Have I Told You Lately novel Chapter 103

Burring herself in Lillian’s arms for a long while, Rachel gradually calmed down. She rubbed her reddened eyes and looked at Lillian. Then she asked, “Lillian, how’s going with you and Mr. Barnes?”

Lillian was in a daze for a moment. She looked like a sensible mature woman earlier, but she blushed instantly now. She coughed awkwardly, pretending to be calm. She answered, “We’ve back to where we were. But he’ll take me along on all his business trips and he takes good care of me.”

Rachel was still listening with interest, but Lillian stopped.

Rachel blinked. “That’s all? Didn’t he confess his love to you? Even not a hint?”

Lillian looked at Rachel, her eyes dimmed. Curling her lips, Lillian shook her head and said, “Nope. He’s not talkative and always serious. I can’t figure out what’s on his mind at all.”

“Have you tried to sound him out?”

As if Rachel’s questions had reminded her about something, Lillian instantly rolled her eyes and said rudely, “Damn it! Of course, I have. I deliberately received a rose banquet from one of my admirers in the company, but he didn’t react anything. He also never mentions about it afterward.”

Rachel was speechless.

There were some ways that she could figure out, but Lillian was smarter, and she could think of more ways. If none of them worked, it seemed that all Lillian’s efforts would be in vain.

“So he hasn’t touched you again, has he?”

Upon hearing it, Lillian looked a bit weird, which made Rachel wonder if she felt lost or fortunate. Lillian shook her head obediently. “Since then, I don’t have guts to drink. Even in the business dinner, I’ll just drink a little, so I didn’t make the same mistake again. He also keeps good manners and distances himself from me.”

Rachel fell into the silence. She couldn’t understand what that man was doing. She had a feeling that he could control himself more than Kenneth could in love.

Lillian didn’t know what was on Rachel’s mind. She tilted her head and hesitated. Then she added, “Actually I’ve thought of getting drunk again after that, or perhaps I could pretend to be drunk to test his mind. But I accidentally saw a photo in his wallet, so I gave up decisively.”

Rachel gaped. She asked in surprise, “Has he married already?”

At a loss, Lillian shook her head, “I asked him if he’s married before that incident happened, and his answer was negative. On that photo was a young woman in her twenties. She looks beautiful. I guess it’s his girlfriend.”

“Have you seen her in real life?” Rachel creased her brows and all her delicate features shrank together.

She wondered if that was truly a misunderstanding.

“No, I haven’t. But I heard him answer the phone calls,” said Lillian. Grabbing Rachel’s hand, she lowered her voice, “I’ve never seen him talk so gently to anyone else before.”

It was a tenderness that indeed made her jealous.

Rachel’s mood got worse instantly. Hurriedly, she comforted Lillian, “Stop thinking about it. Perhaps it’s not the way you guessed. When he went to find you that day, I could see he was truly anxious, which couldn’t be pretended.”

Lillian scratched her hair and heaved a sigh. “I’ve thought it through and decided to give up. If he could keep being like this, at least it means I have a good taste in men. His characters are quite OK. Perhaps that night we both were hammered. He wanted to take the responsibility, but I refused him. I’ll take it as if that incident has never happened. Anyway, it’s unnecessary to force the couple to break up.”

Rachel looked at her and curled her lips up into a helpless smile. “Your idea of love was definitely positive that those mistresses should feel ashamed in front of it. Since he has distanced himself from you, why does he always take you along with him on all business trips?”

Lillian was choked by her questions. Rolling her eyes, she didn’t know how to answer it. She stammered, “Well, well... I have no idea, either.”