Have I Told You Lately novel Chapter 145

“I’ll sleep in a minute.” Mr Lewis replied softly, then fell silent. It seemed he was preoccupied with something in his mind. Rachel said nothing about it, but she also didn’t get up to leave.

In about half a minute, Mr Lewis opened his mouth and asked, “Rach…….could you do me a favor?”

Rachel looked down. There was still not much expression on her face. She raised her eyebrows slightly, “Is there anything you haven’t told the court? You want me to help?”

“……”

Mr Lewis felt rather embarrassed. He pursed lips and continued, “It’s not about that……”

Rachel blinked, “Then why don’t you ask mother for help? Why do you have to wait for me to help you?”

“I don’t want your mother to worry too much. She can’t help with it, after all she has difficulty in walking. I don’t want her to be worn out.”

Rachel pursed, “But I’m pregnant.”

Mr Lewis was struck dumb.

That was right. She should be the one who needed most care and rest in the family. How can they rest assured to see her run errands here and there with a big belly?

A hint of guilt was revealed in his aged face. And he said no more.

Seeing this, Rachel felt she might be rather harsh, so she compromised, “Oh, I’m just kidding. I don’t mean to make you worry about me. My point is don’t keep everything to yourself and think you disguise it very well. My mother knows it. She can feel it even though you refuse to tell her.”

“Well then, what do you want me to do?”

“Rach……” Mr Lewis was moved. He raised his skinny arm in an attempt to touch her head, but he gave up in the middle. He continued with a hoarse voice, “I have an old friend. Tomorrow is my friend’s birthday. I want you to pay a visit for me.”

Rachel was surprised, “Your friend? What friend? None of your friends came to see you when you got into trouble. Now you remember your friend’s birthday.”

Everybody hits a man who is down, let alone an official accused of corruption. He used to have numerous friends, but nobody visited him after he was arrested. Now he was seriously ill at home, but still nobody came to see him. Although the news that he was allowed to be at home for his illness was kept secret, the local news had reported it on the first time.

Rachel had seen through everything when she attempted to borrow money from them. So she was surprised to hear her father mention a friend of his.

Mr Lewis looked into the distance with his cloudy eyes. He was in a trance as if thinking something. Then he murmured, “My friend passed away……”

The expression on Rachel’s face froze at that moment. Her lips moved several times and her heart felt heavy.

He wanted her to visit his friend’s grave for him.

No wonder he didn’t look well today.

After the short silence, Rachel didn’t delve into it and said slowly in a soft voice, “I’ll do it for you tomorrow. Tell me the name and address.”

With smiling eyes, Mr Lewis can’t help holding her hands. An obvious relief can be revealed in his look. He paused a few seconds and then replied slowly, “Her name was Martha. You should call her aunt……”

“Wait!” the look on Rachel’s face changed. She interrupted him and narrowed her eyes, “Martha……aunt? A woman?”

She had thought the friend her father was talking was a male friend.

“No wonder you’re afraid to tell my mother about it. You do have love affairs behind my mother’s back. So you’re still hung up on your lover though she died already.”