Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Rachel, meanwhile, sneezed twice violently.

The foot wash had gone cold and she had fallen asleep on the sofa.

She let out a yawn and stretched out her arms. She then dried her feet with a towel and put on slippers. Playing with her feet, she felt more comfortable and very sleepy.

Rachel returned to the bedroom and fell asleep at once.

In her dream;

She dreamed that she was back at the Tulip Palace in H City.

She was lying on the bed in their room and when she opened her eyes, she saw her husband lying beside her. She saw his handsome face and familiar facial outline. He was sleeping soundly and his mouth slightly upward. Suddenly, he was awake. He saw her and his beautiful face suddenly became cold, "Rachel, why did you leave me? Why did you leave us? Finally, you come back to me. Finally...

Did you know that everyday I was looking for you like crazy! I miss you and it's driving me insane!

Did you know that everyday, our kids asked me where you went but I couldn't tell them anything?"

Hiram choked through his sobs. "My wife, I beg you to come back. Please. This is hurting so bad. I need you, Honey. Please. We can face everything together no matter what happens. Leaving is not the best solution to any problem..." Rachel suddenly woke up. The sun had already come up, peeking through the window.

She felt the tears on her face and her pillow had gotten soaked. The dream was so real.

She could not stop the pain in her heart. She was still sobbing as she sat up. She just let it all out. She grasped her chest and sat there quietly weeping.

When she had cried enough, Rachel went to the kitchen to make a simple breakfast of noodles.

Looking at the time, it was already 10 o 'clock. She may have been crying nonstop for the last two hours.

She took two sheets of paper towel and wiped away her tears. She took a few deep breaths and calmed down. "Don't cry, don't cry, you have to be strong! Fortunately, you didn't take the kids with you when you left or they would have to suffer all of this together with you." She murmured.

She had thought of taking the twins with her.

She thought of Gavin, still lying in the hospital with a heart problem. If she took the two kids with her, Gavin wouldn't be able to bear all that misery.

So, she thought about it and decided to run away alone.

Rachel did not remain idle during the two rest days. She went to other companies to apply, looking for a more suitable job and a better place for her. She promised herself that she would never step back inside Marlon's company. She did not want to come between him and his fiancee.

To her disappointment, although two companies agreed to hire her, one of them would make her do odd jobs at a low salary, and the boss of the other one stared at her with a hungry look, as if ready to jump on her anytime. It seemed that she was going to end up at Marlon's company.

Very soon, the day to report to the Xi Group had come. Rachel got up early to fix herself and put on make up. It took too much time just to put it on.

After arriving at the company, she went straight to the human resources department.

There, she was instructed to meet Marlon.

She was to report to Marlon in his office. But after knocking on the door several times and no one answered, she slowly opened the door. She found that no one was there.

Hesitating to go and look for him, she went down the corridor.

"Rachel, you came!" Marlon had arrived and came through the office door.

"Human Resources told me to come to you. Mr. President, where is my office or work desk?" Rachel followed her and asked eagerly.

Marlon looked back at her, bursting into laughter, "It looks like your make up today is wrong. I remember the other day that your mole was on the left of you face. But today it's funny how it had moved to the right."

"What? Oh my!" Hearing that, Rachel took out her mirror in a hurry. She had been drawing it on the correct place for the last two days.

Realizing that she had been tricked, she frowned as she stuffed the mirror back into her bag.

"Mr. President, don't make fun of me, just tell me where my spot is. I'm really short of money these days and I really can't wait any longer..." Marlon sat on the desk, twirling his pen through his fingers and squeezed a smile," That is really none of my business."

Rachel fell silent and became speechless, looking at the temperamental rich young master.

"But since you work for me now, I can ask the treasurer to give you a month's salary in advance. I'll make out a note later, you can go and get it after work today." Although Marlon said it was none of his business, he was still sympathetic to her. That day when she was slapped for no reason, he made an exception of her.

"Thank you, Mr. Xi." Rachel nodded with appreciation, "But you haven't told me anything about my job, my tasks and responsibilities."

Marlon looked at her with his hands around his chest. "What's with the rush? The sales department is in need of a manager. But you are fresh and new here. Other staff will not be pleased if I recommend you for that position."

Rachel shook her head at once after hearing that, "No, I don't want to be manager. Please, I'm only interested in working as an employee!"

"How can that be? I, Marlon, recommended you to work here. If you remain here as a clerk, I would come off too cheap And I won't have a face to show within my circles. But, what a coincidence! I need an assistant in my office. Would you consider it?" Marlon crossed his legs and waited for her reaction.

Rachel frowned,"That might not be good."

Rachel just had a meal with him before, and was beaten up by his fiancee, Eve. If this time she becomes his assistant, accompanying him at every moment, Eve would be furious. She might even kill Rachel.

"Look at you. There are lot's people out there who would be happy to be in your shoes right now, but here you are, turning down this position! Are you avoiding me? Am I a serpent or a beast or an infection that should be avoided?" Marlon looked at her appearance and said in a self-deprecating voice.

"No, that's not what I meant. I was afraid that your fiancee might misunderstand me. I just want to find a stable job. I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble." Rachel explained.

All she wanted now was a job to help her get by as she lived in the small town of North Sea City.

Of course, she wouldn't be here forever, but at the very least, she needed it now.

Marlon turned the pen in his hand and snorted, "Don't mention that woman ever again. That shrew, such an insecure and jealous woman. If I did marry her, I would lose my pride and dignity..."

"Ummm," Marlon coughed "I meant, that you need not worry, Eve doesn't dare come here at my office to make trouble. Also, my assistant doesn't work in the same office with me.

Well, it is up to you. Is it all okay for you to wait until our company had a suitable position for you, or is it better to wait while working me for now?"

Marlon said, giving Rachel time to think.

After their discussion, it was true that he had not find a particularly suitable position for Rachel yet. Either he felt that the position was too low, or the position did not match Rachel's qualifications, she had to compromise. Rachel thought for a short while and made her decision. She answered," Okay."

Marlon nodded, "Good call. Okay, now go ahead and familiarize yourself with your office and I'll have someone come over and orient you with the job details."

Rachel nodded her thanks, went out of the office and closed the door.

The assistant's office was just in the front of the president's office. She walked in. Looking at the empty room with a nice table and clean chairs, it reminded her when she worked at Streams Company. Actually, she was familiar with the work of an assistant. She learned a few things after spending some time with Hiram. Moreover, Marlon was far from having a busy business.

H City, Streams Company:

"Hiram, according to a taxi driver, it seemed that some woman similar to Rachel got into his car that day. Because it was a carpool, people were from all directions, so the driver did not ask!"

For this investigation, there were no days nor nights. Carl went running to Streams Company to report to Hiram the very minute he got a lead of Rachel's whereabouts.

After reporting, he was quite breathless from all that running.

Hiram, who was signing a stack of documents stood up upon hearing the news," What did you say? Where is the destination? Where is the destination!"

Carl gasped for breath and said, "It's... it's a place called... North Sea City..."☐☐☐☐☐☐