Such a Rude and Noisy Woman novel Chapter 431

It was still early to go to bed by the time Rachel returned to the bedroom, so she decided to call Celine while Hiram was taking a shower.

She wanted to ask Celine to speak to the PhD the next day.

Rachel stayed on the line as the call connected, but nobody answered at the other end.

She tried calling twice but the calls went unanswered.

'That's strange! Celine rarely stays in bed this early, ' thought Rachel. After sometime she tried calling again, but, still, nobody answered.

Rachel was filled with a sense of foreboding and walked around the room to shake it off. She had last met Celine at the bar just two days ago, and they hadn't spoken since.

Rachel accosted Hiram just as he walked out of the bathroom,"Hiram, I called Celine's house several times, but she hasn't answered. And she didn't even call back! I am beginning to worry!"

Hiram tied his bathrobe as he pondered about what to do. "Why don't you call your colleagues and ask them if Celine came to the office today?" he asked.

"Oh, yes! I can call Fiona or Michael!" With that, Rachel found Fiona's number on her phone and dialed.

'At least Fiona would give me some information about Celine. I could ask her whether Celine came in or whether she seemed okay yesterday, ' mulled Rachel.

The line connected. "Hello, Fiona! Has Celine come to the office today? Oh, and what about yesterday? Oh! Okay. Did she seem normal yesterday?

"Well, got it! Thanks, Fiona!"

Rachel hung up and replayed their conversation in her mind, 'So, Celine didn't come to office today, but she had come yesterday and apparently looked the same as usual.'

Hiram watched Rachel's face contort with worry and tried to reassure her. "Take it easy, Honey. Celine isn't the type of woman to commit suicide for a man."

With those words, Hiram had only succeeded in voicing Rachel's deepest fears. She frantically picked up the phone and dialed Celine's number again.

Still, nobody answered.

"Hiram, I'm worried...This is too much...I am scared for her...'' bleated Rachel anxiously.

Hiram couldn't bear to see Rachel in such turmoil and offered,"Give me Celine's address and I'll have a staff member swing by her place. Don't worry, everything will be just fine."

Rachel thought it was a great idea to send someone to Celine's apartment to check on her. She promptly fished out her address and gave it to Hiram.

Since they lived quite far from Celine's apartment in West Mountain District, this would be the quickest solution.

Twenty minutes later, Hiram received a call from the staff he had tasked to check on Celine.

Before Hiram could answer the call, Rachel snatched his phone and shouted into the receiver,"Hello! Have you seen her? Is she okay?"

"Good evening, Mrs. Rong! I have asked a clerk of Miss Celine's apartment to check on her. He knocked on the door a few times, but nobody answered. I wonder if there's nobody at home?"

reported the staff.

"No, that's impossible! She hadn't asked for leave, so she couldn't have left the city. Is he absolutely certain that the house was empty?" Rachel asked uneasily.

"Mrs. Rong, the clerk said he had waited outside the room for ten minutes listening for any noise or movement in the house, but everything was quiet. The house was undeniably empty," the man said firmly.

Hearing this, Rachel became even more agitated. She looked towards Hiram in silent apprehension.

Hiram sighed; changed his clothes and said,"Well, I know what you want to do. Let's go! You won't get any sleep over this if you don't see her by tonight."

Rachel was touched by his thoughtfulness. She walked over to him and wrapped herself around him. "Honey, thank you!"

"Don't be silly! Celine is your best friend. If I care about you so deeply then by extension- I care about her as well," said Hiram with a smile. He ruffled her hair and continued,"Come on! Get your coat. I'll wait by the car."

It didn't take long to reach Celine's apartment since traffic, at that hour, was light. There were hardly any cars on the road.

Rachel knocked sharply on Celine's door and waited. But, just as the clerk had said- there seemed to be nobody inside.