Have I Told You Lately novel Chapter 18

“You shouldn’t say sorry to me, you should say that to mum.” Rachel said, “She has been worried about your matter to the point that she has contracted insomnia. And she still wants to wait for you.”

“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.” Chapman said shamefully.

“The lawyer had said, if your attitude is good, your sentence will be lightened.”

Chapman nodded while holding back his tears.

After chatting for a while, Chapman asked her, “What is going on with you and Kenneth nowadays?”

“Nothing good. We’re going to get a divorce.” Rachel decided not to hide from him.

Chapman was stunned momentarily, and he said with guilt again, “It’s all my fault, if I never forced you and Kenneth to get married back then, you won’t be so unhappy now.”

Rachel shook her head.

On the contrary, she knew too well that her father really loved her.

Back then, she had only mentioned that she had liked Kenneth, and without a word Chapman had gone to the Shawn family for this. Coincidentally, the Shawn family had a favour to ask of him, and this marriage was decided just like that. Her father had always loved her, that’s why no matter what she had wanted, he would always try to make sure she can have them.

She was the one who should express her gratitude towards her father because she was eventually married with Kenneth. But after learning that he did not love her at all, she was able to put a stop to her feelings and she was subsequently able to deal with the divorce without much problem.

When the time for visit was almost ending, the prison police started to urge them to end the session. Rachel had a hard time saying goodbye to her father.

After leaving the prison, she called a taxi to return to urban area.

She did not know whether it was because the lack of rest, Rachel felt a dull ache in her chest, and her stomach was getting painful by the minute. She eventually lost consciousness in the throbbing pain. When she came to herself again, she was already in the hospital.

“Miss, you should rest more when you’re pregnant.” The nurse couldn’t help reminding her when she saw that Rachel was awake. “Your pregnancy is not in the stable stage yet, miscarriage might happen if you don’t rest enough.”

From the description of the nurse, Rachel learnt that she had fainted in the taxi and it was the taxi driver who had sent her to the hospital.

Rachel did not say anything in response, she just let the nurse perform some medical check-ups. When the nurse finally allowed her to leave, she slowly put on her shoes and left the ward.

There were people passing by in the long corridor every second, and a myriad of expressions could be seen on their faces, some happy but some were dismal.

She saw a couple carrying a child as they went past her. The squishy and cute baby in the swaddling clothes was so adorable when the husband cheekily stroked the baby, a jubilant expression formed on his face. He said, “My wife, his mouth looks like yours.”

The wife patted him and said while seemingly a little unhappy, “Aren’t you always saying that my mouth is big?”

“Who says that? You are the most beautiful woman in the world!”

Rachel watched the couple getting further and further while she was overwhelmed by bitterness. Her hand inadvertently touched her stomach as she thought about the tiny life that was growing inside of her. Maybe someday, this little life would open his deep and dark eyes and look at her.

Slowly but surely, Rachel supported herself by the wall as she squatted down and cried. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

When Rachel returned to Osmond’s house, she saw that he had returned too, and he was playing with Monica.

“I’m sorry, these business negotiations were delayed for two more days.” Osmond felt sorry for letting Rachel take care of Monica for so long as he apologized sheepishly. When he saw that her face was a tad upset, he couldn’t help asking, “What’s wrong? Your face is so pale.”

Rachel shook her head and forced a smile, “Osmond, can you do me a favour?”

Kenneth was deep into his struggles while looking all over for Rachel at the moment.

When he was going through this, he only realized that he understood so little about Rachel. Not only did he not know any of her friends, he also couldn’t find her at Theresa’s house and her company. The only option left for him was to drive around aimlessly.

He couldn’t comprehend the flutter of frustrations in his heart, but he was sure that the matter about divorce was never one person’s decision. It made him look like a jerk who had bullied her in their marriage.

As Kenneth was contemplating whether to seek the help of hackers to plant a tracker in Rachel’s phone, suddenly his phone rang, and it was an unfamiliar number.

He had a feeling that it was Rachel calling, so he frantically answered, “Rachel”

“It’s me.” Rachel confirmed his suspicion and said calmly, “Kenneth, come to my mum’s place for dinner tonight.”

“Okay, I’ll go now.”

Kenneth was able to heave a sigh of relief.

The fact that Rachel had come calling meant that things were not irreversible.

But to his surprise, when he reached Theresa’s place, the one opening the door was not Theresa, and neither was it Rachel, but it was a tall man.