The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 393

Rachel also dialed Roger's number to tell him what Edward had done to her.

Hearing Charles' voice, she thought it was safe to come out of the room. And she quickly hid behind his back, to avoid being hurt by Edward. "Help me, please, " she reiterated her plea.

Rachel knew her unborn child was key to get a share of Edward's wealth so she would do everything to protect it.

"Come here, you bitch!" Edward roared and tried to grab Rachel.

He was so furious at seeing Rachel and would have reached her had Chris not held him back. The woman continued to cower behind Charles.

But Edward was unstoppable. He continued ranting, "Shameless bitch! You better tell me the truth. Who is that baby's father?"

Shaking from fear, she retorted, "Stop talking nonsense! Who else could the baby's father be?"

Rachel kept thinking that no one was aware of her affair with Roger so she had to keep up the lie that it was Edward's baby.

But her husband would have none of it. "I'll kill you if you don't stop lying!"

Edward was shaking in anger, too. And he badly wanted to beat up his wife after what she said. Chris, however, used all her strength to prevent her father from hurting his wife.

Despite her bleeding hand, she held on to Edward tightly, and hugged him. She cried, "Dad, you're going to kill her if you don't calm down. Please, let's sit down and talk this through."

But Edward was adamant. "Let me go, Chris! The only thing I want to do now is to get my hands on that woman!"

Eyes smoldering, he looked at his daughter and said, "I didn't trust you when you told me the truth about this woman. And I regret that now. If only I listened to you, I wouldn't have been cheated by this bitch! She needs to be taught a lesson, so don't try to stop me."

Rachel was not to be outdone. "What are you talking about? I have never cheated on you!" she screamed.

Fear, anxiety and nerves were getting to her, but she continued to deny his accusations.

Chris tried to reason with her father. "Dad, killing her is not worth it. At what cost, your freedom?"

She rubbed his back to pacify him. "Let's all calm down and talk. Fighting will never solve problems."

Edward gradually calmed down, as his daughter continued to hold on to him. Then he turned to Charles, "You shouldn't involve yourself in this mess. This has nothing to do with you. If you go on protecting her, I'm going to start looking at you as an enemy, just like her."

But Rachel desperately hung on to Charles, begging, "Help me, for old times' sake… please!"

But Charles knew not to interfere with problems between a married couple. He told Rachel, "You married my uncle so I will stay out of your business. You need to work out your problems yourself."

He brushed aside Rachel's hands and moved closer to Autumn. Very concerned, he asked, "Are you all right?"

Autumn nodded, grateful for her husband's concern. It was this display of tenderness that made Rachel jealous of Autumn. 'Why is Charles more worried about his wife when it's me who is in trouble?' Rachel thought.

Chris spoke again, "Sit down, Dad. And let's talk."

Edward allowed himself to be seated. "What happened?" Chris asked again, looking at her father, then Rachel.

"Why don't you ask that woman?" Edward said scornfully. "She can answer your question."

But his anger pushed him to snarl at Rachel again. "Tell me honestly… who is the father of your baby?"

"Why do you keep asking me that? I told you the baby is yours!"

Rachel was beginning to get worried that Edward seemed very certain that child could not be his. But she kept up with her deception.

"Bullshit!" the man roared, jolting everyone in the room.

Rachel's refusal to admit the truth enraged him once again, so he threatened her, "I guess I just have to beat the truth out of you, won't I?"