Chapter 616 Smooth Things Over
Chapter 616 Smooth Things Over
Rachel’s pupils shrank.
I <i>know </i><i>that </i><i>name</i><i>–</i><i>Nadine</i><i>! </i>
<i>Nichs </i><i>once </i><i>told </i><i>me </i><i>she </i>was <i>a </i><i>very </i><iplicated </i><i>“</i><i>adopted </i><i>daughter</i>.<i>” </i>
Rachel forced herself to calm down and carefully read the paper from top to bottom.
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When she finished, she slowly put the papers back into the envelope and slipped it into the book again, shock still flickering in her eyes.
She had vaguely heard about the huge data–theft scandal at Lock Group a year ago.
Only now did Rachel realize that she had first learned about Tess a year earlier.
She had been used of stealing Lock Group’s trade secrets and sent to prison.
<i>But</i><i>… </i><i>a </i><i>year </i><i>ago</i><i>, </i><i>it </i><i>was </i><i>clearly</i><i>… </i>
Rachel pressed a hand to her chest, shaken.
Everything that had happened recently had overturned her world.
She never imagined an ordinary woman like herself would stumble into something this huge and dangerous.
What frightened her even more was Tess.
She looked much younger than Rachel, yet she carried so many schemes on her shoulders and had endured so much undeserved suffering.
Rachel felt deeply unsettled.
She had heard Tess had given birth in prison.
She vaguely remembered how cold that winter had been.
In that moment, a hot tide rushed through Rachel’s heart and left her speechless.
She was a mother too. She treated her Ken like her own life.
For the first time, she truly understood Tess.
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After restoring everything she had disturbed, Rachel went back to her chair.
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She put on her anxious act again, yawned, then felt along the wall for the light switch and turned it off.
But when she reached the wall, her hand moved briefly, as if she had slipped something into her pocket.
That tiny movement was hidden from the camera. Nothing caught it.
Fred had been assigned to monitor Rachel all night. When he saw the lights go out, he yawned and sprawled on the couch to sleep.
He was full of questions.
<i>Does </i><i>she </i><i>really </i><i>think Mr. </i><i>Hunt </i><i>will </i><i>spare </i><i>her </i><i>if </i><i>she </i><i>can’t </i><i>produce </i><i>some </i><i>“</i><i>n</i>” <i>tomorrow</i>?
Fred stared nkly at the monitor, watching Rachel fall into a deep sleep in the dark. Now and then, she shifted and hummedfortably.
She even pulled a nket over her stomach.
Compared to her, Fred working “overtime” in the study looked far more miserable.
Hested ten more minutes, resentment boiling over.
In the end, he couldn’t take it anymore and went to his bedroom to sleep as well.
Right before dawn, Rachel suddenly sat up. She grabbed the and began scribbling quickly across the page.
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pen fromst night
Early in the morning, as Hunt Group started buzzing with life, Fred showed up with dark circles under his eyes. Rachel, looking refreshed, smiled and handed him the paper, even asking kindly, “Didn’t you sleep wellst night?”
Fred’s mouth twitched. He red at her. “What’s that got to do with you? Worry about yourself.”
Rachel shrank back and said nothing.
Fred skimmed the paper until a knock suddenly sounded at the door.
He went to open it and found Max there earlier than usual.
Max’s eyes went straight to the paper in Fred’s hand. He took it and read through it.
<b>17:46 </b>Tue, <b>Dec </b><b>23 </b>
Chapter 616 Smooth Things Over
When he finished, he frowned at Rachel, who stood to the side nervously.
“This is your n? Dinner and movies?”
Max scowled.
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“Young women all like that. I just figured there might be a misunderstanding between you and Ms. Tess. You should take the initiative to smooth things over, then invite her out. A woman with a child who’s just divorced is at her weakest, both emotionally and mentally. That’s exactly your chance.”
Max’s brows knit tightly.
He gave a cold snort and flung the paper aside. Fred hurried to catch it.
“She won’t even look at me. How am I supposed to ‘smooth things over‘? Do you think I need you to teach me to take her to dinner and go to the movies?”
Rachel hesitated, then her eyes lit up. She gathered her courage and stepped closer. “Since you’re already using me as leverage to make her give you benefits… Why not use me again and force her to have dinner with you, or go see a movie?”
Rachel smiled obsequiously.
Max’s face tightened. He looked down at her. “Use you as leverage?”
“Yes! I’ll cooperate fully.”
Max pulled his gaze
back, his eyes shifting slightly.
Ember Group.
Even though Nichs and Rachel were under control again, they weren’t in Henry’s hands. It still made him uneasy.
He rubbed his temples, irritation written all over his face.
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