Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1689 Rivals In Love (Part One)

Blowing out a breath, Rain blurted, "Okay, you're right! I'm no longer the same person I was before. I'm

almost a stranger to myself. I no longer have any interest in other women except for the one who stole

my heart, and she doesn't even care about me!" Rain shouted out his resentment. It broke his heart to

hear Annie doubting his love for her. She had no idea how he continued to pine for her, and only her.

She stared at Rain with astonished eyes, and her heart started to pound violently. Amid jumbled

emotions, she thought, 'Is he serious about what he's saying? Is the woman he's referring to really

me?'

"It's unbelievable, right?" Rain scoffed. "But as I said, you managed to steal my heart, and I'm laying

bare my feelings for you," he said bitterly. Any proud man would be upset to give in to the woman in a

relationship. But Rain had no other choice but to open himself up to her. After all, he was already in too

deep with this woman, and it was nearly impossible for him to pull away from her.

"Are you saying that you've fallen in love with me, Rain?" Annie gasped. It was pleasure she felt once

she realized his feelings for her. Happily, Annie thought, 'It seems that all my efforts through the years

have finally paid off!' His admission was such a surprise that Annie wondered if it was all a dream.

Pouting, Rain grumbled, "I must say you're quite an insensitive woman. Did you really think that every

woman who falls in love with me will be allowed to live in my home?" He thought he had already

expressed his feelings for her through his actions, but it seemed he had overestimated her

perceptiveness.

"I didn't know," Annie said helplessly. She looked stunned, never thinking that his actions meant he was

in love with her. When Rain brought her home with him four years ago, Annie thought he was merely

doing it as a favor to her parents. It never occurred to her that it was an expression of his love for her.

"Er... I think I need a little time to absorb all this," a confused Annie remarked. The man's sudden

confession overwhelmed the woman. But with her answer so vague Rain at once fell silent, fear

gripping his heart. What did she mean, he wondered.

With her thoughts in a mess, Annie casually said, "Be careful on your way home." While Rain had no

intention of leaving, he interpreted Annie's words as her way of dismissing him. Grinding his teeth in his

fury, he quickly turned around and left.

His heart plummeted. After much hesitation, Rain eventually decided to confess his feelings for Annie.

Now that he'd done it, he felt disappointed that things didn't work out the way he thought it would. Rain

sank deeper into depression as he pondered over his situation.

Still in shock, Annie watched Rain leave wordlessly. Then she snapped out of her trance and realized

what she had told him. She remained seated, even more dumbfounded, and her mouth agape. "What

the hell have I done?" she shouted at herself. "I've waited so long for his love, and now that he's

declared it, I drove him away without a thought," Annie said in despair.

Annoyed at being told to leave, Rain drove at full speed. With his state of mind, he stepped towards the

bar counter in the kitchen after he returned home. He took out a bottle of whiskey and poured himself a

glass which he drank bottoms up. Rain wanted to get drunk to drown away his sorrows.

He felt his phone ringing incessantly inside his pocket but ignored it. He refilled his glass but resorted to

sipping rather than gulping it all down. His mind eventually calmed down with the alcoholic beverage.

Rain tasted the drink as he began to collect his thoughts.

At the other end of the line, Kevin stared curiously at Leena, who was holding the phone to her ear.

"Why isn't he answering?" Kevin asked.

Leena finally hung up and replied worriedly, "I don't know. Maybe, he's taking a shower and can't hear

the phone. We'll let him be. I'll call him again tomorrow. Besides, it's late now and he might be tired.

Uhmmm... Where's Richard? Is he in bed now?" She finally nestled her head on Kevin's chest and

settled herself comfortably.

"Richard is already sleeping. After having so much fun today, the boy was worn out. He didn't even

need to be told to go to bed early," Kevin reported. His lips curled into a soft smile as he spoke about

his son. He lovingly stroked Leena's disheveled hair with one hand, while the other held Leena's hand.

"Uhh, Kevin? Do you think it goes smoothly between Rain and Annie?" She felt her husband pat her

back in assurance. Leena called Rain to ask how things turned out when he saw Annie. It worried

Leena when he didn't pick up to answer.

"Listen, no one can predict how a relationship will turn out. It's something the two people involved have

to deal with themselves. So I say, leave them alone to sort things out!" Kevin replied grumpily. He

lovingly pinched Leena's delicate nose. Kevin thought his wife worried too much about Rain and Annie,

and all he got was the cold shoulder.

"Ow, that hurts!" Leena cried out in pain. She quickly swatted Kevin's hand away and stared at him

while mumbling. Although the pinch was done with affection, Leena was slightly miffed.

"I'm sorry. Let me have a look," her husband said. He bent his head to inspect her face with a pinkish

nose. Serious at first, his expression slowly changed and his eyes filled with passion.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Leena whispered nervously. She noticed the wild gleam in his

eyes, and it sent a slight shudder down her spine.

Hoarsely, Kevin said, "Don't move. I'm going to kiss you." Slowly, he brought his face closer to Leena's,

but before his lips touched hers, the woman burst out laughing.

Then she was giggling. "Hi, hi, hi!" Inhaling deeply, she controlled the giggles and said, "I'm sorry, my

dear. But you sounded really funny. What gentleman informs the girl beforehand that he's going to kiss

her?" Her wide grin was obviously meant to tease her husband. Their intimate position had her

automatically switching to a term of endearment.

"You silly girl! Is that really funny?" Kevin shot back. He tried to keep a straight face because while he

was annoyed by Leena's laughter, he was also amused. Kevin was flattered by the intimate way she

called him, so he decided not to punish his wife for interrupting his passionate urge.

"I'm so sorry," she said in between giggles. "I just couldn't help laughing," Leena said apologetically.

Her lips curled into a smile. Seeing the disappointed look on her husband's face, she wound her arms

around his neck, pulled his face down towards her and pressed her lips onto his.

A seductive glint came into Kevin's eyes as he started kissing Leena back. Gradually, it was he who

was dominating the kiss that became heated.

The next morning, Annie was shocked to see Fred at her door. She didn't expect him to fly to S City Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

and suddenly appear on her doorstep, but there he was.

"Fred! How did you know where we live?" she asked. Annie stepped aside to let him enter.

"Did I surprise you?" he replied with a smile. It wasn't difficult to learn where Annie lived because all it

took was a phone call to Joyce. The girl was quite fond of Fred and would willingly answer anything he

asked without reservation.

"Well... It's more shock than surprise, actually," Annie murmured. She checked to see if Fred had heard

her. What caught her off-guard was not that Fred found them, but that he found them rather quickly.

"Uncle Fred!" Joyce squealed upon seeing the man. "I've been dying to see you," an excited Joyce ran

up and jumped on Fred.