Chapter 89
At Lancaster Group Building
“Wow, we finished early! This is a first!” Tyron gleefully hummed as he held the door open for his boss. It wasn’t even five yet, and they were already heading home—Tyron was loving it. He was looking forward to getting home early more often in the future.
He quickly realized that his boss getting married was the best thing that could have ever happened to him. If this kept up, he’d have less work and more free time.
Normally, his boss would stay late, which meant Tyron had to work overtime as well. He never complained, though—his pay was excellent, and his boss was generous with bonuses. But the prospect of more free time like this was a welcome change. “I can finally go out and have some fun,” he thought to himself, his eyes brimming with excitement.
Alexander didn’t comment seeing Tyron’s smiles and murmuring, he simply shook his head and let his assistant on his own world. He simply bid Tyron farewell as he walked to his car.
His father had messaged him earlier, mentioning that Rain had prepared dinner and that he should come home early. He also mentioned that Eric would be joining them.
Alexander’s face twitched in annoyance—Eric was relentless in his efforts to formally meet Rain, even going directly to his father to get an invitation, knowing Alexander would never have invited him himself.
Fifteen minutes later, Alexander arrived at the ancestral mansion. He frowned when he saw Eric’s car parked nearby. “He’s early,” he muttered, glancing at his wristwatch. It was only five-thirty.
“Eric is early,” he remarked to Ben as soon as he was inside. “Where is he?” he asked curiously.
“Oh, he was with Mr. Rock a while ago,” Ben replied.
“And Rain?” Alexander hummed.
“She’s still at the pool, I think,” Ben answered.
Alexander nodded and headed toward his room to change but suddenly stopped. Instead of going upstairs, he noticed Eric’s silhouette and decided to follow him. His frown deepened as he saw Eric heading toward the indoor pool.
When he reached the pool area, he found Eric staring in a particular direction, mouth agape. Alexander quickly followed his gaze and he gritted his teeth when he saw Rain emerging from the pool. She was wearing a simple green one-piece swimsuit, but it looked incredibly sexy, perfectly accentuating her curves.
Alexander cursed inwardly and quickly closed the distance between them. “What the hell, Eric! Are you a pervert drooling at my wife like that?!” he growled, startling Eric, who nearly jumped out of his skin.
Eric scratched his head, his face flushed with embarrassment. “I didn’t mean to! I was with Uncle Rock in his study and then went out. I heard splashing, so I walked over here and he trailed off, his face turning even redder.
“Go!” Alexander practically shooed his friend away, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Eric left, and Alexander walked straight to the pool. He grabbed a robe from a nearby chair and draped it over Rain’s shoulders.
“Oh, you’re back,” she gasped.
“It’s already late. Go and get dressed,” he commented simply.
She smiled at him and replied, “That’s the plan p>
As she tied her robe, she looked at him and said, “By the way, don’t eat the beef stew later—it has peanut butter. The potato salad has pickles, but I’ll remove them from your plate if you want to taste it. I made beef steak and some side dishes just for you. They’ll be served at my table p>
Alexander frowned, sensing something was off.
“It’s Chef Sarah. She’s trying to sabotage me. I’ll tell you the details later,” Rain hummed.
“Tell me now,” Alexander insisted.
Rain took a deep breath and explained what had happened, making Alexander’s expression darken.
“Father told me to ask you why she would deliberately sabotage me. He said you’d know why,” Rain said with a pout, and Alexander couldn’t help but stare at her luscious lips. He’d already had a taste of them, and more of Rain p>
He inwardly cursed as the memory of that intimate night made him hard again. Just seeing her in that swimsuit was enough to get him worked up, and it was too annoying and distracting. He couldn’t believe he was acting like this.
“Were you in a relationship with her before?” Rain teased with a grin, snapping him back to reality.
“What?! No he exclaimed.
“So tell me, why would she do that?” Rain pondered.
He gulped, and instead of answering, he said, “Get dressed for now, and I’ll tell you about it later. My friend is here, and he wants to meet you. I’m sure you’ve heard of him—he’s also a lawyer p>
“Really? Who is he?” Rain asked excitedly.
“Eric,” he replied simply.
Her eyes widened as she exclaimed, “You mean Eric Crawford p>
Alexander frowned at her reaction and nodded.
“Oh! Alright, I’m going to get dressed!” she said excitedly before practically running away from him.
Alexander’s face darkened even more as he muttered irritably, “What’s with that excitement p>
He knew he was overreacting, so he took a deep breath, trying to compose himself. Then, he shifted his thoughts to Chef Sarah. Heading straight to his room, he grabbed the remote and played the kitchen CCTV footage since he had access to all the cameras from his study.
As he watched the events unfold, he let out a long, frustrated sigh. Chef Sarah… She was someone recommended to his family by Carla ten years ago. He also knew that Sarah owed Carla a great deal. That was probably the reason why she was sabotaging Rain.
He quickly changed into more comfortable clothes while contemplating how to address the situation. However, he assumed his father would handle it, as he was also aware of the issue.
He was startled when he heard a knock on his door and blinked rapidly as he saw Rain standing outside with her usual sweet smile.
“Can I come in?” she asked. Before he could respond, she walked into his bedroom and began looking around.
“What are you doing?” he asked as he saw Rain lying down on his large window seat.
“Ah, it’s big enough for me to sleep here, and I’ll have a great view of the night,” she murmured to herself.
He approached her and repeated, “Rain, what are you doing p>