Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 376

"What are you doing? Lydia, let go of Rachel!" Luke said as he ran over to them.

When Luke found out that Hiram was hurt, he told Daniel the news. Upon hearing the news, Daniel cleared his schedule and came all the way from another city to visit and support his friend.

"Luke, if it wasn't for her, Hiram wouldn't have been shot by a bullet! Instead of being guilty, I caught her hugging another man outside! How dare she! What a shameless woman! I will never allow her inside and disturb my brother! But here she is, insisting on seeing him!" Lydia told Luke everything in a loud voice, chattering fast. She wanted Luke to take her side.

Daniel was walking in with a basket of fruits in his hand. When he heard what Lydia said, he knitted his eyebrows and turned his eyes to look at Rachel who remained silent, ignoring Lydia.

"Lydia, watch your mouth! Rachel is your brother's wife, an elder member of your family. If you don't want to show your respect for her, at least don't trash talk her." Luke scolded Lydia giving her a stern look. He didn't believe Lydia who was obviously exaggerating. She had gone overboard and crossed the line with her reaction. Luke then turned around and said to Daniel,"Let's go inside."

Still ignoring Lydia, Rachel followed Luke and Daniel into Hiram's ward.

Gavin wasn't in the room at that time, giving Rachel an opportunity to slip in.

Rachel almost ran into the room where Hiram was, as soon as she got past the door.

She saw Hiram with an intravenous drip to his arm, lying on the bed with his eyes closed. She stared at him through her tears, which had started flowing relentlessly. All she could do was to stroke his hair and touch his face with one hand and cover her mouth with her other hand to prevent herself from crying out loudly. Her body trembled as she wept quietly.

Rachel didn't care that the tears were flooding in her eyes. She reached for her husband's hands and called to him,"Hiram... Can you hear me, honey? I'm here. Why haven't you woken up yet? It's been so long. Don't scare me, please!"

The ward was actually a suite which had its own living room. Luke and Daniel went there first to put things down and give Rachel time with her husband. Then they walked into the room, staring at Rachel who was crying at the bedside.

"Don't tell me it's your first time to see him after he got shot." Luke said. Hiram had been in coma for few hours, but it seemed like Rachel had just seen him now. Unbelievable! How could a wife not visit her husband in the hospital, especially at a critical moment like this? There were no rules for that!

Rachel wiped tears off with a sleeve and cleared the lump from her throat. "Dad blames me for this accident, saying that Hiram was shot because of me. He doesn't allow me to visit Hiram..."

Daniel walked towards her and said, frowning,"How could Gavin blame you for that? You are Hiram's wife. Of course he would do that for you as any husband would when his wife is in danger!"

Luke who was sitting in a chair shook his head and let out a sigh. "We can understand that. But I don't think parents can. Hiram is their only son. They will be tons of times more terrified than other parents."

"It doesn't matter as long as Hiram is fine. I can take whatever blame they put on me." Rachel replied as she tightly held her husband's hands. Noticing that his lips had become dry, she stood up to take a towel in the bathroom and dipped it in some warm water.

She gently wiped his lips with the wet towel. Although he looked pale now, his face was still attractive and it made her heart beat faster.

"Honey, can you hear me? Wake up please! No one will protect me if you don't wake up...

And you know what? Joyce and Jonny asked me all day long where you are. If you don't wake up, how could I explain it to them?"

Rachel said softly as she stroked Hiram's hands.

She was telling the truth.

Hiram was the protector for her and their children. As long as he was with them, he would deal with all the problems and there was nothing for them to fear.

But without him, the evil spirits lurking around would now easily come to her and give them trouble.

Luke stared at Hiram and Rachel, but was lost in his thoughts. People always said that the road to happiness was strewn with setbacks. It was so true for this couple. Since they were married, there had been a never ending series of trouble around them.

"Rach, I'm looking into your mother's lawsuit case. You don't have to worry about it. I can promise you that we will win the case!" Luke assured Rachel.

"Lawsuit? How come there is a lawsuit? What's going on?" Hearing Luke's words, Daniel asked, with a concerned expression on his face. Well, now it had become clear how much trouble Rachel had to deal with lately.

Luke shrugged his shoulders. He stretched his hand to Daniel and said in a low voice,"It's a long story and I'll tell you later. You know what, their stories can be written into a book..."

Daniel was being light about it. But he worried about Rachel and turned his gaze to her, deep in thought.

A thousand memories spun in his head. He thought by now, she should be living a peaceful and happy life after she got married. But he might have been wrong. Her life would never be peaceful and happy as long as these problems kept following her.

Rachel stared at her husband without blinking. She was looking at his eyes, his nose, his mouth... She was afraid that his face would fade away if she closed her eyes for even a split second.

"Daniel, why don't we go out and leave these two love birds some time alone?" Suggested by Luke who was standing up. He then added,"Rachel, take your time. We will stay a little bit longer. So, don't worry about anything."