The more she tried to remember, the more her head ached. It was as if her head was going to explode.
She held her head painfully.
"Rachel, are you alright?"
Nathan's worried voice caught her attention.
After recovering from the pain, Rachel stopped trying to recall the deep, dark secrets of her past life.
Holding onto her shoulders, Nathan asked, "Rachel, what happened to you?"
Rachel shook her head lightly. "It's nothing. So sorry I made you worry."
Nathan sighed in relief. "As long as you're okay."
Before Rachel could respond, a middle-aged pair approached them with their glasses of red wine.
"This is Mr. Chapman, isn't it?"
The middle-aged man gestured at Nathan with his glass and smiled.
Hearing the middle-aged man's voice, Rachel froze in shock.
'Isn't that dad's voice? Then the woman beside him...'
The middle-aged woman spoke as she looked at Rachel, "This is your date for tonight, isn't it? She looks beautiful! This dress must have cost a tiny fortune on its own!"
Rachel slowly eased out of her initial stiffness. It was Mr. and Mrs. Bennet!
Nathan smiled and raised his own glass in response. "Of course, my date has to have a decent dress, shouldn’t she?"
Mrs. Bennet nodded. "That's very true. I wonder where her family is from?"
Nathan shook his head, "I don't have an answer for that."
Mr. Bennet shot Mrs. Bennet a look and smiled at Nathan, saying, "We should enjoy ourselves at Edward Bluemel's ball tonight. But my wife is a little loose on the etiquette, I hope you don't mind, Mr. Chapman."
Nathan shook his head again. "It's nothing, I don’t mind it."
Rachel's eyes widened upon hearing the conversation.
‘This is Edward Bluemel's ball?
‘Isn't Edward Bluemel the man Rue married?’
When her mom had forced her away, did she not use the reason that Rachel's reputation had dragged Rue down and made her suffer in the Bluemel family?
From what she could see, this marriage probably made Rue very happy.
'Does that mean the woman onstage was Rue?'
Mrs. Bennet squinted as she constantly stared at Rachel. "Of course I know the etiquette, I just thought Mr. Chapman's date seemed familiar."
Nathan's smile dropped, but he did not speak up.
Sensing Nathan's displeasure, Mr. Bennet tugged at Mrs. Bennet's arm, warning her.
Mrs. Bennet smiled at Nathan awkwardly. "Don't mind me, Mr. Chapman. I just thought the lady seemed a little too quiet..."
Nathan pulled Rachel behind him and stood between the Bennets and Rachel.
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