"I won't allow that poor thing to be a part of our family. I can't just believe that Chad will choose someone like her. So disgusting" Mrs Torres yelled and turned her back on her husband.
"Calm down. You don't know the reason why Chad chose her" Mr Torres said in a calm voice.
"Reason?" she turned to face him with a questioning look. "I am sure that witch persuade my son to love her. She is a witch, a gold digger" she screamed angrily. She turned unconsciously to the door and saw Mina crying. "Oh my dear Mina..." she walked towards Mina and hugged her tightly. "They took what is rightfully yours, they took Chad away from you..." she raised Mina's head and said, "I promise to help to get Chad back. No one will take him away from you. I promise" Mina nodded her head and rested her head on Mrs Torres shoulder and continued to cry like someone took away her toy.
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"You have drank three cups already. That's enough" Chad took the wine glass from her hands.
"No, I still want to drink more" she stretched her hand to take the wine from Chad.
"No"
"Please"
"You can't..."
"Just allow her to take two more cups" Billy immediately cut him off.
"Yeah, she will be sad if you don't let her take it and you won't want to see her cry because you will regret it for the rest of your life" he added.
"You..." he didn't know what to say as he gave Billy a death stare and that gave Rachel the opportunity to take the drink from him.
"Thanks Billy" she smiled, but Billy did not respond, he was afraid of Chad.
Rachel was able to drink three more cups and eventually she got drunk. She stood up and headed towards the bathroom.
"Where are you going?" Chad immediately followed her, afraid that she might fall.
"To the bathroom"
"I will take you there"
"No, don't. You can't follow me there"
"Don't worry, I will wait for you outside"
"Mhm" she entered the bathroom, turned on the tap and washed her face. She dried the water on her face and turned to leave. She was so drunk that she could barely walk then she fell on the floor. She tried to stand up but was too weak so she lied on the floor with her eyes closed.
After some minutes of waiting, Chad knocked on the door, but no one answered. He opened the door slowly and stuck his head out of the door, "Rachel are you there? Rachel are you in there?" but no one answered.
His heart beat faster. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if something bad happened to her.
He walked inside and saw Rachel lying on the floor with her eyes closed, he rushed to her, bent down and raised her head. "Rachel are you okay?"
She slowly opened her eyes when she heard his voice. "Chad is that you?"
"Yes it's me. Come on, let me take you home, you have drank too much" he carried her in his arms and started towards the door.
"Chad" she called.
"Mhm"
"I think, I think I want to throw up" she raised her head and looked into his face.
"Huh?" he raised his eyebrows but before he could say another word, she has already vomited on his shirt. He stopped and looked at Rachel who later said, "I am sorry" then she fell asleep.
What can he do? Nothing, right? He was not irritated by the smell nor did he show any facial expressions. His face was calm and loved filled his eyes as he looked at her.
"Buddy what happened to her?" Billy asked.
"Thanks to you, she is drunk" his voice was cold.
"But I just wanted her to have fun"
"Have fun? She is drunk and you call that fun?" he sounded angry.
"I am sorry" all he could do is apologize, he could not continue to argue with Chad.
"If something bad happens to her, I swear, I won't forgive you"
All he cared about is Rachel. No one would go in peace if they hurt her.
"So where will you take her to? Home?" James asked.
"Are you dumb? Do you expect me to take her home like this? She will stay here" he said and took her to the guest room.
He laid her on the bed and told the maids to help her take off her dress and wear her another one. He sat beside her and looked at her with love in his eyes. "You can go. I will watch over her myself" he waved his hand telling the maids to leave the room.
He placed his hand on her cheeks and gently moved slowly to her nose and her soft pink lips, then he bent over her and kissed her forehead. "Good night my queen" he switched off the light and closed the door slowly behind him, afraid that she might wake up. He entered his room, took his bath and changed his cloth.
Next morning.
She slowly opened her eyes and touched her head, then she noticed she was not in her room. "Where am I?" she asked as she looked around the room then the memories of last night came back. She held her head and she widened her eyes. "Did he not take me home yesterday? Did I sleep here? Oh no" she immediately jumped out of bed and ran out of the room. "Chad" she called as she walked down the stairs. "Chad where..."
"I am here" his voice came from the dining room. She walked towards him and was stunned by the people she saw.
"What is this girl doing here? Don't tell me she slept here?" Mrs Torres turned to her son.
"Yes, she did. She was drunk yesterday and I couldn't take her home so I let her sleep here"
Mrs Torres and Mina were dumbfounded. He allowed this poor thing to sleep in their house.
"Come sit down here" Chad waved his hand telling Rachel to join them. She walked towards him and sat beside him. "Extra plate please" the maid brought the plate and gave it to him. "How was your night here? Did you have any nightmare?" he asked as he placed egg toast on her plate. She shook her head. "Eat all you want, okay?"
As Mina looked at the two of them, she felt a jealous rage well up inside her. Chad had never treated her like this. She hated Rachel for coming into Chad's life, if only she could kill her.
"This house is not for dogs. We don't feed dogs here and if you want to feed her, take her to another place" Mrs Torres yelled.
"Mom"
"I don't like you Rachel and I will never like you" she stood up, went to Rachel and throw her food on the floor.
"Mom what is wrong with you?" Chad asked with anger.
"I don't like her"
"You don't have to like her" he yelled at his mother. His eyes darkened and his voice became cold.
"Did you just raise your voice at me?" this was the first time Chad yelled at his mother.
"Mom am sorry, but this is my decision. I love Rachel and I will marry her"
"What?" Mina's eyes widened in surprise. Did he just say he will marry her?
"I want to have my own family with Rachel"
"No I won't allow that"
"I am sorry, but you can't stop me" he looked at everybody in the room for some seconds, grab Rachel's hand and started towards the door.
"She is a gold digger. She wants to marry you because of your money" she shouted angrily as she watched her son leave.
He stopped and turned, "No, you will later know the reason why I love her when the time comes"
Rachel looked into his eyes and she only found love in there. She felt bad for Chad. He was going against his family for her. Was she that special?
"I hope you understand" with that he turned to leave.
"She does not love you" she yelled but he did not stop. "She will dump you after she takes your money" he turned a deaf ears to her words. "The only person that loves you is Mina"
Mina's heart started beating so fast. What was going to be his reaction?
He immediately stopped in his tracks and turned back, "What?"
"Yes, Mina has been in love with you for a very long time. She came back to the Philippines so she can be with you and she is willing to wait for you"
Mrs Torres had promised Mina that she would help her get Chad. It might not be easy but she would do anything as long as Chad gets married to Mina.
"Then she will have to wait forever because my heart belongs to someone else which is..." he turned to Rachel and finally said, "Rachel"
His sharp words pierced her heart and she gasped. She touched her chest as if she was feeling pains in her chest. Tears rolled down her eyes ruining the makeup she did to attract Chad. She couldn't bear the pain anymore; she stood up with her hands on her face as she ran to her room. She threw herself on the bed and began to cry her eyes out.
"You are going crazy. I can't believe my son will..." she couldn't finish her sentence as she felt a sharp pain in her heart. Seeing that his mom did not have anything to say, he turned and left the house.
She turned to Mr Torres and yell at him, "Your son is crazy"
"I don't think he is"
"What?" she never expected her husband to support Chad's decision.
"We should just allow him to do what he likes. If the girl is not okay for him, he wouldn't have chosen her. He is old enough to make decisions for himself. If you all can excuse me, I have so many important things to do" he stood up and left.
"What? You are crazy! You and your son are both crazy!" she yelled and sat on the chair, breathing heavily, She was red hot angry,then she pushed all the plate on the table away and it fell and broke into pieces.
Mrs Sharon and Mina's friends ran to her. "You have to take it easy" Mrs Sharon consoled her.
"Aunt you are bleeding" Darna eyes widened when she saw blood gushing out of her hand.
"Get the first aid kit quickly" the maids brought the kit and Mrs Sharon applied iodine carefully on her hand. Mrs Torres did not feel any pain because she was angry.