Such a Rude and Noisy Woman
Chapter 238 Joanna's Birthday

Gavin was a little angry when he heard that the man was only speculating, because he'd thought that he had witnessed Landy and Fannie quarreling.

"But... Mr. Rong, it's been a long time. Please let me think about it. I'll ask around in my village to see if there's anyone who saw them that night, and I'll inform you immediately if I replace anything new," the man promised. Gavin waved him out.

Even if Fannie and Simpson hadn't pushed Landy into the river, they were still responsible for her death.

He'd never hated fate as much as he did now.

Why had God made his son marry the daughter of the man

who had caused the miserable death of his only younger sister?

Why did the Rong family have to be connected to the Ruan family?

Before replaceing out that Simpson was related to Landy's death, he had thought that although the Ruan family was poor, since they had been living in the same village as the Rong family for several generations, it wasn't a bad thing for their families to be linked with marriage.

But now...

he was filled with pure hatred for the Ruan family.

"Mr. Rong, shall we continue the promotion activity for this restaurant? We're losing money every day," the butler standing beside him reminded him carefully.

"Go on with the discount," Gavin answered, pulling himself back from his memories.

Wondering about what Fannie might have done all those years ago ruined his appetite and sleep. Even if he couldn't drive Rachel out of the Rong family soon, he would try to send Fannie back to XH Village somehow.

He didn't want to see her any more.

At Fannie's restaurant...

There were only a few guests in the restaurant today, so Rachel had been chatting with Fannie the whole day. By the time she left, it was getting dark outside. When she got into the car, Carl said, "Rachel, today is Aunt Joanna's birthday. Hiram wants you to go back home with him."

Rachel nodded and said, "Okay. Then drive me to the store ahead. I'll buy a gift."

She hadn't gone back to the Rong family's mansion for quite a few days. In fact, she hadn't been back since Shirley's accidental miscarriage.

She hadn't told Joanna that she was pregnant yet, because it had been only two months and she was planning to tell her later. But now, it seemed that she couldn't hide the news from her any longer.

There were two reasons why she hadn't told Joanna about her pregnancy yet. First, she thought she should be cautious to avoid having a miscarriage like Shirley. The less people knew about her pregnancy, the safer she would be.

Because Shirley was still in H City, Rachel was afraid that Shirley would try to take revenge.

Besides, if Joanna knew that Rachel was pregnant, she would start paying more attention to her, which meant that she'd have to stay at the Rong family's mansion. If she did, she couldn't avoid meeting Gavin. She didn't want to embarrass the both of them. After work, Hiram picked Rachel up and brought her to the Rong family's mansion.

Joanna had already celebrated her birthday with several of her close friends at noon, so she hadn't arranged anything special for tonight. She only hoped that the whole family could have dinner together after such a long time.

"Rachel, you haven't been home for a long time. I've asked the chef to prepare all your favorite dishes. You should eat more," Joanna said. She glanced at her husband, who was sitting on the sofa, and sighed, then pulled Rachel into the room. "Dad! Mom!" Hiram looked at Gavin and greeted them gently, then stepped towards the dining table.

After arranging a seat for Rachel, Joanna went to the sofa and said, "Gavin, since Rachel and Hiram seldom come home, you'd better not mention those unpleasant things while we're having dinner." Hearing this, Gavin stood up and put out his cigarette, then walked towards the table.

No one spoke after sitting down. Trying to break the silence, Joanna cleared her throat and said, "Hiram, I remember you telling me that Rachel like crabs. Why don't you help her take out the meat?" Glancing at Rachel, Hiram said, "Such food isn't suitable for her now. Let me take out some crab meat for you."

"Oh... Gavin, today is my birthday. Don't be so serious. Say something." Joanna thought that Hiram wasn't serving Rachel the crab because she wasn't feeling well and had no appetite for it. Then she turned to Gavin.

Gavin held up the wine glass and said, "Happy birthday, Joanna! Thank you for staying by my side all these years! You've contributed a lot to our family. Thank you!"

Hearing Gavin, Joanna's eyes turned red. She clinked her glass with her husband's and said, "Gavin, I'm lucky to be your wife and to have such an outstanding son. I'm so happy!"

Noticing that Joanna was so moved that she was about to cry, Rachel stood up with a glass of juice in hand and made a toast, "Mom!For your longevity and health! Dad... For your health and happiness!"

Seeing Gavin hesitate to reply, Joanna held up her glass and said, "Thank you! Rachel, you're such a filial girl!"

But Gavin didn't drink the wine. Instead, he put his glass on the table and sat down. "Hiram, the daughter of the president of Fortune Group invited you to attend her birthday party next week. I accepted it on your behalf." Rachel's heart sank.

What did he mean?

Joanna gave Gavin a push and said, "Gavin, today is my birthday. Can you stop talking about those irrelevant matters?"

Hiram, who had been silent so far, sneered and said, "Dad, she's only a rich girl, no one special. Why should I attend her birthday party?"

"She's not from a common rich family. Fortune Group is next to Streams Company. We'll benefit from getting along well with them!" Gavin explained loudly.

Hiram raised his head and stared at Gavin. He'd always had great respect for his father, and seldom did something against his will. That was why he had made the difficult decision to save Lydia instead of Rachel when they'd both been kidnapped, even though he knew that it would hurt Rachel. He'd done it because he hadn't wanted Gavin to lose his daughter and have his heart broken again.

But since he'd already done his father such a big favor, he would never compromise anything for his sake again.

"Really? I don't think it's necessary for our family to flatter an inferior company. We would only be lowering our own standards." With that, Hiram put some light food onto Rachel's plate and said,"Rachel, have something to eat."

Rachel lowered her head wordlessly and started to eat.

"Anyway, I've promised them that you would go. Can you do me this favor?" Gavin asked, glancing at Rachel.

"Okay! But I'll take Rachel with me. Never ask me to attend such parties again," Hiram said apathetically before putting more food onto Rachel's plate.

Hearing this, Gavin cleared his throat and said, "You'd better not bring Rachel there. You two haven't held a wedding ceremony yet, so in the eyes of the public, you're still not a couple. If you want to bring a female companion to the party, I'll introduce a girl to you." Turning a deaf ear to what Gavin said, Hiram slammed his chopsticks on the plate and said, "Rachel, since the year is about to end and the weather is agreeable in this season, I want to advance our wedding ceremony. What do you think?" Rachel hesitated for a while and then nodded. "Okay!"

She thought it was good for them to hold the wedding ceremony as soon as possible. A few weeks later, her belly would start protruding, especially with twins inside.

Hearing Hiram's words, Gavin banged the table.

"Hiram! You've been together with Rachel for more than half a year, but she still hasn't conceived yet. How can you hold a wedding ceremony?"☐☐☐☐☐