Chapter 354 Rachel, How Dare You Curse Me (2/2)

He just glanced at her then wordlessly covered her with the quilt. Then he walked to close the window and drew the curtains. It was only after making sure that the room was already private enough that he crawled next to her on the bed.

'Why? What do I want to do? Well, you are my wife. I suppose you know what are the things t

”You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.”

Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...

r he still lives there after so many years. I'm going to ask an elder on the roadside,” Rachel said. It was just lately that she found out that she had a grandfather among these elders.

Carefully, Carl parked the car. Rachel got out and walked towards a group of elders. There were three who were chatting and enjoying the sun out of their house. She gave one of them a sweet smile and asked,”Grandpa Richard, I'm Rachel. Do you remember me?”

The old man squinted his eyes as if inspecting her and then nodded with a grin. ”Rachel, is that you?”

'”Yes! I miss our village and just came back to visit. By the way, I want to ask you something. Do you remember the man who lived near the mountain? His name is Dave Ruan. Do you know if he still lives there?”

”Oh! I know him! He is an old bachelor and his house is his only property. He must still be there since he has nowhere to go,” Grandpa Richard answered without even thinking.

A relief sigh escaped from Rachel's chest. ”It will be very easy to find him as long as he is still here in the XH Village.'

”Well, thank you!” Rachel said as she ran back to the car. She took a box of milk from the car's dashboard and ran back to hand it to the old man. ”Grandpa, I have something to deal with. I might not be able to see Grandma today. Anyway, Here's my gift for both of you!”

”Rachel, you don't need to prepare any gift at all,” her grandfather said awkwardly but it was too late. Rachel was already back in the car while waiving at him.

It just took about ten minutes of driving when Rachel tapped the dashboard and said,”Carl, stop the car! We're here.” She had been here before and she could remember the house Dave lived in.

She got out of the car and walked towards the adobe house. This was the moment. She was more than ready to face him and knock on the door.