Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 87

Rachel was about to go in but she was stopped by the assistant at the door.

"Miss Ruan, excuse me, our President is busy at the moment. Would you like to wait in the lounge for a while?" The assistant looked at her with embarrassment.

Rachel looked at the closed door of Hiram's office. She took a few steps and said, "Well, then tell him, I am going to the hospital. That way he can concentrate on his work."

Since he was busy, it seemed unnecessary for her to wait. She didn't want to distract him from his work.

"Alright, Let me help you get in touch with Carl. He will drop you off at the hospital." After saying so, the assistant called Carl to arrange a car.

Then Rachel left.

At the President's office, Hiram was speaking with someone on the phone.

"OK, Chad. You must try to sort this out. Such an incident cannot happen again."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the door, slowly shutting his deep and sorrowful eyes.

Hiram wasn't afraid of Rachel's interference. Instead, his mind was preoccupied with the divorce agreement that had already been submitted.

He didn't know how to tell her about that.

If he told her about that, he wasn't sure how she'd react. He was afraid of her temperament.

At the hospital, Fannie could not walk because her leg was in a lifted position and it was also not easy for her to roll over. The movements she could do were minimal, so after lying for such a long time, she was getting bored.

Rachel helped her in wiping her body. She said, "Hang in there, dear mom. According to the doctor, you can move a little bit within a month's time. After that you won't feel so uncomfortable."

"Well, I am OK, dear. But the idleness that surrounds me these days is driving me crazy. You know, I had never been so idle before." Fannie took the towel in Rachel's hand and wiped herself.

"I am also just like you, isn't it? Mom, to be honest with you, I am a little jealous of dad. Dad used to be calm and relaxed as he mostly stayed at home." Rachel spoke to her, while she fetched a comb from the drawer. She sat behind her mom to help her comb her hair.

Fannie smiled. What Rachel said reminded her of Simpson who liked to raise cats and grow flowers. Every day, he would spend hours taking care of his flowers and pets.

"Mom, the other day, I accidentally heard what you and auntie were discussing. It was about something that happened more than 20 years ago. What happened, mom, tell me everything?" Rachel said as she gently helped in combing her mother's hair.

Fannie, who was wiping her hands, suddenly stopped. She wondered what exactly Rachel had heard.

"Rachel, this matter concerns the elders. You have nothing to do with this. Please don't bring it up again." When Rachel mentioned the past, Fannie's eyes revealed a sense of sorrow.

"But, mom, have you ever realized that you can't hide a secret for a lifetime?" Rachel said softly.

If it were an old and meaningless story, she might not have gone into details. But that day, she had heard herself that it might have something to do with the Rong family.

That made her curious.

She wondered what this secret that seemed to be related to the Rong family was.

"Rachel, promise me that you'll never ask about this again! It has nothing to do with you and Hiram. You two aren't responsible, so you don't have to bear that sin!"

As Fannie said that, her face turned pale and she stopped talking.

"Mom..." What sin was she talking about? Why was her mother's words getting harder and harder to understand?

"My Rachel, if you still see me as your mom, do not ask me about this ever again."

Rachel didn't dare to ask more questions because of Fannie's words. All she could do was to swallow countless questions.

Rachel and Hiram's families lived together in XH Village. But if there were old grudges, there should have been some news. Then how come she had never heard about any feud till now?

"Okay, mom, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask again. Don't be angry and take care of yourself" Rachel yielded.

She knew about Fannie's nature. If she didn't want to tell, she wouldn't say a word, no matter how hard Rachel tried to pry.

Rachel came out of the hospital.

But she didn't go back to her home immediately.

She went to roam around the street near the hospital. She was trying to relax.

She knew Hiram was busy at the time and Celine was also at work. Only she was free.

She entered a jewelry shop where she picked up a few small ornaments. Her mobile phone was kept in her bag, it rang twice, and then the call got disconnected. She took it out to have a look. It was an unknown phone number, so she did not care about it.

When she came out of the jewelry store, the phone rang again.

She answered, but there was silence on the other end for a moment. When she was about to hang up, suddenly a voice came from the other side.

"Is that you, Rachel?"

It was a woman's voice which sounded familiar, but Rachel could not figure out who it was.

"It's me, Lydia..."

Rachel was stunned. No wonder she could not recognize the voice. Lydia had never called her before, and the sudden call was surely a surprise.

"So it's my sister-in-law. I heard you've been back to America." Rachel reached out her hand to look at the ring she had bought just now. Although it was not worth much, it looked good.

"Yes, I have returned to the United States. But I'm not your sister-in-law anymore. Don't you know that?" Lydia was surprised by Rachel's comment, so she asked in return.

Rachel did not take Lydia seriously knowing that her sister-in-law always had some ulterior motives.

"You still don't want to accept it? Well, whether you accept it or not, as long as you are Hiram's sister, you are my sister-in-law." Rachel said indifferently.

Rachel knew that Lydia wasn't fond of her, and she didn't have the time and energy to please her.

There were many people who didn't like her, and it was needless for her to care about what they thought.

"Rachel, I should apologize to you for what happened. It was my fault. I shouldn't have acted on impulse."

After listening to Rachel, Lydia understood that Rachel didn't know anything yet. To make matters worse, she said, "However, this means that there is something wrong between you and Hiram. If my brother really likes you, there will be no divorce agreement. Am I right?"

Lydia's words shocked Rachel. She slowly held her hands. "What did you say just now? Divorce agreement?"

"Yes, don't you know about the divorce agreement? Oh, so you are not aware that you and Hiram have divorced now." Lydia noticed that Rachel's words were full of confusion, so she asked with surprise.

"Rachel, my brother Hiram may be kind to you. But that's only an illusion. You don't really know him.

The type of girls Hiram likes is totally different from you. Do you think he will spend a lifetime with you?"

Silence.

The atmosphere turned quiet and still.

Rachel felt that the sky and the earth were spinning. Panting, she held a telegraph pole by the side. She could not believe what was being said on the other end of the phone.

What on earth did this mean?

How did Lydia know about the divorce agreement?

And she even told Rachel that she had been divorced!

"Taxi, Streams Building."

Rachel came back to her senses and anxiously hailed a cab.

She needed to ask Hiram what had happened and why she didn't know anything about it.

Even Lydia knew about this.