A Moment in Destiny
Chapter 939 Perspective Taking

It was an official meeting, and Marcel brought Rae here for an investigation. However, Rae kept having the thought that the meeting was rather personal.

Marcel stared at Reuben. Reuben kissed Rae in the public, and Marcel saw it when he was smoking near the window of his office. Now that they were here and Marcel saw Reuben with his own eyes, the young master of the YS Club. Marcel could see the darkness in Reuben's eyes when he stared at him. However, when Reuben looked at Rae, Marcel could see the fire of passion flowing in Reuben's eye. The passion was so hot that it could burn a woman's heart. For a man like Reuben, they would burn the woman they fell in love with the fire of their passion.

Extreme love and extreme hatred. Reuben was an extreme man.

Marcel smiled. He and Reuben were so alike.

In some way, Marcel was a similar person when he fell in love.

So, Marcel didn't show any signs of emotions when he saw Reuben.

He wanted to get to know about the whole situation, officially.

Reuben took the first step when Marcel wanted to tell Reuben his intention and took control of the situation. Reuben told Marcel, "Captain Hopkins, my fiancé, Rae, is a subordinate of yours. Please help me to take good care of her."

Marcel was stunned when he heard Reuben's word. Everyone in the room had a complicated look on their face.

Rae was shocked and became panic. She looked at Marcel.

Marcel squinted his eyes. The complicated look on Marcel's face scared Rae. The fact that Marcel didn't say anything scared Rae the most.

Ophelia was stunned too. She dazed and stared at blank space without having any movements.

Benjamin looked like he found something interesting. He even had a profound look on his face.

The expressions of the people in the room were different yet varied. Rae strongly believed that she was in trouble.

Rae raised her head and looked at Reuben. He smiled at her, "Rae, what a good captain you have there. He knew we haven't seen each other for quite some time and that I missed you, so he brought you to me! I'm already missing you after our lunch at home. Luckily you're here now."

Rae felt like her heart stopped beating after hearing what Reuben said. She quickly looked at Marcel.

However, there wasn't any emotion shown on Marcel's face. Marcel continued staring at Reuben. Then, he smiled. But Rae knew it wasn't a sincere smile. Rae was in Marcel's team for too long that she knew the coldness in Marcel's blood wouldn't go away even if his smile was warm.

Rae didn't dare to overthink. Marcel turned around and stared at Rae with a smile. However, Rae could easily sense the anger under his smile.

It was like an upcoming storm hidden under peaceful weather. The calmer Marcel looked, the angrier Marcel probably was. Marcel was probably screaming in his heart right now. He was humiliated by Rae many times, and most of the time, it was because of their relationship.

And now Reuben told him that Rae was his fiancé? Marcel was furious.

But Marcel didn't show his anger.

It was probably the best thing about Marcel. Marcel was a different person when he was with Rae. He was calm and wise when there were outsiders, and Rae could sense Marcel's emotion when he was alone with her. For the outsider, Marcel acted like an emotionless puppet.

Then, Rae heard Marcel's voice. Marcel was talking to her in a casual tone, "Rae, you've been hiding the fact that Mr. James is your fiancé for too long."

Marcel sounded casual, but Rae thought it was pretty insulting.

Rae didn't know how to explain the fact. Marcel wasn't the only one waiting for her explanation. Ophelia was waiting too.

Rae knew she had to say something. She didn't dare to look at Marcel, and she didn't even know where or what to look at. Suddenly, Benjamin's eyes met with hers. Rae could see the taunting look in his eyes There was endless darkness in Benjamin's eyes. He even blinked at Rae when he realized Rae was looking at him.

Rae was immediately alerted, and suspicious came along. The real Rae was related to Benjamin as well? My god!

Who was this person she impersonated?

Anyway, whoever the real Rae was, Rae had to resolve the awkward situation before her. So, she answered Marcel, "Mr. James insisted that we were engaged, but I don't remember anything about it after the car accident five years ago. So, regardless of what Mr. James made it looked like, I have to stand up for myself. It's been five years since the engagement. A married couple could probably divorce by now, let alone we were only engaged."

Reuben's expression changed after hearing what Rae said.

Rae looked at Marcel. She saw Marcel was even sulkier than before.

What? What went wrong?

Who did she mess with?

Ophelia was confused and deep in thoughts. Rae knew what Ophelia was thinking. Reuben said he went to Rae's house for lunch, and he mentioned the engagement. Ophelia was probably heartbroken about what she heard. What hurt Ophelia the most wasn't the engagement. It was the fact that Reuben said it out loud in front of her without considering how she would feel. This was what hurt Ophelia the most. Rae tried to put herself in Ophelia's shoes. Rae could feel Ophelia's sorrow. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNøvel.ɴᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Reuben teased, "Many things had changed over the past five years. My pretty fiancé dared to reject me in front of so many people. It's saddening. Rae, we loved each other so dearly seven years ago. We moved in together, and you just started school at the university. You forgot about all those memorable moments?"

Rae was stunned and embarrassed.

Did she move in with Reuben?

But Rae couldn't deny that now!

Ophelia might know Rae wasn't into Reuben anymore, but she must be heartbroken about Reuben's ignorance.

What about Marcel? Marcel didn't know she wasn't the real Rae. It frustrated Rae. However, Rae smiled. Probably because of the overflowing anger she felt inside.

A smile appeared on Rae's cheek. It was an insulting smile, "Mr. James, I told you that I don't remember any of what you said. Nobody can prove what you said was true. You can talk the hind leg off a donkey and write a comedy script out of it, but that's only your side of the story. Now, Captain Hopkins and I are here for business. Please leave your personal affair out of it."

Rae sounded righteous.

However, Marcel chuckled, "Rae, easy. It's not necessary to make it so official. After all, people have family, friends and lovers in this society. It's your charm that made Mr. James loved you so dearly. There's no need for an explanation. We understand that you and Mr. James are a couple. Am I right, Ms. Grant?"

Ophelia turned around as her name was called. She nodded and smiled, "Yes. I didn't expect Mr. James to be such an affectionate man. Just like Jack Dawson, who would die for Rose in the Titanic. Am I right Mr. James?"

Reuben was nervous. He quickly looked at Ophelia.

A broad smile appeared on Ophelia's face, "Mr. James, don't look at me like that. Aren't you afraid that Rae would be jealous? If you can't forget about her and you can't let her go, then go get her back. Don't try to find a replacement. It's not good to act like a playboy when you are actually an affectionate man. Mr. James, stop glaring at me. I know I'm honest and the truth hurts, but you know what? Truth nourishes people's life."

Ophelia covered her mouth and continued chuckling. Her arms and her long eyelashes covered the sorrow in her eyes.

Reuben abandoned her, and she lost the game.

Reuben was never sincere to her. Ophelia was only a tool to spice up his lonely life.

Rae felt regret after hearing Ophelia's statement.

If she was Natalie and there wasn't vengeance.

Reuben could probably feel sad instead of bitter if he knew Rae's death.

Marcel wouldn't insult her like this. There wouldn't be resentments.

But what was done was done. What can Rae do to change it?

The peaceful life she wanted was destroyed.

Reuben looked at Rae and smiled, "Rae, regardless of how bad you wanted to deny it, you can't deny that we were in a relationship in the past. Alright, you're here for business, so let's stop discussing our private affair. Captain Hopkins, now, you can tell me what are you here for."

Reuben put on a serious face. There wasn't any emotion on his face. He stared at Marcel and waited for him to tell him the purpose they came.

Marcel squinted his eyes and sized Reuben up. He smiled, "One more word. Don't worry, Mr. James. I will take good care of Rae. She will have the best CARE under me."

Marcel emphasized the word 'care'.

Rae was terrified. Then she blushed when she recalled something.

Marcel continued, "But I think Rae should stop investigating the YS Club case. She should keep a distance since she was related to Mr. James in that way."

"Hey," Marcel smiled, "Don't do that to her. The proverb has it that never miss a talent because of favouritism. Rae is an outstanding woman. She knew where to draw to the line. So there's no need to worry about her professionalism. We never talked about cases in private. Am I right, Rae?"

Rae pouted. Marcel was probably infuriated, but he couldn't show his anger in front of people. Marcel can't openly claim Rae as his under such a circumstance. He had to withhold his anger.

Rae knew she wasn't that charming that all men would fight for her. She knew it very well. Reuben may love Rae in the past, but what purpose Reuben carrying now was a mystery. Rae had no idea. As for Marcel, Rae could sense that he approached her for a reason based on her sixth sense. Everyone approached Rae with a purpose. She couldn't deny or clarify any of it, and she had to allow the misunderstandings to go on. Now, it was Ophelia that Rae worried the most.

Rae looked at Ophelia. She was afraid that Ophelia would blurt out her real identity.

However, Ophelia smiled and said, "Rae, let's go and have Teppanyaki later once you're done here. There's a new store near Bright University."

It should be an official meeting, but instead, all of them were talking about private affairs.

Reuben remained silent.

Marcel squinted his eyes.000☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

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