made up her mind that she wouldn''t give up until Hiram told her the truth.


    Rachel kept asking, which made Hiram couldn''t sleep, and he gave in, begging, "honey, give me a few


    minutes. I''m not able to open my eyes now. I''ll tell you everything when I have had enough sleep."


    Seeing Hiram close his eyes again, Rachel climbed on top of him and disheveled his hair. "No, stay


    awake! Who made me wake up from my deep sleepst night? Now you know what I went through


    then! Stay awake! Don''t you dare fall asleep!"


    Hiram was at a loss. Holding Rachel in his arms, he smiled with his eyes closed and said, "What did


    you go throughst night? I thought you were asking for sex! Take a look at my back. Who left all those


    scratches?"


    "Hmph, don''t change the topic! From now on, I want to know everything in your life except the things


    about your work. And you must be honest with me, understand?" Rachel asked as shey her head on


    his chest.


    Hiram finally opened his bleary eyes and looked at Rachel. "Can we ignore the white lies? I promise I


    will never lie to you on purpose!"


    Rachel raised her head to look at him and considered his words for a second. Then, she turned away


    abruptly.


    "Forget it!" she eximed. She knew Hiram wouldn''t tell her what was going on even if she kept


    asking.


    "Come on! Are you mad at me?" asked Hiram. He watched Rachel climb off the bed and head to the


    bathroom without saying a word.


    After Rachel came out, she began dressing herself silently.


    "Talk to me, honey!" Hiram begged.


    Rachel, who was putting on her bra, turned to him and said, "Hiram, I guess you know that no matter


    what you do, I''ll always let things go. That''s why you keep pissing me off, right? And now, you''re hiding


    something from me again, like you used to before. Stop talking bullshit. I''ve heard enough of your


    sugary words and excuses, leave me alone!"


    "I have never intended to piss you off or hide things from you! Listen, it''s just some annoying stuff from


    work. I didn''t tell you because I was afraid it would stress you out too. That''s what I meant by white lies.


    I just don''t want to share with you things that you''ve no reason to worry about. Aren''t you overreacting,


    honey?" Hiram said, trying to exin.


    He got off from the bed and reached out to help Rachel wear her bra after seeing her, in all her anger,


    fail to buckle the strap several times.


    Rachel continued putting on her clothes as if Hiram hadn''t done anything, but Hiram wrapped his arms


    around her.


    Struggling, Rachel red at him, then pulled away and headed out with the rest of her clothes in her


    hands.


    Since there were no other men at home, she knew it was okay even if she walked around semi-naked.


    ——


    Washington, USA.


    It was dawn in H City, but here in the United States, people were enjoying their evening. The sky was


    tinted red, and the sun was slowly sinking behind the monuments and into the pool.


    "Shirley, did I hear you wrong?" asked a slim girl in white as she strolled along the pool and headed to


    the parkway ahead.


    "Of course not, Lydia. You don''t know how hard I had tried to get this news. It''s true that Landy''s death


    had something to do with Rachel. What a surprise, isn''t it?" Shirley asked cheerfully.


    At first, they had nned to make up a story about how Rachel''s family was involved in Landy''s death,


    but now, it turned out they didn''t need to. They didn''t even have to put in a little effort.


    "You mean the Ruan family had something to do with Landy''s death, right?" asked Lydia, trying to


    figure out what Shirley was talking about.


    Shirley replied, "Yes, indeed. I followed the man Hiram sent to look into Landy''s death. I heard


    someone say that when Landy was in XH Vige, she gave birth to a baby girl, but no one knew where


    the baby went after Landy died."


    Shocked by this turn of events, Lydia was silent for a long moment. Then finally, she said, "You said


    Landy gave birth to a baby girl, right? So let''s think, if she is still alive, she would be about 25 or 26


    years old, right?"


    "Right! If she''s alive, she''ll be about that age, " Shirley agreed, nodding.


    A twinkle appeared in Lydia''s beautiful eyes, as if something great had struck her. "From what I


    remember, Rachel''s about the same age. Think about it. Don''t you think there''s some connection


    between the two of them?"


    "What! Rachel and Landy''s baby? I don''t know... Wait, you mean Rachel was the baby girl? No way!


    There couldn''t be such a coincidence!" shouted Shirley as she caught up with Lydia''s imagination.


    ''If Rachel really was the baby girl that Landy gave birth to, things are about to get interesting. I can''t


    wait to see what will happen in H City!'' Shirley thought to herself.


    "It might be true! As far as we know, there isn''t anyone else in XH Vige whose age matches Landy''s


    daughter''s. I think we''re really onto something, " Lydia said out loud.


    She opened the heart-shaped box she was holding and gazed at the photo inside. It was her and


    Hiram back in their high school days. Everything was rosy then, and she couldn''t have been happier.


    "Shirley, things are going better than we expected. Now all we have to do is wait and see. I believe a


    big show''s on its way, " said Lydia. She closed the box gently and held it up to her chest.


    ''Hiram, my love, I love you so much and I can''t live without you! How can you pretend not to see it?''


    Lydia began thinking to herself.


    ''Now, I want to know.


    I want to know, If Rachel really turns out to be your cousin and rted to you by blood, what would you


    do to her?


    You''d better do the same thing that you did to me.


    Push her away as far as you can heartlessly!''


    ——


    In the meeting room on the floor of the president''s office...


    Daniel was standing in front of the projector and giving an overview of their design ns and the


    construction ns of Section A. Rachel''s colleagues were sitting nervously as this was the first time


    they hade upstairs to meet the president in person.


    And no wonder they were nervous. Hiram, who they had never talked and met with since they came to


    thispany, was sitting right opposite them.


    After finishing his introduction, Daniel turned to look at Hiram for his opinion.


    "The opening''s great and creative, but I have one question. How does itplement the construction


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    in Section B?" asked Hiram, taking his eyes off the screen. Altogether, three sections were nned in


    the Cliff Mountain project. Each section was supposed to have its own theme, but when viewed as a


    big picture, all three sections were supposed to resemble a single unit.


    "Mr. Rong has gotten the point. We have included just the idea of unification in the current n. Later,


    when we''re nning Section B, we''ll pay more attention to it. And of course, its construction n will


    be different from what we''ve disyed here. It will be a brand new concept, " said Daniel confidently.


    He felt relieved that all their efforts in the past few weeks had been acknowledged by Hiram.


    "All right, then. Let''s break up the meeting, " Hiram said, looking around at everyone.


    Rachel''s colleagues left the meeting room one by one. Rachel herself was thest to the door, but just


    as she was leaving she heard Hiram cough.


    "Hold on a moment!" he said.