The quarrel between the women escalated as Wilhemina and several others grabbed a fistful of each others' hair while still yelling at the other.
At that sight, Ziggy’s eyes revealed a faint hint of loathing before he sauntered out of the office.
In the meantime, Rachel and Anne opened the door to the President's Office and walked in.
The atmosphere in the room was tense. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bennet had been asking Nathan to let them see Rachel, but Nathan kept his silence and allowed them to make a fuss without acknowledging them.
The situation teetered on a weird equilibrium until Rachel walked in.
Mr. Bennet glanced behind him at Rachel with a furious expression.
He then stepped forward and raised his hand, intending to slap Rachel across her face.
However, Rachel grabbed Mr. Bennet's wrist in time to stop him. Her eyes were cold. "Are you telling me you've been here making a scene the whole time just to slap me?"
Mr. Bennet was filled with wrath. "You unfilial daughter, how dare you resist me like that? If I want to hit you, you can only take it without any questions, do you understand?!"
Rachel pushed Mr. Bennet's arm away and dusted off her hands, annoyed that she had to touch him at all.
"Why should I take it without question? You seem to have forgotten that since you chased me out, I am no longer your daughter. We have no relationship at this point!"
Mrs. Bennet supported Mr. Bennet, not hiding her disappointment. "Rachel, you disappoint me by opposing your father!"
Rachel made a nonchalant sound and crossed her arms in front of her chest. She said to Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, "I should be saying that to you. You disappoint me."
Mr. Bennet had always been a temperamental person, so seeing Rachel's transformation from what she had been in the past, he almost exploded.
He picked up the ashtray on the table and flung it against Rachel.
Before that could happen, Nathan pulled Rachel into his arms and let the ashtray hit him on his head.
Thud crash— The ashtray struck Nathan on the forehead and fell onto the ground, shattering into pieces across Nathan's office floor.
Anne asked worriedly, "President Chapman, are you okay?"
Nathan shook his head at Anne and looked at Rachel. "Rachel, are you hurt?"
Rachel shook her head. Aside from shock, her face was overflowing with gratitude. "I'm alright. President Chapman, why would you do that?"
Both the Bennets, husband and wife, were rooted to the spot in shock. They had not intended for the ashtray to hit Nathan, but more importantly, they had not expected Nathan to protect Rachel either!
If the world's number one most powerful individual was Edward Bluemel, then Nathan Chapman would be a close second.
How did they not realize before that Rachel was such an exploitable commodity?
However, it was too late for them. Rachel's attitude toward them was clear as day.
"Hmph! Mr. Chapman, it wasn't our intention to hurt you. You jumped into it yourself!"
Mr. Bennet responded stubbornly.
Mrs. Bennet tugged at Mr. Bennet's arm with a scared look upon her face. "Darling, what are you talking about!"
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