My Darling, My Dearest

A trace of hesitation surfaced on Benny's face upon hearing the question.

Kailey took advantage of the situation that he was in a light trance. She withdrew her hands and held him tightly. Snuggling down in his arms, she then said in a sweet voice, "I think we should wait and see. If Mr. Fu does something illicit without your knowledge and lets you take the blame in the end..."

She deliberately kept the remaining words hanging to give Benny some time to think by himself.

It was more frightening than feeding him with some vicious words.

In the study, Rachel sat in an armchair while the men sat on the other chairs.

Before they could even start discussing, Michael yelled deliberately, "Jack, you really value your woman more than your friends. Look at how comfortable Rachel's seat is while you just let us sit on these cold chairs."

Jack admitted, "Yes. And you are not the only person who knows that."

"You should be ashamed of yourself," Michael said jokingly.

Jack smiled. "It seems that it's more preferable for you to stand there."

Michael sat down. "Why will I stand if there's a seat for me?"

Because of Michael, the tense atmosphere around them relaxed a lot. Even Rachel was able to smile. But looking at Jack, who was leaning against his desk, she couldn't help feeling worried. After a while, Henry said in a deep voice, "Well, let's talk about it now. What's really going on?"

"In my understanding, the reason why the police went to my yacht that day was there was a report that a gang engaged in illegal transactions was there." Jack crossed his arms on his chest and told them what he had known.

He then pinched his glabella and said doubtfully, "Almost everyone in the city knows that I have a yacht. But this kind of thing has never happened.

"Yes, that's right. And if those people were doing something illegal at that time, why would they carelessly disclose the information like the time and place of their transaction?" Marcus said with a frown.

He paused for a while before he continued, "I think that the person who reported it is deliberately targeting Jack." As soon as he finished speaking, Michael snapped his fingers and said, "Yes. That's my suspicion too." He turned to Jack and added, "It seems that the person who reported this has a deep grudge against you. Imagine, the person involved you in such a big crime. If you can't find who this person is, the crime will be confirmed and your whole life will be..."

Michael paused on his words when Jack looked at him and shook his head slightly. He realized that he said something that Rachel shouldn't hear, so he quickly shut up. But it was already too late.

With creased brows, Rachel looked at Jack uneasily. He was still wearing a faint smile on his face.

He patted her head gently and comforted her in a soft voice, "Don't worry. It's okay."

However, Rachel seemed not relieved at all.

Jack stroked her hair and looked at her worried eyes. "Don't worry. This is not as difficult as you think. I promise you, it will be solved sooner or later."

"But..." Rachel's frown deepened. All of them didn't have any clue yet. They were completely in a negative situation.

She wanted to say something more, but as soon as she opened her mouth, there was a sudden loud clap. With disbelief written all over Michael's face, he stood up and pointed at her.

He clicked his tongue and approached Rachel slowly. Jack frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

With eyes widened in shock, Michael asked, "Why are you so different now, Rachel?"

Rachel was also confused by his words, so she asked, "What do you mean different?"

"You are not like this before." Michael touched his chin and added, "If this was in the past, you wouldn't look so depressed. Instead, you would only wear a cold face."

He pretended to lightly cough before he continued, "Even if you are worried to death, you won't show any facial expression in front of us."

"How about now?" Rachel's mouth twitched in embarrassment.

Michael became more exaggerated. He shook his shoulders, walked up to Jack, and held his arm. Tilting his head slightly, he acted like a woman who was about to cry. "Jack, are you okay? What do we do now?" he said, feigning a woman's voice.

Rachel's face flushed all of a sudden.

She knew very well that Michael was impersonating her. Subconsciously, she touched her face that felt really hot now. Jack pulled his hand abruptly and snapped, "Stop being so garrulous."

In the past, Rachel and Jack only knew each other, but were not close. He was just an acquaintance, so he didn't mean that much to her. That was why she could remain rational even if something had happened to him.

But this time was totally different.

After going through so many things, Jack had become the man she couldn't let go of. So every time she thought that he might be convicted of such an unwarranted crime, she got flustered. Perhaps this was what love could really do.

Henry stepped forward and patted Michael's shoulder. "You can only do that because you haven't met the right woman yet. When you find her, you will understand."

"Okay. I won't do it again." Michael raised his hands to stop Henry from continuing. He curled his lips and said, "Please don't put a curse on me. I don't wish to meet that person at all. I'm satisfied with my life now. I'm free, and I can do whatever I want to do."

Eric, who had been sitting quietly, became a little anxious when he noticed that the conversation went awry. "Aren't we supposed to talk about Jack now? Why are you suddenly talking about something else?" "Why are you so worried about Jack?" Michael and Henry questioned in unison.

Michael walked to Eric in surprise and put his hand on Eric's shoulder. He then pointed at Jack and asked, "When did you start to get along so well?"

As far as Michael could remember, Jack and Eric had a fight in the past because of Celine. Although it had been quite a while, he expected that there were still some unspoken disputes between them. Moreover, when the conflict between the Shen family and the Fu family was revealed and Rachel ran away, Eric swore to Jack that he would never contact anyone from the Fu family ever again. But why was he worrying about Jack now?

Seeing the heavy look on Eric's face, Rachel quickly brought the topic back. "Do you know that gang who did an illegal activity on your yacht?"

"I don't know yet," Jack answered with a frown. "The police won't reveal any information to us. Perhaps they are afraid that I will do something to those people."

The atmosphere around them went stern again.

No one spoke, but everyone wore a long face. They all had their silent thoughts about the matter. Needless to say, they were all thinking the same. They needed to prove that such an illegal activity had nothing to do with Jack.

While everyone was absorbed in their own thoughts, Michael suddenly screamed. They locked their gazes at him.

Henry said annoyingly, "Can you sometimes be normal?"

"I am normal," Michael replied.

"So, can you at least be serious? Stop changing the topic." Before Henry and Michael started to argue about something trivial, Eric reminded them of the real situation.

Now, everyone looked at Michael's face expectantly, waiting for him to continue.

But after a while, Michael scratched the back of his head and said, "I have forgotten what I wanted to say just now."

Jack shook his head and smiled bitterly. "You are indeed abnormal."

Michael did not refute. He stood quietly for a while as if trying to recall what he wanted to say. "I remember it now. Jack, don't you have someone taking care of your yacht? Where is he now? Have you questioned him about this?"

"I thought you have come up with a big plan," Eric snorted. He waved his hand and said, "We have already thought of that. But that man has disappeared all of a sudden, and we can't find him." Upon hearing Eric's words, all of them fell silent again.

At this time, Julie's voice was heard outside of the study. "Mr. Fu, I prepared some snacks for you all. Would you like to go downstairs and eat?"

"Sure," Jack answered. He then held Rachel's hand and helped her stand up. He looked around the study and said in a low voice, "Don't worry about it right now. Let's fill our stomachs first and talk about it later."

"Later? We don't have much time left. We should solve this matter now," Eric retorted. But when he looked at Jack, he seemed to be fine, holding Rachel's hand and walking towards the stairs. He was left staring angrily at the couple's back.

Marcus stepped forward and patted his shoulder gently. "Jack is always like that. Even if he deals with the most serious matter, he never shows any expressions on his face."

Author's note

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Translator: Scarlett5555