Chapter 394 Unknown Street In An Unknown City


    There was an unknown city.


    It was right at noon.


    Rachel found herself at an unknown street.


    She looked up at the dazzling sunlight and wondered where she was.


    She got puzzled. She had no idea at all.


    She only remembered that she was walking arounding from the Tulip Pce. Then, she saw a car


    stop by the road and heard them discussing if they could share the car with Rachel going to an


    unknown city. It sounded great for her. So, she got in the car with them.


    She was utterly confused at that time. But she desperately wanted to go away. She hopped in the car


    right away even though she had zero idea where the city was except that its name sounded great.


    She thought, ''Besides, sharing a car with other people is not like riding a bus. I don''t have to buy


    tickets.'' This was why she went in the car without any hesitation. Hence, she found herself sitting


    Also, she had brought her identification card with her. However, showing it to the ticket seller would


    expose her. Thus, riding the bus was a big NO for her.


    The city was too far away. Her journey in the carsted for a day and a night before it finally reached


    her destination.


    Rachel felt too drained from the long trip. Her legs had gone stiff and tired. Therefore, she decided to


    take a break at some sheltered ce. Suddenly, she found a big tree by the street, sat on the ground


    gasping for air and wiped off the sweat on her forehead.


    She was rolling her sleeves up as she took a look at her watch to check the time. She left her phone at


    home on purpose. Consequently, she randomly took a watch from her drawer for the convenience of


    knowing the time.


    It was twenty past eleven in the morning, the hottest moment of the day. She felt very weak after a long


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    walk under the sun.


    "Marlon Xi! Listen carefully! If I catch you cheating on me with another woman one more time, our


    engagement is off! And I''ll withdraw our investment from yourpany! Be sure to keep this in your


    mind! I don''t want you toe crying to beg me!"


    A woman, in a red Porsche, shouted. She kicked the man who opened the door so he could quickly


    step out of her car.


    Marlon also has a temper. He heavily banged the door behind him as he was quite frustrated about the


    circumstance. Even though he was very bitter towards the woman, he chose to stay silent to make the


    situation lighter.


    Seeing his reaction, the woman stepped on the gas and drove her car away out of anger.


    Regardless of how fancy he dressed and the footprint on his back, he sat on the road and quietly lit up


    a cigarette.


    Watching the Porsche driving away, Rachel averted her eyes on the man sitting not far away from her.


    Sheughed pessimistically. She remembered, she saw such a thing happen right before her eyes


    when she was such a mess herself.


    She thought that she wasn''t the most unlucky person in this world after all.


    "What are youughing at? Who gave you the permission tough? You have no right tough!"


    Marlon shouted at her tantly and threw the cigarette he just lit up on the ground.


    Rachel stopped smiling immediately and shut her mouth. She took the bottled water she just bought


    and stood up. Briskly patting the dust off her clothes, she kept walking ahead.


    She was wondering where she could find a 24-hour restaurant where she could spend the night.


    Since she had left H City, she had decided not to go back anymore. There was no turning back for her.


    The truth was that.


    She had regretted the moment she stepped out their home. She did not want to be away from her


    family.


    She hated to part with Jonny, Joyce, especially, with Hiram!


    Still, she had to. Gavin, her father-inw, stooped down in front of her to ask her to leave. Even her


    kind mother-inw, Joanna, who would never ask her to do things like that, begged her to do this for


    her. How could she pretend nothing happened?


    Rachel had hoped that Gavin could calm down and get over the dispute between the Rong Family and


    the Ruan. Unfortunately, he didn''t.


    Thus, she made her own decision to leave.


    It suddenly came to her that she had no idea.


    She had no idea at all, whether Hiram would be mad at her.


    "Hello there! Ms. Ruan or Yuan? Rachel, you dropped your wallet here!"


    Hardly before she made a few steps, Marlon shouted from behind. Rachel turned around and saw him


    holding her wallet in his hands, digging through what was in it.


    It was interesting that he did not know how to pronounce her family name.


    "Thank you. But can you please return it to me?" Rachel asked. She remembered putting it into her


    pocket instead of her purse after she paid for her water.


    It had probably dropped out of her pocket when she abruptly stood up. She didn''t notice it because her


    mind was wandering off.


    Eager to get it, she stretched out her hand for the wallet.


    Marlon nced at her and cracked a smile. Then he took half of the cash from her wallet right at her


    face and said,"The finder wants to keep a half! Since I''m lucky to find your wallet, it''s reasonable for me


    to keep half with me, right?"


    "What?" Rachel asked stunningly.


    Taken aback, she tried to grab the cash from him. But, she suddenly pulled herself together and


    said,"No! I actually appreciate that you found my wallet. Thank you! But aren''t you shameful to take half


    of it? Please give it back to me!"


    "Shameful? Not at all! My name is Marlon Xi, and I''m a decent gentleman in this city. Listen, I was in a


    rush this morning. I forgot to bring my wallet or any money with me. I''ll return it to you if I''m able to get


    home!" He responded seriously.


    Then he took his phone out and continued,"Tell me your phone number. If you don''t believe me, I can


    transfer it to you now. Hmm, let me see how much I took. Wait a moment. I''ll transfer to you right


    away!"


    "Hello there, I''m talking to you!" he waved his hand before Rachel''s eyes.


    Rachel came to her senses. She lowered her head and murmured,"I, I don''t have a phone. This is all I


    have. If you take it away, I don''t know how I''ll be able to live then."


    Marlon was shocked. He looked at her from head to toe several times. It was as if he just heard the


    most ridiculous joke in this world.


    He patted her on the shoulders and said,"Look at you! Hmm, thetest Prada coat, the Armani purse


    and the Rolex pink diamond watch, which is limited. Let me tell you, madam! The cheapest one on you


    costs at least 30, 000 bucks. Yet, you''re telling me that you don''t have a phone. How can I believe


    you?"


    Rachel looked at herself while he said those words. However, she had no idea about what she was


    wearing. All of them were bought by Hiram. All the clothes, bags, watches, pieces of jewelry and other


    things she needed to wear regrly were just given by her husband.


    She even had a whole cab of watches which she only wore asionally at big events when she


    had to attend as Hiram''s wife.


    She decided not to take her phone with her, and thus she took this watch for the sake of looking at the


    time.


    "Believe or not, it''s up to you. I really don''t have any phone with me. Now, please give my money back!


    I can give a hundred to you. But, no more than that. Come on! Give it!" Rachel urged him. She merely


    wanted to take her money back.


    Nheless, Marlon still tricked her by raising the money in his hand up high and nced at her


    interestingly


    "Ms. Ruan, I know that you do notck money! Listen, if you''re short of cash now, please take your


    watch to the pawnshop. I believe that they''ll give you at least 100, 000 bucks for it. Please lend this to


    me, and I promise I''ll return it as long as I''m avable!"


    Upon hearing his advice, Rachel red at him and angrily said,"I don''t care about your suggestion. I


    never nned to go to the pawnshop. This is my watch and it''s none of your business!"


    "Right! You''re so mysterious, ma''am! I guess you must have your own reason. But why can''t you


    determine good from bad? It''s just a suggestion if you''re in need. I''m just showing my concerns to you!"


    Marlon exined while he tries to hold hisugh.


    "Listen, how about you buy a phone from me? With the money in my hand?" he proposed.


    Seeing him not giving up, Rachel rejected him coldly without thinking,"No, I told you that I don''t need it!


    Just give my money back!"


    "Hold on, hold on! Please give it a thought before rejecting me. This is my backup phone and there is a


    SIM card in it. You can make calls and don''t have to buy yourself a new one. I believe this is a good


    deal for you. Please consider it!" he said with a smile. But then, he got himself thinking differently.


    This woman must be anything but simple, and maybe it would benefit him in the future.


    Rachel hesitated for a moment. It was true that it was difficult for her to move without a phone such that


    she might need a job.


    The reason why she didn''t bring her phone with her was that she knew Hiram would find her. It would


    only take a phone call for him to know where she was.


    Since she had left as Gavin asked, she felt the need to find ways to live on.


    It was far far away from H City. She knew she had to make a living. Thus, she thought that she was


    absolutely in need of a phone.


    "Okay, deal! Give your phone to me!" she agreed.