A Moment in Destiny

She was a little shocked.

Raphael Gill was walking with his head down when he went out. He inadvertently looked up and saw Rae Baxter. He looked serious, then his eyes flickered a light and walked over slowly.

When he got closer, he looked at Rae and asked in a low, emotionless tone, “Rae, are you tailing me?”

Rae looked at Raphael with a complicated look. Perhaps no one could understand her feelings. She was shocked, not by Rafael's visit to the nightclub, but by the possibility that he might be involved in the murder case! That was why she was worried. Raphael was Rae’s friend, the only friend she had all these years! She certainly didn’t want any dirt on Raphael.

Raphael asked Rae, but she kept silent.

Raphael suddenly laughed and squinted slightly. He seemed even more unfathomable under the illumination of the corridor. He smiled as he looked around the people behind Rae, then he laughed, “Are you really following me?”

Perhaps in Raphael’s mind, Rae was following him because she valued him. This made his dead heart start warming again.

So, there was a hint of ambiguity in his tone, which had made Rae regain her sense at once.

Rae was a little embarrassed, and she explained, “I wasn’t tailing you. I was investigating a case and happened to see you. Then I saw you come out of the nightclub and reached here with a beautiful lady. So, I followed behind!”

What Rae said was mostly true.

When she said this, she had quickly prepared herself to act naturally. She was back to normal now. She smiled and looked at the door behind Raphael, and asked, “Who was that just now?”

Raphael narrowed his eyes and looked at Rae as if examining her words. After that, he asked instead of answering, “Rae, are you interested in my personal affairs or the lady inside? Or do you think we had got involved in your case?”

Raphael just asked the question directly and pointedly, which made it difficult for her to refuse.

However, Rae didn’t hesitate to look into his deep eyes and frankly answered, “All of them!”

After her words, Raphael suddenly smiled. It was a warm smile from the bottom of his heart.

He walked over to Rae, stopped at a very close distance, and said, “Come down and have some fun with me for a while, and then I’ll tell you!”

Rae wanted to know what was going with him and Joanna Salinas, so she nodded her head in agreement. “Is it a drink or?”

“Let’s have a drink!” He said.

“You have such a strong alcohol smell. You should have been drinking a lot just now!” Rae smelled the smell of alcohol on Raphael.

“Just so-so!” He had been in a bad mood, so he had a few extra drinks. He hadn’t expected to have a windfall today. No matter what reason Rae had for following him, he was happy. At least, she cared about him.

They went to the bar together. Raphael asked for a booth and they sat down. Soft music started. Rae was a weak drinker. She only drank a little to ease her overwrought emotions. She was too tired these days, and she was deeply exhausted.

Raphael ordered a bottle of wine and poured a glass for her. Perhaps because Rae had not eaten, she was a little drunk after she took two sips of her wine.

Raphael was happy to see the blush on her face. He liked to see her snowy face grew red. It was beautiful.

her glass and

frowned and said,

Rae was stunned.

the smell of alcohol on him which was strong. She

He suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around Rae’s soft

tighter by Raphael, “Rae, no matter what the reason is, I’m

Raphael, who had always been calm, now behaved like a kid as he

I’ve nothing to do with Joanna. She’s just my friend from before. I was young that

Rae chose to shut up. She just

mind whether she said anything or not, and he said, “It’s true, believe me! I only sent her upstairs just now. She was drunk and she wanted to renew

her eyes wide opened as she stared at

It was that simple?

Braeden Walls

was a

appeared in front of her. Rae saw Raphael suddenly

suddenly thought of the look on Marcel Hopkins when he kissed

was her

in the pan. That good feeling was replaced

“Rae…”

pushed Raphael away. She sat up straight

let go of her. He picked up the glass of wine on

or not. I had a relationship with Joanna a few years ago, but now we’re

upstairs for over an hour. But in that hour, all you did was just cleaning up her

asked in a deep voice, “Rae, do you mean that I slept with

that. After all, YS Club

didn’t answer him, “Rae, one hour isn’t enough for me. Besides, if I was going to play, I won’t find someone like Joanna. Moreover,

Rae didn’t say anything.

him, and he said in a deep voice, “Rae,

as a friend to find out what’s going on. Raphael, I see you as my best friend. I don’t want anything

to me?” Raphael asked

Was she being too

“Raphael--“

friend, you should trust me, not questioning me like this!” Raphael spoke in a

just now. Maybe I’m too cautious. These days I’ve been investigating cases, and I seem to suspect everyone I

for so many years and you understood me. I thought you were my best friend. Even if the whole world misunderstood me, but you wouldn’t! However,

for a

friendship is there between us

Rae was stunned again.

friend now!” Raphael’s tone was unprecedentedly serious, “It seems that our relationship can never go back to the way it was before! At that time, you relied on me so much. And now, you don’t need me anymore. I’m no longer your childhood friend, no longer your Raphael, and you even suspect me of committing a case. Rae, you’ve all those major cases in your hands. Am I that kind of

be such a person. But she saw it. She had to suspect him as it was

not