It was also a good chance for Rachel to spend more time with Cecil before she left for good.

Samantha looked coyly at Rachel, her ears turning pink. “Rachel, are you deliberately staying elsewhere because you don’t want to see me?”

“Not at all! Please make yourself at home,” Rachel said generously.

The knot on William’s brows unraveled at Rachel’s words.

He reassured Samantha, “Don’t worry. Since Rachel has said so, just make yourself comfortable here. I might not be able to come home on days when I work overtime at the office, so remember to lock the door.”

Rachel couldn’t be bothered to stick around and watch the put-on act. She was racking her brain for a way to take her leave when her phone rang.

Her tense muscles relaxed. She had never wanted to receive a call as badly as she did right now.

She waved her phone at Samantha and William. “I need to take a call. Please continue eating.”

Rachel returned to her room and saw that her grandfather was calling.

She really didn’t want to speak to him, but she knew she still had to, especially since her mother’s affairs remained unresolved.

Rachel cut the call off and sent her grandfather a text: [Is there something you need?]

She tried to keep her tone respectful yet distant, a complete contrast to the closeness shared between family members.

[Come home at once.]

As usual, his tone bore no affection, only a command.

Rachel didn’t say no to him. She had to face up to it sooner or later, anyway.

She tapped on the screen: [Okay.]

Rachel put her phone aside, took a deep breath, and opened the door once more.

The living room was empty, save for the half-eaten food left on the table. William and Samantha were basking in the joy of Samantha’s pregnancy and didn’t notice her at all.

She retracted her gaze and left the house with her luggage case in tow. Outside the district, she gave Cecilia a call.

Cecilia was surprised to hear from Rachel at this hour. “Rachel, why are you calling me so late? Did something happen?”

Based on what Cecilia knew of Rachel, the latter would never call her at such a late hour unless it was something very important.

Rachel coughed; feeling slightly awkward, she asked, “Cecilia, may I stay at your house for a few days?”

“Sure, but it’s quite crowded here, especially with a kid around. If you find it troublesome, I can stay with you in a hotel.”

Cecilia didn’t probe for the reason. Rachel would tell her if she wanted to.

“It’s fine, I’ll just stay for a couple of days. But before that, I need to visit my old home.”

“Sure. Call me once you’re done. I’m still at the office, tied up with work.”

Rachel wasn’t surprised to hear that. Given the situation that Lewis Enterprise was in, working overtime was nothing out of the ordinary. They had to deal with their competitor, LS Enterprise, after all.

After hanging up, Rachel went straight to her old home.

She could hear someone crying and wailing from outside the door.

Chapter 115

“Grandpa, you have to stand up for me! No matter what, she shouldn't have done that! If she wanted it, I would have given her the chance!”

Yvette flung herself on a chair as tears fell down her cheeks, deepening her accusations against Rachel.

“But she really shouldn’t have slapped me in front of Mr. Hunt. Grandpa, look at how hard she hit me…it still hurts.”

Rachel sighed helplessly.

She knew there would be a battle waiting for her back at her old home.