Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 204

"Please, dad! Rachel's my wife now, and I can't do that to her! When she was kidnapped along with Lydia, I asked the kidnappers to let Lydia go instead of Rachel. Have you ever wondered why? It's because you've lost your younger sister and I didn't know what you would do if you lost Lydia this time. I couldn't let you go through that suffering again!

But by doing that, I disappointed and hurt my wife, risking her life for our family's sake. She wasn't even supposed to be involved in it.

We all owe her now, dad! Don't you know that?" Hiram explained, trying to change his father's mind.

Gavin breathed heavily, his chest heaving with each breath, and then he closed his eyes to calm himself down. "Yes, I know, I owe Rachel for that. But Hiram, haven't you ever thought that maybe the ghost of Simpson had sent her to our family to pay his debt?" Gavin asked.

Joanna, who had been standing outside the door and listening for a long time, walked in after realizing that neither of them was going to give in to the other.

"I heard every word you two said just now, " she said.

She looked at Gavin and sighed, and then continued, "As we've seen in the past few months, Rachel is a nice girl, and besides, we consented to this marriage. If you ask Hiram to divorce her now because of something that she had nothing to do with, I think it's unfair to her."

Feeling offended that his wife would support Rachel, Gavin said, "Yes, Joanna, I gave my permission and I supported them all the way. But things are different now. I can't let this go. You know how much I've been suffering since Landy died.

Look, we have learned that Simpson caused Landy's death, and Rachel is his daughter. I can't stand having his daughter as my daughter-in-law as if nothing happened. It's unfair to me and Landy!"

Gavin groaned.

Right at this moment, his phone rang. He picked it up and said, "Yes, go ahead."

He sat straight on his chair and took out a cigarette. Hiram stepped forward and lit it up for his father.

"What! How could it be?" Gavin shouted.

Gavin was so shocked that he dropped his cigarette on the table. "Ridiculous! My sister was a virgin then. How could she have given birth to a baby girl!"

Hiram raised his head and glanced at the phone, his eyes turning cold.

He clenched his fists.

Gavin collapsed on his chair after he hung up the phone, feeling his blood pressure rising. Joanna came over at once and held him in her arms. "Take it easy, please! Come on, drink some water. Calm down!" she said, passing the cup of water on the table to Gavin.

Gavin took the cup with shaking fingers and downed it, trying to get over his shock.

"Hiram, is Rachel coming back today?" he asked feebly.

Hiram looked down at the ground and replied reluctantly, "Yes, she'll arrive this evening."

"Okay, just in time. I think we should tell her about this, " Gavin said without any hesitation.

Hiram left the study without a reply.

He called Chad as he walked down the stairs.

"Listen, I've an urgent work for you. Go and find out who else is looking into this matter. Contact our men and pay another visit to everyone you found related to this!

Check if there's anything we missed. Investigate every clue we've gotten and get to the bottom of it! Figure out what's true and what's not!"

After leaving his parents' house and getting into his car, Hiram made another call.

"Honey, where are you?" he asked softly, putting aside the mess in his mind.

Having Hiram's question on the phone, Rachel looked outside and asked Carl, "Where are we now, Carl?"

"We'll arrive at H City in an hour, Rachel!" replied Carl from the driver's seat.

"I'll be home in an hour. Are you okay?" asked Rachel. She didn't know why but she felt like there was something wrong with him.

Hiram hesitated, but decided not to tell her anything on the phone, since he wouldn't be able to give her a thorough explanation. Besides, the later she learned about the news, the less she suffered.

"Nothing, take care on the road. I'll be waiting for you at home. By the way, get something to eat on your way home. I'm afraid you won't like the food here."

He knew his father well. Gavin would tell Rachel the news as soon as he saw her, since it was about his dead sister.

Hiram was worried that Rachel might have no time or appetite for supper after that.

His father had waited for the truth for over twenty years; they couldn't blame him if he was out of patience now.

Unable to understand what was going on, Rachel laughed lightly and said, "What are you talking about? I'm already missing the dishes at home."

Hiram felt his heart sinking when he heard her words. Trying to make his voice sound casual, he said, "My dad isn't quite well these days, and his doctor told him to eat food with less salt and less fat. I had lunch with him today, but I could barely put the food in my mouth. Listen to me, grab something to eat before coming home. I know you can eat a lot, and I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable eating here."

"Oh, I see. I understand, I'll have dinner on my way home. I'm hanging up now. I'll see you soon!" Rachel hung up without thinking.

She felt like something weird was going on, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was.

It was getting dark when they got to H City, and Rachel hurried to the Rong Family's house.

She saw Hiram sitting in the living room with his parents when she entered.

She didn't know if she was just imagining things, but Gavin seemed to be extremely upset about something. She greeted him saying, "Welcome home, dad!"

Gavin nodded to her and said, "Thank you! I don't see your mom here. Why didn't she come back with you?"

"Oh, she said she wanted to stay there for a couple of days. Please don't worry. She always spends a few days there every mid-autumn festival, " Rachel replied. Hiram got up and walked to her.

"Let's go to our room, Rachel. There's something we need to talk about, " Hiram said seriously, taking Rachel's hand in his and leading her to the staircase.

But they were stopped by Gavin.

"Hiram, let's all talk here. Rachel is going to learn about it sooner or later, so we shouldn't keep it from her, " said Gavin.

Not knowing what they were talking about, Rachel glanced at Hiram and decided to do as Gavin said. She pulled away from Hiram and took a seat on the couch. "Dad and mom, tell me what happened. Have I done something wrong?"

Joanna looked at Rachel, then shifted her eyes to Gavin. "Stop it, Gavin! Let Hiram tell her. I believe they can handle it themselves. After all, they both have nothing to do with this."

Gavin coughed and said, "Darling, I know that. But in this case, Rachel has the right to know the truth.

Hiram, come here and sit with us!" Gavin looked at him.

Hiram took a seat next to Rachel, with his face pale.

His original plan had been to hide everything he had learned from his father as well as from Rachel. He had been worried that it would affect his relationship with Rachel.

But unexpectedly, the news had reached his father somehow. Had someone passed the news to his father on purpose?

"Rachel, it's a long story. You know the commitment between our family and yours, right? Our family had a daughter long before you and Hiram were born. She was Hiram's aunt, my younger sister. Her name was Landy, but she died when she was nineteen, "

Gavin said slowly, looking miserable even though it had happened a long time ago.

"It has been 20 years since then, but I still haven't gotten over it. Landy was my only sister, and we were close to each other. But she left us forever before even turning twenty!

I didn't know what happened to her. Everyone told me that it was an accident, but it was too hurtful to believe, so I have been investigating the matter all these years.

A few days ago, the investigation finally made some progress, and I learned that I was right. Her death wasn't just an accident. But this news didn't come to me from Hiram...maybe he was too busy to tell me." Gavin glanced at Hiram.

Rachel listened carefully, and looked at Hiram when Gavin mentioned him. But she was confused. All this didn't seem to have anything to do with her.