Chapter 347 How Could He Do That Without Any Sympathy


    Hearing this, Rachel could feel her knees trembling and the sky above her head spinning. She


    gathered herself and thought about the conversation she had with her mom. She was sure that there


    was some kind of a discord somewhere. She fell into a deep thought for a moment. Then she said to


    Hiram, ''''Hiram, can we verify this again, but do this on our own? My mom told me that Landy never had


    a child. And I have a strong belief that she will not lie to me. I am afraid all these stuffs and that kid


    could be made up by someone. Besides, the DNA report could even be fake!''''


    ''''Rachel, calm down, please. Now they have ced all the necessary evidences. Even if we want to


    prove them wrong, we need time to collect our evidences to prove our point.'''' Hiram spoke furrowing


    his eyebrows into a deep thought.


    The thought of waiting made Rachel impatient. She grabbed Hiram''s clothes in desperation and said,


    ''''Yeah, but I know my mom is innocent. And how could I just stand here and see her suffer without any


    fault? Can we at least talk to Gavin when we go back? Let''s go find that witness. I want an exnation


    from him on why he is doing such a thing to my mom!''''


    ''''Rachel, calm down. I can understand your feelings now. But have you ever thought about the


    consequence of this? Gavin is Hiram''s father. There are many things to be considered while dealing


    with this issue. One mistake from our side and things will get even worse. And if the social media


    affect the Streams Company''s business.''''


    Chad said trying to sound reasonable.


    Hiram casted a disapproving nce at Chad and motioned him to keep quiet.


    Rachel remained quiet as Chad spoke. Then she took a deep breath and pushed Hiram away. Her


    eyes mellowed down as she spoke, ''''Oh, is that so? So, for all these years, I have ended up being an


    outsider for your family. I need to take the Rong family into consideration. I need to be careful of your


    family''s feelings. But what have I got after all these years? Has Gavin ever cared about his daughter-in-


    Rachel turned her face away from Hiram, grabbed the car handle and said, ''''Hiram, if you find this to be


    embarrassing for yourself and your family, you are free to stay out of this. I will not force you. I can take


    care of my own business myself. I don''t need your help.''''


    Rachel opened the door of the car and was ready to step out. However, Hiram grabbed her arms and


    turned her towards him. ''''What do you mean by your own business? I promise you that I''ll never let


    anyone to hurt you.


    And, Chad. Rachel is my wife. If I do not support her during this difficult time, she''ll be all alone and


    devastated."


    How could Hiram do this without considering about how Rachel would feel?


    Chad didn''t know what to say. He was worried about how this would impact the father and son


    rtionship between Hiram and Gavin. Now it turned out that Hiram had already anticipated it and he


    was determined to defend Fannie and Rachel, even if it meant that he might have to fight against his


    own family.


    Rachel lifted her head slowly. She looked at Hiram with her eyes swelling with tears, biting her lips. ''''I


    thought that you would leave me again. You would abandon me again.'''' She broke into an


    uncontroble sob.


    Hearing her words, Hiram raised his eyebrows and told Chad. ''''Drive us to the Rong family.''''


    ——


    ''''Hey, kids! Your daddy is back!'''' Joanna was ying with Jonny and Joyce in the courtyard. When she


    saw Hiram''s car approaching, she grabbed their hands and walked towards the car.


    Hearing this, Jonny and Joyce ran to the car door immediately. And when they saw Rachel and Hiram


    getting out of the car, they shouted in excitement. ''''Mommy! Mommy! I miss you so much!''''


    ''''Daddy, take me in your arms.'''' Joyce walked towards Hiram, stretching her hands to Hiram.


    Hiram held his daughter in his arms and nudged her chin. He then said to Joanna, ''''Mom, I havee


    to pick up the children.''''


    ''''Well, you haven''te back for ten days. At least have dinner with us before you leave!'''' Joanna said


    and took a nce at Gavin who was looking down from the window upstairs. The disputes between the


    two families had torn Joanna apart. She could not bear to see her family breaking into pieces like this.


    She was trying to do her best to put together whatever bits and pieces she could collect.


    Hiram was holding Joyce with one hands and Rachel''s hand with his other hand. They walked towards


    the car. He made it clear that he stood in solidarity with his wife.


    Hiram put Joyce on the back seat and closed the car door. Then he took a nce at Joanna and said,


    ''''Mom, I have got to go. Bye.''''


    ''''Hiram!'''' Joanna shouted. But by that time, the car had already zoomed away. Hiram did not look back


    even for once.


    Joanna watched her son leave the house with his family and her heart broke into pieces. She stood


    there for a while and then slowly walked inside the house. When she entered the door, Gavin had


    alreadye downstairs.


    ''''See, because of you, our son doesn''t want toe back to our house. Gavin, even if you don''t care


    about Rachel, you should at least be concerned about Hiram. After all he is our son!'''' Joanna sighed


    and shook her head.


    ''''You know what? The only reason that makes this intolerable is that he is my son. You mind your own


    business, Joanna. Since the situation has worsened to this extent, I might as well talk to them and


    solve this problem. Then I can truly forget about this.''''


    Gavin fixed his stare at the door and became thoughtful. Lydia was right.


    He might have to solve this problempletely since things had be reallyplicated.


    After all, it had been so many years now. It was time to settle the problem.


    ''''Gavin, I know that Landy is your dear sister. But Jonny and Joyce are your grandchildren too. Can''t


    you just forgive Fannie for the sake of them? And now that Simpson is gone, you can''t take out the


    revenge on Fannie alone. It''s unfair to her!'''' Joanna took a deep sigh as she could see that her words


    were falling into deaf ears. Nevertheless, she had to do her bit to make her husband understand.


    Gavin sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. ''''It''s useless to say these things now. Fannie hadplete


    knowledge of the entire situation from the very beginning. And yet she agreed to Hiram and Rachel''s


    marriage. What was she nning?


    The day she married Rachel to the Rong family, she should have been prepared for the consequences!


    Yes, Simpson is dead. However, his death does not mean that nothing had happened, and I have to


    forgive what he had done! Fannie thought marrying her daughter to the Rong family can conceal what


    she had done? She was wrong!


    Joanna, you haven''t heard or seen what Fannie did to Landy in person. It is too cruel and horrible to


    even talk about it. How could I be counted as Landy''s brother if I do nothing even after knowing


    everything?"


    Joanna shook her head and said, ''''Fine, do whatever you want. It''s none of my business and even you


    don''t want me to be involved in this. I leave itpletely to you.


    It''s good that you are fighting to get justice for Landy. But have you ever thought about Hiram? And


    what about Rachel? If Hiram decides to live with Rachel for the rest of his life, this will be asting


    problem in their marriage life. Further it will also be asting problem between us and them.''''


    Gavin smoked his cigarette and said,"Hiram is my son. Of course I don''t want my rtionship with him


    to be sour. However, if Rachel wants to continue her marriage with Hiram, unless…"


    "Unless what?" Joanna asked as she stared into her husband''s eyes, trying to read his mind.


    ——


    Rachel took the children back to the Tulip Pce. The children were so excited to meet Fannie that


    even before entering the house, they started shouting,"Grandma, grandma, we are back!"


    Joyce ran up and down the entire house to find Fannie. She searched her grandma in every corner of


    the house, even the bathroom. When she could not find her anywhere, she pouted her mouth and


    asked Rachel,"Mommy, where is grandma?"


    "Mommy, mommy. Did grandma go for a walk?"


    Jonny ran towards Rachel, asking the same question.


    Looking at them, Rachel was on the verge of crying. But she forced a smile and said,"Jonny and Joyce,


    grandma went back to her hometown. She has stayed here for such a long time that she missed her


    hometown."


    "Oh, did she? Mommy, is it because we stayed in Joanna''s house for a few days? And Fannie got tired


    of waiting for us, so she decided to go back home?" Jonny''s ck eyes blinked. He stretched out his


    hands and grabbed Rachel''s hand.


    "No, no, no. Grandma just misses her hometown so much. She''ll be back here in a few days." Rachel


    lowered her head and wiped off her tears. She looked at the innocent faces of Joyce and Jonny and


    smiled.


    Joyce being a sensitive little girl could feel that Rachel is upset. She walked towards Rachel and


    grabbed her other hand. "Don''t be upset, mommy. Brother and I will be here with you. Besides, we can


    go to grandma''s hometown to visit her if you want to!"


    Rachel nodded her head, smiling. She squatted on the floor and pulled them close to her and


    said,"Mommy is not upset! Are you guys hungry? Mommy will cook for you tonight. Aunt and Grannie


    Emma wille here tomorrow!"


    Then she stood up and said to them,"Stay in the living room. Don''t go to anywhere. Mommy will cook


    for you, okay?"


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    "Okay, mommy. We''ve grown up. We can take care of ourselves!" Jonny said like an adult. He grabbed


    his sister''s hand and took out the toys from the closet. They started ying on the carpet in the living


    room.


    Rachel breathed a sigh of relief. She was grateful that she had two cute kids. Otherwise, she would go


    crazy.


    Watching the kids getting busy with the toys, Rachel turned around and walked to the kitchen to


    prepare for the dinner.


    At the dinner table, the chirpy kids made the moment light and cheerful with their innocent chatters. For


    a while, Rachel''s mind got diverted with a breath of fresh air. Both the kids were yful and pulling


    each other''s legs even at the dinner table. They held a bowl each in their hands and used chopsticks to


    eat the food.


    Joyce dug her face too much into her bowl. Watching that Rachel said,"Slow down, Joyce. Your food all


    went to your nose."


    "Haha, Joyce. Do you eat with your nose?" Jonnyughed heartily.


    "Of course not! I use my nose to breathe."


    Joyce spoke with a frown on her face. When they were enjoying their dinner, Hiram walked in.