Ch. 751..760

Chapter 751

The street was empty, and so was her heart.

Rachel Wood took a deep breath and tried to convince herself that this was the best ending for the two of them.

Swallowing the sad truth, she put the man out of her mind and left the house.

Her grandmother was admitted to the hospital weeks ago, so her parents stayed at the hospital to take care of her. They rarely had time to come back. There was no one home besides her. Therefore, she did not have to inform anyone about her schedule. She could just go out anytime she wanted. Rachel booked a ride using Uber and headed straight to Edgewater Grand Hotel, which Natalie Fisher had mentioned on the phone earlier.

She arrived at the entrance of the hotel at eight o'clock on the dot.

There were a group of people gathered at the parking lot in front of the hotel.

All of them could not help exclaiming at the red Ferrari.

Rachel inched closer to the crowd. She found the girl standing next to the Ferrari familiar. She was the one sitting behind her during the high school days, Wennishe Sonders. Rachel had not seen her in a while. She was much more stunning than before, and from the looks of her chiseled features, she seemed to have undergone some minor plastic surgery. Rachel could tell that she was living a pretty good life right now. Her Chanel outfit and that Dior limited edition necklace around her neck said it all.

When Rachel was in high school, Wennishe treated her the worst.

It all started with the nomination for class belle. Every year, Rachel would be selected instead of her.

Rachel took a closer look at the people around Wennishe. She recognized all of them.

They were all her classmates from high school.

Some of them had changed a lot.

Some of them still looked the same.

At that moment, one of the men inadvertently saw Rachel and waved at her enthusiastically. "Rachel! Come here!"

Rachel smiled and walked up to them.

As soon as Wennishe noticed Rachel's arrival, she scanned Rachel up and down before shifting her gaze to the Uber behind her.

Very soon, contempt flashed across her beautiful face. She curled her lips. "Rachel, did you take an Uber here?"

Rachel nodded. "Yeah..."

"You don't have a car? Hey, you should've told me earlier! I could've picked you up in my car if you had told me in advance." As Wennishe spoke, she tapped the red Ferrari beside her a couple of times. So, this was her car.

Rachel was not surprised at all. After all, she was the best dressed among them. She looked the richest too.

Though the note of sarcasm in her voice was incredibly irritating, Rachel managed a polite smile as she replied, "Uber is fine."

"Rachel, Wennishe is making a pile on Periscope now. She's the most famous anchorwoman on that app!" exclaimed a chubby girl. She was gazing at Wennishe with total admiration.

Rachel recognized her. She was Mia Irvine, the girl who sat in front of her in her ninth grade.

"Is that so? Congratulations, Wennishe," Rachel calmly responded.

Wennishe grinned, but it was an unfriendly one. "Thanks. What about you, Rachel? I heard that you don't seem to be doing well recently. You've lost your job, haven't you?"

"I decided to quit the job," Rachel said.

"Aye, don't talk your way out of it... You resigned because you were having a bad time in the company, weren't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have quit the job. Am I right?" Wennishe sneered. Judging from her head-to-toe Amazon outfit, Wennishe figured out that she must have experienced a serious setback.

When they were young, Wennishe had always felt overshadowed by Rachel. For the first time in her life, she could get back on Rachel. She was not going to let this perfect chance slip by. Her insults were just like an enormous palm, whipping across Rachel's face recklessly.

They had placed her in a difficult situation too.

"Let's go... We should get going. Don't let the others wait for us." Wennishe coldly eyed Rachel before striding past her and walking straight into the hotel.

She looked very much like a golden peacock, haughty and ignorant.

Mia immediately took Rachel by her arm and comforted her, "Don't mind her, Rachel. She loves to boast around because she's rich now, you know. That's how she is." Rachel gave Mia a faint smile and headed to the entrance with her.

Along the way, Mia could not stop bad-mouthing Winnishe, envy flowing from her mouth.

Rachel did not reciprocate. She quietly listened to her rants.

Chapter 752

Chapter 752

When the two of them entered the private room, they found that almost everyone had already arrived.

The two large tables in the room were both filled.

As soon as Natalie Fisher caught sight of Rachel Wood, she rose to her feet and waved at her hysterically. "Rachel! Come over here!"

Rachel returned a warm smile to Natalie before sitting down next to her.

On the other hand, Mia Irvine took a seat beside Wennishe Sonders.

The four of them shared the same table.

Since Rachel joined the table, Natalie was the only one who kept holding her hand and chatting with her.

The other old classmates would either give her a nod or briefly greet her, after which they placed all their attention on buttering up Wennishe.

A few of them were already working, and most of them were still in university.

However, none of them was doing as well as Wennishe.

In comparison with them, Wennishe was like the most successful and powerful girl ever.

Natalie leaned closer to Rachel and whispered in her ear, "Ugh, look at the way Wennishe brags about herself as if she owns the place. Who does she think she is?" "Rachel, what are you going to do next?" Wennishe squinted at Rachel while flicking the red almond nails she had just done.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'd like to take a short break first," answered Rachel.

"Right, it's not easy to find a new job nowadays. Rachel, do you have a boyfriend?" Wennishe asked again.

"No."

"Ah... I have a boyfriend." Wennishe snorted.

"Wennishe, you're in a relationship? Who's that guy? He must be really handsome and rich, right?"

"Of course, duh. Who is Wennishe? Her boyfriend must be good enough to match her standard."

"So he's a rich man, eh?"

Everyone at their table looked at Wennishe with great interest, chattering on like monkeys on a tree. They were so annoying that Rachel nearly had a headache. "Well, he's the CEO of Periscope. His father runs a graphic design company, and his mother is a doctor." As Wennishe spoke, she deliberately glanced at Rachel.

"Wow... That's really impressive. Your boyfriend is born with a silver spoon."

"Rachel, push yourself harder. Find someone from a wealthy family too."

"Two gorgeous girls but two different fates. That's strange, huh?"

Another wave of discussion began among their classmates.

Their unintentional yet ruthless comments pierced through Rachel's ear, attacking the deepest part of her heart.

If she had known that the class reunion would end up this way, she would not have come.

As Wennishe listened to their chatter, the smile on her face gradually broadened.

"What's wrong with you guys? Is it fun to say such things in front of Rachel?" Natalie could no longer stand their ignorance. She rose to her feet and glowered at her babbling classmates. The few who had joined the conversation immediately shut their mouths.

"Let's go karaoke after dinner. It's on my treat! We'll go to the best karaoke bar in the town!" Wennishe turned to everyone and raised her voice, completely ignoring Natalie.

At the mention of karaoke, everyone started to cheer again.

"Rachel, let's go together later..." Wennishe fixed her eyes upon Rachel once more.

"No," Rachel said indifferently.

"Hey Wennishe, where's your boyfriend? Why didn't he come with you?" A classmate looked at Wennishe and asked.

Wennishe gently stroked her long black hair. "Well, he's here. He's somewhere in this hotel, but I'm afraid that he can't join us. He's now talking business with a very important person."

"A very important person? Who is it?" Another girl asked curiously.

"A big shot," Wennishe bluntly answered, trying to show off his boyfriend's capability.

"Wow... Your boyfriend is a splendid fellow indeed..."

"Ya, man..."

Chapter 753

Chapter 753

"Woah... Wennishe, you're way too lucky."

Wennishe Sonders crossed her arms before her chest and smiled as she looked at everyone. She was enjoying their looks of admiration.

Right then, she felt as if she was the beautiful swan while Rachel Wood was the ugly duckling in a children's book.

After eating, Wennishe invited everyone to karaoke.

Since Rachel and Natalie Fisher didn't want to go, they turned her down.

The rest of the group began walking out of the hotel after Wennishe...

Everyone stopped at the main entrance of the hotel.

Wennishe turned to look at Rachel once again before walking up to her. "Rachel, are you really not coming?"

"No. You guys have fun..." Rachel said.

She actually didn't even want to stay for dinner, but she thought she might appear impolite to leave just like that. Hence, she forced herself to suffer through the meal.

Now, Rachel felt certain that she wouldn't go with Wennishe to the karaoke bar.

She wouldn't give Wennishe the opportunity to derive pleasure from looking down at her.

"Mr. Brenand... Where... Where do you stay? I'll send you home, perhaps?" A young man said while walking out of the hotel with Sebastian Brenand.

"It's okay..." Sebastian replied.

Sebastian was walking ahead. He had a cigar in his mouth, and his footsteps were slow and steady.

Wearing a custom-made, black Armani suit, Sebastian seemed tall and noble.

The young man next to him kept nodding as he walked carefully behind Sebastian.

As soon as Rachel saw Sebastian, she was momentarily stunned.

She didn't expect to see Sebastian here.

When Sebastian turned his head slightly to the side, he noticed Rachel and immediately stopped walking. He fixed his eyes upon her.

Meanwhile, Wennishe immediately walked up to the young man next to Sebastian before holding his arm affectionately. "Honey, are you done with the meeting?" she asked. The young man nodded a little.

After that, he turned to look at Sebastian. "Mr. Brenand, this is my girlfriend, Wennishe Sonders."

However, Sebastian didn't bat an eyelid at Wennishe. Instead, he kept his gaze on Rachel.

When Wennishe realized who he was looking at, she immediately felt awkward.

Why was he staring at Rachel Wood?

Was it love at first sight?

After being stunned for a few seconds, Rachel quickly recollected herself. She then lowered her head and started walking down the stairs.

Sebastian instantly ran after her and blocked stood before her and then grabbed her hand.

"Darling... How long are you going to stay mad? Come home with me, alright? Do you want me to kneel on the ground and apologize?" When Wennishe and the other people around heard this, their jaws dropped.

Nobody had thought this would happen.

Wennishe's ex-classmates, especially those who stood on her side earlier, were all stunned...

Any smart person could immediately tell that Rachel's man was much more influential than Wennishe's boyfriend.

On top of that, Wennishe also mentioned that her boyfriend was having a discussion with a very powerful person. Hence, everyone instantly felt certain that the man standing in front of Rachel now was that powerful person...

Chapter 754

Chapter 754

Rachel Wood frowned slightly as she looked at Sebastian Brenand. "Sorry, Mr. Brenand. I've already clearly explained what I needed to."

With that, she quickly walked over to the sidewalk and waved her hand for a taxi.

Just before she opened the car door, Sebastian picked her up by her waist before chucking her into his black Bentley. He then buckled her seatbelt to keep her in the seat.

After that, Sebastian got in from the other side and locked the door. He then stepped on the accelerator and drove quickly away.

Everyone standing at the hotel's main entrance was shocked by what they had just witnessed.

"It feels like this powerful man is submissive to Rachel."

"He must love her with all his heart. Was he driving a Bentley? That must cost at least ten million dollars, right?"

"Rachel's really impressive. She has actually managed to find such a powerful man, and she got him under a leash too."

"She's probably going to marry into a rich family at this rate."

Rachel's ex-classmates were all talking amongst themselves.

Those who sided with Wennishe Sonders in belittling Rachel earlier all felt remorseful now.

They knew that Rachel was the real boss here. She had managed to become a powerful man's lover.

Everything they said now made Wennishe feel deeply upset.

"Sigh... I wonder who laughed at Rachel earlier. She must be so shocked now, right? Rachel's man is much more capable..." Natalie Fisher said straightforwardly before walking away.

Just as Natalie took the first step, Wennishe's boyfriend grabbed her by the arm. "What do you mean? Did Wennishe make fun of that lady earlier?"

He could tell right away that Sebastian loved that woman much. Did his girlfriend have a death wish?

"Yeah... Your girlfriend made fun of the woman who belongs to the man you tried so hard to get connected to... I think your efforts will all go to waste," Natalie said.

She then flung the man's hand away before waving her hand to get a taxi and leaving without saying anything else.

Natalie couldn't tolerate Wennishe for bullying other people.

Instantly, Wennishe walked up to her boyfriend and held his hands carefully. "Sorry. I didn't know she... Ahh..."

Before Wennishe could even finish her sentence, the man slapped her. "You've really ruined my life. I'm breaking up with you!"

"What?" Wennishe was stunned. She started tearing up.

"Messing with that woman is like messing with Mr. Brenand himself... Do you think you can still be with me after doing that? You don't deserve me!" The man pushed Wennishe away before getting into his black Bayerische and driving away...

He used so much force that Wennishe fell right to the ground.

Being treated like this in front of all her ex-classmates made Wennishe feel thoroughly embarrassed.

Now, she wished she never attended this school reunion.

Did the boyfriend she tried so hard to get just dumped like that?

He even did it in front of all her ex-classmates.

"Wennishe... Your man is no good. He's much worse than Rachel's lover."

"Yeah. How could he push you like that? Look at Rachel's man. He's richer, but he's more submissive than your boyfriend..."

"Yeah. Rachel's man is better."

They continued to add salt to her wound.

Somebody eventually stepped forward to help Wennishe get up.

Wennishe was feeling increasingly embarrassed. The onlookers' gazes seemed to shave her pride away, layer by layer.

"Wennishe, don't be sad. You'll meet someone willing to do anything for you one day, just like Rachel."

"Yeah, Wennishe..."

Chapter 755

Chapter 755

"Sigh. I really envy Rachel Wood. The car her man drives already cost over ten million dollars. I bet he has a significant amount of fixed assets..."

"As long as Rachel gets married to him, she'd probably be able to earn a year's worth of live stream income with just some pocket money from him, right?" Wennishe Sonders felt as if their words were like stakes piercing through her chest.

However, she couldn't argue against them. Instead, she lowered her head and quickly turned around before running away.

After everyone watched her leave, they began maliciously attacking her with verbal comments.

"She deserved it for being so arrogant. The things she said during the meal were awful."

"There's a saying that no matter how good you are, there's always someone better."

"Although Rachel managed to find such a good man, she still kept a low-profile. Clearly, we can tell who's the better person between them."

***

On a busy road, a black Bentley was speeding ahead of the rest of the cars.

While driving with one hand, Sebastian Brenand held onto a cigarette with his other hand and occasionally took long puffs at it.

With the windows rolled down halfway, cool breezes blew in and removed the heat from the car.

The traffic light turned red.

Sebastian stopped the car and reached out to touch Rachel's hair.

However, she swiftly avoided his touch. She wasn't giving him a chance.

After letting his hand dangle in the air for a long time, Sebastian reluctantly pulled away.

Rachel frowned a little. "Mr. Brenand, I think we should talk."

The traffic light turned green.

Sebastian stepped on the accelerator and soon brought the car to a halt by the road.

He then looked at Rachel. "Okay... Let's talk..."

"Untie me first. I want to show you something..." Rachel looked down.

Sebastian then unbuckled her seatbelt. He made sure the car was still locked.

After making sure the car was locked, he was able to relax.

Rachel took a deep breath. Carefully, she retrieved two red marriage certificates and tossed them over to Sebastian. Confused, Sebastian picked them up. After studying them briefly, he opened one of them.

Suddenly, Sebastian felt as if his head was about to explode.

This was Rachel's marriage certificate.

There was a picture of Rachel with another man. The man had a very smart look, and he seemed like a studious man. Standing in front of a red backdrop, Rachel and the man wore white shirts with a similar design. They were both beaming.

Apart from that, their names were also on the certificate, Rachel Wood and George Orsen.

The registration date was a week ago.

At this point, Sebastian couldn't believe his eyes. He gripped the marriage certificate very tightly, and he felt as if he would soon have an emotional breakdown. "Rachel Wood... How could you marry someone else?"

"Yeah... We did. You've seen it yourself. I'm a married woman now. Mr. Brenand, do you now know why I've been ignoring you for the past two days?" Rachel asked coldly.

"It's barely been a few days since we broke up. You couldn't wait to get married to someone else, could you? Didn't you say you loved me a lot? Is this how much you love me?" Sebastian's anger was intensifying.

Sebastian counted in his heart, and he concluded that it had only been ten days since they broke up before Rachel got married.

Was this Rachel's way of telling him she loved him?

Although she loved him, she still married another man right after leaving him. Was that it?

Chapter 756

Chapter 756

"He's a doctor. I met him while I was recovering in the hospital. After leaving you, I went to another country. But when I arrived, I found everything unfamiliar and difficult to get used to. That's why I returned, and I met him after that. We got along right away... And decided to get married in a heartbeat," Rachel Wood enunciated each word slowly and carefully.

"You're a player!" Sebastian Brenand said through gritted teeth.

When Sebastian thought about how he found it difficult to fall asleep on certain nights while Rachel was having fun with some other man, he felt the urge to strangle her to death.

"Yeah... You should know that a woman like me is a player... Aren't you a little too naïve? Did you believe me when I told you I loved you? To be honest, I only said those things so that I could leave you in peace. I was afraid you wouldn't let go. That's why I said all those things," Rachel said as she tried to hold her tears back.

She was on the verge of breaking down emotionally, but she was still trying to put on a strong front so that her feelings wouldn't show.

Her words were like knives stabbing at Sebastian's chest.

Sebastian was beginning to feel doubtful. "Were you lying to me this entire time?"

"What else? Did you think I would like a womanizer like you? I can have fun with someone like you but getting married to you is impossible.

"To be honest, when we were together, I always found you disgusting and annoying...

"But you had money... For your money, I had no choice but to tolerate all of it.

"Now that I've made enough, I want out. That's why I came up with that excuse."

Rachel tried to keep calm as she continued saying these hurtful words.

As bad as he was feeling, she felt twice as bad.

Suddenly, Sebastian felt as if his heart was going to explode.

Were his feelings being played all this while?

Were the heart-warming things she said in the past all made up?

Sebastian got so angry that he raised his hand and acted as if he would slap Rachel hard across her face...

Rachel didn't try to dodge it. Instead, she smiled coldly while holding eye contact with Sebastian.

In the end, the slap never came.

He stopped his hand just half a centimeter away from her face.

Finally, he clenched his fingers into a fist before punching the window behind her...

A crack instantly appeared on the window.

Rachel's heart nearly leapt out of her chest. Her heart rate wouldn't stop increasing, and her eyes began to dart around.

Meanwhile, Sebastian's eyes had turned red. His fist didn't move away from the cracked window for a long time.

"Rachel Wood... I f*cking thought you loved me. In fact, I even re-evaluated myself and convinced myself that I loved you.

"Before coming here, I even got rid of all the other women I was seeing...

"I thought I could love you with all my heart, but you're telling me that all your feelings for me were fake. Do you f*cking think I'm disgusting? Annoying?

"You turned my world upside down, and you decided to pull away and get married to another man just like that. Rachel Wood, you really are something!" Sebastian yelled.

Although he had been with many women, this was the first time he met someone like Rachel.

Sebastian actually ended up changing himself for this woman, and he even fell in love with her.

Although Rachel treated him like an idiot, he ended up having a one-sided crush on her. He even convinced himself to feel touched by her actions, and he felt guilty for a very long time because of what he did to her. It was probably the biggest joke of the century.

More importantly, his love for her didn't decline at all, even after what he had found out. He couldn't even hurt her!

Rachel snorted coldly. Secretly, she was pinching her thigh hard. "Yeah. I'm this kind of woman. So, have I cleared things up for you, Sebastian? Shouldn't you let me go now? Go back to your fun-filled world... Since we've already broken up, let's not drag things on. Don't make me look down on you."

"Hehe..." Sebastian laughed bitterly. There was a sadness on his face that couldn't be explained. The tears in his eyes were making his vision blurry.

After taking a deep breath, Sebastian wiped his tears away with one hand. He then retrieved his hand that was still on the window before leaning back against his seat in an exhausted manner. Looking up, he tried to stop himself from crying...

"Mr. Brenand, please unlock the car... My husband is waiting for me at home," Rachel added.

Chapter 757

Chapter 757

Outside the car, a thundering sound was heard.

Heavy rain began to fall.

Suddenly, the entire city became a blurry mess, just like their emotions right then.

"Since you don't have any feelings for me, why did you cry when you saw me the other day?" Sebastian Brenand asked helplessly.

"I recalled the horrible times when I was with you. I was so disgusted that I started crying..." Rachel Wood answered.

Sebastian snorted coldly and unlocked the car without looking at her again.

Outside, the rain was still pouring.

Rachel opened the car door without hesitation and ran out to stand by the road while she waited for a taxi in the rain.

Sebastian immediately closed the car door before glaring out at Rachel. "I hope you die in the storm!" he cursed in a deep voice before turning the car engine on and driving away... Meanwhile, Rachel stood where she was in the rain and waited for a taxi to show up.

However, not a single vehicle was in sight.

The ice-cold rain pattering against her skin was making her shiver, but she didn't budge. Instead, she stood silently under the rain.

She had never felt this much pain in her heart before.

Now, she knew that whatever she had with Sebastian was really over.

They would never have anything to do with each other again.

She couldn't tell if the water streaming down her face were her tears or the rain anymore...

Meanwhile, Sebastian was still stepping hard on the gas pedal while his car sped forward. He kept recalling the pitiful sight of Rachel standing under the rain.

Finally, at the next junction, he couldn't resist making a U-turn...

Several minutes later, Sebastian's black Bentley stopped in front of Rachel once more.

By then, Rachel was already thoroughly soaked in the rain, and she was shivering.

Sebastian felt even more sorry for her.

'D*mn it!' he thought.

Clearly, Rachel was a terrible person. Why did he still feel sorry for her?

"Sh*t!" Sebastian cursed out loud before getting out of the car and walking around to the passenger's side. He then opened the door from that side without saying anything before shoving Rachel into the car and locking it after she got in.

It all happened within seconds.

By the time Rachel came to her senses, it was already too late for her to get out.

She was stunned by what Sebastian suddenly did.

Shouldn't he hate her guts now?

Why did he still care about her?

After that, Sebastian got into the car from the other side. He turned on the car engine and drove away.

Since the car was warm on the inside, Rachel immediately felt relieved from the chills in her body.

"You don't have to care about me..." Rachel said.

Sebastian cursed under his breath, but he didn't say anything else while he continued driving...

He, too, knew that he had no reason to care about her, but he just couldn't help it.

Rachel didn't say anything further. She coldly shifted her gaze to outside the car so that she wouldn't shed another tear.

Chapter 758

Chapter 758

Rachel Wood knew Sebastian Brenand was only doing this because he was still reluctant to let her go.

Could a womanizer like Sebastian be capable of feeling deep emotions too?

Unfortunately, he felt this way a little too late...

They were destined never to be together.

Sebastian drove Rachel to her building.

Rachel tried to open the car door without saying anything, but it didn't work.

She turned around to look at Sebastian. "Mr. Brenand... The door..."

"If I'm not mistaken, this is your parents' place, isn't it? Why are you still living with your parents if you've already gotten married? Can't your husband afford to buy a house?" Sebastian was throwing shade at Rachel's husband.

"He can, but I wanted to spend a few days with my parents. Is that a problem?" Rachel said blandly.

"Hehe... Now, I finally believe the saying that b*tches have no feelings. There's no point in putting up a show anymore," Sebastian said through gritted teeth.

The word 'b*tch' was like a stake piercing through Rachel's heart.

However, she didn't have it in her to argue with Sebastian.

Indeed, she was a heartless b*tch who had no feelings...

It just hurt more when he was the one who said those things.

"You don't have to speak to me rudely like that. We've already split up. I'm also married now. Please be more respectful..." Rachel said.

"Rachel Wood, I'm giving you one last chance. If you get a divorce from him, we can still be together. I'll pretend nothing happened," Sebastian said.

Sebastian knew how ridiculous he sounded. Even he looked down on himself, but he just had to say it...

Even if he was angry, he couldn't choose not to love her...

Sebastian knew this was the case when he saw her standing in the rain earlier.

Rachel didn't expect this to come from Sebastian at all.

She was so touched that she nearly considered caving in and nodding in agreement.

However, she stopped herself in the end and shook her head. "Mr. Brenand, I love my husband."

Sebastian's hopes were utterly crushed when he heard this.

He smiled bitterly. "Okay. From now on, don't come looking for me even if you are going to die somewhere out there. Rachel, this is the only time I'm giving you this opportunity. You chose not to take it." "Okay..." Rachel nodded.

Sebastian clenched his fists tightly before knocking it against the window next to him.

After that, he silently unlocked the car door.

He then retrieved an umbrella from the glove compartment before tossing it over to Rachel. "Get lost."

Rachel grabbed the umbrella and looked meaningfully at Sebastian before getting out of the car.

She opened the umbrella and started running into the building.

After closing the door behind her, she collapsed to the ground.

The umbrella fell from her hands.

Like a broken puppet, she sat on the ground and leaned against the ice-cold door.

Right now, she felt even more hurt than she did half a month ago.

She really couldn't understand why god would do this to her.

Why did she have lymphoma?

If it weren't because of cancer, she would have returned to Sebastian...

Her misery truly was fated.

On this night, Rachel lost the person who loved her the most...

Rachel knew that she was more important to Sebastian than his own life from the moment he came crawling back to her despite being hurt by the things she said.

Outside, Sebastian thumped his fists against the car window next to him before lighting a cigarette and taking a huge puff at it.

Only after reaching the cigarette's end and being burned by the cigarette butt did he return to his senses. He then tossed what remained of the cigarette out of the window and into the pouring rain before driving away.

Chapter 759

Chapter 759

From the rearview mirror, Sebastian Brenand could see Rachel Wood's housing block disappearing into the distance, just like how she was...

Rachel taught him how to love, and she turned his world upside down. But after that, she cruelly left him.

Perhaps, Sebastian was never meant to live everyday life with his other half.

Maybe he should just be the womanizer he had always been, enjoying good food and alcohol while sleeping with beauties. There wouldn't be any mention of love.

Love was a poisonous thing that could break someone's heart. A single encounter was enough to throw one off the rails.

Upstairs, Rachel watched Sebastian drive away from the window. She suddenly felt her phone vibrating.

Dr. Orsen's name appeared on the screen.

Rachel took a deep breath and wiped her tears away so that she would feel calmer. "Dr. Orsen... What's up?"

"I just finished operating a surgery. After that, I noticed that you've already received the parcel I sent you..." Dr. Orsen said.

"Yeah... The marriage certificate you forged looked very real. I like it a lot."

"Well... Have you shown it to him?" Dr. Orsen asked.

"Yeah. He's convinced to back off now." Rachel smiled bitterly. Tears started streaming down her face again.

"Why are you making yourself suffer like this? To be honest, you should tell him," Dr. Orsen said.

"No... I'm already counting down to the last days of my life. I shouldn't mess up his life..." Rachel said.

Sebastian had no idea how he managed to get himself to the airport, and he also had no idea how he got onto the flight back to Atlantis.

In fact, he didn't even know how he ended up at home.

Everything felt like a dream.

By the time he arrived home, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

When he turned on the lights, there were traces of Rachel everywhere...

His heart began to ache greatly again.

Although he hadn't slept all night, he didn't feel tired at all.

Sebastian immediately went over to the wine rack and took two bottles of red wine off the rack. He opened one of them and started drinking out of the bottle on the couch. After a while, he felt his head getting heavy and finally fell asleep.

However, even in his dreams, he could still see Rachel.

Sebastian felt disgusted with himself.

***

At noon, Xyla Quest returned to the Quest family's home as promised.

As soon as she walked in, she could hear a lot of chatter. May Conner wouldn't stop laughing...

She also heard other people's voices that included both men and women.

Xyla changed into slippers before walking into the living room.

Inside, there were three other middle-aged folks apart from May, Emily Quest, and Jeremy Quest.

Two of them were males, and one of them was female.

Xyla recognized all three of them. They were all accomplished architects in Atlantis, and they often appeared on architectural magazine covers.

In fact, they had all won countless prizes collectively.

Many well-known buildings in Atlantis were designed by the three of them.

When Jeremy saw Xyla entering, he immediately waved at her.

"Xyla, come here..." He said.

Xyla instantly walked up to Jeremy. She stood by the coffee table and respectfully nodded at the three guests before sitting next to Emily.

When she sat down, she noticed three architectural designs. There was one for an apartment building, one for a mall, and one for a theme park.

These three drawings were all lined up next to each other. Xyla could see the content of each drawing clearly, and they all seemed familiar to her. In fact, none of these designs looked too different from the ones she drew before. There were only slight changes made to her earlier designs.

Back then, Xyla wasn't pleased with the three designs she made. Hence, she tossed them away along with some other designs she found subpar into a trash can.

"Dad, this..." Xyla began to ask.

"Let's not talk about this first. Allow me to introduce you to these three gurus. They're all very famous architects in Atlantis... This is Tim Gold, this is Sally Wick, and this is Matt Leopold..." Jeremy said.

Chapter 760

Chapter 760

Jeremy Quest patiently introduced each of them.

Xyla Quest stood up and shook their hands one at a time.

After that, she sat down.

Jeremy then picked up the three blueprints and looked at Xyla. "Xyla... What do you think of these three blueprints Emily has drawn?"

Did Emily Quest draw these?

Xyla couldn't help but laugh at the thought, but she didn't show it. "Did you draw these?" She turned to look at Emily.

Emily continued to act as if she was very depressed as she nodded. "Yeah, I did..."

"Your daughter's work is of very high quality. In fact, these blueprints look very similar to the works of the famously talented designer, Lily. President Quest, you're lucky to have such a good daughter..." Matt complimented.

"Xyla, what do you think?" Jeremy asked.

"Xyla... Your sister's designs were even complimented by the internationally renowned architectural designer, Lily," May Conner added.

"Lily?" Xyla seemed shocked.

"Yeah... You know Lily, don't you? She's a new superstar in the world of designing. Many of her designs have won awards.

"She complimented Emily for being talented. Xyla... Your sister studied architectural design in university. This is her field of expertise..." May said before turning to look at Jeremy.

"Didn't you say there's an ocean theme park being developed? Why don't you let Emily have a try? We can get the person Xyla hired to verify which design is the better one, and we'll use the one that person selects," May added in a gentle voice.

After that, she gripped Jeremy's arm tightly.

"That works too..." Jeremy nodded.

These days, Emily always seemed to be sad. It was probably a good thing to give her an opportunity to be happy...

"Honey, if Emily's design is good enough to be selected, will she get any rewards?" May asked.

"What would you like as a reward?" Jeremy asked.

"Aren't we lacking talents in the Design department in the company? Many of our important projects are being outsourced to other design companies. If Emily's design is selected, you can make her the manager of the Design department. What do you say?" May said.

Xyla immediately understood what was going on.

May and Emily were waiting for her here. It explained why these three architectural gurus were here as guests today.

May must have come up with the idea to influence Jeremy to invite the three of them over.

May would then find an opportunity to put designs that Emily supposedly drew in front of them so that she could create a scene like this.

Xyla could see through May's intentions completely.

May wanted to help Emily get into the Design department in the company to continue climbing up the corporate ladder...

In the end, May wanted Emily to take over Xyla's position in the company.

Apparently, they still haven't given up on wanting to fight for the position of heir to Quest Group.

However, Xyla was not as dumb as these two women thought.

Did they want to take over her position?

It might only happen in their dreams.

Despite being severely depressed, Emily still wouldn't stop trying to get on Xyla's nerves. Xyla had to respect her for that.

"Honey... Is this possible? Give our daughter a chance. If her design doesn't get the stamp of approval, you can forgo letting her into the department," May added.

Without showing any change in facial expression, Xyla silently picked up the teapot and started pouring everyone a cup of tea.

In the end, she poured herself a cup of tea before slowly sipping at it, all the while maintaining her facial expression.

"But she's severely depressed. Isn't it a bad idea for her to take on the role of a manager?" Jeremy asked hesitantly.