Novel1Chapter 381: Brian's expression finally softened a bit.
Yet, the sight of the extravagant meal before them reignited his irritation.
Rachel had only recently left the hospital and should be on a light diet.
She shouldn't eat any seafood.
Clearly, the meal was intended as a special indulgence for Andres. Was such an extravagant meal really necessary for Andres? They might as well have thrown a grand banquet.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeeing Andres seated to Rachel's left, partaking in the meal, made Brian feel even more constrained.
"Quite the timing-I'm quite hungry myself. Mr. Garrett, would you mind if I joined you for dinner?" Andres responded with a welcoming smile, "Of course not. However, this is Rachel's place. It's best to ask her." "That's unnecessary. Rachel and I are practically family already." "You must be joking. Haven't you and Rachel already...?" Andres paused, catching Rachel's stern look.
It appeared that Jeffrey was still unaware that Rachel and Brian had recently ended their relationship. If that weren't the case, he wouldn't continually refer to him as "Rachel's boyfriend." "Already what?" Brian pressed, confident Andres wouldn't spell it out, prompting him to probe further.
"Like family already." Rachel exhaled in relief and shared a thankful glance with Andres.
The truth was bound to surface eventually.
Yet, she understood Jeffrey all too well. He firmly believed that she would end up marrying Brian, viewing Brian as his future brother-in-law.
Jeffrey's loyalty ran deep, just like hers.
More importantly, Rachel was aware that Doris's previous comments had deeply affected Jeffrey.
New chapters now on Discovering her split with Brian would likely lead Jeffrey to irrationally blhimself, believing his own troubles had strained their relationship to the breaking point.
The thought of Jeffrey consumed by such guilt was unbearable for her. Recalling the distressing memory of Jeffrey's past breakdown, where he had dangerously scaled a bridge, Rachel shuddered. That image was a nightmare she couldn't shake.
Thus, even the slightest risk to Jeffrey's well-being was unacceptable to her.
At this point, she was clinging to very little.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLosing anything more was a risk she couldn't bear.
Shortly after, Jeffrey approached with an additional chair. The content is on novelenglish.net!
There was a spare set of dinnerware at the table, initially set for vonhe.
Since she was con set gone, Brian claimed it.
Still, Brian was displeased with his seating arrangement.
He looked over at Jeffrey and suggested, "Let's swap seats, Jeffrey." His reasoning was om O straightforward: Andres occupied the seat to Rachel's left, and Jeffrey was on her right.
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