A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 959 Envy

Rae was shocked as she listened. “What sort of person would dare to come harm you? Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, Rae!” Leonard replied. “I just lost a bit of blood and it was a flesh wound. The wound wasn’t deep and I had avoided it. He was an employee from the company, he was dissatisfied of an issue on remuneration and went to his superiors about it a few times but in the end he was neglected. This man found me and was stopped by the secretary, he thought that I had been bad to him so he stabbed me once!”

“Why didn’t you call the police?”

“Mr Baxter said that it wasn’t easy for everyone and that he had just done it without thinking it through, and he wasn’t really hurt seriously, so he let it go!” Monty thought that this was rather bad as well and was very impressed with Leonard’s tolerance. But he could not understand his actions either, why was he being harmed so badly but still had to hold it all down?

Perhaps it was that Leonard wanted to provide his family with a tolerant and harmonious atmosphere, so he did not want to offend others!

“I still that that this person has issues, do you need me to bring him in for an interrogation?” Rae asked him.

Leonard shook his head. “Rae, I have been quite exhausted running the business these years, and I don’t want to make enemies at the very end, especially serious ones. I only have you and your mother, and everything else is unimportant, let’s just let things be when we can!”

Could such a tolerant Leonard be a person who had caused the death of her mother and her brother?

Rae sunk into deep thought.

After she went back, Rae did not sleep well for the entire night. At dawn, she received a call from the hospital, saying that Minnie was awake.

Rae immediately followed Leonard to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, only they knew that Minnie had only woke up to say a few sentences, and now she was asleep again!

The nurse told them that she had been recovering well, and now she could be transferred to a normal ward!

Minnie was immediately transferred to the VIP ward, there was only one bed for Mrs Baxter and all the facilities are good.

After they went in, Leonard held onto Minnie’s hand and mumbled against her ear, “My child’s mother, please wake up! You have suffered, I’ll accompany you afterwards for morning exercises and walking the dog, and I’ll help you watch the roads…”

He was talking to Minnie. Rae walked outside, wanting to leave the space to the husband and wife! Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

For better or worse, for life and death, they had been together for a few decades and never got tired of it. This was a miracle in itself!

Rae was deeply envious.

She leaned against the bench outside the ward and closed her eyes, feeling exhausted.

After a long time, a deep masculine voice rang from above her head, “Rae, auntie had woken up, right?”

Rae opened her eyes instantly and saw Reuben. He did not bring flowers but brought two thermos flasks. Looking at Rae, he lifted it slightly, “This is made by the cook in my house, you and uncle should have some breakfast!”

“We have one too!” Rae was quite impolite when she replied, she did not want Reuben to be so attentive towards her!

Yet Reuben was not angered, as he merely said, “Have a taste of my house’s cook’s cooking, you could get used to it!”

“Fine then, leave it. You can leave now!” Rae’s tone was cold, she did not refuse it and did not say anything else.

Reuben touched his nose, he felt like he had reached a sore end.

He touched his nose gloomily and replied, “I’ll leave after I see auntie for a bit later!”

“Whatever, please don’t speak. I need some silence!” Rae said it coldly.

Reuben’s mouth was ajar, but he still persisted as he said, “Don’t you want to eat first?”

“Mr James, do you not understand the language that I’m using?” Rae’s tone carried a slightly bit of sarcasm.

Reuben touched his chin and replied shamelessly, “Sometimes I really couldn’t figure out what the people of my country are saying, and it takes me a long time to figure it out. Maybe it’s because I’ve been overseas for quite a long time!”

Rae did not even glance at him, as she merely said, “Please shut up. Can you understand this?”

Reuben’s mouth was agape and he did not speak.

Rae could only turn her head and look at him. She found that he had really closed his mouth and he had used good strength in it.

“You told me to shut up, and so I did shut up!” Reuben saw that Rae was looking at him and he hurriedly explained.

Rae did not know whether to laugh or to cry, she turned her head and leaned against the bench.

After a long time, Reuben watched Rae who was closing her eyes and resting. She seemed to have sunk deeply into her own world, that lonely, out of this world and independent demeanour made him unable to shut up once again.

“I know you’re not in a good mood now, but this would always pass. Don’t be so hard on yourself, you’re a very smart girl!” Reuben’s tone softened, but he started talking again. Then, he covered his coat onto her back and said, “It’s getting cold and your clothes are too thin, and you even gave so much blood. You must protect yourself!”

Being covered with the coat was indeed much warmer. Rae opened her eyes and glanced at Reuben, and found that his expression was warm and regrettable.

Perhaps it was because of Reuben’s look, so Rae immediately thought of herself! She thought that perhaps Reuben was just a man trapped in his feelings. For that moment, Rae did not speak up to retort. But she still pulled Reuben’s coat off quickly, she saw him smile because she no longer refused, and saw him frown slightly because she had pulled off his coat. “It’s cold, don’t be reckless!”

“I’m fine!” Rae shook her head. “Thank you!”

“Rae, we shouldn’t be so polite and distant!” Reuben watched Rae softly, his eyes full of worry. “Even though you still can’t accept me now, you can still treat me like a friend! Or you can call me your brother just as before!”

Saying this, he held down on her hand that was pulling the coat off.

Rae’s hand froze.

“Perhaps Marcel wasn’t really sincere with you, I investigated him. I know that you may be very angry, but the news that I’ve gotten is that he found you to take revenge on you! Back when you were studying, you had a relationship with his cousin, Adam whom he had grew up with and was closer with him than real brothers. It was said that you refused Adam, and he had a car accident, and his legs are disabled now! Marcel was raised by his aunt, and his feelings towards his cousin and his aunt was even closer than that of his own mother and own brother! Moreover, his cousin was the only son of his aunt, and now he sits on a wheelchair and is demotivated just like a useless person! I think that is why Marcel found you and transferred here to work. Or else with his ability, it would be impossible for him to be here!”

Rae was shocked, she was completely shocked to the core.

Marcel came here and found her was because of his cousin, his only cousin?

He came to take revenge on her?

Well, no wonder he kept saying that she was an easy woman!

This must surely be another one of Rae’s emotional debts!

Now, it had all been considered as hers. Rae did not know if she should thank Rae or hate her. If it was not for this emotional debt, she would probably never have contact with Marcel again in this life, and it happened that due to this emotional debt that had helped her to achieve one of her own wishes.

Knowing these now, Rae felt thunderstruck inside!

But she suddenly felt woeful as well!

In fact, there was not even the tiniest bit of feelings, the absence of which was saddening. Recalling that there had been a hidden ulterior motive in these days, Rae suddenly felt so saddened that her tears fell!

Reuben was shocked, his soft expression looked as if he was aching for her, and his dark pupils were full of care. “Don’t be sad anymore, Rae! The reason I told you these is because I want you to see clearly who Marcel is, he’s not as simple as you think he is, he actually came with a motive!”

“I’m alright!” Her pent-up feelings attacked in waves, it was so heart-breaking. Rae shook her head and lowered her head without speaking. But her tears suddenly fell down out of nowhere, and no matter how she wiped she could not wipe it off.

It was not real, it was not real!

She was like a fool, but yet so happy and pathetic!

Rae sighed deeply. Reuben’s long arm reached over and circled over Rae’s shoulder, bringing her into his arms. His slender hand patted Rae’s shoulder softly, thinking that now she must have been not as resistant towards him. Only then would she cry before him, losing her demeanour.

Rae merely allowed her unruly tears to flow for less than a minute, and very quickly she calmed herself down. She swallowed back her tears, trying hard to breathe. She wiped her tears clean and returned the coat to Reuben.

“Mr James, thank you for telling me these, and thank you for using so much effort to investigate Marcel. But to me, these are all no longer important!” Rae replied in a low voice. “Even if I know the truth, I would never be together with you! There is no such possibility anymore between us!”

In fact, it was not anymore, but it had never existed in the first place!

Just that Rae could not explain, that she was Natalie and not Rae.

“Rae!” Reuben called out to her in a low voice, reaching out wanting to hold her. He was very saddened by Rae’s warning, and it seemed that his facial expressions have changed as well; even his complexion was a little pale, and in the end it turned chalky.

“Please be respectful, Mr James!” Rae’s cold voice did not have any bit of emotion in it, as she spoke coldly. Her chilly gaze landed on Reuben’s handsome face, as she stared at him coldly, pulling off his hand. “There is no possibility of us being together! Without Ophelia, you can still find someone else. A man like you can find a lot of people! Of course, I hope that you can treat Ophelia well, but if you can’t, I hope that you can let Ophelia go! This would still be considered as one of the kind things you do.”

Reuben was shocked into a pause, feeling taken aback. “Do you still love him?”

“In this life, the only person that I ever will love is Marcel!” Saying this, Rae did not even turn as she left, walking in huge strides!

Behind her, Reuben collapsed onto the bench and did not react for a long time!

When Rae left, she was devastated, yet she was also very happy!

As she had suddenly thought it through!

Marcel must have been quite conflicted about her!

He had come for the real Rae, but she was Natalie!

When Rae went back to the office, it was during the peak hour at half past nine in the morning. She went to Marcel’s office immediately to cancel her leave.

At this moment, Marcel was sitting behind the desk in the office. When he heard the voice, he raised his head slightly. Seeing Rae coming in, he seemed to be slightly surprised. His pupils had depth like a deep well, and he then saw that Rae seemed to be in an alright condition, and Marcel’s examining gaze landed on Rae’s face.

Rae spoke up formally, “I’m back, Captain Hopkins! Thank you for allowing me to take leave off. I’ll be starting work formally today, and I’m appreciative of the support given by my colleagues. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going back to work now!”

Rae looked as if her emotions were so well balanced.

Marcel stared unblinkingly at Rae. After a while, seeing Rae’s behaviour, he replied formally as well. “Is your mother alright, Rae?”