One Night Stand With That Beggar

“Maybe it’s best for you to leave first. She’s not in a good mood right now.”

Eddison worded it nicely so when he said those words, everyone left without making further comments. As the crowd dispersed, Eddison noticed Rachel who was standing at the edge of the crowd.

“Why are you here too?”

Rachel came back to her senses as she replied, “Oh! I… everyone is here, so I…”

“You weren’t startled, right?”

Eddison suddenly spoke.

Rachel was stunned for a moment. Then, she realized that Eddison was asking her if she had been startled by Sierra’s sudden appearance that morning.

She originally held a bit of resentment, but it dissipated after hearing his words of concern.

“I’m fine! It’s not like I’m made of paper.”

“That’s good! Then… you should head back!”

Rachel had just wanted to ask if he would return home as well, but before she could say anything, Sierra started yelling again.

“Don’t hit me! Don’t hit me!”

“Sierra!” Eddison hurriedly walked over. “Sierra, are you having nightmares again?”

“Eddison, fortunately, I met you on my way! Otherwise, I really don’t know what would have happened!” Sierra cried out while hugging Eddison’s arm.

Eddison looked back at Rachel apologetically.

“I’ll ask the driver to pick you up. I’ll return home late.”

“It’s okay!” Rachel shook her head and said, “I can go back by myself!”

After that, she went out.

Eddison looked at her back, still feeling worried. He called the driver before comforting Sierra.

“Sierra, don’t worry. I’ve already sent people to look for Jairus. I’ll make sure to seek justice for you!”

“Forget it! Forget it! If he finds me, he will definitely hit me!”

“No, he won’t! This is a lawful country. He wouldn’t dare to do that!”

Sierra could not help but cry again, “Eddie, it’s a good thing that you’re with me. It’s all my fault. You told me that he was dangerous but I thought that he was really nice to me. I was so stupid!”

“Forget about the past! Sierra, just rest well!”

After Eddison finished speaking, he helped Sierra to lie down. However, Sierra immediately sat up again, “Where are you going? Don’t go! I’m afraid!”

Eddison shook his head, “I’m not leaving! I’ll be here tonight. I won’t leave until your family arrives tomorrow!”

“You’ve informed my family? Do you find me annoying?”

Eddison frowned, “No! It’s just that you’re a girl. It’s inconvenient for me to stay here for too long! Your family will take good care of you!”

Sierra’s fingers curled up slightly, “Eddison, you actually like me, don’t you?”

Eddison was stunned, “Sierra…”

“I know you like me! I can feel it in my heart. I used to think that it was better to treat you as a younger brother, but later I found out that you’re the only one who treats me sincerely! Eddison, let’s get together, okay?”

Eddison opened his mouth and suddenly thought of Rachel.

He was reminded of the day Sierra had gotten drunk. She had made him sign an agreement that he would not leave her even for a hundred years. He promised her…

“Sierra, actually, I…”

“Stop talking! I know that you dislike me now! I also dislike myself. Get out! I want to be alone for a while!”

After saying that, Sierra covered herself with the blanket and shielded herself from the world.

Eddison did not say anything in the end. He was in a tough spot. After all, Sierra had helped him a lot in the past. Pouring salt on her wound was not something he could bring himself to do.

He would wait until she got better to talk to her about it.

…

Since Eddison was not at home, Rachel had no appetite for dinner. She took a few bites of her food and went upstairs to read a book.

However, the books that she liked before failed to grab her attention at all. It was like she was casted upon a spell and could not focus anymore.

Rachel closed the book and threw herself on the bed.

Her mobile phone rang with a text message.

She glanced sideways and saw that there was a message on the screen.

“Are you asleep?”

It was from Eddison. She stood up, clicked on the message and replied, “Not yet!”This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

“Why aren’t you asleep? You have classes tomorrow!”

Was Eddison concerned about her? Rachel suddenly felt a little aggrieved. If he had ignored her while being by another woman’s side, she might not feel as aggrieved.

What was the meaning of that? Was he trying to keep both of them?

She typed in reply, “I’m going to bed now!”

She typed in a reply. After a while, Eddison replied, “Don’t drink! If you want to play hide-and-seek, wait till I come home. I’ll look for you for sure!”

Rachel was stunned all of a sudden as she remembered everything that had happened that night.

That night, she and Eddison had played hide-and-seek together. She had held onto his arm and would not let him go. He had given her a gentle promise that he would always be the first person to look for her.

It turned out that he had not said those things casually. He remembered them all!

Feeling confident, she gave a reply, sounding like a spoiled child in her reply.

“It’s already so late. When will you come back?”

Eddison could not help but chuckle when he saw her reply. He thought to himself, “Is this little bunny jealous?”

He stood up and casually patted the spot where he was. He walked along the corridor as he replied.

He walked along the corridor as he replied, “There’s no one here to take care of Sierra tonight, but I’ve contacted her family. When her family comes tomorrow, I will go home. Be sure to prepare something delicious for me!”

Rachel laughed and said, “Alright, I’ll prepare a washboard for you!”

“Are you trying to murder your husband? Are you willing to do that?”

“Why not? We don’t even have a marriage certificate! If you are no longer here, I’ll find a young, handsome and loyal man for myself! It wouldn’t even count as a second marriage!”

There was silence from the other end.

After a while, she received a photo from Eddison.

It was a photo of Eddison’s pitiful face. In his message, he wrote, “Are you sure you’re willing to kill your handsome, one of a kind husband?”

“Well, since you’re handsome, I’ll give you a chance.”

“Thank you, Queen Rachel! How may I serve you?”

He had called her a queen!

If she was the old Rachel, she would never have said such words. She had almost lost all her true self due to Bianca’s teachings.

However, at that moment, she felt that it was the most natural thing to be flirting with Eddison. Both of them did not feel that there was any problem with their actions.

It was a good feeling as they did not need to think about whether their words would affect their image or not!

Rachel took a deep breath.

Then, she replied, “Let’s see your performance tomorrow!”

“Okay! I’ll tell you a little story before you go to bed.” Then, he dialed Rachel’s number. His low and magnetic voice sounded through the other side of the line.

“In the past, there was a little rabbit…”

Rachel put the phone beside her ear. Listening to his gentle voice, she gradually fell asleep.

Eddison waited until there was no reply from the other end of the line. Then, he bid Rachel goodnight and hung up on the call. He sunk himself into the hard bench in the corridor.

Eddison did not notice that the door to Sierra’s ward was left slightly ajar. Sierra was a little surprised, and she looked at him with dissatisfaction.

“Who was Eddison talking to? Does he like someone else? Wasn’t he interested in me?” Sierra thought to herself.

After peeking through the door, she turned around and closed the door quietly.