Chapter 178 The Scheme Worked

Lea understood what Rachel was trying to imply. She nodded her head, bit her lower lip, and turned
around. All of a sudden, she stepped on Henry's foot angrily.

Henry's face twisted in pain, but he somehow managed to keep his countenance. He put his arm
around Lea's shoulders and turned to Rachel. "We are leaving now," he said with a smile.

When Lea saw the car parked by the roadside, she elbowed Henry's flank and said angrily, "Can't you
see that Rachel is alone? Do you want her to take a taxi home?"

Henry secretly rolled his eyes. It was Jack who had told him that Lea and Rachel were here. Jack
would send his man to pick Rachel up.

However, he couldn't tell Lea about it. Jack had sent him a message earlier, reminding him not to tell
these two women who was the person behind all this.

Fortunately, Rachel heard what Lea had said. Henry felt relieved when she refused politely, "No,
thanks. Anyway, we're heading to different directions." Then after hesitating for a while, she looked at
Henry and added, "Henry, can I talk with you alone for a minute?"

Henry looked at Lea as if asking for her permission. She pushed him and said, "Go ahead."

Lea knew what Rachel was going to say to him.

So she let go of his hand, turned around quickly, and walked towards his car.

Henry was a little unhappy because Lea let go of him without any hesitation just because of Rachel's
request.

When Lea left, Rachel remained silent for a while. She seemed to be deep in thought.



Henry stood in front of Rachel with a relaxed expression. He had already anticipated that she would
ask him about his relationship with Lea.

Women were always like this. They wanted their friends to be treated well.

"When did you start dating Lea?" Rachel asked lightly after a while.

Although Henry had already expected the question, he was still startled because of the seriousness in
her tone. He felt like an elementary school student being scolded by a teacher for doing something
wrong.

When did they start dating? He contemplated for a moment.

To be honest, Henry couldn't remember when exactly they had started dating.

Before he could answer, Rachel asked another question. "Do you often fight?" Often fight?

Funny, Henry just kept on repeating Rachel's question in his mind. This time, he answered nervously,
"No, we don't."

It was the first time that Rachel talked to him earnestly so Henry couldn't help feeling nervous.

"Okay." Rachel looked down and thought again for a while.

Henry wanted to ask Rachel what she really wanted to know, but he couldn't say it directly. He was
afraid that she might misunderstood him. If Rachel would have a bad impression on him, she would
definitely tell Lea about it.

They had been fighting a lot recently. If they continued to have more misunderstandings, they might
end up losing each other.

Eventually, Henry decided to just keep quiet



and wait for Rachel to speak again.

Perhaps she found out something about them and just wanted to confirm it with him.

He waited patiently without knowing that Rachel was already struggling secretly.

Actually, Rachel didn't want to meddle in their affairs. She knew that their relationship was a private
matter.

However, Lea was her best friend so she cared so much for her.

Rachel thought that talking with Henry would be the best way to know their real situation. After all, Lea
had been in a bad mood recently.

If they were really going to break up, she would not do anything.

But if it was only a petty quarrel and they would soon make up, she wanted to ask Henry's help in
telling Lea about her relationship with Jack.

Rachel had actually planned to confess to Lea tonight.

But seeing that Lea was in a bad mood, she suddenly lost the courage to bring up the topic to her.

And since Lea seemed to have other plans with Henry tonight, Rachel wanted to take this opportunity
to have Henry tell Lea some information.

She wanted Lea to be somehow aware about it so that she wouldn't be shocked when she told her the
whole story later.

But now that she had the chance to talk with Henry alone, she didn't know what to say.



'Never mind. They look good now and I don't want to cause trouble between them. I'll just deal with Lea
on my own,' she decided at the back of her head.

Henry looked at her in confusion.

He didn't have any idea what it was that she wanted to say.

When he was about to lose his cool, Rachel finally opened her mouth. "She is not always like this."

"What?" Henry asked, his eyebrows drawn together. He was confused all of a sudden.

"This is not what Lea usually does. She is not a bad-tempered person," Rachel explained.

Henry actually had the same impression when he first met Lea.

That was why he found it strange that she was becoming quick-tempered and a little bit sensitive
recently. Sometimes, she was also restless.

Henry didn't mind it, thinking that they probably hadn't sorted out their individual differences yet.

But when he thought of the current situation, he suddenly realized that they might just break up without
any reason.

Before that could happen, he must have a talk with Lea immediately.

Rachel noticed that Lea had been having bad tempers recently so she thought that it had something to
do with Henry. Maybe Lea was just keeping everything to herself.

After giving it a careful thought, Rachel decided not to trouble Henry and Lea with her own issues
anymore.



So to conclude their conversation, she said, "Please take good care of Lea. Let me know if anything
happens."

"Of course," Henry replied with a nod.

Just as they had finished talking, Rachel's phone rang. She looked at Henry and walked a few steps
back to answer it.

When the call connected, she heard a man's voice on the other end of the line. "Rachel."

Although the voice sounded unique, it was very familiar to her. Her ears immediately turned hot.

"Where are you?" he asked.

Rachel looked around first and then told Jack where she was.

Jack seemed a little surprise to hear her answer. "Have you finished eating dinner? I happen to be just
nearby. How about I come to you now?" he offered.

"I will text you the address. Please come and pick me up."

He was again surprised with her reply. "I thought you were not coming home tonight."

"Lea is not available tonight so I'll just go home."

While driving, the driver couldn't help glancing at the rear-view mirror. He saw a weird smile curved on
Jack's lips.

Jack's expression made him shiver so he immediately withdrew his eyes and focused back on driving.
He never dared to look at his boss again.



A few seconds later, he heard Jack said softly to the person on the phone, "Okay, wait for me. I'll be
there soon."

The driver thought that he must be talking with his wife.

Only Rachel could make him talk that way. Sure enough, she would be waiting for him.

Actually, he had just sent her there this afternoon. And now, Jack was picking her up. The driver
thought that he seemed to really care about Rachel so much.

All of a sudden, he became curious about Rachel. But he didn't have the right to ask so he just kept it
in his heart.

Not long before they arrived at the place, the driver saw his boss waving goodbye to her friends and led
her to the car.

He quickly got out of the driver's seat and opened the door for them.

Jack was used to this kind of service but Rachel wasn't.

She was not used to have a driver or a nanny.

So after the driver helped her open the door, Rachel thanked him politely. The driver looked at her in
surprise but quickly replied with a shy smile, "You're welcome."

After making sure that they had properly seated, he closed the door back and hurriedly returned to the
driver's seat. After buckling up, he asked to Jack, "Mr. Fu, where do you want to go?"

Jack thought for a moment before he answered, "My apartment."



After what Rachel did, the driver started to have a new impression on her. He couldn't believe that
Rachel expressed her gratitude to him although he only did his job.

Rachel made him feel respected. He realized, she was a very kind and genuine person.

When they arrived at the apartment, Jack and Rachel got out of the car and took the elevator upstairs.

Rachel noticed that Jack was in a good mood tonight.

"Why are you so happy?"

Jack subconsciously touched his face and asked in amazement, "Am I?"

He hadn't realized that it was so obvious.

Rachel replied smilingly, "You actually look like a sly fox."

Upon hearing her reply, Jack was stunned for a while. He didn't know how to defend himself.

When the elevator doors opened, he held Rachel's hand and they stepped out together.

He would never admit to her that he was overjoyed by such a trifle—that she came back to him tonight.

Jack was actually very pleased that Rachel was now with him. He always hated to see her in other's
company.

He controlled himself and cleared his throat before he said, "Really?"

Rachel just rolled her eyes at him.

After inputting the security code, they both entered and changed into their house slippers. The small
lampshade in the living room was on.



Rachel actually had the habit of keeping a lampshade on in the bedroom while sleeping. She seemed
to have brought that habit here in the apartment. But this time, the lampshade was not in the bedroom,
but in the living room.

The soft light in the dark living room made her feel good the moment she got in.

The apartment was still the same as usual. But Rachel's presence made it a place called "home."

Thus, everything inside this apartment that used to be almost useless had now found their meanings.
Even those kitchen utensils and appliances didn't need to stay in the dark forever anymore.

Rachel was about to say something to Jack so she turned around and looked at him. She was
surprised to see him standing, one hand pressing on his stomach.


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