Have I Told You Lately novel Chapter 5

Not knowing when she fell asleep, Rachel felt a wrench in her underbelly when she was conscious.

She knew it was a sign for her period. Kenneth came back when she had her period few times ago therefore she subconsciously wanted to search for him this time. “Honey, my underbelly hurts…”

Yet she grabbed nothing when her arm stretched out.

She opened her eyes in confusion and realized no one was beside her and the cold bed sheet surface indicated he was long gone. A note was left on the bedside cabinet:

I’m catching the plane and will be gone for three days.

His words resembled himself, neat and tidy with appropriate spacing between words.

Rachel grasped the note in her chest and finally broke into tears.

She had never felt this much sadness which crushed her heart even when she was alone without him by her side these three years.

She felt extremely uncomfortable due to both her period pain and catching a cold. She phoned the company to apply for a leave, shut her phone down and slept soundly under the blanket. She ordered porridge through delivery when she was hungry.

After two days, she recovered from her cold and finally felt much more comfortable.

Rachel got up from bed to take a bath. Feeling pleasant, she called Lillian Chou on phone. “Lil, I have something to ask you for help.”

Lillian asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Do you have any more money? Could you lend me some?” Rachel knew Lillian was born from a middle-class family and her parents who were both employees did not have a high monthly salary, yet she did not have other choice.

“Is it because of your father?”

“Yup.”

N City’s top lawyer being corrupted and destroyed his whole career, even the beggars would know about this with the news spreading all around.