Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Chapter 91 The Awkward Call

Hearing Fannie's words, Rachel sat up straight. She knew she had to give her mom an explanation

now. She stopped smiling and lowered her head. "We had a big fight the other day and decided to

separate for a couple of days to calm down, " she lied.

She had made up this story earlier when wondering what to say in case her mom kept asking about her

relationship with Hiram. It would make sense if she said they had had a big fight and couldn't reach an

agreement.

"A fight? Why did you two fight with each other? There must be a reason. Cheer up and tell mom the

whole thing." Fannie was relaxed after hearing Rachel's words. All couples quarreled, it wasn't a big

deal.

Rachel couldn't reply right away. She had prepared several reasons but all of them seemed so faint

now. Her mom wasn't an easy woman to convince.

She had to find a reason strong enough that her mom wouldn't doubt it. But what could make Rachel

stay in XH Village half a month without leaving, and without calling or mentioning Hiram?

What was the reason?

What was the reason...

Suddenly, an idea came to her.

But

Would it be weird to tell her mom about things that happened between Hiram and her in the bedroom?

Meanwhile, Rachel's silence was driving Fannie crazy. She kept tapping the table in front of her while

staring at Rachel's serious face. Why was it taking so long for her to answer? Or maybe something had

happened between Hiram and Rachel, just like she had always worried. Maybe it was hard for them to

overcome some difficulties and they had decided to separate.

"My dear, did Hiram and you...?" Fannie asked, unable to wait any longer.

"Mom! No kid wants to talk about their secrets with their parents. But since you insist, I'll tell you."

Rachel had made up her mind, but it was still really hard to talk about such things with her mother. She

felt strangely embarrassed.

But if she didn't say something convincing, Fannie would definitely keep asking until the truth came out.

"What is it? Come on, my dear."

Fannie decided to get to the bottom of the matter. She couldn't understand why they would quarrel with

each other. What made her sweet daughter put herself in such a position? Her mother-in-law was easy

to get along with, their family was well-off, and above all, Hiram was good to her and respected her.

What on earth was the reason? Why?

Rachel sighed and took a deep breath. "We were spending too much time in bed, you know. I couldn't

bear it any more, so I gave him this excuse that you needed me to take care of you. Then, I came back Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

here with you."

It took a second for Fannie to digest what Rachel had just said. Then, she burst into laughter. "Oh, my

dear daughter, how could you? It is much ado about nothing.

How stupid you are! You're too young to understand. It's a good thing. Look, you've just gotten married

and Hiram is in his twenties. Life is an adventure. You have to explore. You shouldn't make a fuss

about nothing.

Listen to me, dear. This isn't a big problem, things aren't as serious as you think they are. Call Hiram

right now. Tell him you're here with me and ask him to drive you back."

"What?" Rachel asked. She couldn't believe her ears. She stared at her mother, dumbfounded. All of

her efforts had been in vain.

The older she was, the wiser she was. Rachel could never win her mom.

"Okay, mom, but Hiram isn't at home now. He's on a business trip. I'll go back when he returns. The

best thing to do now is to stay here and take good care of you, dear mom." Even as she lied

convincingly, she felt like she couldn't breathe.

They were divorced. That was the truth. Where could she go?

Since the incident, Carl had called her twice to check how she was doing. But Hiram hadn't called even

once. She hadn't heard from him at all. It was like he had vanished from the face of the earth.

It seemed like they had broken up with each other for good that night.

Going back? Repair their relationship? It sounded like a joke to her now.

"Don't make things complicated, my dear. You should call Hiram right now. If I don't speak to him, my

heart will never beat again, " Fannie declared dramatically. She felt responsible for Rachel's marriage

since she was the one who had urged it to happen.

If Hiram and Rachel weren't living happily together, Fannie couldn't lead a peaceful life.

"But mom, I don't want to disturb Hiram while he's working. Can we call him later, please?" Rachel's

heart stopped for a second. She knew her mom. If Fannie made up her mind to do something, nothing

could stop her. Rachel didn't have any other option. But she had no way to contact Hiram either.

She had deleted his phone number half a month earlier, on the night when she was hurt by him.

"This is lunch time. Big people would be having lunch now too, even the president of America. Come

on, don't waste any more time. Call him so I can speak to him. Hurry up!" Fannie was hard to

persuade.

It seemed like she wouldn't have her lunch if she wasn't allowed to speak to her son-in-law.

Rachel stood up reluctantly and fetched her phone from the other table. She held it up and pretended

to look for Hiram's number. Could she find it? Of course not! It was long gone. In the end, she stopped

scrolling when she saw Carl's number.

She called Carl instead.

"Hello, this is Rachel. Are you having lunch? Me? I'm going to. Is Hiram with you? My mom wants to

speak to him. He's busy with work now? Okay, I know. We won't disturb you then, see you, " Rachel

said, her heart pounding.

"Give me the phone, " Fannie demanded. She pulled her armchair near Rachel, grabbing the phone

from Rachel's hand before she had even lifted it from her ear.

Rachel raised her head and looked at her mom. She didn't know what to do, except pray that Carl had

already hung up. "Carl? This is Fannie. I'm fine. I'm getting better and better. Please put Hiram on the

phone. I have something to say to him."

Carl realized what was going on right away.

The other day when he had driven Rachel and Fannie home, Rachel had begged him not to mention a

word about what had happened between Hiram and her. It seemed that Fannie had begun to suspect

that something was wrong, that was why she wanted to talk to Hiram.

Carl shifted his gaze to Hiram, who was having lunch at the table.

But there was somebody else with him: a girl, seated opposite him. They had gone out together several

times recently. At the moment, Hiram was chatting happily with her. Carl didn't know whether he should

interrupt them. He held his phone and stood where he was.

Hiram had changed since he came back. He seldom hung out with girls before. But now, he went out

with beautiful girls almost all the time. They would have dinner before leaving together at night. Carl

had no idea where they went. And besides, Hiram didn't mention Rachel anymore. It was like he had

forgotten who she was.

"What's going on? Carl, is Hiram really too busy to answer the phone? It will just take a second, I need

to have a word with him. Please pass him your phone, " Fannie urged. She knew it was hard for Carl,

since he was being so silent.

But Fannie couldn't rest if she didn't hear Hiram's voice.

Carl couldn't say no to her. "I'll try. Hold on, please."

He walked towards Hiram with his phone, then bent down and whispered into Hiram's ear.

Hiram was smiling at the girl who was having lunch with him, but after hearing what Carl said, he

furrowed his brows. He nodded to Carl and took the phone from him. He put the phone to his ear and

said, "Hello?"

"Hiram, is that you? This is Fannie. It has been quite a long time since we saw each other. How are you

doing?" Fannie felt a little relaxed after hearing his voice.

"Fine, I'm fine. Are you getting better?" Hiram looked at the girl opposite him and smiled at her.

"I'm getting much better. Rachel is of great help. She stays here with me and takes care of everything. I

almost forgot that she is married to you! Thank you for your consideration. But since I'm getting better, I

won't keep her here anymore. Come and take her home when you're done with work. I can manage

myself. You both have your own life, " Fannie said, turning to look at Rachel.

The other end of the line was silent for a while. Then Fannie heard Hiram's voice again. "I'm very busy

at the moment, and I don't know when I'll finish my work. Take good care of yourself, see you soon."

"Hold on a moment, Hiram! Rachel is here. Don't you want to speak to her? You two must have so

many things to catch up on." Fannie tried to drag Rachel towards her and put her on the phone. Fannie

hadn't seen them talking to each other for many days. Now that she was speaking to Hiram herself,

she would regret if she failed to put Rachel on the phone.

Rachel shook her head and pulled away from Fannie. "Mom, he's busy now. Just hang up! I'll talk to

him later."

"Fannie, look, I'm taking my lunch now. I've a busy afternoon ahead. See you later, " Hiram said curtly,

before hanging up and handing the phone back to Carl. He looked at the girl with a big smile and

continued with his lunch.

"Hiram! Hello? Hello?" Fannie shouted at the phone, but Hiram had already hung up. She sighed. The

two of them hadn't gotten over the fight yet. What should she do?

She couldn't let things go on this way. Hiram and Rachel hadn't had a wedding ceremony yet. What

would happen if they broke up just like that? A divorce?

The longer they stayed apart, the wider the gap between them would become.

They had been separated for half a month. What would happen if both of them didn't want to

compromise?

"Rachel, come and have your lunch. You must go back to H City this afternoon. Hurry up, my dear."

Fannie put the phone on table and looked determinedly at Rachel. She had made up her mind that she

would do whatever she could to fix things between them.