A Moment in Destiny

“Thanks!” Rae Baxter smiled. The rock at the bottom of her heart was relieved, revealing a relieved smile. It was a smile that looked genuinely relaxed.

Inside the building, Marcel looked at Rae who was outside through the blinds. She was holding the phone and smiling radiantly.

That smile was from the heart, and it was dazzling.

Marcel faintly narrowed his eyes, frowned and slightly dulled his face. Hiding behind the blinds, he was being unpredictable.

Rae put down the phone and put the gift Marcel gave her inside her bag. She didn’t know what it was, but she didn’t think she should accept it. The gift was too abrupt, and their relationship hadn’t reached that point yet after all.

With her mind made up, Rae went to Marcel’s office during lunch when no one was looking. He happened to be there, and she placed the gift on the table.

Marcel frowned and looked over. His eyes lingered on the gift for a few seconds, then looked up at Rae. His eyes had questions, but he didn’t ask anything.

Rae was very prudish and said, “Thank you, Captain Hopkins. But I can’t accept this gift, I haven’t done anything to deserve it!”

Marcel leaned back and rested on the back of his chair. His demeanor was very gloomy, then his gaze fell on Rae’s face, looking very profound.

Rae subconsciously avoided his gaze and lowered her eyes, “I’ll head out first.”

She had already returned the gift, and she couldn’t control what Marcel would think, but she knew that she couldn’t let this be unclear between them.

“Aren’t you going to see what’s inside before you make a decision?”

Behind her was Marcel’s unhurried voice with a hint of sultriness that enticed the soul.

Rae’s body froze and she didn’t turn around. Her thin figure was seen in Marcel’s eyes. With a hint of arrogance, she said, “Thank you, Captain Hopkins. I’m not that curious!”

After saying that, she started to head out.

“Then I’ll save it for you, Rae!” Behind her, Marcel stared at her back and his certained tone sounded, “You’ll accept it, one day.”

Rae who had reached the door suddenly turned around and looked at Marcel. Without saying anything, she stood at the door and looked deeply at him, as if she wanted to peek at the thoughts deep down in his heart.

His actions were not like how a captain should behave.

Marcel’s eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes looked deep and there was even a hint of playfulness at the corners of his eyes, implying with a strong sense of confidence.

Rae got a little angry all of a sudden. She didn’t say anything, just turned around and walked out.

She decided to forget about the whole thing, including this morning where Marcel picked her up. She took it all as the captain’s sudden whim of action and had no meaning. As for her, she couldn’t be daydreaming about it.

In the afternoon, Marcel personally arranged people to go undercover at Joanna Salinas’s villa and the community’s security office. With eyes planted, it laid down groundwork for future investigation as well.

people with him to Joanna Salinas’s residence, but Marcel changed his mind and let Easton kept an eye on

place where Kenzie lived was in the staff residence of SC Normal University, which were all old campus houses, so the management was naturally not as strict and standardized as an upscale neighborhood. The stairs were open to the public and

was just that Rae was a little worried whether Kenzie would be at

he told her in the car,

“Oh!”

hadn’t said anything. In light of afternoon’s present gifting situation,

happened, and Rae was quite discouraged by

seven o’clock at night when they arrived, and there were more people going back and forth the stairs, so both of them

the distance between them were far, yet Rae still subconsciously leaned on her side of the car door. Despite doing this,

said to her, “Wait here for a while, I’ll be

her head quickly as she couldn’t wait

where he

door opened from the outside and Marcel got

there were three big words printed on it — Carnival

franchise in City B, and Carnival Cake’s cakes were

Marcel. She didn’t know whether

the box in her hand, and got into the

Captain Hopkins!”

to thank me. I don’t want to keep you from eating your birthday cake because of overtime, and then to blame me because of it.” Marcel said carelessly,

originally, then a chill ran

lips, “Why would I? It doesn’t matter

and not to mention that it wasn’t even her own birthday. By celebrating Rae Baxter’s birthday, she only felt incomparably sad inside, and her

you don’t seem to like birthdays very much.” Marcel’s tone sounded tentative. With the little understanding that he had of Rae, Marcel really couldn’t see through her. He just felt that she wasn’t as lively as the usual girls, nor

sounded sincere. How could she possibly tell others that she was living in place of another person and that she had a very shady

had thought before that revenge should be done open and aboveboard. But her father obviously couldn’t get tangible evidence, so she had to rely on her own efforts to get evidence on Leonard

the cake?” Marcel looked at Rae who was holding the bag in her hand, but she didn’t seem to be in a hurry to open it. Weren’t girls usually eager to open it when

rude to disappoint someone’s gesture,

lost in thought for a moment, then calmed down shortly after. With a light smile, she opened the bag and saw

lot, and with a hint of teasing and self-deprecation in his tone, “Enjoy it. You didn’t want my gift and if you didn’t eat the cake as well, then I’ll think that I have a problem with my character, and it

tone sounded a bit of a tease, but it was vaguely exuding care. Something Rae hadn’t

was care coming from Marcel

something that Rae wished for but

he sending gifts and cakes? Rae didn’t know what he was going to do, but she knew that if he kept on going like

wasn’t

the cake one bite at a time without looking up at Marcel while she was

there was some kind of deep meaning in his eyes.

go! It’s nine o’clock, and it’s almost ready for us

to arrange work, “Okay, proceed