My Darling, My Dearest

Chapter 166

In Celine's version of story, she had grown quite weary of Jack's domineering nature and wanted to break up with him. But he had refused to let her go. She had no choice but to leave the city.

Celine wasn’t sure as to how much Rona would believe in her words, but she said it, nonetheless.

Rona believed Celine’s story at first. Celine often whined to her about Jack, and how she had to avoid him wherever she went.

After all, such things occurred before as well.

But as Celine said it over and over again, Rona started to doubt her.

Whenever Rona inquired about their relationship, Celine always groaned about Jack pestering her.

Rona had been her friend for a long time, and she knew Celine well.

She didn't believe Celine's story anymore.

She guessed that Jack might have dumped Celine.

Nevertheless, Jack had never said anything about their breakup in public.

Although Rona was suspicious that the couple might have split, she didn't see or hear anything personally.

She remained dubious about the couple's

relationship. However, when she saw Jack shopping with Rachel, it all became crystal clear to her.

Rona decided to snoop around a little and silently follow them until they paid for their stuff. She contemplated calling Jack and finally took out her phone to call him.

Jack led Rachel out of the underground supermarket at the shopping mall. He carried bags in both hands while she didn't take anything.

They looked like an ordinary couple who just went shopping. Nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Rachel often went shopping in the supermarket alone, while Jack had seldom done so before.

Apart from the business trips to a few big shopping malls, it was impossible for him to buy stuff from a supermarket like this.

As the couple was about to approach the elevator, Jack’s phone rang.

He had his hands full with carrying all the shopping bags, so he signaled to Rachel to help him take out his cellphone.

He stopped in his tracks and asked Rachel to take the phone out from his pocket.

Rachel took it out from his pants.

Rona’s name flickered on the screen. Although Rachel knew that Celine had a friend, she didn't know her name. Without any thought, she handed Jack his phone.

Seeing Rona's name on the screen, his mind went black, and he couldn't come up with a solution

of dealing with the situation. He gave Rachel a quick look, hoping that she wouldn't become suspicious of him.

Since Jack's hands were full, he pouted and said, "Help me answer the phone, I can't do it with all the stuff I’m carrying."

Rachel said, "You can put the bags down first." She then held it next to his ear.

"Mr. Fu?" Rachel could hear a woman’s voice.

Jack replied in a low and deep voice, "Hmm."

The woman on the other end of the line said, "I happened to see you in the supermarket, but I didn’t have the time to talk to you. Are you still there?"

Rona dared not to call him any other name except Mr. Fu. Although she appeared calm on the surface, she was so nervous that she tightened the belt of her dress around her.

She was afraid that Jack would refuse to meet her. "I have something to tell you. Can I take a few minutes out of your time?"

Instead of replying immediately, Jack turned to look at Rachel.

He barely knew Rona as an acquaintance. In fact, he only thought of her as Celine’s good friend.

Jack wasn't sure as to what she wanted from him. Was it something important that she wanted to confide in him? Jack guessed that she'd surely want to talk about Celine.

But he didn't want to talk about Celine with her. After pondering for a moment, Jack refused, "I’m sorry, but I’m not available today. Let’s talk about it

some other day."

After hearing what Jack had to say, Rona’s face filled with malice. She wasn't standing far away from the couple.

Therefore, she could clearly see them. Furthermore, she could distinctly make out the expression Jack had on his face while he was gazing at Rachel.

She further tightened the belt of her dress with a hint of ferocity on her face.

She sneered as she thought, 'Surely, a man is the worst thing in the world when he cheats on a woman.

Whenever he heard something about Celine in the past, his expressions were totally different than how he is reacting now.’

Rona witnessed how Rachel was holding Jack’ s phone next to his ear.

She thought Rachel might be able to hear her from the phone, so she deliberately said, "It’s about Celine."

As expected, Jack’s tone became sullen, although his facial expressions remained the same.

"What is it?"

Rona thought Jack might not be able to come to her with Rachel by her side.

She said hesitantly, "It's not convenient to talk over the phone. Can we talk in a cafe on the second floor if you haven’t left yet?

Please make it alone." Rona didn't have the

guts to say anything else.

Jack was aware of what she was trying to say.

"It won't take long, we'd be done in a jiffy," she added.

After hanging up the phone, Jack looked visibly shaken. Rachel locked his phone and put it back in his pocket.

She clearly heard what the woman on the phone was saying.

She was talking about Celine.

Judging by the expression on Jack's face, Rachel said, "Go see that woman, maybe she has something important to tell you."

A hint of nervousness flashed through Jack's eyes. He stammered, "I..."

"Go to her," she interrupted. "See what she’s got to say."

"I am done with Celine," he said hurriedly, fearing that she would misunderstand him.

"I know," Rachel said calmly. "Go see her and you can have a chat with."

Still carrying the stuff they bought, Jack clenched his slender fingers and said, "Let's go to the parking lot first and put these things in the car." Rachel nodded.

Rona hid behind a pillar as they made their way out of the elevator.

Her heart sank on the thought of what Rachel might have said to Jack.

She started to panic.

'Did Celine mean nothing to Jack now?1 she wondered.

Rona turned around slowly with a gloomy face.

After taking a few strides, she realized that the nanny was still upstairs with her brother.

Rona headed for the stairs. When she was halfway up the stairs, her phone rang. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

She looked at her phone and found out that Jack was calling her.

Her eyes lit up with excitement as she answered the phone.

"Hello?"

On the other line, Jack asked in a low voice, "Where shall we meet?"

Rachel sat in the car as she watched Jack making his way into the elevator. She then looked away absentmindedly.

She couldn't help but wonder what was going on. What thing about Celine was so crucial that it had to be discussed now?

Her heart filled with mixed emotions as these thoughts surged through her mind.

She tried to stop the wild thoughts that were messing with her.

After all, she decided to trust Jack when he said he had broken up with Celine.

Although it was true that he wasn't kind to her before, she also treated him coldly.

But when it came to love, she was positive that Jack wouldn’t cheat.

The only thing that bothered her was what Jack said in the Royal Private Kitchen that day.

Rachel lost her train of thought when she heard the clanging of the keys as they fell to the floor.

She picked them up. Suddenly, her phone rang.

She answered her phone, and Lea's voice was heard from the other end. "Rachel!"

"Hi, Lea," she answered softly.

The whooshing sound of the wind could be heard clearly as Lea spoke.

"Do you have a little time on your hands? The day after tomorrow, maybe? How about we have dinner together?"

"The day after tomorrow?" she repeated. Rachel had nothing special planned; therefore, she agreed.

"Sure," she stated. "We can have dinner." The wind on the other end of the line was so strong that Rachel couldn't understand what Lea was saying. She heard bits and pieces of Lea’s voice going. "I must work.....next Monday.....dinner..."

Rachel shook her head, helplessly. "Can you talk in a quieter place? I can’t make out what you are saying."

Lea said, "Hold on, I’ll text you later."

Time flew quickly, and her two-month holiday was over. Now, Lea had to go back to her ordinary life.

Suddenly, Henry flashed into Rachel’s mind, and

she became curious as to how their relationship was going.

If Lea planned on going back to her work, she would have to break up with him or be in a longdistance relationship. Or else, Lea had no choice but to be a member of the ground crew.

Lea had previously broken up with her exboyfriends because of her job. But as far as Henry was concerned, she wasn’t sure what to do.

But this solely was Lea's business. She would deal with it. After all, in terms of relationship, Lea was much more mature and calmer than Rachel.

Rachel was losing her grip. She had no time to make Lea’s relationship issues her own.

She thought that Lea would be angry with her if she knew the situation she and Jack were in.

Rachel was confident that Jack wouldn't cheat on her. But the others didn't have the same level of trust in Jack as her.

In other words, they didn't think that Jack was her Mr. Right.

Rachel's face suddenly felt hot.