Chapter 15 Moral Character

Taken by surprise, Mrs. Bennet replied hesitantly, "Do we really need to be so resolute about it? Rachel is no longer a Bennet, after all..." Before Mrs. Bennet could finish, Rue sighed deliberately. "Mom, I know you still have a soft spot for her, but you should know that if this was exposed, the entire Bennet Group will be destroyed!" Upon hearing Rue's words, Mrs. Bennet stopped abruptly. Rue was right. In the beginning, they did not know Edward was the man whom Rachel had a one-night stand with! Since they had chased a pregnant Rachel away, Rue's replacement of her would have been the last straw. If this whole saga was exposed, Edward Bluemel's wrath would fall on the Bennet family and they would not be able to fend it. Between Rachel and the entire Bennet family, Mrs. Bennet would undoubtedly choose to save the Bennets. "Don't worry, Rue. I will take care of it." With Mrs. Bennet's promise, Rue exhaled in relief. "Mom, I didn’t wish for it to come down to this. Rachel and I are twins, so I can understand her pain. But this is about the entire Bennet empire we're talking about, I can't leave it to die just like that!" Mrs. Bennet sighed in regret. "I know how you feel, Rue..." After they hung up, Rue's face broke into a victorious grin. "Rachel, don't blame me for being so mean. But if you need to, It's because you’re always haunting me in my world." Once Jodie, Rachel, and the baby had returned to her apartment from the hospital, her phone rang abruptly. Jodie picked up and immediately looked at Rachel beside her. Then, she pulled the phone away from her and told Rachel softly, "Rachel, it's your mom. She said she wanted to see you..." Rachel squinted doubtfully but finally took the phone from Jodie's hand. "Hello." Hearing Rachel's detached voice, Mrs. Bennet used a friendlier approach. "Rachel, I hear you’ve given birth." Rachel replied, "Mm, and?" "Rachel, I want to meet you, I have so many things to talk to you about." "It's alright, Mrs. Bennet, just tell me through the phone." "Rachel, do you blame me? I carried you to term and that's ten whole months. As far as I'm concerned, you're still a part of me! And as long as you and your baby are safe, I'll be happy." "Mm, if that's all you want to say, I'll hang up now." "Just a second, Rachel. I hope you can come out and meet me, I really do have a lot of things to tell you." "...Okay." After hanging up, Jodie asked, "Rachel, are you really going to meet her?" Rachel lightly patted the child in her arms. "Yeah, no matter how biased she was, she is my mother." Jodie sighed. "Alright then, Let me go with you." Rachel smiled and shook her head lightly before handing the sleeping baby into Jodie's arms. "No need. Look after Ziggy for me, I'll be back soon." Jodie carried the baby carefully but could not hide her worry. "But your health right now..." Rachel shook her head, assuring Jodie that she did not mind. "Don't worry, I'll just be in a cafe nearby." As soon as Rachel left, the sleeping baby immediately began to cry. His tiny hands stretched into the air as though he was looking for something. Jodie tried every way to soothe the baby by holding all sorts of toys in front of him. However, the baby did not appreciate any of it and continued to wail. Jodie then haphazardly retrieved her phone. She had never faced a situation like this before, so she was going to Google a way to solve it. As she whipped out her phone, the two tiny, chubby hands snatched it away from her. Just like that, the baby in her arms stopped fussing about and paid his full attention to the phone. Jodie sighed in exhaustion and pretended to wipe the sweat on her forehead. 'He finally stopped...' In the cafe, Rachel looked on calmly albeit a little moved at Mrs. Bennet who was running along the pavement. 'She actually rushed over to meet me. That’s a first.' Mrs. Bennet sat in front of Rachel with a face full of smiles. "I'm so sorry, Rachel. I'm late." Before Rachel could respond, Mrs. Bennet was already holding her hand. "Rachel, how is your body? I remember when I had you and Rue, I couldn't even move." Rachel shook her head, her gaze fixed onto the hand Mrs. Bennet placed on top of her own. The warmth from the hand told her that this was not a dream. Her mother was indeed holding her hand with the pair of hands she had always reserved for her sister. "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry." Mrs. Bennet advised her with concern, "In the next few days, you really need to take care of yourself." Rachel nodded. "Yes, mom. I know. Are you and dad well?" Mrs. Bennet patted the back of Rachel's hand lightly as if she was holding back from saying something. "Don't worry about us, we're doing fine." "Mom, if you have something to say, now is the time." Rachel lifted her hand and grabbed Mrs. Bennet's wrist as her tone softened. Mrs. Bennet puckered her lips and stayed silent for a long while before she said, "Rachel, Rue has married Edward Bluemel. She's now a Mrs. Bluemel." Rachel was startled by the news. Though somehow, she felt a little upset. It should not matter who Rue married; it did not concern her. However, why did she feel upset over it? "This is good news. If she becomes Mrs. Bluemel, she should be able to lead the Bennet Group to a new height." Mrs. Bennet gave away a hint of pride as she smiled. "That's right, it's a good thing. But..." As she paused, Rachel's eyebrows furrowed out of instinct. Somehow, she had a bad feeling about it. That feeling was similar to when she took the blame for Rue when they were young. "But Rachel, your premarital pregnancy was a huge obstacle to Rue's reputation. Edward even thinks that your sister has the same moral character as yours, so he..." Before Mrs. Bennet could finish her sentence, Rachel quickly withdrew her hand from the tight hold she had with her mother earlier. Her warmed-up heart turned icy cold in an instant. "Mrs. Bennet, what does 'even thinks that Rue has the same moral character as mine' mean? "