My Darling, My Dearest

Chapter 182

Jack went to the study and took out his laptop. He then opened the report of the newly-finished project and showed it to Rachel.

As one of the shareholders, Jack was invited to the opening of the new resort.

Of course, it was impossible for MK Group to the sole shareholder. Otherwise, it would arouse anger from other companies.

Jack knew that MK Group was already strong enough now. And as the CEO of the company, he was not into expanding its scope anymore. All he wanted to do was develop the company well and make it more well-known.

Therefore, he thought that doing something under the name of MK Group wouldn't be appropriate.

That was the reason why this new resort project was his personal investment.

All the processes and procedures were done under his name.

It couldn't be avoided that people would think that MK Group was taking control of everything, so he played such a smart trick.

He knew that if MK Group would compete with other companies and the local government in this project, they would need to take much effort to win.

So this time, he let someone else to take down

the project and he got 30% shares under his name.

He would go to the resort to check its operation.

But he didn't need to explain the details to Rachel.

He only had one purpose of telling her about it. "I will take you there. There's a hot spring there that we can try."

Rachel couldn't help laughing and said, "It's summer now. It's too hot to enjoy the hot spring."

She flicked back her long hair casually. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

It seemed that Jack was mesmerized by her gesture. He couldn't get angry to Rachel's complaint at all.

He raised his hand and caressed her smooth long hair. It was a habit that he got addicted to. While playing her hair around his fingers, he asked, "How about the blood spring?"

Rachel was stunned. "Blood spring?" she asked in surprise.

Jack let go of her hair and went back to his laptop. He opened a folder of some photos and showed them to her.

The pool was not very big but the water was all red like blood. On the side of the pool stood a blooming cherry tree. The petals that fell from the tree were scattered on the water.

At the corner, a beautiful garden view with a gorgeous rockery was clearly visible. Red bars were winding through the rockery and the long corridor was tiled green.

The style was very classical.

But something was strange. In ancient times, nobody enjoyed taking a bath naked in the open air.

Jack clicked the mouse again and the next picture showed a bathtub that was decorated with royal white marbles.

The marbles looked warm.

As she examined it carefully, she found out that it was made of crystal threads and the shallow surface was made of stone.

There were also two dragon statues at both sides. The water was gushing out from their mouths going to the pool.

The sheer curtain at the edge rose slightly showing a mist that was almost steaming.

"This is the design sketch," said Jack, pointing at the totem For Rachel, everything looked real. She knew that these photos were not photoshopped so she began to be curious.

Seeing the expression on her face, Jack said, "These are just pictures. They are actually not as exquisite as you imagine."

For Jack, the most important thing was the feelings of the people who would go there.

This was also what the investors wanted to

see.

Before Rachel could say anything more, Jack pulled her hair again and kissed her on the lips. "Next week, I'll take you there. I'm sure, it's going to be interesting."

While listening to him, she pulled her long hair away from his hand rudely and muttered, "Why do you always like doing these little moves recently?"

Rachel felt that Jack always took advantage of her, like touching her or kissing her from time to time.

As he heard her complained, Jack's eyes darkened. What he actually wanted to do was not only these things she called "little moves."

What he badly wanted was to make love to her.

But he was afraid to say it to her directly. He didn't want Rachel to think that he was with her only because of sex.

He liked her so much that he always wanted to be close to her.

This time, Rachel felt that it was useless to refuse him. He came forward to kiss her gently again.

Rachel had gradually gotten used to his kisses but she still sometimes felt uncomfortable to his physical intimacy now and then.

He would behave properly when they were with other people. But every time they were alone, he was always very troublesome.

Jack's slender fingers gently intertwined with her delicate fingers. Rachel pretended to be expressionless, but her ears betrayed her as they immediately turned red from the burning sensation.

Rachel suddenly remembered the shy little girl that she was before. As memories from the past flashed through her mind, she got distracted. When

Jack noticed it, he gently bit her lower lip as if punishing her for not paying attention. The pain brought her back to the present time.

Before she could even protest, she was already pushed to the sofa.

During that night, soft moans of pleasure reverberated the entire apartment.

Meanwhile, in Lea's apartment, she almost couldn't stop vomiting. She already looked very pale.

She couldn't understand it, but after vomiting, she felt a lot better.

Henry was trying to convince her to go to the hospital, but she firmly refused.

He was angry but he couldn't do anything. No matter what he said, she still wouldn't go with him.

It was difficult to force her.

Too much vomiting hurt Lea's throat so her voice became hoarse.

She waved her hand and said, "Just leave me alone for a while. I want to throw up again."

Henry had no choice but to stand by her side and looked at her.

A few moments later, he turned around and poured a glass of warm water for her.

"I don't want to drink that," Lea refused with a frown.

"Then what do you want to drink?" Henry asked, brows creased.

Lea froze for a moment. She didn't actually know what to say. Her stomach felt extremely uncomfortable, but it wasn't painful. Apparently, it was not a stomachache or food poisoning.

She checked herself well. After thinking for a while, she suddenly thought of something.

"I want to drink plum tea,1' she said, staring at him with her beautiful eyes.

Henry was stunned. "Plum tea? Do you have plums here in your house? Where are they? I'll get you some."

Lea rolled her eyes. "No, I don't want those. I want to drink sweet iced plum tea."

Henry got more confused. "I think you can't have cold drinks since you are vomiting." Hearing his words, Lea pulled a long face and lay down in the bed.

She immediately hid her head under the quilt like a child without saying anything.

Henry raised his hand to slap his forehead.

He then leaned forward and touched the quilt gently.

"Lea... Lea...

Please talk to me."

However, Lea didn't respond. She still hid under the quilt, without moving.

Henry felt even more distressed.

With a sigh, he compromised, "Okay, okay. Stop being angry anymore. I'll go downstairs to buy you plum tea."

Lea snorted but still didn't remove the quilt.

She waited for a while until she heard the door closed. When she peeped through the quilt, Henry wasn't there anymore. It seemed that he really went out to buy her plum tea.

All of a sudden, Lea came up with something. She got out of the bed and sneaked into the living room. When she checked Henry's shoes, they weren't there too.

Since he really went out, Lea locked the door from the inside. She then clapped her hand and snorted. "It's all your fault. I won't let you come in again tonight!"

When Henry came earlier, she thought it was something important so she came back with him.

It was only later that she realized, he only deceived her to have sex with him.

Lea suddenly realized that something was wrong. It wasn't proper for them to have sex while their problems weren't fully settled yet.

She also noticed that she had been so irritable recently. Maybe it was because her monthly period was about to come. She subconsciously rubbed her belly. She felt that it was a little swollen.

With that realization, she decided to go back to bed. However, the feeling of nausea surged up again the moment her back hit the soft mattress.

Lea got up and ran to the toilet quickly. She tried to vomit but nothing came out. Her throat was already hurting.

'Did I eat something dirty?' she wondered

internally.

Suddenly, she got tired of vomiting. She just sat down on the bathroom floor, unable to move.

Rachel crossed her mind and she thought of calling her for help.

But she didn't expect that Henry would come back so soon.

Lea stared at the several drinks in his hands, mouth agape.

'But... how did he get in?' She had locked the door from the inside so she didn't know how he was able to get in.

Henry put the drinks on the table casually.

As if he read her mind, he pursed his lips and said with disdain, "Do you really think you can send me away like that? Have you forgotten that I know the security code of your door?"

Feeling embarrassed, Lea ran to the bed again and covered herself with a quilt.

Henry took six bottles of plum tea from the table and followed her to the bed.