Chapter 400 Destination North Sea City


    "North Sea City," Hiram murmured to himself as his mind travelled to the coastal city. He looked out of


    the window of his office. Carl stood in front of him, waiting for a reply. After remaining silent for a while,


    he asked,"Do we own anypanies there?"


    Carl nodded his head and responded,"Yes, we do. But we have just onepany there. We had set up


    a coastal resort hotel there. Although the city is small, it''s known for its scenic beauty."


    Hiram thought for a while and then he ordered in a cold voice,"Book the ticket at once. I''ll fly there


    tonight."


    "Yes, Hiram!" Carl replied promptly and walked out of Hiram''s office.


    It had been a long time since Rachel left. Although Hiram finally got information about her


    whereabouts, he was not sure that she was still staying there or not. He was not sure whether he could


    find her there or not. Nevertheless, he decided to fly there at once.


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    Rachel had been struggling to find a firm ground under her feet after leaving her home. She finally got


    the job as temporary assistant of Marlon in North Sea City. This job was not only a means to earn her


    bread and butter for her, rather, it helped her to deal with the harsh pangs of separation anxiety from


    her kids and her loving husband. However, Marlon, her boss mostly ordered her around for trivial


    matters.


    He seldom asked her to assist him withpany business. Most of the time she was ordered to deal


    with his trivial personal matters.


    For instance, he needed her to make a perfect coffee for him. He is very particr about his coffee. He


    only drank coffee which was freshly ground. If the taste did not meet his pte, he would put Rachel on


    job to make it all over again. Apart from that, he would depute Rachel to do shopping for him. And


    often, he would ask her to go and purchase something during the office hours.


    He would even order her to buy food for him from his favorite food joints.


    After working for him for a day, Rachel found that he actually didn''t have muchpany business to


    deal with. He was always at leisure, so as his assistant, she was only ordered to deal with his personal


    affairs.


    He was so different from Hiram, who was always neck-deep in work.


    Rachel wondered how a head of a business could be soid-back. Maybe that was also why his family


    was less powerful than Eve''s family. Having a sessor like him, his family might be worried about the


    "Well, Rachel, I''ll go on a holiday tomorrow. Please pack my travel bag!" Marlon checked the time on


    his watch and decided to call it a day. He stood up and started walking towards the door. Just as he


    was about the open the door, he paused for a while. With his hand holding the door knob, he turned


    towards Rachel and asked,"What about youing along with me?" Now, this is thest thing Rachel


    could expect. Just one day into her job, her boss wanted her to travel on a holiday with him!


    Worked for one day and take rest for the next few days? Is that his motto towards life and work?


    "Many of my belongings are lying in the office. Pack them ande with me for the holiday," Marlon


    added.


    Rachel paused for a moment, then spoke with a hesitation in her voice,"I? You want me to go on a


    holiday with you?"


    "Of course. You''re my assistant. Of course you shoulde with me on a holiday! What is there to be


    so surprised about it." Marlon spoke in a very contended voice. Speaking with Rachel, he suddenly


    remembered that he had left his sunsses in the drawer and turned around to take it.


    Rachel stood there bewildered for a while. It took a few seconds for her to recover from the shock.


    Then she said,"Okay, I will."


    Rachel could very well make what she was in for. However, now that she had chosen to work here for


    such a whimsical boss, she had to follow his orders no matter how illogical they were.


    The next day, Marlon drove to her apartment to pick her up. He waited for a while and called her and


    called her again after waiting for a while. Even after that, when Rachel did not show up, he climbed up


    to her apartment and knocked on her door.


    Rachel had to put on make up and pack her luggage as quickly as possible. Marlon was just too


    impatient to wait.


    The drive was rather ufortable for Rachel with this little known unpredictable man whom she had


    taken as her boss. When they arrived at the resort hotel, she found that Marlon had a guest joining him


    for the holiday. Perhaps that was the reason behind him nning this trip in a jiffy.


    "Babe, I''ve missed you so much!" Ady with long hair gave him a big hug and kissed him on his cheek


    excitedly.


    Rachel shifted her eyes from them. ''How awkward is it to hear thedy call him Babe?'' Rachel thought


    to herself.


    Rachel felt pity for Eve. She realized why Eve always vented out her rage on women who were staying


    with Marlon. How much insecure she must had been to have pped Rachel mistakenly earlier. Eve


    wasn''t paranoid. She was Marlon''s fiancée after all. And it was a fact that Marlon was two timing her.


    He was dating another girl.


    "Babe,st time we met, you promised that you''d break up your engagement with your fiancée. Have


    you done it?" Thedy asked with a lot of excitement in her voice. "I can''t wait to get married to you!"


    she added excitedly. She wrapped her arms around Marlon''s neck.


    "Be patient, honey. It''s not so easy to break off an engagement. Give me some more time. When I


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    seize a chance, I''ll definitely break off the engagement to that crazy woman!" As he spoke, Marlon


    raised her chin and kissed her on her red lips.


    Rachel silently followed them and pulled the spinner luggage into the hotel. His luggage was big, so he


    would probably stay here for a few days.


    "Ah, don''t be so eager for sex. Didn''t you notice that there was someone else?" Thedy pushed away


    Marlon''s shoulders and looked at Rachel, who was pulling the luggage into their room. She was


    indirectly suggesting him to get rid of Rachel.


    "You can leave now. If I need you, I''ll call you!" Marlon spoke to Rachel, blinking and clearing his throat.


    Rachel quickly put the luggage on the other side. She uttered "okay" in an embarrassed voice avoiding


    eye contact with them. Then she quickly turned around and left.


    Rachel paced out of the room as fast as she could. Yet she could hear themugh as the two lovers


    embraced each other without even waiting for her to go out and close the door for them.


    After walking out of their room, Rachel took out the room key card that Marlon gave her. She found her


    room and walked in. Although her boss always looked like he paid less attention to his business, she


    couldn''t deny that he treated his subordinates generously.


    He also had given her a consumer card of the resort hotel, which meant she could have meals and


    enjoy all the recreational activities here for free. She did not have to pay for it.


    Rachel knew that Marlon wouldn''t call her for the time being. Hence, she took a shower and nned to


    go for a walkter.


    She strolled around the beautifullyndscaped resort enjoying the early morning sun. They had started


    early. Hence, they reached the resort while it was still morning. The fresh morning air and the soothing


    rays of the sun brushed against her face.


    After a quick stroll around the resort, Rachel proceeded towards the dining area to grab the breakfast.


    She picked two famous dishes for herself. She decided to treat herself generously.


    Since she left Tulip Pce, she hadn''t enjoyed meals so peacefully like today.


    While she was eating her breakfast, she saw Marlon walk into the dining hall holding the beautiful


    as a signal for her to keep eating.


    By this time Rachel had be pretty chilled out. She enjoyed her breakfast and watched them flirting


    intermittently without feeling embarrassed.


    After a while, the "drama" had started to entertain her and even gave her a good appetite. To her


    surprise, she ate up the two big dishes herself along with a bowl of rice.


    By the time she was about to finish her breakfast, she saw a familiar woman stride into the dining hall


    fuming with anger.


    At that moment, Rachel couldn''t help suspecting that Eve had put a tracking device on Marlon''s body. If


    not, why did she can find Marlon all the time?


    "Bitch. It''s that bitch again!" Eve yelled as she took long strides towards that woman. She grabbed her


    hair and pulled her out of Marlon''s arms. "Marlon, have you promised me to end your rtionship with


    that woman?


    Answer me!"


    Marlon stood up immediately, holding his head with his hands. It seemed that he had been tired of


    dealing with this kind of catfight. He didn''t stop them from fighting each other. Instead, he just covered


    his ears to prevent himself from hearing their quarrel.


    "How can you hit me? Marlon doesn''t like you at all. He loves me! If I were you, I would have left him


    long ago. Stop harassing him, you shameless..." Thedy retorted sharply to Eve.


    "What did you say? What right do you have to talk to me like that? I ask you, if he were not the


    sessor of the Xi family, would you still love him? You just love his money. I tell you that you won''t get


    even a single penny till the time I''m with him!"


    Eve humphed and continued to hurl curses on her with an ironic smile on her face.


    "I tell you that this is not the first time that I catch him dating with women. As for the kind of women like


    you, he will abandon you the moment he gets tired of flirting with you. Do you think he really loves you?


    Don''t be so naive, please!"


    Rachel witnessed the spat between the two women over Marlon. Finally got to know why Marlon


    covered his ears.


    Now that she was full and tired of watching the "drama", she thought of going for a walk all over again.


    She adjusted her coat and walked toward the exit of the dining hall.


    Just then, a tall and strong man was walking into the hotel from the gate at the right side of the dining


    hall.