Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

Rachael squealed and squeezed her eyes shut when he suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.

"Where are you trying to run away?" He pinched her cheeks.

Slapping his chest, she frowned, "Let me go." She tried to wiggle out of his embrace.

Andrew smiled and tightened his grip around her. "No, I am not letting you go."

"Weren't you giving me a cold shoulder?" She glared at him. "You should continue doing it."

"How can I possibly give you a cold shoulder after finding out you are madly in love with me?" He lightly bumped his forehead against hers. "I wanna hear it again."

When she did not say anything, he gently pinched her waist. "You have all the right to get mad, it was my fault. I shouldn't have behaved so inappropriately but what was I supposed to do Rach? I thought I was going to lose you."

"I was so scared," he sighed. "And the fact that nothing was in my control made me freak out even more."

Though he wanted her to stay by his side forever, if she decided to leave him and walk out, there was nothing he could do. Of course he would try to stop her but he couldn't force her.

"What made you think I would leave you or break our marriage and get back with Oliver?" Rachael inquired.

"I don't know." Keeping quiet for a while, he said, "That day when you called me, I went to the cafe. I saw you go inside and I waited there for you to come out. When you finally did, I saw you cry and that broke my heart. I wanted to come to you but the fact you were crying for that man made me feel very sour."

"I thought you were crying because you missed him but you couldn't get back to him because of me," he added. "I thought you regretted getting married to me."

"Andrew—" Rachael frowned and pursed her lips. She wanted to scold him for letting such useless thoughts crowd his head but couldn't.

Without saying anything, she flipped over to the empty side and got inside the cover. She tightly wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly.

Both of them did not say anything. They just laid down, hugging each other's insecurities away.

"I promise I will never act this way." He pressed his lips on her forehead. "Forgive me this time."

"You have to understand one thing—" She cupped his cheeks. "This marriage is very precious and important to me but more than that, you are very important to me and I would never even think about leaving you."

"I need you just like you need me," she pressed her lips on his forehead. "And I will do anything to always keep you by my side."

Pulling her closer, he buried his face on her neck. He breathed a sigh of relief as his heart drowned with love. Only he knew how long he had waited to hear this from her. After learning that he was the only man in her life, all the insecurities he had were shoved away.

Running her fingers through his hair, she remarked, "When I asked you to marry me, I told you this marriage wasn't a rebound. In fact, I wouldn't have even considered getting married if I wasn't completely over my past relationship."

"You always have to remember one thing Andrew, Oliver will always be a part of my past and there is nothing I can do to change it but he doesn't have any place in my present or future," Rachael stated. "Since the day we got married, only you have the right to occupy that special place in my heart and life, no one else.

"Did you understand?" When he nodded, she smiled and snuggled closer. Being in his embrace after their short yet stressful fight, calmed her heart. Though it had just been a few days, she missed him alot. She missed his touch, his scent, his warmth.

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[Outside the Mansion]

Tina was talking over the phone with her father when a car pulled over right in front of her. When she saw Ben step out of the car, she looked away and resumed talking over the phone.

After a few minutes, when she involuntarily turned towards the direction he was previously standing, she raised her brows when saw Ben rooted in the same spot. He was holding a big bag and a few files in his hand.

"Dad, I'll talk to you later," Tina quickly ended the phone call before approaching him.

"Hey—" She stood right in front of him. "Are you here to drop Andrew's things?"

"Yes," he nodded.

"Why aren't you going inside then?" Tina curiously inquired. What was the point of holding everything in his hand and standing near the entrance?

Since the day she first met Ben at the marriage registration office, she felt he was a little weird. Though his face and aura was attractive, she found his aloof personality very weird. But when he started crying like a baby after Rachael and Andrew signed their marriage certificates, she found him a little adorable.

"Can you call madam or boss out for me?"

"Since you are already here, why don't you come inside?" Without waiting for his reply, she took the files from hand. "Let's go, I'll guide you."

"I think I should just wait for boss outside," Ben turned her down.

"Why?" Tina looked at him and raised her brows. "Are you afraid of meeting strangers? Will you start crying again?"

Ben: " "

"Don't worry, I'll offer you water and handkerchief again if you feel like crying." She patted his shoulder. "I have got you back young boy, don't worry. You can always count on me."

He frowned when she called him a 'Young Boy'. Not only was he thirty years old, he was also older than her. He wasn't a boy, he was a fully grown man.

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