Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Chapter 150 Lydia Came Back

"Luke, give her the cue stick. If Rachel messes it up, it's on me, " said Hiram. His eyes hovered on

Rachel right from the beginning. From the way she was holding the cue, he could see she had played

billiards before.

Before she took a shot, Rachel walked around the table twice. Fixing her eyes on her target, she bent

over and aimed her cue at it.

She pushed the cue briskly and the yellow ball rolled directly into the pocket.

"Good job! I can't believe my eyes. Come on. Let's teach Hiram a lesson, " Luke said cheerfully. Since

Rachel had made this shot, it looked three of the balls were waiting in line.

As everybody expected, Rachel shot another two balls into the pocket, but the third one was a little bit

off its way and didn't make it.

Some of the male colleagues at her former company had been fond of playing billiards, so Rachel had

picked up the game when hanging out with them. But it had been a long time since then, and she

hadn't touched a cue after leaving that job, till now.

Hiram didn't continue his game with Luke. Instead, he threw his cue to Luke and said, "You can play for

me."

After that, he held Rachel in his arms and together they walked outside to the corridor.

"What's on your mind?" asked Rachel as they walked towards the window at the end of the corridor.

Leaning against him, she could almost hear his heartbeat.

"Nothing, just came out for some fresh air. Are you tired?" said Hiram tenderly. But he stopped walking

the next moment.

Rachel was about to say something when she saw Hiram hush her silently and point to the staircase

shrouded in darkness near them.

Rachel stopped walking and held her breath curiously. Just then, she heard a woman's moaning and a

man's heavy breaths coming from the dark.

Apparently, there were people making love in the dark staircase. But weren't they afraid that they would

be seen by people? Why didn't they wait and go to a hotel? They were being so rash!

Hearing the noises, Rachel felt embarrassed and turned to look at Hiram.

Hiram stared back at her with his dark eyes. They turned around quietly and walked back. Hiram

lowered his voice and said, "If I'm not wrong, that was Daniel. Let's leave this place. We don't want to

interrupt his moment."

"Answer my question, Hiram. Do you guys always cover up for each other when it comes to things like

this? I mean, even if Daniel gets married someday, you'll hide it from his wife for him, right?"

Rachel asked in a low voice.

Hiram chuckled and pulled her close to make her feel more at ease. "What answer are you expecting

from me? If I say no, I'm lying to you. If I say yes, then you'll ask another question. Will I do the same

thing that Daniel does?"

Rachel kept silent.

"You know why I take you almost everywhere I go? It's because when you're with me, you can see

what I'm up to. Then you won't wonder what I do when you're not around, right?" Hiram explained to

her.

Rachel pouted her lips but said nothing. She leaned her head lightly on his shoulder and walked with

him.

Finally Rachel and Hiram returned to Tulip Palace.

It was late at night.

Of course, Hiram didn't let Rachel go to sleep right away, but he also didn't keep her up for long. They

fell asleep after enjoying themselves for a while.

In the following days, Rachel was busy working in the planning department.

After Daniel helped Rachel out that day, Jessie didn't bother Rachel anymore, even though she didn't

like Rachel at all and avoided talking to her.

It seemed Daniel had really deleted Jessie from his WeChat, because she didn't smile at all the next

few days.

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Monday came soon.

People who passed the previous interview all came to the office and waited for the final interview. If

they were lucky and passed the interview, they could work there formally.

Rachel returned to the office too, but not to be interviewed. She followed Daniel to see how he

interviewed people and decided who would stay.

On the same day, someone arrived at the airport.

Lydia was finally back to H City.

"Lydia, here!" Shirley shouted and waved her hands excitedly when she saw Lydia walking out.

"Oh, Shirley, it's been a long time. You look taller, and much prettier than the last time I saw you!" Lydia

hurried to Shirley with her luggage and gave her a big hug.

Shirley was overjoyed at Lydia's words and held her arm with her hands. "What are you talking about!

I'm nothing when I stand next to you, my dear cousin! Tomorrow night is your big night, right? I can't

wait to see you on stage!"

"Really? You flatter me too much! You must come to see my show tomorrow night. Don't forget to bring

Miranda with you! And how about Susan, can she make it?" Lydia chatted with Shirley proudly as they

walked out of the airport. She passed her luggage to the driver who had been waiting outside for them.

Lydia and Shirley didn't go home, but instead told the driver to take them to the café they used to hang

out at.

After they sat in a quiet corner and the waiter brought them their coffees, Shirley held her mug in her

hands, looking lost in thought. Then, she looked at Lydia regretfully and said, "I'm sorry, Lydia, that our

plan didn't work last time. I never knew things would turn out like that, and I...

I thought Rachel would be kicked out by the Rong family once the divorce agreement was delivered to

the court and everyone learned the news. But nothing happened to her, and Hiram stood by her without

any hesitation."

Hearing Shirley's words, Lydia almost lost her cool for a second, but then she regained her composure

and forced a smile at her. "It's all right, Shirley. Forget about it, okay? You must keep in mind that it was

Lynn who took the agreement to them, not you. Do you hear me?"

Shirley nodded as she sipped her coffee.

"Of course, I know you're protecting me, Lydia. Thank you for thinking about me. I think we

underestimated that bitch before. It seems she's smart, and since Hiram's with her now, we should plan

better next time."

Lydia stirred her coffee with a spoon and looked at the sky outside. "I know. We'll come up with a better

plan. The more we see her, the more we'll know about her, right?"

Shirley hesitated a second and said reluctantly, "I couldn't figure it out. Hiram's the smartest person in

our family, we all know that. But how could he fall for a nobody like Rachel? She's nothing special, but

he's good to her and brings her everywhere he goes. As far I'm concerned, no woman deserves a man

like Hiram except you, my dear Lydia."

"Hush, Shirley! Remember, never ever say anything like that in front of our family. Look, Hiram doesn't

allow me to do things at my will like before. What I'm going to do is draw my claws for now and play

nice with Rachel, understand?" Lydia asked seriously.

She had to remind Shirley to restrain herself too.

Shirley agreed with what Lydia said. "I know, I'll draw my claws too. Even if I'm up to something, I'll plan

it so perfectly that no one would suspect me."

Lydia nodded her head with satisfaction. Then she sighed and looked down at her coffee. "Shirley, in

fact, there's something other than the show that I have to do this time."

"What are you planning? Tell me. Listen, Lydia, I'll do my best to help you, no matter what it is, " said

Shirley seriously. She shared the same destiny as Lydia. As Lydia was adopted, both of them were like

outsiders in their family.

That was why Lydia treated Shirley like her real sister, and because of that, Shirley was close to Lydia

and would do everything she asked, even when they were little girls.

"I once heard Hiram and my dad talking about something that happened long ago, something about my

dead aunt." Lydia told the story as if it was flashing in her mind. Then she paused and said, "You know

what? They said that she died in XH Village.

I believe we'll find something useful. We know that there are only two big families there, the Rong

family and the Ruan family. Landy was my grandpa's only daughter, so her death must have been a

huge deal in XH Village. As long as we look into it, we'll learn more about the truth."

Shirley was puzzled by Lydia's story. "But how is Rachel involved in this? She's the one we're trying to

take down."

There were lots of people sharing the same family name as Rachel back in XH Village, so Rachel

might have nothing to do with Landy's death.

"It has been such a long time. Even if we learn the truth, it might not help us drag Rachel down, " she

added.

Lydia shook her head slightly, and smiled mysteriously at Shirley. "You're taking things too simply. Think

about it, even though it happened long ago, as long as the truth comes out, it would bring us more than

we can imagine.

Listen, I don't care whether Rachel has something to do with it or not.

It all depends on us. We can create a connection between them. Since so much time has passed by, it

would be hard for people to find any evidence, and it would be harder for them to tell the exact truth

itself. The only thing that matters is that we must cook up a story so real that even people who saw it

happen before their eyes couldn't tell the difference between the truth and the lie."

Shirley finally got Lydia's point and nodded agreeably. "Yes, yes, that's a really smart idea!

Even if we learn nothing useful about Landy's death, we could make something out of it ourselves. As

long as it is pointed to Rachel, we could bring her down, right?"

"I knew you were smart! I'm so proud of you, darling, " flattered Lydia.

She took a sip of her coffee.

Lydia had been thinking it over for a long time. Why did Rachel get along so well with the Rong family?

It was because no one objected to her and no one knew anything about her past.

If they could dig up something, who knew what would happen?

If Hiram's parents found out that Rachel's family had something to do with Landy's death, Lydia

believed that they would not want to see Rachel any more.

By that time, Lydia wouldn't be the only one objecting to Rachel's marriage with Hiram. The whole

family would stand by her. Things would be different.