Chapter 94 You guys only kissed once

Ethan's POV

" I did a little more finding and John told me something else too..." Mark paused to look at me and I nodded giving him a go ahead sign.

"John said that yesterday when he followed Rachel and her mother, and he overheard Martha telling Rachel that her scum bag of an ex-husband wanted her back and if he didn't get her he was going to cut of the alliance between the both companies ".

My body tensed up and my hands under the table gripped it so tightly.

They were trying to take Rachel away from me! And not just anyone but David? He just suddenly wants her back after finding out she had moved on from him?

That must be the reason why Rachel came back so down yesterday, and yet I just had to add to her stress by staying in that bar with Lana.

"Not only that, John said that her mother gave her another option, to convince you to do business with them". He added and I grimaced.

They even added me to their family problems.

That family was truly despicable.

But one question still bugged my mind.

"Why didn't Rachel tell me about this?" I thought out loud releasing soft sigh while leaning my head back on my chair. " And why didn't John tell me about this?"

John worked for me. Even if Mark was my friend and assistant, he should have told me first.

Mark shurgged tapping on the desk. " He said that he thought Rachel has already told you after she got back, but then this morning he saw what happened and he was not so sure so he told me".

I shut my eyes, breathing in and out slowly to let out the anger and pain I was feeling. I was angry at myself for not noticing it earlier.

If she had told me I would have convinced her that she had nothing to do with that family any longer since they already disowned her and only saw her as an instrument they could bend anyhow they pleased, but if she really wanted to help I would've agreed to the second option.

That was how much I loved Rachel, even if I knew that Andrew Corporation was a failing company involved in all kinds of criminal activities, I might still have agreed, probably after giving the matriarch of the family a sound warning to stop his illegal activities.

With what Mark just told me, it was now confirmed that the Andrew family only wanted to use Rachel and nothing more.

But Rachel was not going to agree to the first option right? She wouldn't, she couldn't.

" Also..." Mark spoke again and I sat up glaring at him.

There was another thing?

Just how many things have I missed!

Mark laughed nervously, his hands still tapping on the desk. " But this one is really important". He groaned and I leaned back again gesturing for him to continue.

" I found out that Rachel went to Andrews mansion today ".

My eyes narrowed dangerously and I stood up, just one thought running through my head.

" Please let it not be what I'm thinking... "

" That she agreed to get back together with David? " I immediately sent him a glare as soon as he said that.

" Rachel would not do that, she would never do that. She hates David with passion, she would not go back to him " I said out loud. Although I was talking to Mark, I was also reassuring myself.

Rachel hated her family, so she would never agree to anything they said. And wasn't that guy supposed to be with Lana for fuck sake?

" What do you what to do boss? " Mark asked me when I finally say back down on my chair and stared ahead.

There was no way I could understand what was going on in the Andrews head, it was impossible for them to say that they didn't think there was something between Rachel and I since they were petty enough to form the second option, but what about the first one?

Since they thought Rachel and I were together why on earth would they want her to go back to David?

This only proves how much they cared about themselves more than they did her, that's even if they cared at all.

I had to convince Rachel that there was nothing going on between Lana and I and also I had to deal with the Andrews for even suggesting Rachel leave me and go back to David, but first things first.

" I want to deal with the waiter first".

For having the guts to drug me under Lana's orders just because of money, he had to pay.

I stood up picking my phone from the desk and my blazer from the back of the chair, holding it on one arm "Let's go".

I had nothing else to do in the office anyways, the huge problem was already resolved nothing else was stopping me from leaving.

Mark nodded standing up too. " I left him at the underground dungeon, do you want to go there now or..."

I bent my neck and glared at him.

Was this the best time for him to crack a joke? I was literally fueling with rage here.

Mark raised up his hands and cracked a chuckle. "I was just kidding, just trying to lighten up the mood here, geez".

" You know this your fight with Rachel is also affecting my relationship with Marina". He said as we left the office.

Relationship?

" You guys only kissed, once".

" Hey, but that's much more times than you and Rachel". He retorted as we got into the elevator.

There were three different type of elevator in the company, the first one was for the regular employees and the elevator couldn't reach this floor, the second one were only for the executives of the company and that was probably the one Olivia used, while I was the only one permitted to use the last one because it required my thumb print to open and it led straight down to the under ground garage.

My mind went back to Mark's words.

That would have been through up to yesterday.

"Hey, it was a kiss that caused this entire mess". I said out loud leaning on the elevator.

Mark opened his mouth wide and stared at me wide eyed " A kiss? Wait you're saying you and Rachel had finally kissed?" He asked in an over dramatic voice that made me roll my eyes.

This was a serious moment, we were talking about something really serious, my love life with Rachel which seemed like it was about to end before it even began, but here was joking like he always did.

"Mark can you stop all this and be serious?"

"I am being seriously and I meant it that this misunderstanding between you and Rachel is really affecting me and Marina. I like her dude, like I really like her but she has not been picking any of my calls since this morning". He complained pouting like a child.

I wanted so bad to roll my eyes at him, but I just couldn't bring myself to because though Mark was acting like a child right now, he was being serious.

This was the first time he was talking about a woman like this, and even if it was Marina, I had to support him.

" Don't worry about this. Once I clear things up with Rachel, Marina would stop ignoring your calls that's a promise".

Marina had always been like that. Getting angry with whoever Rachel got angry with, and Mark was by confidant so she dragged him into it.

But as soon as Rachel and I turned okay, she would stop ignoring Mark and getting angry at the innocent guy.

"And when are you going to clear things up with Rachel?" Mark asked skeptically just as the elevator door dinged and opened.

"After I'm done with this..."