A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 977 Drinking Wine

By the time Rae reached the hospital, Mrs Baxter just woke up. She showed Rae a kind smile when she saw Rae. Rae’s eyes turned red when she mentioned Mrs Baxter smiling at her. The first thing that she did in the room was to look at Leonard. He was looking at Rae too with tears in his eyes and even his lips were shivering, “Rae, your mother had woken up!”

Rae quickly went there. She put her bag on the table and rushed to the hospital bed. She was stunned for a moment and she almost could not believe it. Mrs Baxter’s eyes also turned red when she mentioned Rae’s ecstatic expression and it seemed that she still couldn’t believe it. After a while, she blinked her eyes and said a word softly, “Rae…”

“Mum!” Rae was touched and rushed to her instinctively. She grabbed her mother’s hand and buried her face in her mother’s hands. Her tears were spurting out in happiness and surprise.

The warm touch also made Mrs Baxter’s tears gush out at that moment.

How many years had it been? Finally, her long-awaited sweetheart was back!

After seven years, their little sweetheart was back!

Mrs Baxter’s tears were blessed and in happiness.

She and her husband, Leonard were looking at each other and then both of them smiled happily.

Rae wiped off her tears and raised her head. After that, she cried in joy and that was her first time to shout emotionally in front of her parents, “Mum, you really woke up! I thought, I thought that…”

When Rae spoke to that part, she could not control her eyes turning red. Her bright eyes were full of guilt.

How could Mrs Baxter not know it? However, she could not say a word at that moment.

Seeing that both of them were emotional, Leonard came over and spoke to Rae, “Rae, your mum just woke up and she can’t get excited yet!”

Rae understood his words instantly, “I know, I know, I’m just too excited!”

She was speaking a bit incoherently. But soon, she adjusted her emotions and then found that both Leonard and Mrs Baxter were looking at her with kindness in their eyes. Rae was embarrassed at the moment. She smiled at her parents and bowed her head. Then, she stood up again in excitement.

Leonard and Mrs Baxter were smiling and looking at each other.

Rae rushed to the table and opened her bag. She took out a storage bag from it.

Both Leonard and Mrs Baxter were looking at her with surprise. They were a little puzzled by Rae’s action.

Rae opened the storage bag in front of them. The thing inside it was a delicate box. Then, she also opened the box and took out the pair of the Khotan jade pendants from the box. She separated them and gave the jade Goddess to Leonard, “Dad, this is for you. Although this might be the cheapest one compared to all your belongings, it was bought with my salary! This is for mum and it is made of Khotan jade. I really like it and I hope that you all will like it too. Not only that, it also meant good luck for you!”

She gave the jade Goddess to Leonard.

Leonard took it. Rae saw that his hands were slightly trembling. It seemed that he was really excited.

“Fantastic! It was wonderful!” Leonard received it and spoke several good words continuously. He was holding the jade Goddess and then he spoke in excitement and happiness to Mrs Baxter, “Dear, this is the most precious gift we have received. It was invaluable! This is the token of our daughter’s regard, her gift is priceless!”

Rae showed the jade Goddess to Mrs Baxter. She held it and placed it gently in her mother’s hands to let her feel the texture of the jade. Tears flashed in Mrs Baxter’s eyes. Then, her tears were rolling down from the corners of her eyes. However, the corners of her lips were curving upward. She was so happy.

Rae felt that her gift was really worthy!

Maybe it could really bring more strength to her parents.

Rae’s heart was overflowing with touching emotion when she looked at them weeping tears of joy. Her parents were happy and healthy. It was the thing that she could do for herself and the Rae who had passed away!

When Rae thought of that many responsibilities and obligations, she felt that the burden on her shoulder was even heavier!

Mrs Baxter’s condition was under control and they even didn’t ask Doctor Stevens’s teacher to come over to treat her. Rae really thank god from the bottom of her heart as she still had the chance to do her filial piety.

“Mum, I am placing this jade Goddess next to your pillow. I hope that it will be auspicious and let you recover soon.” After Rae finished saying that, she lowered her head emotionally and kissed Mrs Baxter’s cheek. Then, she spoke softly, “I was wrong in the past. I will be your good girl in the future. Mum, please get well soon. Mum, I love you!”

When Rae was speaking, Mrs Baxter couldn’t control her tears from rolling down.

Her lips were trembling, “Rae…”

“Mum!” Rae was also calling her back. Both of them embraced each other and cried with joy.

Leonard put the jade on his neck although he was wearing a suit on that day and looked very incongruous to have that jade jewelry on him in such attire. It was because that he went to the ward after he just came back from the company. However, he still put it on happily. “Rae, I had put it on first. Your mum will also put it on after she recovered from illness!”

“That’s great!” Rae nodded happily.

It was just 8.45 pm when Ophelia called her. Rae took a look at her watch and found that she had been in the ward with her parents for an hour and a half. Time just slipped away when they were not unmindful of it. Sure enough, it was due to the different state of mind. After knowing that they were her parents, Rae didn’t feel repulse in her heart and didn’t feel that days were like years anymore when staying with them.

For now, her heart was full of passion. She had to investigate the truth to know that what had happened in the past. The first thing she must determine was the relationship between her and the real Rae. She wanted to ensure whether they were twins or not. Moreover, she wanted to know why she had never heard Leonard and Mrs Baxter mention the matter of twins.

Leonard was a bit surprised to see Rae’s phone ringing, “It’s so late now. Are you still going out?”

“Well, I got a date with my friend at nine o’clock!” Rae didn’t lie to him.

“A man or a woman?” Leonard asked.

Rae was stunned for a while and she felt that her father had shown out a bit his feeling. In the past, maybe she treated him too coldly so father just kept his feeling. However, she was enthusiastic now. Thus, her father just showed his feeling out.

“A woman. Dad, she was my close friend!”

“Alright!” Leonard nodded, “I will not go home but stay with your mother tonight. You go back earlier, don’t hang out till too late. I’ll let the driver go with you!”

“Dad!” Rae didn’t want to let the driver follow her.

“No excuse, it’s more convenient for you to have a driver!” Leonard was very insistent.

Rae could only give up on her plan when seeing his firm attitude, “Alright, I’ll let the driver go with me!”

Leonard’s driver drove Rae to the place that was fixed by her and Ophelia. They met at DF Square. The square dancers were still there at the night. Rae got out of the car and went to the place that was fixed by them. Then, she walked over. Just as she took a few steps, she mentioned there was a woman in messy hair sitting on the lounge chair.

Rae was startled. After taking a closer look, she could see the woman’s vague appearance. To her surprise, the woman was Ophelia. She looked wretched and was cloaked by her hair. Her high heels were on the ground. She was curling herself up and squatting on the lounge chair. A dozen cans of beer were scattered on the chair. She thought that it should be beer and two cans of the beers had been opened. It seemed that there was still a cigarette in between Ophelia’s slender fingers.

Rae was taken aback. She walked over hurriedly and shouted, “Ophelia?”

Ophelia moved her head slightly and lifted it. It seemed that she was a little dizzy and her tone was a bit incoherent, “Oh, oh, Nat… No, Rae! You’re here!”

Rae found that she didn’t drink that much. Rae sat down and took away the cigarette in her hand. She said, “You can drink some wine, but you can’t smoke!”

“Don’t care about me, leave me alone, I am sad!” Ophelia’s tone was filled with impatience. “I am about to die. Rae, I really feel like dying, I think I’ll die soon. Reuben James, Reuben the bastard abuses me

to death! How would I love such a man? Oh my god! Why?”

Rae listened to her and felt sad in her heart. However, she had no idea how to comfort her. She had discovered Ophelia’s feelings towards Reuben long ago and finally, she heard Ophelia say it out. She was having deep sympathy for Ophelia in her heart.

Reuben had already loved someone else. Thus, she could imagine Ophelia’s sadness as she had fallen in love with that man.

“I was hurt by love but my heart still wants to receive love now. Rae, can you tell me why it has happened?” Ophelia spoke again with a faster tone suddenly.

Rae looked up at the sky. There were only a few stars that could be seen in the sky that night so the star that she was looking at should be the brightest one.

Rae said softly, “Ophelia, don’t be afraid of love due to one unsuccessful love! Almost everyone has met failed love. It just means that person is not your best choice. Maybe one should go for a better one. There are so many men in this world, why should we love the man alone?” Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

“There are so many men in this world, why should we love the man alone?” Ophelia listened to Rae and then she looked up abruptly and yelled, “Yes! Cheers to that!”

Rae had no choice but to take a can of beer. She opened it and clinked it with Ophelia. Then, she took a sip of it too.

Ophelia drank a lot of beer in one gulp. She was upset and bowing her head. She was at a loss and her two hands were scratching her head. She whimpered, “But, I can’t stop myself and I still love that man alone, what should I do?”

“I am just in the same situation as you.” Rae was sighing, “If I had a solution for it, I would not let my heart hurt every day! However, we can only heal our wounds by ourselves. We must have the courage to face the ups and downs in our lives! We will be more miserable if we even don’t own that courage!”

“I am not brave!” Ophelia murmured in a low voice, “I am a coward who dare not to admit it!”

“Then just go and tell him loudly!” Rae said.

“No!” Ophelia shook her head, “The one he loved was you. He will only look down on me and humiliate me if I go and tell him about this. Rae, why do you have to show up in such identity? If not, I won’t be so miserable! I could still deceive myself if you don’t appear! But now, my last cover of shame had been taken away by you!”

“I’m sorry!” Rae said.

“Don’t say that, it’s none of your business!” Ophelia drank another can of beer in one gulp again. Then, she shouted for a long while. Finally, she was drunk and whispered, “Rae, I killed someone!”

Rae was dumbfounded for a moment when hearing Ophelia say so.

Her mind went blank and she was totally stunned.

Stanley’s death related to Ophelia, could it be?

Rae dared not to think about it. Her heart was hurt unbearably when she thought about it. Ophelia was her only friend, her only close friend. She really cherished her relationship with Ophelia. Thus, she hoped that Ophelia would not be in any trouble.

However, Rae was panicked in her heart just as she listened to Ophelia’s words. After a while, she shook her head. No, Ophelia was such a smart girl. How could she make such a mistake? It was impossible.