Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

"It's the third day of my vacation and you already want to send me back to work? I took this special vacation to spend time with you." He sighed. "If that's what you want then okay. I'll cancel my break and join the office with you."

"I didn't mean it that way." She didn't suggest that they resume office because she didn't want to spend time with him. "I am just worried you will drown with work later." She was worried for him.

"I don't want you to overwork later, get super busy with work and neglect your health," she added.

"Are you worried for me?" When she nodded without hesitation, a smile formed in his lips. "Don't worry, I won't overwork."

Running his fingers through her hair, he said, "You will also be there, we can finish all the work together."

"Look at the two of you," Justin scoffed. "Is this why you told me I can come over anytime? You wanted to shove my single mouth with your PDA?"

When she heard Justin's voice, Rachael quickly detached herself from Andrew.

"It's not our fault that you are a single dog."

"You didn't bring Edward with you?" Rachae inquired when she didn't see the little one.

"He was taking a nap when I left." Pausing for a while, Justin said, "I am going back to Russia tomorrow to settle everything." Since he had finally made up his mind to settle down in the new city, there were a lot of things he had to take care of.

"How many days?"

"Two days."

"Are you taking Edward with you?"

Justin shook his head. "No, I am going there to settle all the official work. Makes no sense if I take him with me, he will get bored."

She nodded in agreement. Travelling with a child was indeed very difficult. "Leave him here then, we will take care of him."

"We are going to Yumen city tomorrow." Andrew looked at Rachael. "Did you forget?"

"How can I forget something you never told me?" She frowned. They had been together for the past three days and never once did he mention going to another city.

Andrew: " "

"I didn't?" When she glared at him, he gently poked her arm. "We are going to Yumen tomorrow, okay?" He was telling her now.

Justin on the other hand couldn't help but roll his eyes. He could easily see how smitten Andrew was for Rachael and it cringed him.

"For how many days?"

"One night."

"What about Edward?" Since they were going too, it wasn't possible for them to take care of him. She was worried for the little one.

"I'll just hire a nanny to take care of him." Justin didn't want to take Edward back to Russia even if it was for a couple of days.

"Don't leave him alone with the nanny. Last time we found him at the mall running around by himself," Rachael frowned.

"I have no other choice. You and Andrew won't be here, Owen is not around too." He pinched the space between his brows. All the nannies he had hired till date did not do their work efficiently.

Contemplating for a while, Rachael suggested. "Will you mind if my parents take care of him?"

Justin hesitated for a while not because he didn't trust Edward with Rachael's parents, he didn't want to cause them any trouble. "I—"

Sensing Justin's hesitation, Andrew proposed the question for him instead. "Won't it be too troublesome for them?"

"Not at all," Rachael exclaimed. "Dad and George are always at work and mom keeps complaining about having no one to spend time with. She doesn't like going out with her ladies club friends because she says they are very nosy."

"Not to forget that she loved kids," she added.

"If that's the case then I will be very grateful." Leaving Edward with a trustable person will eliminate the constant anxiety he always felt when he was away.

"Okay." She got up. "I'll go talk to mom and I'll also pack for tomorrow's trip."

After Rachael left, Justin asked Andrew. "You are taking her to see Harrington?"

"Hmm." Andrew was close to only a few people from the Collins family who were truthful, kind and trustworthy and Harrington Collins, his father's half-brother was one of them. "I haven't met him for a long time. It will be nice if I take Rachael with me."

"What about the other members of the Collins family? Are they trying to create any trouble?"

"You know them," Andrew scoffed. "But I can handle them with ease." Unlike his maternal family, the Collins were very easy to handle.

Picking up one of the boxes lying on the table, Justin chuckled, "Everyone is trying to suck up."

"Didn't the same thing happen when Edward was born?"

He nodded. When Edward was born and Justin officially became his guardian, the gifts started flooding their office for two months straight.

"What about the old man's gift?"

"I sent it back but he sent it to the office." Pausing for a while, Andrew said, "I told Owen to bring it when he comes."

"You wanna see what he sent?"

"It's mom's necklace."

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[Moscow, Russia]

Taking a sip of the expensive scotch which had arrived a few minutes ago, Owen gave Simeon Volkov a blank look.

The expression in his face was enough for Semion to understand how uninterested his grandson was to talk to him. He was used to getting cold looks from all his grandkids, especially Andrew and Owen. It didn't bother him anymore, instead it made him feel satisfied.

"Will you tell me why you are here or should I ask my men to escort you out?"

"Your men were once my men," Semion chuckled. "But it's okay. I am happy that my two grandkids are handling my business better than me. It gives me a sense of satisfaction. I trained you both well."

Owen scoffed and pressed a button to summon one of his men.

"How is Rachel?"

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