Chapter 207 Fannie Told The Secret
Rachel hurriedly hung up the phone and said to Daniel, "Daniel, I''m afraid I have to ask for the rest of
the day off. My mom hase to H City and it seems she''s gone directly to the Rong family''s house. I
have to go there quickly."
Daniel raised his eyebrows and said, "No problem. Just remember to finish your workter."
"I will, " Rachel promised, then put the cup on his desk and walked to the door.
"Wait, "
Daniel suddenly said. "Rachel, if this matter is not handled properly, it may affect your rtionship with
the Rong family. So even if there are some things that you''re notfortable with, try to adjust and live
with them.
As for those past events, they will eventually fade out of your memories over time. But if your
rtionship with the Rong family breaks, there will be a permanent scar."
Rachel listened to Daniel''s advice with her hand on the doorknob. Then, she smiled and said, "Thank
you, Daniel, "
Before leaving the office.
Rachel asked Carl to drive her directly to the home of the Rong family.
When she got there, Fannie was already seated on the sofa, opposite Gavin and Joanna.
"Mom."
Rachel walked over, heaving a sigh of relief in her mind. The atmosphere wasn''t as intense as she had
expected it to be. She greeted Gavin and Joanna too, saying, "Dad, Mom, sorry for bothering you!"
On the way here, she had been worried that Fannie, With her quick temper, would already be picking a
fight with Gavin and Joanna.
"Rachel,e and sit. Your mother arrived a while ago. I suggest we all sit down and talk calmly."
Joanna smiled, then shouted in the direction of the kitchen, "Amy, bring two cups of tea."
Rachel sat down next to Fannie and looked at her inws.
Gavin, who had been silent so far, started the conversation.
"Fannie, you''vee at exactly the right time. I have something to ask you."
Fannie''s expression hardened. It seemed that she knew what Gavin was going to ask.
She also knew that it couldn''t be a secret forever. Sooner orter, the truth always came to light.
She just hadn''t expected it to happen so fast. Her daughter still hadn''t cemented her status in the Rong
family.
That was why she had kept urging Rachel to have a child. She had been afraid that if and when the
secret was exposed, Rachel''s inws would take their anger out on Rachel. But if Rachel had already
given birth to Hiram''s child, her position in the Rong family couldn''t be shaken.
"You can ask me whatever you want to know. But before you do, let me just tell you that my knowledge
is limited. Don''t expect me to know everything. I may not be able to answer every question you ask, "
Fannie said in a harsh tone with an arrogant attitude, Showing her stance on the matter.
"Fannie, I only ask you one question. Was Simpson responsible for the death of my sister, Landy?"
Gavin asked.
He had already heard this information from others, but he wanted to hear it from someone who was
close to the issue, someone who would definitely know the truth.
Despite all his years of effort to seek the truth, this was the first time he had gotten close to it.
"Gavin, Simpson was partly responsible for her death. Back then, Miss Rong and Simpson were seeing
each other. He didn''t know that Landy was your sister, just like I didn''t know that you had a son.
Otherwise, I wouldn''t have arranged those blind dates for Rachel in the first ce, "
Fannie said slowly. She was finally opening up about the past that she had concealed in her heart for
almost 25 years.
"But Simpson and I were engaged even before he met Miss Rong. At that time, Simpson was young
and impulsive. When he met the smart and beautiful Miss Rong, they fell in love with each other.
However, as time passed by, Simpson began to realize that it was wrong for him to have a rtionship
with Miss Rong when he was already engaged to me. He didn''t want to break my heart, so he broke up
with Miss Rong, "
Fannie confessed with a faraway look in her eyes.
Recalling the events that had happened reminded her how impulsive young people could be in love.
"Miss Rong agreed to the break-up and promised to leave. Soon after, Simpson and I got married. But
one day... One day, we found a body floating in the river. I didn''t know how it happened, "
Fannie recalled, her voice shaking with grief. She couldn''t bear to remember what had happened back
then. "Simpson went crazy, overwhelmed with guilt. He med himself for Miss Rong''s death. Both of
us hadn''t seen her for a month before her death, so we didn''t know what she''d been going through.
Guilt weighed heavily on Simpson''s conscience for the rest of his life. On his deathbed, he said that the
person he owed most in his life was Miss Rong, "
Fannie said, wiping the tears away from the corners of her eyes. "At that time, neither of us knew the
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real identity of Miss Rong. I only found out about itter, but considering the rtionship between our
two families, I decided to hide it from you.
Joanna, the only people to me for this are me and Simpson. Please don''t be mad at Rachel, okay?"
Fannie pleaded, looking at Joanna and Gavin.
Joanna nced at Gavin and was going to say something when Gavin spoke.
"After knowing Landy''s true identity, why did you still arrange the marriage between Rachel and
Hiram?"
Although Gavin hadn''t known anything about Rachel''s background, he had agreed to the marriage
because he wanted to realize the wish of his great-grandfather. However, he had never thought that
Fannie would hide so many things from him.
"Gavin, setting everything aside, do you want to see such a tragedy happen again?"
Fannie asked, her voice growing urgent. She held Rachel''s hand and added, "Knowing the tragedy that
happened between our two families was exactly the reason why I tried so hard to aplish the wish
of our elders. This way, no tragedy will happen again.
Gavin, I know Miss Rong''s death was a great blow to you. I know exactly how it feels to lose the one
you love.
Simpson was tortured by the pain his whole life, just like you are. That was why his life was so short.
We have suffered no less than you, "
Fannie said in grief. Recalling Simpson still brought tears into her eyes.
"Mom..." Rachel took a piece of tissue and wiped Fannie''s tears. Then, forcing a smile, she said, "It
doesn''t matter, you still have me to keep youpany."
Fannie smiled back through her tears and patted Rachel''s hand. "I''m fine. I believe your inws are
reasonable. They won''t me you for the mistake that your father and I made."
What Fannie said made Gavin''s face turn pale. Every time he saw Rachel''s face, it reminded him of
Simpson, and he couldn''t take it.
"Fannie, you''re right. But how could you hide the truth from us for so long? That''s not fair, " Gavin
Joanna patted Gavin on his leg and consoled him in a low voice, "Well, Gavin, don''t be angry. Fannie
has suffered all these years too. At least we have a big family. Stop holding a grudge against her,
okay?
By the way, Fannie, we also heard that Landy had a child. Do you know anything about that?"
The question caught Fannie by surprise.