Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

When Andrew did not answer, Rachael placed her hand on his cheek. "It's okay if you don't want to tell me." 

He placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket. "It's best if you don't know the details. Just understand that he tried to hurt you and he got what he deserved." 

Rachael did not say anything. She moved to the side to make space for him. 

He got inside the cover and wrapped his arms around her. He held her closely against her chest. 

She snuggled closer and fell asleep a few minutes later. 

...

[Next Day] 

"You are up early." Owen waved his coffee mug at him. "Do you want some?" 

Without saying anything, Andrew took the cup from his hand and slumped on the couch. "I couldn't sleep properly. Rachael kept having nightmares all night." He pinched the space between his brows. "I don't know what to do." 

Though Rachael assured him several times that she was okay, he knew it wasn't true. The whole kidnapping thing had traumatised her. 

"It's understandable, all of this is new to her." Owen patted his shoulder. "She will be okay. Don't worry." 

"I will take her out tonight, maybe that will distract her mind." 

"Aren't you meeting Riftan today?" Andrew nodded. "Don't get me wrong but I think he has a thing for Rachael." 

When he did not say anything, Owen added, "Maybe this is why he rescued her." 

Andrew had already made that assumption. It was hard to ignore the fondness in Riftan's eyes when he had mentioned Rachael's name while returning him her coat the other day. 

Did he like Riftan ogling on his wife? No. But would he do anything about it? No, at least not until he knew his limits. 

Rachael was his wife, she wore his ring on her finger. There was no way anyone could take her away from him. He wouldn't let that happen. 

Seeing how Andrew's expression had darkened, Owen quickly tried to calm him down. "But it's not like he will get anywhere with it. I mean, Rachael is your wife, my sister-in-law. If he tries to come anywhere near her, I will kick his stinky ass." 

"Okay now let's talk about some business before everyone starts waking up." Owen changed the subject. "Igor is in the city. I think he got a sniff of us helping Samuel rescue his sister." 

"He knows that we helped him. He had called me the same day we helped Samuel." Andrew sighed and took a sip of his coffee. Problems didn't seem to end. 

Since Igor was in the city, they had to be careful. Though he wasn't a big threat, Andrew didn't want to take any chances. What happened yesterday couldn't be repeated ever again. 

It was his duty to keep Rachael safe. He had already failed once, he didn't want to fail again. 

"Let's schedule a meeting with Samuel when we go back. There are a few things we have to discuss with him." Though Owen wasn't a big fan of Samuel, he had no other choice. They had already agreed on helping him deal with Igor. 

The whole situation was actually very beneficial to them as well. With Igor out of the picture, things would become very smooth and easy. Samuel would coordinate with them and they would continue to support him as well. 

It was a win-win situation. 

"Taking care of Igor shouldn't be tough." Andrew wasn't worried about the whole situation involving the Petrovs. "It's the Genovesse I am worried about." 

"Relax, what can he do?" Owen scoffed. "If he tries to act smart, I'll block the shipments they are receiving next month as well." 

Andrew chuckled. "You have already blocked ten of them. What are you planning to do?" 

"Well, leave that to me," he smirked. 

"What about Juliana? Did you talk to her?" Andrew inquired. 

Owen shook his head. "Not yet." He took out his phone and opened the live footage of his living room back in the city. "I will talk to her when I go back." 

Andrew scoffed and rolled his eyes. "You are such a creep. How do you think she will feel when she finds out you stare at her like this and probably jerk yourself off." 

"Who will tell her?" Owen raised his brows. "I won't and you won't either. She will never know." 

... 

[Genovesse Mansion] 

"Just like that?" Kazi frowned. "You are going to let everything go just like that?" 

Riftan did not say anything, instead he kept brewing himself a cup of coffee. 

But his silence irritated Kazi. "Are you going to say anything or not?" 

"What's with the noise early in the morning?" Riftan groaned. "Let me take a sip of morning coffee first, okay?" 

"This is not funny Rif." When he heard about the sudden meeting Riftan had scheduled with Andrew, he knew what was going to happen. And he was totally against it. 

"Will you relax? Let me handle this, okay?" He knew what he was doing. He had thought it through before messaging Andrew last night. 

Kazi glared at him. "I know you are the boss, you have the final say over everything but—" 

"I am glad you are aware of that," he interrupted him. "Now if you excuse me, I need to perform my morning rituals." 

When Riftan walked away, Kazi stopped him. "Do you think he will allow it?"

Riftan stopped in his tracks. He knew who Kazi was talking about. 

"Once he hears of this, he is not going to stay silent and you know that."

"I think I know how to handle him. You don't have to worry about that." Riftan scoffed. "And next time when you try to scare me, use something else, not an old man who is nothing but a pain in everyone's ass." 

Kazi sighed and helplessly shook his head. "Rif, you know I didn't mean it like that." 

"You know Kazi, you are my best friend but you look down on my decisions a lot," He snapped. "It's really very hurtful." 

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