Chapter 21: Protect The Bennet Family And The Bennet Group
Trapped By Tainted Love
âFrom the very first constitution up to all the existing laws? Thatâs unbelievable!â Andy thought.
âEven the director of the Sullivan Groupâs legal department might not have the complete collection of laws and regulations.Any lawyer would consider those books as sacred treasures!â
"Miss Bennet, those books..."
"My grandparents made it their hobby to collect books of rules and laws.They left their collections to my mother, and my mother did the same for me.Honestly, Iâm not that interested in those regulations, but if any new laws are introduced, I would sort them out and add the documents to the collection."
She was also shocked when she inherited the memories of the original Rachel.Of course, she wasnât as shocked as Andy was right now.
The man was completely stupefied! Rachelâs grandparents were entrepreneurs, but they had the utmost respect to the laws.
In order to remind themselves why they began their business in the first place, they spent more than a decade collecting different versions of the law from all over the country.
Later on, when they passed away, Elisa developed a penchant for their hobby.
It was a pity that their tradition was almost broken when Rachel succeeded the business.
All she did was sort out these laws on occasion.
But perhaps it would be enough for Andy.
Right after her narration, Rachel went to her bedroom upstairs to get some rest.
Andy was left there, still in shock for a long time, until he finally came to his senses when Abby called his name.
Afterwards, he went upstairs to the study to read the laws that Rachel had mentioned.
This wasnât Andyâs first time in the Bennet familyâs study, but it was the first time he came in here with so much reverence.
He looked at the shelf full of law books, regretting the fact that he never noticed them the first time he came here.
"Shelia...Shelia..."
A familiar voice was calling out Rachelâs name in her past life, and it sounded so sad.
Rachel frowned, trying to open her eyes.
This time, she managed to open her eyes easily.
However, all she saw was darkness.
She looked down and found herself floating in midair.
"Rachel," the voice called out.
The voice sounded close, and yet somehow far away.
It was as if the voice was coming from her surroundings.
Rachel felt her chest tighten, and sadness overcame her heart.She raised her head and felt like the voice was urging her to respond.
"Is that you, Rachel? Where am I?"
She looked around, but she didnât see anything.
"Weâre in your dream," the voice replied.
Rachel swept her eyes across her surroundings and asked, "What are you doing inside my dream? Iâve been dreaming of someone calling my name and crying several times now.Was that you?".
"It is."
The real Rachelâs voice always sounded like it was filled with sorrow.
"Shelia, Iâve never been able to get out of here, but I can see everything thatâs happening in the real world.Thatâs why Iâve been Rachelâs grandparents were entrepreneurs, but they had the utmost respect to the laws.In order to remind themselves why they began their business in the first place, they spent more than a decade collecting different versions of the law from all over the country.Later on, when they passed away, Elisa developed a penchant for their hobby.
It was a pity that their tradition was almost broken when Rachel succeeded the business.
All she did was sort out these laws on occasion.
But perhaps it would be enough for Andy.
Right after her narration, Rachel went to her bedroom upstairs to get some rest.
Andy was left there, still in shock for a long time, until he finally came to his senses when Abby called his name.
Afterwards, he went upstairs to the study to read the laws that Rachel had mentioned.
This wasnât Andyâs first time in the Bennet familyâs study, but it was the first time he came in here with so much reverence.
He looked at the shelf full of law books, regretting the fact that he never noticed them the first time he came here.
"Shelia...Shelia..."
A familiar voice was calling out Rachelâs name in her past life, and it sounded so sad.
Rachel frowned, trying to open her eyes.
This time, she managed to open her eyes easily.
However, all she saw was darkness.
She looked down and found herself floating in midair.
"Rachel," the voice called out.
The voice sounded close, and yet somehow far away.
It was as if the voice was coming from her surroundings.
Rachel felt her chest tighten, and sadness overcame her heart.
She raised her head and felt like the voice was urging her to respond.
"Is that you, Rachel? Where am I?"
She looked around, but she didnât see anything.
"Weâre in your dream," the voice replied.
Rachel swept her eyes across her surroundings and asked, "What are you doing inside my dream? Iâve been dreaming of someone calling my name and crying several times now.Was that you?"
"It is."
The real Rachelâs voice always sounded like it was filled with sorrow.
"Shelia, Iâve never been able to get out of here, but I can see everything thatâs happening in the real world.Thatâs why Iâve been calling out to you to get your attention."
"Iâm sorry about what happened.I have no idea why Iâm in your body."
"You donât need to apologize.Even if you didnât take my body, I wouldnât have been able to continue living."
A wry smile appeared on the real Rachelâs face.
"Iâm already dead, Shelia.I just want to tell you to live on.Live a long, happy life for me."
"Rachel...Do you have any idea why you died?"
Shelia was taken aback.
She really couldnât see anything except for darkness, but for some reason, she felt that the real Rachel was standing before her, and looking at her with eyes full of tears.
Silence ensued for a long time.
Just as Shelia thought Rachel was gone, the voice spoke again.
"Drug allergy."
"Drug allergy?"
"Youâve inherited my memory, Shelia.You should already know about what happened that night.Alice suddenly told me that she broke up with her boyfriend, and said she wanted me to accompany her.Afterwards, she gave me a glass of milk.There were sleeping pills in the milk, and I was allergic to those Protect The Bennet Family And The Bennet Group pills.When the allergy symptoms broke out, I wanted to ask someone for help, but I accidentally found out that Alice had drugged Victor as well, and was planning to have sex with him."
Naturally, Shelia already knew about that.
"But I found out way too late.Victor had already drunk the drugged coffee.I planned to expose it.But Alice framed me.Then, Victor took me to his bedroom."
The drug had already taken effect at that time.
Victorâs grip on reality was fading away, and he put Rachel to bed.
But while she was lying in bed, she suddenly had a heart attack.
As she cried out in pain, Victor thought that she was just pretending.
A teardrop fell from Rachelâs eyes, and she had lost the ability to breathe.
The moment she lost consciousness, her soul was lifted out of her body.
Not long after, Rachel saw Sheliaâs soul enter her body.
At the same time, the bodyâs allergic reactions to the sleeping pills disappeared out of the blue, but the effect of the pills took effect instead.
In the end, Shelia lost consciousness in Rachelâs body.
That night, Shelia was the one who had sex with Victor, not Rachel.
"I thought that my soul would drift away after I die, but I didnât expect iâd be trapped in here.Later on, I figured out why.Iâm stuck here because of my obsession."
Puzzled, Shelia asked, "Obsession?"
"Thatâs right."
Just then, a beam of light came out of nowhere, revealing a person in front of Shelia.It was Rachel.
There was a bitter smile on her face, and tears were streaming from the corner of her eyes.
Looking at Shelia, she said, "There are far too many things that I canât let go.Victor, the Bennet family, and my hatred for Alice.Thatâs why I canât leave yet."
"But you canât stay here all the time."
"I know.And so, I want to ask for your help, Shelia," said Rachel.
"You want my help? What do you want me to do?"
"Iâve thought it through, and I realized that Victor never loved me in the first place.It was my wishful thinking.I even used his grandmotherâs favor for me to get what I wanted.I made a mistake from the very beginning of our relationship.Thatâs why, no matter what I did later on, it didnât make up for my mistake.Iâve been watching you all this time, and I really appreciate your character and attitude.Thanks to your influence, Iâve learned how to move on.I am no longer obsessed with Victor.However, there are still two things that I canât let go," Rachel said with a smile.
Shelia immediately understood her.
"You want revenge, donât you? You want to punish Alice and her family."Rachel nodded and paused.
"In addition, I want you to protect the Bennet family and the Bennet Group for me. Thatâs my familyâs legacy after all."
Shelia frowned at that.
"The Bennet Group is no longer what it was right now, and I donât hold the majority share.You know that once Victor has decided on something, he wonât change his mind.Heâs already decided to liquidate the Bennet Group, and thereâs nothing I can do about it."
"Shelia, I know that itâs going to be difficult,"
Rachel paused for a moment, and continued, "But please, Iâm begging you.Please watch over the Bennet Group.Otherwise, I wonât be able to pass over to the other side.If I stay here for too long, it will definitely have an impact on you."
Protect The Bennet Family And The Bennet Group Shelia was not pleased to hear Rachel speak like that to her.
"Are you threatening .â