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Rosie had been with Old Mrs. Jones for a long time, and she had seen all kinds of people. All she needed was to take one look, and she could tell if someone had ulterior motives.
But Rachel was clearly different from the other women who had tried their best to marry into the Jones family.
Rachel was not scheming like other women.
She had a quality of innocence that had become almost impossible to find in most people.
When Rosie saw that the mess was almost cleared, she took the broken pieces from Rachel’s hands and asked politely, “Miss Grey, do you have any food preferences?”
“I’m good with anything,” Rachel replied sweetly.
A gentle smile appeared on Rosie’s face. “Miss Grey, please make yourself at home. Don’t be too polite, or the old lady of the house might think that we didn’t do a good job at making you feel comfortable.”
At that moment, they heard people exclaim from outside, “Hey, the weather changed so suddenly!”
“Oh, no!” Rosie’s face changed drastically, and she rushed outside quickly. “The old lady’s favorite orchid is still outside. Don’t let it get wet!”
Old Mrs. Jones had green fingers and enjoyed taking care of plants to pass her time. These plants were her favorites.
When Rachel saw Rosie leaving in such a hurry, she subconsciously followed her.
There were many potted plants placed along the corridor. The most eye–catching one was an orchid which Rosie must have been referring to earlier.
When Rachel was young, she was ignorant and accidentally knocked over her grandfather’s potted orchid plant. Instead of reprimanding her, her grandfather was only concerned about whether she was scared or injured.
Later, she learned from her Uncle Tom that the orchid plant she had knocked over was a very expensive one that had cost her grandfather 3
million dollars.
As Rachel spotted the orchid, she grew curious about the identity of the old lady for the first time.
She also wondered about what David was like.
When Rachel spotted the dark clouds forming, she did not have time to continue pondering. She picked up a pot of moth orchids and ran toward the greenhouse which was nearby.
Miss Grey, you should just rest, Rosie said as she looked at Rachel’s slender arms and legs. “Leave the rough work to us.”
Rachel replied, “It’s no trouble.”
It had started drizzling, and the rain was becoming heavier. Rachel hugged the pot of moth orchids in her hands and subconsciously picked up her pace.
The cobblestones along the garden path were a bit slippery. Rachel’s shoes were drenched, and she suddenly slipped as she ran along the cobblestones. It was too late for her to regain balance, and she stumbled.
Rosie, who was standing not far behind her, exclaimed, “Miss Grey!”
Rachel was so frightened that her face turned pale. She closed her eyes and subconsciously hugged the potted plant in her arms.
In the blink of an eye, a strong arm wrapped around her waist, and she was pulled into a tight embrace.
Everything happened so suddenly that Rachel could not react in time.
The pain that she was expecting from the fall never came. She wondered to herself, “What is happening?”
When Rachel slowly opened her eyes, she saw David in close proximity. It turned out that he had caught her just in time to break her fall.
The man’s jawline was extremely sharp, and his protruding Adam’s apple looked vaguely sexy. He had a long and slender neck. One could feel an elegant aura emitting from him. He was a very attractive man indeed.
Their bodies fit together perfectly. Rachel was instantly enveloped by the man’s large frame, leaving her with no space to escape.
Their gazes met without warning. Rachel could see her own reflection in the man’s eyes, and it was so intoxicating.
Her heart skipped a beat. Then, it started pounding. Soon, a tinge of pink appeared on her fair cheeks.
“Have you always been so clumsy?” David’s deep and mesmerizing voice rang in her ears. It was as if the man was teasing her.
His warm breath fanned across Rachel’s face. It instantly felt like an electric current passing through her body, making her skin tingle and causing her to tense up involuntarily.
At this time, Rachel noticed that David’s arms around her had loosened. She hastily pulled away and retorted in a low voice, “It’s not that I’m clumsy. It’s just that the path was too slippery…”
David caught a glimpse of the blush on her face. He suddenly thought about teasing her. With a low laugh, he said, “If we go with your logic, the cobblestones on this path should be removed.”
Rachel pursed her lips and did not speak.
She squatted down and carefully picked up the moth orchid plants from
the broken flowerpot. She then gently wiped off the dirt on the roots with her fingertips. Smiling subconsciously, she said, “I’m glad the roots of the orchids are not damaged. Otherwise, it would be terrible.”
David squatted down and looked at Rachel quietly. There was a tenderness in his gaze that had never been seen before.
But when his gaze shifted to Rachel’s slender hands, he frowned and grabbed them.
Rachel was startled by his actions. She followed his gaze and realized there was a small cut on her wrist.
She must have accidentally injured herself earlier when she dropped the flowerpot. It was just a light scratch and not a big deal at all.
“I’m fine,” Rachel said and wiped her wound with her shirt without thinking too much.
But David picked up Rachel without a word and walked toward the living room with large strides.
“The orchids!” Rachel exclaimed in shock as her arms instinctively wrapped around the man’s neck. At the same time, her forehead brushed against his lips inadvertently.
David’s body stiffened, but his pace did not slow down.
He entered the living room and placed Rachel on the couch. Then, he quickly found the first–aid kit and soaked some cotton balls in an antiseptic solution.
“Let me do it.” Truthfully, Rachel was not bothered by her injury. If David had not brought it to her attention, she would have left the wound to scab on its own. It simply was not something to be concerned about.
However, by kicking up a big fuss over nothing, it revealed just how worried David was about her. This touched Rachel deeply, and she was unable to reject his attention.
David turned a deaf ear to Rachel’s words. Holding the tweezers, he squatted before her and said, “This might sting a little. Bear with it.” Then, he dabbed at her wound gently with a cotton ball that had been soaked in antiseptic.