Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

After seeing Tina and Ben off, Andrew and Rachael left the registration office too. They still had to take care of the remaining things.

"How long are you going to stare at it?" She had been staring at their marriage certificate ever since they got into the car.

"I cannot believe it." Caressing the edges, Rachael exclaimed, "This feels so unreal."

Without taking his eyes off the road, he nodded. It was unreal. Since the very moment they signed their marriage certificate, Andrew was trying hard to convince himself that everything was real. He had actually married her—Rachael was now his wife.

"How are we telling your parents about this? Do you have any plans?" He inquired.

"I don't know, you are telling them." Keeping the certificates safely inside her bag, she added, "They like you more than they like me." It was true, her parents were more fond of Andrew than her.

Without waiting for his reply, she curiously inquired, "What about your family? Aren't we telling them?" He hadn't mentioned his family even once since they started talking about their marriage. Even now when they were already married, he hadn't mentioned them.

Keeping quiet for some time, he answered, "Let's visit grandma tomorrow."

"What about others?" From what she had heard, Andrew lived with his maternal family after his parents demise. Considering that he had lived with them for such a long time, they should tell them about their wedding too.

"We don't have to tell them," he stated. "They are not important."

The coldness in his voice made Rachael wonder if he wasn't on good terms with his maternal family.

She looked at him, trying very hard to read his expressions. The calm and cool composer he was in since morning had suddenly disappeared. His expression seemed very stern and cold.

'Is it because I asked him about his family?' Rachael wondered.

She wanted to ask him what was wrong but stopped herself. She didn't want to ruin his mood and the vibe.

Even though they were married, they barely knew each other. In fact, they had a long way to go. Rachael was sure that when the right time comes, he would surely tell her everything.

Just then she received a call from her father. But instead of receiving the call, she kept on staring at the screen nervously.

"Receive it," Andrew nudged her.

"What do I say? What if he knows?" She panicked.

"How will he know? Will Tina tell him?" When she shook her head, he assured her. "Then we have nothing to worry about."

Rachael took a deep breath and was about to receive it but it was too late.

"I'll call him back—" But before she could call him back, Andrew received a call from Michael.

"Answer it," he instructed.

She picked up his phone from the dashboard and answered the call.

"Hello."

"Rachael?"

"Yes dad it's me."

"Why aren't you receiving my call?" Before she could explain, he added, "Since you are with Andrew, I don't have to worry. You kids have fun, I'll not disturb you anymore."

He was about to hang up but Rachael stopped him. "Dad wait—"

"What is it honey?"

"Are you at home?" She inquired.

"Yes."

"Is George at home?"

"No he left for work? What happened?"

"Can you call him home for sometime? Andrew and I have something important to tell you guys." She wanted everyone to be there when Andrew tells them about their unexpected marriage.

"What is it?" When she did not say anything, Michael started panicking. "Rachael what happened? You are scaring me."

"I'll see you at home okay? Wait for us—bye." Before he would question her any further, she hung up the call.

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[Watson mansion]

"What is it that she wants to tell us?" George frowned. "And that too with Andrew—" he wasn't having a good feeling about it.

"I don't know," Michael shrugged.

"What if they finally decided to date each other?" Emma exclaimed. She had also rushed from work when Rachael called her.

"Why would they date? They just met—" George wasn't liking the idea of his sister dating someone, especially someone she had just met.

Emma rolled her eyes at him and scoffed, "Duh, that's how dating works. You date someone you just met and if things go well, you make it official and then later get married."

Before George could retort, she added, "Well of course you won't know this because no girl would want to date a picky guy like you."

"You—"

"Alright you two, stop it." Reeta frowned. "When will you two stop bickering like small kids? You are not kids anymore. When you were small, the bickering was cute but now it's annoying."

George pointed at Emma and defended himself. "I didn't do anything, she started it."

"Enough," Michael stated. "Rachael will be here with Andrew any minute, I don't want your complaints and bickering to be the first thing he hears."

Crossing his arms in the front, George grumpily slumped on the couch, glaring at Emma. "FYI, many women want to date me. In fact, they are crazy about me."

"Recently I read this article which said women these days prefer less attractive men than attractive ones because it's easier to get them. At first I thought it was a hoax but—" Emma looked at George and smiled, "Now I think it's true."

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