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.

explained cautiously to Rachel, “My morn is a straight talker and doesn’t think much

her from head to toe as she started speaking to her like they were age–old friends. “You’re so pretty, just like my daughter! Please

William to stand before Rachel, as if she

face darkened and his brows furrowed,

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

bit her lip, the anxious look on

a questioning gaze at William.

face was dark with displeasure. He looked up and signed to Rachel, “I’ll explain things to you when

to her, Rachel said,

didn’t say anything further and simply held Charmaine’s arm. “We’ll take my

Rachel nodded. “Go ahead.”

William was still

his shirt.

number is about to be

“Okay.”

her, but she didn’t even bother looking at him. She continued looking straight ahead, her