Rachel was still very reluctant when she came out of the private booth. She complained, "I have cared for Charles for all these years, but what about him? He cannot even tolerate my existence in the same room as him."
"Don't worry, Ms. Bai. We need to be patient. Everything depends on how we handle the situation. Everything is on the road. As long as we don't give up, we will be able to walk on the side of victory!" encouraged Holley. Holley was annoyed, but couldn't show it on her face. She had lost heart amid all this negative results. But if she was discouraged, Rachel might lose her confidence completely.
"That's easy to say. I want to be able to reach the side of victory smoothly. Holley, do you know how much I like Charles, even after so many years? I've met so many men in my life, and whenever I am in a pickle, the first person who comes to my mind is still Charles."
Rachel hardly ever spoke about herself to other people, and she didn't know why she was opening up to Holley all of a sudden. She wanted to let it all out of her chest; otherwise she felt like she might choke to death.
"I know that feeling, how it is to always have someone on your mind unwillingly," Holley said. She could understand Rachel's pain.
After all, Holley was deeply hurt by that same feeling.
Rachel didn't know if her sorrowful feeling was born out of losing a perfect man like Charles, or because Sheryl's dreams were being fulfilled one after the other.
But no matter what it was, she wasn't reconciled and wanted to avenge herself, especially after once again witnessing Sheryl's happiness and experiencing her own downfall.
"Holley, I am really glad that I have you beside me. I don't know what I would have done without you," Rachel said gratefully. She knew that she wouldn't have gotten this far without Holley's advice.
But even with her assistance, there were no real benefits reaped out of all their hardwork.
They were still struggling to move towards success.
"Ms. Bai, by helping you I am helping myself as well. So, you don't have to be so formal with me. Everything I do is not just for you, but for me too," Holley explained. Sheryl was involved in every one of Rachel's plans in the past.
And it was her involvement which had interested Holley from the beginning, But now, Holley's days were getting worse.
"Okay! From now on, we should work together and be braver. Let us not be afraid of anything. Till we achieve our goal, we needn't care about anything else."
Rachel looked at Holley; she felt that they were so similar.
While they were engrossed in their conversation, Holley saw someone familiar, but she couldn't see properly. She asked, "Ms. Bai, who is that?"
Rachel turned to look and her eyes widened. "Sheryl! Why is she here? It's like she is haunting us!" Rachel cursed.
The place where Sheryl had originally planned to go for dinner was not Lavender Bar, but Isla had changed the venue for some reason.
But Sheryl had no complaints. As long as her employees were happy, she didn't mind where they went.
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