My beloved wife

Chapter 13 Magee Was Back

Back home, Rita stayed up all night. She was distracted and upset at the thought of what happened with Aaron.

She had only known Aaron for a few days. How could they get to this point so soon?

Was she really going to marry him? What about Magee? How would he react to this?

The image of Magee came back to her mind which was a clear figure that she would always remember it in her mind.

They never talked about their true attractions about each other. She thought it was a natural thing for her to be with him at last, but neither of them took the initiative to speak the love words. It took so many years that they were just as friends.

But now he was back, and she had become the fiancee of Aaron. How ridiculous and ironic it was! Now she was together with Aaron. Was it possible for her to be with Magee?

A tear, which was about to fall, had been hanging in the corner of her eyes. The thought of Magee made Rita's heart ache. Magee hadn't come to meet her since he returned to the hometown.

What was he thinking about?

Did he know that she was engaged to Aaron and decide not to disturb her? Was she really going to marry Aaron? Even if it was a fake marriage, it was impossible for her to be together with Magee. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

She tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. Early in the morning she was awakened by the noise downstairs. Rita went downstairs in her pajamas. She was sleepy with eyes half closed and saw her mother cleaning up the glass fragments on the ground. Her father stood aside, frowning. It seemed that he was distracted by anxiety.

"Dad, mom," Rita came downstairs in a hurry, "what's wrong?"

With a worried face, Grace looked at Rita and said, "Nothing my dear. I broke the plate by accident."

"Mom, what happened?" Rita held her mother's arm tightly. Her father let out a sigh and said," I'm sorry, Rita. It's all my fault. Sorry."

"What's wrong?" Rita knew the situation of her family. The Gu company was in danger. If there was no support, it might go bankrupt at any time. She really didn't want to see the company which was set up by her father from nothing become like this. She asked, "Does something happen to our company?"

"The bank stopped the loans and our company Finance is going..." Jack sighed, "I'm sorry, Rita. If there is no source of capital, I'm afraid the bank will take our house soon."

"What?" Rita never thought that the Gu family would come down like this overnight. She thought they would not go bankrupt so soon, but it turned out that the storm came so fast.

She couldn't believe what she just heard. She opened her eyes wide and saw her father's old face full of sadness. Her father continued, "After the news was reported about your marriage with Aaron, the stock of our Gu family rose a lot. But it was only the last radiance of the setting sun. Unless there was a large sum of investment, the Gu family really couldn't hold on for long."

After Jack finished his words, Grace burst into tears. When Rita saw her mother was so sad, she was too distressed and held her mother. "Dad, mom, if I can get money from the Leng family, will the company be saved?"

"Rita, I don't want to force you to do anything that you don't want to, but now only the Leng family can save us," Jack said earnestly.

Rita kneaded her temples, depressed. There was only one thing she could do now, that is, to save the Gu family. She was the only person who could save the family.

So she had no choice but to marry Aaron!

Being exhausted, Rita went out of the door. Aaron sent his man over to pick her up, preparing to have dinner in the Hilltop Restaurant.

Recently, they met each other frequently. Aaron took his time off to date her almost every day. As time went by, they were more and more in the news to the public. A lot of media made a great whoop and a holler about their engagement. They even had made inquiries about the whole Gu family.

Without any response, Rita just hoped that her family could get rid of this difficulty as soon as possible and she would soon get away.

Their private room was by the window of the mountain top, provided panoramic views of the beautiful night scene down the hill.

She was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery at all. She stirred the coffee in her cup with boredom.

"You're feeling bad?"

"No." Rita said perfunctorily.

"You want to say something to me?" Aaron seemed to read her mind.

It was difficult for her to tell him anything about the Gu family. She wanted to ask him for help, but she could not say out. Her pride and self-esteem made her feel ashamed.

"I... I... Nothing to say."

After hesitating for a while, she still didn't speak it out.

"Go ahead." Aaron looked at her with a smile. He just came back from the company and heard about the situation of the Gu family. Now Rita must be very worried about this.

He was waiting for Rita to beg him for help.

Before they started to eat, Yvonne came out of nowhere and walked towards them, smiling. "What are you doing here, Aaron?"

What happened last time made Yvonne hold a grudge against Rita, and Rita even tore her dress, so she would definitely get even with Rita.

"Oh, sister Rita, you are also here. You two are in the headlines every day. I really envy your affection for each other," said Yvonne in front of Aaron, intending to wear a gentle smile. "My brother is over there."

Magee? Was he also here?

Rita's face suddenly turned pale at that moment.