Have I Told You Lately

Chapter 25: She Wasn’t an Idiot.

Frowning, Osmond looked serious too and didn’t seek for any excuse.

After all, it was he who brought Rachel here. If anything should happen to her, despite accusations

from other people, he would feel like hell himself.

So, he gave the address to Kenneth, along with his phone number and added, “Let’s split up. If you find

her, please give me a call.”

Without waiting Osmond to finish his words and looking at him, Kenneth walked away and strode

towards the gate.

Osmond was kind of shocked and he frowned watching Kenneth’s back.

...

Back in the convenience store, luckily the director could speak English, so Rachel managed to borrow

a charger. She found a seat and restarted her phone two minutes after plugging in.

She was about to call Osmond when tons of messages began popping up on the screen in just half a

minute.

Rachel’s brain suddenly blocked out.

She blinked her eyes and slowly came to herself. Then she instantly clicked several ones to check.

All were missed calls and messages from Osmond asking where she was and why didn’t she answer

the phone.

While pressing the return key, she inadvertently saw a familiar number which made her stiff.

Kenneth?

Was he looking for her, too?

Suddenly the phone rang. Lost in thought, she shivered over the sound and pressed the answer key

without hesitation.

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“Where are you? Why didn’t you answer my calls?” A familiar deep voice came from the other end of

the phone, in which she caught a trace of anxiety.

She froze and then answered stiffly, “My...My phone was dead.”

“Send me a location and I will come pick you up.” The man didn’t ask further.

Rachel wanted to ask why he was looking for her, but thought the question was pointless. So, she

pretended to be cool and rejected, “There is no need. I just charged my phone. I can take a taxi back to

hotel.”

“Are you sure you can find the right route? This isn’t China.” The man sneered and then added quickly,

“I am driving and can’t be distracted. Send me your location. I am coming.”

With that, he didn’t give her the chance to reject again and hung up the phone.

Rachel felt a bit embarrassed and was about to talk back before he hung up. She was indeed a

direction idiot, but not a total idiot. Wasn’t she capable of asking for directions? Besides, GPS could

help too.

Rachel curled her lips but still sent her location to Kenneth on Wechat. Having been walking for several

hours, she was too tired and didn’t want to go find a taxi.

While waiting, she made another call to Osmond.

“Hi, Osmond.”

“Rachel, where are you? I have been looking for you. It’s driving me nuts.” Osmond breathed a sigh of

relief when finally hearing her voice.

Rachel felt regretful and apologized, “I am so sorry. I was so happy and lost track of time. I didn’t notice

my phone was dead.”

“Now that you are safe, nothing else matters. Where are you now? I will come pick you up.”

Rachel hesitated for several seconds and suddenly asked, “Are you alone? Where is Monica?”

“She stays in the hotel. Only I went out looking for you.”

Rachel hesitated again and asked, “Then... How did Kenneth know....”

Osmond replied plainly, “He stays in the same hotel as we do. I came across him in the hall and told

him. I was afraid that something might go wrong. I was thinking if I ask more people to look for you, you

would be found sooner.”

Hearing what he said, Rachel felt complicated and lightly said “OK”.

So, Kenneth regarded helping her as a humanitarian action.

After a while, she said calmly, “Osmond, you can go back to the hotel now. Monice can’t stay in the

hotel all by herself for too long. Kenneth has already arrived, and he will take me back.”

Osmond was a bit worried, “Did you two have a quarrel?”

They just got a divorce, embarrassment couldn’t be avoided when they met.

Rachel smiled, “We have already got a divorce. There is no more point in arguing. Don’t worry, he

wouldn’t leave a pregnant woman on the street.”

She knew Kenneth well enough to be sure that though he had no feelings for her, he was still a

gentleman.

Actually, Osmond misunderstood. During their marriage, they never fought. Kenneth never got angry

with her. It was she who got fed up with the mundane life and sometimes had tantrums. But he never

argued back. The farthest he got was showing impatience on his face.

His tepid attitude towards her finally drove her away and led to their divorce.

Osmond became silent for several seconds and then said warmly, “OK. Be careful then. And tell me

when you arrive.”

“OK.”

When Rachel hung up the phone, she heard engine turning off at the store door.

She put her phone down and stood up to have a look. But the man had already come in and body

checked her. He pursed his lips and said, “Come along.”

Back on the phone, it was fine talking with him. But meeting him face to face was totally another thing.

She felt so embarrassed that she was not sure whether she should keep smiling or not.

She turned around to avoid his eyes and grabbed her bag, nodding, “OK.”

The car was driving steadily. Sitting in the back, Rachel leaned against the door and looked tired. She

didn’t plan to utter a word.

While the man in front was paying full attention to her, and peeked at her from time to time through the

review mirror.

When they were married, she always sat on the front passenger’s seat out of habit, but now she just

headed towards back seats. Kenneth noticed that she did it intentionally.

He was not getting over the divorce yet, but she has become accustomed to her identity now. She

knew she must keep a distance from him. Even though he wanted to say something, he was in no

position to.

The man tightened his hands on the steering wheel. His charming face darkened and looked even

more gorgeous. Meanwhile, an inexplicable anger was erupting from his heart.