Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 72

Rachel smiled weakly at them.

“What a coincidence,” she barely managed. “You’re here at the hospital too?”

Samantha found the encounter strange too, and said awkwardly, Rachel, this is my mom. She just got off the plane, which was poorly ventilated and packed with people. William and I were worried, so we brought her here for a check–up.”

Samantha then took it upon herself to make introductions.

“Mom, this is my colleague, Rachel Lloyd. She’s great and often helps me out at work.”

At Samantha’s explanation, Charmaine Clark immediately grabbed Rachel’s hand and thanked her profusely. “Ms. Lloyd, thank you so much, really. Samantha is still so young and doesn’t really know much. She needs as much help as you can give her.”

Samantha whispered to Charmaine, “Mom, my colleague is hearing–impaired, but she can lip–read. Talk slower.”

“Huh? She’s disabled?” Charmaine blurted out.

Rachel’s face stiffened. She had a hearing impairment, but no one had ever labelled her as disabled before.

morn is a straight talker and doesn’t think

“You’re so pretty, just like my daughter! Please don’t take my words to heart. I’m just like this,

before Rachel, as if she were at a

face darkened and his brows furrowed, his jaw

completely not expecting Charmaine to pull William to stand before Rachel as though she were presenting a prized possession of

and bit her lip, the anxious look

cast a questioning gaze at William. “So this is Ms. Judd’s

looked up and signed to Rachel, “I’ll explain things to you when we’re

was done signing to her, Rachel said, “I shan’t bother your

anything further and simply held Charmaine’s arm. “We’ll take my mom to the

Rachel nodded. “Go ahead.”

William was still rooted to the

his shirt.

go. Our number is about to be

“Okay.”

she didn’t even bother looking at