Nathan looked askance. "But Edward, you have a family. How are you going to compete with me?" "Who says someone with a family can't compete?" Nathan paused. "Edward, you are shameless!" "We're in a fair rivalry now, so you have to tell me the woman's name, right?" Nathan huffed in reluctance. Even so, he answered Edward, "Rachel Bennet." Upon hearing Nathan's answer, Edward fell silent. All he could do was blink in a dazed stupor. 'Rachel Bennet, Rue Bennet's younger twin sister?' 'The woman wrapped up with scandal and disappeared all those years ago?' He tightened his palm. After all, he had wanted to investigate Rachel previously. However, she disappeared from the Orange Country. No matter whom he asked, Rachel's reputation had never been too good... Could she be the one he was looking for? A moment later, he regained his awareness and blurted out, "I want to work with Rachel." Nathan looked at the list of companies in his folders. "You didn't send in a mess
Rachel sat inside Nathan's car as she pressed her palm against her forehead. 'Why did I say yes? Was it because he asked me not to reject him, or was it because he wanted to talk about the projects?' Nathan smiled at Ziggy. "What do you want to eat, kid?" Despite being extremely displeased, Ziggy gave Nathan a friendly smile. "Are you sure you want me to choose?" "Of course, I'm buying," Nathan replied good-humoredly. Ziggy raised his head. "Let's have some Indian food." Nathan smiled and nodded. "Alright, let's have that." Rachel looked at Ziggy. Ziggy was usually aversive to Indian food. However, seeing that Rachel got on Nathan's stretch limousine with Ziggy, the gossip started among the other girls again. "That child is Rachel's child, isn't he?" "He went into the president's car as well?!" "Was Rachel's promotion in the company related to the child? President Chapman paid so much attention to her, is it because that kid is hers and President Chapman's?" "It
Rachel tilted her head. "What were you saying?" Nathan shook his head. "Oh, nothing. Let's eat. I'll send you home after dinner." Ziggy took a few perfunctory bites and set down his utensils. "I'm full, mommy, let's go home." Even then, the utensils in Rachel’s hand had yet moved because Indian food was not her favorite as well. Seeing Ziggy's and Rachel's disinterest in the food, Nathan set down his own utensils. "Alright then, let me send you home." He stood up as the waiter whispered to him. "Mr. Chapman, the total will be 650 thousand pounds." Nathan handed over his black credit card. "Mm." Ziggy nodded his head satisfactorily. He had wanted to dine here because this restaurant was high-end, which would, in turn, make the uncle pay an exorbitant amount of money! Rachel pulled out her own card and passed it to Nathan. "Nathan, this is all of my savings. I only have 50 thousand pounds in my account, but I will earn the money to pay you back." Nathan looked at Rachel
Ziggy opened the boxes and took out all the dresses, shoes, and bags. "Wow, mommy! They're pretty!" Rachel looked at the elegant outfits in stunned silence. "Aren't these dresses from the famous brand?" Ziggy halted and shrugged. "Who knows! There must be authentic and fake ones mixed in there, who can tell?" Rachel nodded lightly. "True." "Mommy, aren't you going to meet some collaborators today? Why not change into something new and go there fashionably?" Ziggy picked out an elegant dress and a pair of low heels, then handed Rachel her bag. Rachel caressed Ziggy's face. "My baby boy is such a sweetheart." Ziggy murmured, "Mommy, I have an exam today." "Is that so? Have fun then!" Rachel rubbed her hand lightly against Ziggy's head. Ziggy's eyes sparkled with victorious confidence. "Don't worry. The top student of the Minnow Nursery School can only be me." Noticing Ziggy's confidence, Rachel nodded. "Baby, you're so confident, I have to focus to be at me best as we
Rachel turned around to see Edward standing behind her. Her eyebrows furrowed. "I'm sorry, not you." Rachel's and Rue's faces were almost identical. It could be said that Rachel's features were even more doll-like than Rue's. Even without makeup, she was still stunningly gorgeous. For a moment, Edward stood in amazement. He did question if the woman in front of him was Rue, but no, they had a different air between them. Rue disgusted him, but Rachel's presence was comforting. The moment Rachel set her eyes on Edward, she thought of Rue and tried to turn to leave. Rushing proved to be detrimental since because of that, her heels slipped and she fell backward. Rachel bit her lower lips tightly and irreconcilably. Why was she so unlucky in front of Rue's husband?! However, the impact of hitting the ground did not come. When she opened her eyes and saw Edward's enlarged face, as well as his hands on her shoulder, all she could do was stare. Suddenly, Edward covered her wa
Rachel's face began to heat up as two clouds of red spread on her face. An undeniable fact was that Edward was flawlessly handsome. No wonder so many women had fallen for him. She pushed against Edward in fake righteousness. "Edward Bluemel, please let go of me, I will scream!" Edward broke into a grin at the threat. "Scream away. Even if reporters and a crowd gathered here, they would only think that you're Rue and that we were having a couple spat." With that, Rachel quietened down. The Bennets knew that she had returned. If that was the case, she would not want to make a mess of the situation. If the Bennets were to hire people to target her, it would have been difficult. She was not afraid of being bullied, but she would never let her son be subjected to the same fate. "What do you want?" Rachel frowned intensely in a desperate attempt to negotiate. Edward squinted. "You're the first woman to rebuke me time after time, and the first to diss me behind my back. What
Rachel's gaze shot sideways awkwardly. "I was just saying, 'Edward is the most handsome man in the world!' Seems like that was wrong too, what a bother!" Beep— The villa's main door opened slowly. "Password correct." At that moment, time stood still; even the air smelled of cringe-worthy embarrassment. Rachel did not dare to look at Edward's face. Instead, she wanted to destroy the password lock! 'What broken password lock is that! It's intentionally messing with me!' No matter what phrase she used or what combination she had keyed in before, they were wrong! Yet she got it correct at the most inopportune time! "Rachel, do you still have anything you’d like to say?" Rachel feigned innocence. "Edward, I didn't think you'd have installed a broken password lock on your door despite your wealth!" "That password lock? I designed it." Edward looked at a speechless Rachel. Seeing the opened door, Rachel beamed. "Edward, please get up, we'll have a nice talk and discuss
As Rachel sat up straight, she tidied her hair and dress minimally."If you insist on limiting my professional freedom, I cannot consent to our collaboration." Edward crossed his legs, the smile on his face unfaltering. "I haven't even told you your remuneration, is it a good idea to refuse just yet?" Rachel was slightly taken aback but remained steadfast in her choice. "It’s not about the remuneration, but about the ending of my career. If you and I signed a permanent contract, my career would've stopped here." In all honesty, she just did not want to be more involved with the Bennets at this point. Edward Bluemel was Rue's husband. So to be in contact with Edward Bluemel was to be in contact with Rue, and by extension, with the Bennets. "The point of every career is to constantly climb higher, and if you signed a permanent contract with me, you would've reached the top of the fashion designing industry. How then, will your career stop there?" Edward pointed out the logic