Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

Elsa groaned and walked out of the room. 

"Alright, I will also take my leave." Kate gave Rachael a hug. "I need to check if Daniel is back." 

"You two have fun." She winked at Andrew before walking out. 

"That flick was unnecessary," Rachael chuckled. "You pissed her off." 

Andrew hugged her from behind and rested his head on her shoulder. "She is used to getting flicks on her forehead. She will be all okay once I give her some money to shop." 

"But you—" He kissed her bare shoulder. "You look ravishing tonight." 

"Oh no Mr. Collins." She turned around and placed her hand on his chest. "Don't get all cuddly now." She gently pushed him. "You have to take me out on a date." 

"Of course but I think I can show you a better time on our bed." When tied to come closer, Rachael pushed him again. 

"Stop." She grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the room. "We need to leave." 

Andrew sighed and reluctantly followed her. Only if he hadn't promised her a date he would have kept her on the bed for the entire evening. 

...

[Elisberg City] 

[Samuel's place] 

"Igor is sniffing around a lot these days." 

"I know," Samuel scoffed. "Let me enjoy the sniffing for a few more days." 

Joshua sighed and helplessly shook his head. "We have to stop him before things go out of hand." 

Samuel did not say anything. He twirled his wine glass and smiled and this annoyed Joshua. 

Though Igor, his former boss, did not contact him after he visited his apartment a few days ago, Joshua was still very worried. He had worked with the man for enough years to understand that Igor wasn't someone who would let go of things so easily. 

His silence was definitely the calm before a big storm. 

"Do you remember the Ricardo deal?" Samuel looked at Joshua. "The one Igor is very excited about?" 

Joshua nodded. He was still working with Igor when he had a meeting with Ricardo, the bigshot when it came to ammunition. Ricardo was one of Igor's biggest buyers and sellers.

This is also one of the reasons why Igor treasured his relationship with Ricardo. 

"Well, that deal is off." Samuel smirked. 

"How?" Joshua widened his eyes in shock. Igor would definitely go crazy if he lost his biggest buyer. 

"Daniel Volkov offered him shipments at a five percent lower rate," he explained. "This is why he is switching." 

"Woah, that's insane." Joshua was very surprised. "That's like the lowest rate in the market. Is Daniel Volkov insane?" 

Samuel shrugged and smiled. "Or maybe he is very smart." 

Joshua pursed his lips and frowned. "Wait, Daniel doesn't deal with ammunition." After putting all the pieces together, he exclaimed, "That shipment is yours." 

He chuckled and nodded. "You surely took your own sweet time to get that right."

"Holy shit." Joshua got up. "You took Igor's biggest clients and that too through Daniel Volkov? That's cool bro." 

"All thanks to Andrew." If not for him, Samuel would have never managed to pull off the deal. "He was the one who convinced Daniel to get involved." 

Joshua was highly impressed and surprised at the same time. "Don't you think it's weird." 

"What is weird?" 

"Andrew helping you?" Joshua sighed. "Don't get me wrong, Andrew is my brother-in-law and I trust him but I still find it weird." 

Given the history the Volkov's and Petrov's shared, it was indeed weird.

"Both of us gain something from this arrangement." He shrugged his shoulders. "It's a win-win situation." 

Joshua sighed and nodded. "So what's next?" 

"Next we go to Russia to end Igor's game forever." 

…..

[Russia]

"Andrew, where are we going?" Rachael asked for the tenth time after they left home but as the previous nine times, she didn't get an answer. 

"Trust me, okay?" He kissed the back of her hand before guiding her inside the woods. 

"Of course I trust you but—" She looked around and all she could see was darkness. "Is this place even safe?" 

"You are always safe with me babe." 

"You know that is not what I meant," she sighed. "Alright take us wherever you want but I want us to come back alive." 

…..

After walking for a while, they stopped in front of a lake. 

"Wow this is beautiful." The reflection of the black starry sky reflected on the surface of the water. The lake was surrounded with different types of trees, the leaves and branches danced with the wind. 

"This is —" Andrew placed her hand on her shoulder and turned her to the right side. "This is more beautiful." 

"This—" She looked at him and placed her hand on his chest. "When did you arrange this?" 

He hugged her from behind. "The very next minute I asked you out on a date." 

Andrew had plans of taking her out on a date for a long time but he had to delay his plans due to various unexpected events. But now that everything was kind of sorted out, he didn't want to delay it any longer. 

He quickly made some calls and instructed them to set up an romantic outdoor candlelight dinner for the two of them. He purposely selected a remote location so that no one would disturb them. He wanted Rachael all by herself for at least a couple of hours. 

Looking at the beautiful setup, Rachael was awestruck. estruck. A dining table and two chairs were placed under the big tree along with scented candles which were decorated with flowers. Suddenly the entire area lit up with decorative golder colour lights, making the scenery even more beautiful. 

"This is perfect." She exclaimed. 

"You are the perfect one." He kissed her shoulder. 

Rachael turned around and pressed her lips against his. "Thankyou for the surprise." 

Andrew smiled and gently caressed her cheeks. "You know you don't have to hide your emotions from me, right? We are a couple, babe. We can be transparent with each other." 

He pinched her nose. "You don't have to be all tough in front of me." 

…..

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