A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 855 End of Friendship

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. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

“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.

“Say it!” Rae put down her glass and looked at Raphael.

Raphael frowned slightly. His good mood was ruined by Rae’s words. He frowned and said, “Rae, you’re interrogating me like this as if I’m your prisoner!”

Rae was stunned.

Raphael had leaned over, and Rae could smell the smell of alcohol on him which was strong. She subconsciously frowned, she wondered how much he had drunk.

Raphael saw Rae frowning and subconsciously kept a distance from him. He suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around Rae’s soft waist.

Rae was taken aback and almost jumped. But her waist was held even tighter by Raphael, “Rae, no matter what the reason is, I’m very happy as long as you care about me!”

Perhaps because of the wine, Raphael, who had always been calm, now behaved like a kid as he insisted on hugging Rae.

“I’m really happy, Rae. I’ve nothing to do with Joanna. She’s just my friend from before. I was young that time, but I behaved well after that!”

When facing with the mumbling Raphael, Rae chose to shut up. She just looked at him and judged the truthfulness of his words.

Raphael didn’t 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 relationship with me, but I rejected her. So, I just sent her upstairs, but she threw up. L cleaned up her vomit and washed my face by the way!”

Rae with her eyes wide opened as she stared at Raphael.

It was that simple?

Joanna and Braeden Walls weren’t…

Rae was a little confused.

The wine made her feel even dizzier. A figure suddenly appeared in front of her. Rae saw Raphael suddenly lowered his head. His breath with the smell of wine hit her face. The ambiguous scent intensified.

She suddenly thought of the look on Marcel Hopkins when he kissed her in the toilet of YS Club last night.

That was her first kiss.

The first kiss that was given out in the name of acting was so nice, but it was just flash in the pan. That good feeling was replaced under the guise. Rae suddenly felt tired. And now, Raphael kissed her forehead while she was still distracted.

“Rae…”

Rae immediately pushed Raphael away. She sat up straight and said sternly, “Raphael, you’re drunk!”

Raphael seemed to be irritated by Rae, then he let go of her. He picked up the glass of wine on the table and finished it in one gulp.

“It’s up to you whether you believe my words or not. I had a relationship with Joanna a few years ago, but now we’re just friends. Nothing other than that!” He said seriously.

Rae listened carefully to Raphael’s words, then she looked at him and asked, “Your excuses explained that you were upstairs for over an hour. But in that hour, all you did was just cleaning up her vomit and washing your face? Raphael, I think a lot of things could have been done in more than an hour!”

Raphael frowned and asked in a deep voice, “Rae, do you mean that I slept with Joanna upstairs just now?”

Rae didn’t answer, but she meant that. After all, YS Club was a nightclub.

Raphael was hurt when he saw Rae 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, I’ve someone in my mind!”

Rae didn’t say anything.

Raphael saw that she was silent and seemed not to believe him, and he said in a deep voice, “Rae, in what capacity are you questioning my private life now?”

“I’m not questioning about your private life. I’m here as a friend to find out what’s going on. Raphael, I see you as my best friend. I don’t want anything to happen to you!”

“What can happen to me?” Raphael asked rhetorically.

Rae was stunned. Was she being too cautious?

“Raphael--“

“Rae, I’m not your prisoner. I haven’t done anything illegal. If you’re my friend, you should trust me, not questioning me like this!” Raphael spoke in a desperate mood.

Rae felt sorry and she looked at Raphael, “Raphael, I’m sorry. I did suspect you just now. Maybe I’m too cautious. These days I’ve been investigating cases, and I seem to suspect everyone I meet. Don’t you be angry!”

“I’m really angry if you ever doubted me!” Raphael raised his head and met her eyes as he said seriously, “I thought you had known me 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, that seems to be my wishful thinking!”

Rae was stunned for a moment.

Raphael added, “What kind of friendship is there between us if there’s no trust?”

Rae was stunned again.

“I feel as if you’re no longer my 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 person?"

In conscience, Raphael that Rae knew would never be such a person. But she saw it. She had to suspect him as it was her duty.

“Raphael, it’s not like that!”

“Actually!” Raphael stood up and looked at Rae. Then, he sighed and said, “I was happy but I’m not now! Rae, you’ve hurt me and my feelings, I want to cut off my friendship with you!”

The words were too heavy.

Rae stared at Raphael with wide eyes.

He slightly smiled and walked out the door. He staggered a little on his feet.

Rae subconsciously went after him, but Raphael seemed to have made up his mind to stride away.

He was very angry.

Rae knew that he was angry. As he said, she had hurt his feelings. But he said he wanted to cut off his friendship with her, and she couldn’t afford it. She didn’t want to lose Raphael as her friend!

Rae had just taken a few steps when someone pulled her. It was her colleague, “What’s wrong?”

“Rae, Joanna has left!”

“Where did she go?”

“I’ve asked someone to follow her!”

“Is there anything unusual about Joanna?” Rae thought of something and asked.

“She was a bit lost in thought, just like she was fallen out of love!”

Rae pursed her lips. When she looked over again, she couldn’t see Raphael’s figure.

She turned to her colleague and said, “Keep an eye on Joanna, I’ve to go now!”

“Don’t worry!”

Rae took a big step and went out of YS Club. It was windy and cold outside. She subconsciously wrapped her arms. She looked around but couldn’t find Raphael. Suddenly, she was out of sight as a jacket was thrown over.

Rae subconsciously looked over and met Marcel’s handsome face.

She was stunned, “Captain Hopkins?”

Marcel had walked over. He took his jacket in her hand and helped her put it on.

The warmth touched her body. At the moment, Rae felt very warm. The jacket still carried Marcel’s temperature.

Her eyes suddenly turned red, not knowing whether she was aggrieved or what.

“Raphael is gone!” Marcel said in a deep voice.

“I know!” Rae nodded her head.

“What did you find out?” Marcel asked.

Rae understood what Marcel meant. He knew that she had come to investigate the case. She shook her head, “Nothing came up! Captain Hopkins!”