Chapter 87 - Woah So Firm

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"Jessica is just a good friend of mine, she is like a sister to me, please don't come up with such outrageous ideas and stop worrying about my marriage, if you seriously want to worry about someone then you can worry about Jimmy" Daniel clearly told his stance and angrily glared at his grandpa.

"Okay" Anthony sulked and didn't argue as angry Daniel is something he prefers not arguing back with but he was upset that he scolded him, Daniel understood his grandpa's feelings but decided to ignore it. 

He can tolerate anything but can't accept if anyone tries to create misunderstandings between two people.

On one side Rachel felt bad for how Daniel rudely rejected grandpa's idea and on other side her heart rejoiced in happiness as he said Jessica is like a sister to him.

Everyone in the room ignored the discussion that happened between Daniel and Anthony as Daniel was correct and they again resumed their initial discussion on politics.

Daniel once again tried to talk to Rachel but she again ignored him, he got confused as he cleared the air and yet she was upset, he looked at Michael silently asking him what else happened here.

Michael shrugged his shoulders implying he has no clue.

Rachel continued being upset with Daniel as she didn't want to make it obvious that she was jealous a few moments back and was upset because grandpa suggested an alliance between him and Jessica, she knew she had no right to be jealous as Daniel is single and in the first place she was the one who rejected him but since she got upset and behaved rudely earlier she rummaged her mind to come up with an excuse to be upset with Daniel, no matter how much she thought, she couldn't come up with anything.

After some time Catherine suggested they all go to the lawn. There was a bonfire in the middle of the ground and there were comfortable chairs arranged around, in this cold weather the warmth from the bonfire was very relaxing, everyone loved this setting and occupied the chairs. 

The three old men, Harry and Catherine continued their discussion in the lawn area and Rachel was silently listening to them. 

Behind the chairs there were few tables properly arranged with food. On one side of the table there were various types of desserts, on the other side the main course was set up. 

Remembering the Donuts, Daniel went inside and brought the donuts and he placed them on the table and gave it to one of the maids who arranged it properly near the dessert section. The maids and the butlers then served them starters and drinks.

Jim was marveled seeing all his favorite food items arranged on the table, for a moment he felt weird that all the three grandpas were being so nice to him and were talking to him politely, his favorite food was being served, although it was his party he still felt a bit bad as they all were excited about one project that he cracked and they don't know his intentions behind it, he wants to pursue a career in acting and he was giving his best here as he made a promise to Daniel as he in turn would help him to achieve his dreams, therefore he was feeling a bit guilty and found all of this a bit over the top but he was not sure how they would react if they knew he still didn't give up on his dream of becoming a great actor, after some time and more such thoughts he decided to shut his mouth and enjoy the moment and deal with all this stuff when the time comes.

Daniel was still trying to talk to Rachel but she continued ignoring him and he got more worried as he had no idea why she continued being upset. 

Seeing Daniel anxious, Jimmy teased him, "Are you upset that today's party is about me and I am the center of attention?"

"Shut up Jimmy, I am really not in the mood to joke."

"What happened Danny?"

"Dude, Rachel is upset with me and I don't know why."

"Go and ask her then"

"You think I didn't already, I even spammed her inbox with my messages."

"Woah my humble brother became creepy." Jimmy teased him.

"Jim please"

"Wait, I'll go and ask her."

"Jim you are the best" Daniel felt better as there are high chances of Rachel sharing her thoughts with Jim.

Jim then went and sat on the empty chair next to Rachel.

"Hey Rach"

"Hey"

"Thank you so much for that wonderful gift, I loved it."

"Glad you did" Rachel smiled seeing Jimmy happy.

"Hey can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"Are you upset with Daniel about something?" Jimmy directly asked.

"What did he say?" Rachel was worried as she didn't want to look petty and was not okay with them figuring out that jealousy is the reason behind her weird behaviour.

"Yeah he is a bit anxious and is wondering why you are upset"

Rachel decided to immediately come up with some excuse and present it as the reason behind her being upset, then she thought of something and decided to go with it even if it didn't sound convincing.

"Fine, is there any other lawn here?"

"Heh, umm, ya this lawn extends till the back of our home, the other side is as good as any other lawn, full privacy."

"Fine, I am going to that side and ask Daniel to meet me there." 

Rachel then headed towards the other side of the lawn.

Jimmy quickly went to Daniel and whispered to him everything they talked about and Daniel happily went to meet Rachel.

The other five observed it but they decided to ignore them and continued with their discussion and Jimmy too joined the five people.

After Daniel reached the other side of the lawn he saw Rachel standing there with her back facing him.

"Rachel" Daniel called her softly from behind, she calmed down herself and turned towards him. "Thanks for meeting me." he awkwardly added.

"It's okay"

"Can you please tell me why you were upset?" Daniel seemed really nervous, Rachel wanted to laugh seeing him so anxious and nervous but she controlled herself.

"You really don't know?" she seriously questioned him.

"I swear I don't know, why would I intentionally upset you?" 

"Well I am upset because you cheated."

"What??? No Rachel, I never cheated on you, what are you saying?" Daniel almost shouted because of his anxiety and looked really scared.

"Yes you did cheat"

"Rachel what nonsense are you brewing, I am not dating anyone how can I cheat on you."

"Umm Daniel what are you talking about?" Now she has started acting.

"Rachel you just said I cheated on you."

"No no, I said you cheated me not cheated on me."

"Are they different?" Daniel was now really confused.

"Yes, they are."

"Rachel you are driving me crazy"

Rachel chuckled and decided to stop bothering him and explained, "You remember the chess game we played?"

"Of course I do, you defeated me.��

"Yes and therefore you are my slave, right?"

"Yes for ten days."

"See that's where you cheated, you are my slave for ten days but five days have already passed away, you didn't even become my slave properly, you cheated."

"..."

Rachel came up with this excuse when Jimmy approached her. She decided to use something silly like this and portray that this is why she is upset.

"Wait, is that why you were upset?" Daniel now frowned and wanted to confirm.

"Yes"

Daniel sighed in relief and thought, 'I am your slave forever and you are bothered about ten days.' he chuckled at his own thought process.

"What do you want then?" he directly asked her.

"I want all the ten days to be spread out over a period of time and I'll tell you the days count based on my own discretion and you have to agree to it." Rachel decided to take advantage of the situation and approached it as a business deal.

"No wonder you are an amazing business woman, you are really despicable." Daniel commented on her after a few seconds, he was glad this was the reason for her bad mood and felt relieved.

Rachel laughed at his words, "So? Do you agree to it or not?"

"Umm I need some time to think." Daniel was not ready to agree to her terms so easily.

Rachel got annoyed and turned around to leave, Daniel quickly held her wrist and pulled her towards him, she didn't expect this move of his and couldn't get a hold of herself and she fell forward on him and landed on his chest, she tried to balance herself with her hands.

Her hands were on his firm chest, 'woah so firm' was her first thought when her hands felt his chest. She reflexively moved her right hand across his chest

Daniel smiled seeing her action, he leaned towards her ear and slowly whispered, "Liking it?"

"Yes" she subconsciously answered back.