Rachel Ruan heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the man come closer to her. The young man was about 180 centimeters tall. He was quite handsome. More importantly, he was not like the man she had met in the temple yesterday.
Rachel felt at ease. She had been worrying too much.
It would be fine as long as he was not the same man she met yesterday. Nobody else would know what she had promised that man.
"Is that Hiram?" Fannie Ruan asked as she saw a young man come in through the door.
Joanna Fang smiled, waved her hand to the man and said, "Carl, please go to the study room and ask your cousin if he had finished his meeting already. Tell him not to keep the guests waiting here."
Carl nodded and went away quickly. Joanna turned around to look at Fannie and Rachel. She smiled at them and said, "His name is Carl Fang. He is Hiram's younger cousin, our distant relative. He is currently helping Hiram with his work."
Rachel held her breath for a moment. Her heart sank after she heard what Joanna said.
She got so nervous and her heart beat rapidly. 'Oh! please, no!'
Soon enough, she heard footsteps that sounded from the outside.
Rachel slowly shifted her attention to the doorway again. Suddenly, a man appeared. His eyebrows were perfectly shaped. His deep, bright eyes were sparkling like a starry sky. His character radiated a strong and cold aura that was easily recognized even from afar. Though, he dressed differently this time, Rachel knew that he was exactly the man she didn't want to meet again.
All of Rachel's hope vanished into thin air. She was so unfortunate!
"Fannie, meet Hiram." Joanna said as she introduced Hiram Rong to Fannie and Rachel. Joanna then said to Hiram, "This is Auntie Fannie... And this is Rachel."
Hiram was wearing a casual, creamy-colored shirt. Fannie could hardly keep her eyes away from his noticeable handsome face. Carl was already a handsome man in Fannie's eyes, but Hiram, standing in front of her was just...amazing!
'He is absolutely far more handsome than Carl, ' she thought.
Fannie almost strained her brain just to find any word that could describe his appearance. Yet, she felt that no word could ever do it. His magnificence was beyond description. He even maybe the only man that had all the charms perfectly given to him. He was strong, handsome and elegant. Although he was arrogant at the same time.
"Nice to meet you, Auntie Fannie! I am Hiram Rong, " Hiram said politely. He wasn't surprised by how Fannie looked at him. Her eyes that were filled with admiration exactly looked like the eyes of all the women who were able to meet him, no matter how young or old. He was absolutely used to it.
"Nice to meet you, too. You are certainly Joanna's son. You are remarkably handsome!" Fannie straightforwardly said. She praised him sincerely from the bottom of her heart.
Fannie dragged Rachel that was behind her and said, "Rachel, come. Come and see Hiram!"
However, Rachel refused to do so and kept her head down. She felt very embarrassed.
She was really ashamed.
Fannie got angry when Rachel didn't move an inch. She pinched her arm and whispered, "Rachel, come here quickly. Do you want me to teach you a lesson?"
Rachel bit her lower lip and took a deep breath. She encouraged herself to forget all the things that happened in the temple yesterday. She soon stepped forward, clenched her teeth and reached out her hand to Hiram.
"Hello, I am Rachel. Nice... to meet you!" She blinked her big eyes and greeted him politely.
Hiram squinted his eyes, smirked, and said, "I am Hiram Rong."
He offered his hand to her and shook hers. His big hand entirely wrapped her comparable tiny hand. He could feel the sweat in her hand.
Rachel was intensely nervous.
Of course! She should be nervous. Hiram wouldn't let her break her promise to him.
"Rachel? Have we met before?" Hiram reminded Rachel. He squinted his eyes and tried to threaten her. He held her hand even tighter.
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