One Night Stand With That Beggar

Rachel was not in the mood to argue with Eddison at the moment. She was concerned about Eudora, therefore she could only allow Eddison to follow her.

After being on board for more than twenty hours, the plane finally landed in Rosaville City. Rachel and Eddison hurried home.

The housekeeper was shocked by Rachel’s return. “Miss Rachel, why have you returned?”

“Where’s Mom?”

“M-Mrs. Gellert, she’s…”

Rachel didn’t want to waste her breath with her. She walked past her, went straight upstairs and opened the door to Bianca’s room.

The curtains in the room were tightly closed. The room was dark and heavy.

However, Rachel was able to spot Bianca sitting on the edge of the bed at a glance. Bianca also noticed Rachel at the same time. She quickly sniffled and stood up.

“Rachel? Why are you back?”

“Mom, what happened? The housekeeper said you were ill.”

“I’m fine!” Bianca shook her head. “I just have a cold.”

Rachel did not believe her. Since young, Bianca had taught her that as a woman, she should be virtuous and graceful. Bianca acted the same way. No matter rain or shine, she kept true to her teachings to Rachel.

She woke up at 6 o’clock every morning to take care of everything in the house. Even if there were servants at home, she made breakfast for Jarred and their children personally.

The most important time of the day was in the morning.

However, there were some things that Bianca was reluctant to say, and Rachel did not dare to ask her about them as well.

Rachel took a deep breath and changed the topic.

“Mom, it’s a nice day outside today. I’ll open the curtains for you to catch some fresh air!”

“No, don’t…”

However, before her voice had died away, the curtains had already been pulled open.

It was only then that Rachel saw Bianca’s swollen eyes. The most frightening thing was that there were many traces of bruises on her face.

“What happened? Did Dad hit you?”

Rachel was incredibly shocked.

“No, no!” Bianca shook her head and said, “Your father did not hit me.”Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

“How can you defend him at a moment like this? If he didn’t hit you, who in this family would dare to hurt you? I’m going to look for Dad right now!”

Rachel turned around and was about to leave. Initially, she was repressing her anger, but at the moment, she felt her anger instantly rise.

“It really isn’t your father who hit me. Don’t cause any trouble. Have you forgotten what I told you? Girls shouldn’t be so rude and loud.”

Rachel became even angrier.

“Mom, is this what you told me about? Is this how a married couple interact? To be virtuous to take care of your family? You’ve stuck by your principles for your whole life, and yet you ended up being beaten up by him? Do you still want me to live the same life as you?”

“No! Rachel, why don’t you believe me? It really wasn’t your father who hit me! It was that shameless woman!”

Rachel was stunned. Who was the shameless woman Bianca was referring to?

“What?”

Rachel looked at Bianca suspiciously, but Bianca became frightened again. She lowered her head and did not speak.

Rachel frowned and said, “If you don’t say anything, I will go ask Dad about it.”

“Don’t go. I’ll tell you about it,” Bianca sighed.

“I also found out a while ago. It’s your father’s new secretary…”

It turned out that Bianca, who had always taught Rachel to be a supporting housewife, suddenly found a lipstick stain on Jarred’s collar when he was being sent back by his subordinates after they had been drinking and socializing.

She hadn’t inquired about it the first time.

Although Bianca felt uncomfortable, it was inevitable for Jarred to behave that way while he was engaged in social activities.

However, the more she pretended as if nothing had happened, the more serious the situation became.

Then lipstick stains were not only found on his collar. They slowly progressed from his collar to his chest, then to his face, chin, and finally on his lips too.

Bianca finally could not stand it anymore. Relying on her intuition, she finally confirmed that the owner of the lipstick belonged to Jarred’s new secretary, Jessica.

As a result, Bianca, who had not left the house for social events for many years, took the opportunity to attend a social event with Jarred to confront Jessica at the banquet.

She found a chance to get rid of the problem with Jessica.

However, she did not expect that Jessica had come well-prepared.

Bianca, who had grown timid after her marriage, was afraid of losing Jarred. How could she defeat a scheming woman who was willing to do anything to gain power?

Before Bianca could say anything, she had already been beaten up.

Bianca had blown her top and immediately began to quarrel with Jessica.

As a result, their fight was noticed by many other rich and powerful ladies.

Jessica immediately played the victim card. As soon as she saw people surrounding them, she immediately pretended to apologize tearfully, saying that it was all her fault that she had not done well as a secretary, and that was why Bianca had misunderstood her intentions.

In the end, the situation came off as Bianca being so jealous that she could not even accept Jarred having a secretary.

Since then, Bianca, who had always been virtuous and graceful, had become a joke in the circle. At the moment, she was seen as a vulgar and jealous woman.

Therefore, Jarred also became angry. He had not returned home for several days.

After Bianca finished speaking, she could not help but shed tears again.

Rachel was angry and distressed at the same time.

“Stop crying. Is that woman still working as Dad’s secretary?”

“He believes in her. I’d better resign to my fate!”

Bianca sighed, “Rachel, you must not be like me! If I had pretended to be fine with everything, things would certainly not have turned out this way. Why didn’t Jarred consider the sacrifices I’d made for our family?”

Rachel said angrily, “What are you thinking about? Even if you turned a blind eye the entire time, do you think they will let you be? What if she marries into the family and replaces you?”

Bianca was stunned as she retorted, “Th-That can’t be! Your father would not allow that!”

“Mom, wake up! Is there anything that a man can’t do? It’s just that the temptation right now is not strong enough yet.”

If she was the past Rachel, she would not have said such a thing! Indeed, she was not as deeply poisoned by those feudal thoughts like Bianca was.

However, because she had been influenced by Bianca since she was young, she had also developed a habit of keeping quiet. However, what had staying silent brought upon her in the end?

She had been aggrieved, and at the moment, Bianca was suffering the same fate.

Why could other women live so freely? Why must they live in aggravation?

No, they too were not supposed to live in such a way!

Bianca was stunned by Rachel’s words.

“What are you talking about? Where did you hear those words from? Did something happen between you and Eddison?”

Rachel shook her head, “No.”

As Bianca could not even take care of herself, Rachel did not want her to be worried.

“If nothing happened, you wouldn’t be saying such nonsense! I can tell that Eddison is a good person and is different from your father. Among the children of the rich and powerful families, no one is as independent as him. Don’t let my relationship with your father affect you. As long as you live a good life, I will be satisfied with mine.”

“Mom…” Rachel pursed her lips. “You can’t be satisfied. Why do you have to be satisfied with what you have now? You also said that you have made a lot of sacrifices, but what about Dad? He should be the first to stand up for you in this matter. However, at a time like this, he’s leaving you alone at home. Do you still think that he is still worth it?”

Bianca tightened her fingers slightly, and after a long while, she uttered a sentence.

“What else can I do? I’ve been like this my whole life.”