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.