Have I Told You Lately

Fortunately, their houses were just within the same small district, not directly opposite. Otherwise, Rachel Lewis would really have just moved away from this place.

Rachel heard that the team of movers also belonged to the company owned by Maurice Louis. Once they cleared up the apartment, she pulled him aside and inquired, "Mr. ... Mr. Shawn had also returned to City J, wasn't the task assigned by your boss past the due period already? Today you all had helped me again. Let's have dinner together later? It's my treat." Kenneth Shawn was the type of person who could not help but feel deeply uncomfortable when he was helped by others. However, paying him back with money might not be agreeable to him.

Maurice was not smiling, he remained friendly and shook his head, "Please don't, it is just a small matter, we are leaving soon. With regards to the date of completion of my task, I have not received any news from the boss. So ... about the dinner, Ms. Lewis, it is unnecessary."

Rachel could not find the words to reply to him.

What the...?

"N... no, how is it not past the due period? My father's operation is over, the rest of the administrative work can be left to the lawyer, Mr. Edward, to settle. If any further care outside of the prison is required, just let my father return home, my mother can care for him. We don't require any further protection." Then she returned to work.

And where was he going? He could not possibly be watching guard at her door every single day.

"My apologies, Ms. Lewis, I am only carrying out orders. Do not worry, once we finish up, we promise we will not disturb you. Our boss will surely give further notice."

Maurice glanced at her apologetically, then he continued to direct his team to tidy up.

Rachel was stupefied for two seconds, then she turned to look at the crowd, she became so annoyed that she stood with her arms akimbo.

What a moron.

Forget it, she would rather just call Mr. Shawn herself.

"Captain, we are going back first."

Once the team had finished clearing up, everyone waved goodbye to Maurice.

"Yes, good job everyone."

Rachel considered in silence.

Wait, he was even the captain of the security team?

To think that he was ordered to watch guard at her place, why did it feel like a sledgehammer was being used to crack a nut?

The apartment was the normal household type, with three rooms and one lounge. The rent was not that economical, but there was not much she could do about it. An apartment smaller than this would not be sufficient.

Not only was she unable to pay up at the moment, but she was already head over heels in debt. Not forgetting there was still the two hundred thousand owed to Lillian Chou. She even had to borrow the money from someone else. She needed to pay Lilian first. Using the sticky notes function on her mobile phone, she recorded every loan she had taken. The sum at the bottom was such an astronomical number, she reminded herself to return to work earlier.

"Ms. Lewis, the security cameras at the door and the corridor are installed already.

"Would you like to connect the functions to your mobile phone?" Maurice walked in, with the work tools in his hand.

"Oh, alright." Rachel passed her mobile phone to him before proceeding outside to check on the installation.

"How much does the security system cost? Let me transfer the amount to you later."

Maurice was installing the app and setting up the functions on her mobile phone. Upon her inquiry, without lifting his head, he looked up at her with an odd expression, "All these products are made by my company. They cost the same price, the price of me standing here - nothing. If you wish to show your gratitude, then, in future, please help to promote our products."

Rachel was dumbfounded and after a long while, managed to squeeze out a dull reply, "Oh".

That was because she was at a loss for words, was their company her benefactor now, or was it, Mr. Kenneth Shawn? Moreover, her company, Vantage Inc., was doing research covering the same type of products. Promoting products from other companies would be undoubtedly very awkward.

At the hospital, Chapman Lewis had woken up after the operation. Although he still had speech difficulties, he was already much clearer in his mind, at least he could recognize Rachel and her mother now.

"Doctor, how long does it take for my father to recover back to normal?"

Rachel and Mr. Edward inquired about Chapman's condition at the doctor's office.

"Back to normal, I'm afraid, is not possible." The doctor looked serious. Shaking his head, he said, "He can get out of bed and practise walking, and it depends on your support during the recovery stage. Let him stay a few days in the hospital, then you can bring him back home to recuperate. Remember to give him deep tissue massages." After further inquiries, Rachel, looking fretted, finally brought Mr. Edward out of the doctor's office.

As if reading her mind, Mr. Edward nodded and offered, "You don't need to explain, I understand the situation on hand. Once I gather all the paperwork and information, I will submit it to the court. The main issue is that Mr. Lewis cannot possibly go back to serve his sentence if he does not recover. I will follow up on this case and keep you updated."

"Great, that's excellent... thank you so much, Mr. Edward." Rachel was already out of ideas on how to show her gratitude towards him. She had prepared by withdrawing some cash in advance. She put the cash in a paper bag and handed it to him, thanking him with a light laugh, "You have worked so hard for us lately, you deserve this."

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback, but he swiftly replied with a laugh, shaking his head, turning down the offer, "Ms. Lewis, it's a misunderstanding. Mr. Lewis has already paid for all the lawyer fees. It was just that everything happened so quickly, the verdict was already given, there was no way for me to probe further."

A quick idea seemed to have come to Rachel's mind, and she insisted on giving him the money. "What he paid is from him, this is from me, to show my gratitude. Please take it, otherwise, I will feel awful about it."

Mr. Edward heaved a sigh. He remained unrelenting, and even jested, "Even lawyers have professional ethics too. Ms. Lewis, you are too kind."

"In that case... alright, please let me invite you to dinner some time."

"Okay, okay, another day then. I'll go ahead now."

For the moment, Rachel finally felt a sense of relief regarding her father's matter.

Just let her mother take care of him while he was still at the hospital. Rachel tidied up a little and went back to work the next day.

It had been over a week since she last went to work. From the moment she stepped into the office, all the way to her department, everyone was staring at her, as if they were looking at a monster.

In the end, it was her subordinates who came running excitedly towards her. Her female subordinates from her department hugged her, "Rach, you're finally back, I've missed you like crazy."

"Rach, I've missed you so much that I lost my appetite. Now I'm starving."

"Me too, me too... haven't heard from my boss, I feel that life has become boring."

Rachel, who was squashed by the bear hugs, was annoyed and amused.

Perhaps Miles Hughes sensed that Rachel was pregnant and was worried about being squashed, he came over and separated the party. He gently smiled, "Can't you see that Rach has lost weight? You only think about yourselves, why don't you spare her a thought?" Rachel signalled to him her gratitude with a quick look. She then waved to the colleagues standing outside, before leading the party of female subordinates back to their department. Some of them were giggling and some were in tears.

"Rach, you had lost a lot of weight. Is auntie feeling better now?"

Rachel touched her face, she replied, feeling a surge of warmth in her heart, "Yes, she's better now, she's resting at home. But really, do I look thinner?"

She intentionally exaggerated by holding up a mirror and checking herself. She thought it was necessary to change the topic.

Otherwise, these people would surely become curious about her mother's illness and start asking questions. Worse yet, they might organize a group visit at her home.

"Yes, thinner, indeed, Rach is the most gorgeous!" Everyone cheered loudly.

Feeling pleased with herself, Rachel lifted her chin and pouted her lips, still looking into the mirror. "Good, have you completed your tasks?"

"Of course."

Magj Bailey laughingly agreed, "I definitely completed my mission to guarantee my year-end bonus."

Miles blinked his eyes, exuding much evil charm, "And me, Rach, you promised me higher points for my year-end appraisal."

Rachel tapped his shoulder and smiled, "I remember it very well. A talent like you being stranded outside, I am worried."