Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Amy came to help Rachel, and said to Gavin," Sir, you can't blame Rachel. Shirley pushed Rachel first, and Rachel just got anxious in the midst of the situation, so she tried to grab Shirley by the arm out of instinct..." Compared to Shirley, Amy liked Rachel more as she always appeared to be kind. Rachel didn't treat Amy as her servant whatsoever. Instead, Rachel had helped her with cooking and spent a lot of time chatting with Amy. However, Shirley seemed very vain and bossy. Within the past two days, she asked Amy to support her, but she never appeared either kind or grateful towards her.

"Stop it, Amy. Dad, you can blame me for it. It's fine. I understand. Anyway, you have always been blaming me. Isn't that true?" Rachel smiled coldly.

Gavin seemed to be too angry to say a word to Rachel. The doctor came out from the operating room. Gavin turned around and asked the doctor," How is she doing? How's the baby?"

The doctor took off his mask and said with regret," Unfortunately, she miscarried. We did everything we could to save the baby, but it was too late. Now, for her recovery, she needs to be taken care of during the next few days." Gavin shook his head and let out a big sigh for all the room to hear. Then he left the room, without the intent to come back.

Joanna shook her head and followed Gavin. They left the hospital together.

"That's fine, doctor. Thank you for saving her. Now, we can just let it go, right?" said Hiram. Everything seemed ridiculous to begin with and now everything had the chance of returning back to normal.

During the past two days, everything was in a mess. Everyone was busy taking care of Shirley. Joanna, especially took good care of Shirley, as she knew how Shirley must have felt.

After Gavin and Joanna left, Hiram walked towards Rachel. He smiled and touched her hair softly. "Rachel, you did a good job today. I'll always appreciate you! You know that, right?"

Rachel took a breath, along with a big sigh of relief. She grabbed Hiram's arms and smiled. "I'm hungry. Would you take me out and share a meal with me?"

"Sure, after all, you're addicted to food. So, let's go." said Hiram. He looked at Rachel with his loving and soft eyes, held her hands and walked towards the door of the hospital.

In the ward, Shirley was staring at the ceiling, and didn't even try to move. Her eyes were dull and sore from the medication the doctor had prescribed her. Her two hands were holding the white quilt that was meant for her new baby, tightly. A few minutes later, Miranda walked into the ward. She also brought some strong tonics for Shirley.

"Shirley, how are you doing?"

When she saw Miranda, Shirley started to cry out loud. She grabbed Miranda's hands and said," Miranda! It's her! Rachel is the one who killed my child! I wouldn't have miscarried if I had cared for the baby as I planned. It's her fault! It's her! Miranda... What should I do? I mean, we can't let her get away with this. The moment I lost my child, I lose everything!

I want my baby back, I deserve to have a baby."

Taking a firm look at Shirley who was crying so hard, Miranda sighed in despair. She patted her on the shoulders and tried to comfort her," Shirley, we all know that Rachel never wanted you to give birth to Hiram's child. Even though it was her who upset you, I don't believe that she intended for you to miscarry. So what are you saying?

I mean, Rachel is Hiram's one and only wife. She's Mrs. Rong, and represents the Rong family. Your child with Mr. Rong wouldn't even count as a member of their family. I think it's a good thing that everything returns back to normal. You are who you used to be. and that's good.

Isn't that what you want?" Shirley, however, shook her head and said," No! No, I don't want to return to my old life. Back then I was a nobody. I also want to be a member of the upper social class. I want to be famous and rich. Everyone should be jealous of me. I don't want to be normal at all!" "Shirley!"

Miranda shouted at Shirley fiercely, as she seemed to have lost her mind. "What's wrong with being normal? Don't you understand why you miscarried and got into this complex situation? It's because you reached for something that was beyond your grasp. Why can't you hear yourself speak? Why do you keep pursuing the things that don't belong to you, nor bring you joy?

Did you learn that from Lydia? You were not like this when you were little. How come you changed this much? You've become quite superficial and ungrateful of what you have, chasing fame and money. I feel like it doesn't even help talking to you. I just don't understand you anymore."

said Miranda. Unlike Shirley, she dated and fell in love with her husband, a middle-class man, before they got married, which meant that she had never explored the world of men with wealth. Besides the point, she knew Shirley before she got married. At that time, Shirley was pure and innocent. She even liked her better before, but now...

"Miranda, you don't understand, do you! I believe that a man like Hiram deserves all my efforts! Even though I failed this time, I still have another chance at this. Miranda, I don't care about what you think."

Shirley seemed more passionate than ever before, as she clenched her fist.

Miranda shook her head. Shirley seemed to be completely obsessive, and perhaps even a little crazy.

"Shirley, you know what? Dad and mom have given up on coming to visit you. They feel extremely ashamed about you! How can you justify that?

Fine, I will leave you all alone here. Do whatever you want. It's none of my business anyway."

said Miranda. She stood up and walked straight out of the ward with disappointment. Shirley didn't seem like she would ever change.

Back to the Tulip Palace

Hiram grabbed his medicinal liquor. He poured out some of it, and started rubbing Rachel's knees. Hiram asked Rachel," Does it hurt when I press on it?"

Rachel looked at Hiram and smiled. "No, someone else is experiencing more pain than me."

"I wish you didn't get hurt. That's the last thing I wanted to happen. Rachel, did you push her on purpose?" said Hiram. He took a band-aid and attended to her wound.

"Yep, I did it on purpose! Now what? I wanted to help her walk up the stairs and to her room. I did it on purpose, as I knew she would definitely push me away if I did." Rachel was being more honest than she had ever been in her life. She didn't feel ashamed about it one bit. She didn't try to hide anything either. She always treated Shirley with kindness.

Hiram smiled and pinched her face. "Good, you know, I love that about you."

"Really? You don't find a scheming woman annoying?" Rachel seemed curious about Hiram's answer.

"No, you're not a scheming woman at all. You know what's really annoying though? Those who are stupid and make people feel sorry for them. Boy, oh boy, how annoying they are. I love the way you are. I love the way you play tricks and the way you talk with your sharp tongue. All of these characteristics make me love you even more than before!" Hiram kissed Rachel's cheek passionately, and continued.

Rachel felt as though she had butterflies in her stomach. She was touched by Hiram's words. Almost too much. "Oh my gosh, stop it, Hiram! I got goose bumps! The day has reached its midnight. Let's go to sleep now."

Rachel acknowledged that Shirley got what she deserved. She didn't have to feel sorry for Shirley, nor feel guilty.

Actually, Rachel wasn't even going to grasp Shirley when she fell from the stairs. If Shirley had been more generous towards Rachel, and let Rachel help her walk up the stairs, she wouldn't have wanted to grasp her.

It had been impossible for Rachel to push Shirley in front of so many people. It would have seemed as though Rachel was crazy.

If there hadn't been such opportunity to do so, there wouldn't be a possibility for Rachel to make it after falling down the stairs.

"What are you thinking about? Come here. I want to hold you while you sleep." Hiram said lovingly, as Rachel lay on the bed, with her back faced towards him.

Rachel moved back to meet him in the middle of the bed. She finally reached his arms. Hiram sighed before placing his arms around hers. He continued to say," Rachel, see? I thought you said you didn't care about her or feel guilty at all. You lied. Am I right?" Lying in bed, Rachel remained silent. She rested her head on Hiram's arms, which in that moment, seemed like the safest place in the world.

She realized that she was constantly seeking some sort of excuses. She had a very good heart that led her to feel guilty and sorry for Shirley's loss.

"That child wasn't supposed to come into this world, not even at the beginning. Even if we had done nothing about it, it would still be a mystery whether it would be born or not."

Hiram held Rachel and said softly," Alright, Rachel, don't be upset about this right now. After all, it was an accident."

Rachel didn't say a word after he said that. She closed her eyes and lay in Hiram's arms.

She finally fell asleep after tossing and turning the entire night.