My Darling, My Dearest

Chapter 4

Interceding with Jack seemed impossible. Rachel looked at Celine instead.

Celine was the woman that Jack had been wooing so many years.-

Rachel wasn't an expert in reading people. But she now realized that Celine was just one of those white-collared workers with a pretty face. Whatever was going on between Jack and Celine, Rachel did not have any interest to know. However, she didn't expect Eric to get involved.

But Rachel couldn't understand why Celine acted as if it had nothing to do with her. Everything that was happening today was because of her, wasn't it? NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

"What happened today, Miss Duan, is definitely Eric's fault. He knows he was wrong. I hope you can forgive him."

This time, Rachel was placing her hope on Celine to persuade Jack to let Eric go.

Unfortunately, Celine simply ignored her. She stood up, looked down at Jack, and impatiently said, "Leave me alone with my business, Jack. Isn't he your wife's cousin? I don't think you are going to punish him. You are just acting."

Then, Celine turned and walked towards the

door.

The cigarette between Jack's fingers dropped to the floor. As he stared at Celine's back, he barked, "Cut his hands off!"

With eyes wide open, Rachel quickly made her way to Eric.

Hearing the order, two of Jack's men restrained Eric by holding him on his shoulders. The other one was moving towards the knife. His hands pressed on a chair, Eric was on his knees and trembling with fear.

Eric couldn't move, and he called Rachel for

help.

Before the bodyguard could pick the knife up, Rachel grabbed a wine bottle on the table and smashed it against one of Eric's hands.

Crash! The bottom of the bottle hit the corner of the table and broke.

Eric couldn't believe what Rachel did and just stared at her. His hand now turned swollen.

All the people around were shocked by this unexpected situation. Celine also stopped and turned around.

In dilemma, the bodyguard stopped from picking up the knife. He, then, looked at Jack for further instructions.

However, Jack wasn't looking anywhere. With eyes as dark as ink, he stared at the glass of wine in his hand, swirling it slowly, and showing everyone that he was enjoying the drama unfolding in front of him.

"Miss Duan, please forgive him for offending you," Rachel said with the broken bottle in her hand.

Celine just lifted her eyebrows and sneered at Rachel. Then, she continued to walk towards the door.

Rachel moved fast. She threw the remnants of the bottle she was holding, grabbed a new one on the table, and smashed it at Eric's other hand.

For the second time, the sound of breaking bottle resonated inside the room, followed by the cold gasp of the people and the piercing scream of Eric. Several wounds now appeared on Eric's hands, and blood oozed from them.

"Rachel...please don't..." Softly whimpering, Eric's begging broke the silence in the room.

With a sullen face, Celine stopped but said nothing. She then turned to look at Eric's wounded hands.

Knowing that Celine would not say anything, Rachel grabbed another bottle and smashed it on Eric's hand again.

Crash!

"Enough!"

Two voices shouted at the same time.

And Eric's hands were bleeding.

Michael couldn't bear the sight before him and turned his head to the side.

"Miss Shen, you don't need to do that. I won't blame him anymore," Celine said in a dry voice. Turning to Jack, she sneered and said, "Good for you, Jack."

Then, she walked away without looking back.

Angry and sad at the same time, Rachel clenched her left fist tightly and loosened her hold of the bottle in her right hand.

Michael leaned back in his chair lazily. Glancing at Jack, Michael reminded him, "Don't you want to see her off? It's late already. It's dangerous."

After giving Michael a cold glance, Jack stood up and walked out.

Feigning concern, Michael let out a long sigh of relief. Rachel was indeed a woman of courage. After all, she had been living with Jack for five years now.

Unclenching her left hand, Rachel helped Eric to stand.

The two men holding Eric also released their hold and stepped back. What happened today also surprised them. They looked at Rachel differently now. They thought highly of her now. She was more courageous than Celine.

Holding Eric's arm, Rachel helped him walk out of the room.

No one dared to stop her anymore. Holding Eric's arm with both hands, Rachel could still feel her left hand trembling uncontrollably.

Suddenly, she saw a slender figure standing in front of her.

Rachel looked up and was surprised.