A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 840

“Thanks!” Rae Baxter smiled. The rock at the bottom of her heart was relieved, revealing a relieved smile. It was a smile that looked genuinely relaxed.

Inside the building, Marcel looked at Rae who was outside through the blinds. She was holding the phone and smiling radiantly.

That smile was from the heart, and it was dazzling.

Marcel faintly narrowed his eyes, frowned and slightly dulled his face. Hiding behind the blinds, he was being unpredictable.

Rae put down the phone and put the gift Marcel gave her inside her bag. She didn’t know what it was, but she didn’t think she should accept it. The gift was too abrupt, and their relationship hadn’t reached that point yet after all.

With her mind made up, Rae went to Marcel’s office during lunch when no one was looking. He happened to be there, and she placed the gift on the table.

Marcel frowned and looked over. His eyes lingered on the gift for a few seconds, then looked up at Rae. His eyes had questions, but he didn’t ask anything.

Rae was very prudish and said, “Thank you, Captain Hopkins. But I can’t accept this gift, I haven’t done anything to deserve it!”

Marcel leaned back and rested on the back of his chair. His demeanor was very gloomy, then his gaze fell on Rae’s face, looking very profound.

Rae subconsciously avoided his gaze and lowered her eyes, “I’ll head out first.”

She had already returned the gift, and she couldn’t control what Marcel would think, but she knew that she couldn’t let this be unclear between them.

“Aren’t you going to see what’s inside before you make a decision?”

Behind her was Marcel’s unhurried voice with a hint of sultriness that enticed the soul.

Rae’s body froze and she didn’t turn around. Her thin figure was seen in Marcel’s eyes. With a hint of arrogance, she said, “Thank you, Captain Hopkins. I’m not that curious!”

After saying that, she started to head out.

“Then I’ll save it for you, Rae!” Behind her, Marcel stared at her back and his certained tone sounded, “You’ll accept it, one day.”

Rae who had reached the door suddenly turned around and looked at Marcel. Without saying anything, she stood at the door and looked deeply at him, as if she wanted to peek at the thoughts deep down in his heart.

His actions were not like how a captain should behave.

Marcel’s eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes looked deep and there was even a hint of playfulness at the corners of his eyes, implying with a strong sense of confidence.

Rae got a little angry all of a sudden. She didn’t say anything, just turned around and walked out.

She decided to forget about the whole thing, including this morning where Marcel picked her up. She took it all as the captain’s sudden whim of action and had no meaning. As for her, she couldn’t be daydreaming about it.

In the afternoon, Marcel personally arranged people to go undercover at Joanna Salinas’s villa and the community’s security office. With eyes planted, it laid down groundwork for future investigation as well.

At night, Easton Holder was originally asked to bring some people with him to Joanna Salinas’s residence, but Marcel changed his mind and let Easton kept an eye on her by himself, while he took Rae to Kenzie’s residence.

The place where Kenzie lived was in the staff residence of SC Normal University, which were all old campus houses, so the management was naturally not as strict and standardized as an upscale neighborhood. The stairs were open to the public and there was no intercom doorbell, so they could easily get to the door, and Marcel could use his skills to sneak into Kenzie’s house.

It was just that Rae was a little worried whether Kenzie would be at home tonight.

Her worry was seen by Marcel, so he told her in the car, “Don’t worry. The situation that day won’t happen today, I have an arrangement.”

“Oh!”

Rae hadn’t said anything. In light of afternoon’s present gifting situation, she was still a bit embarrassed at the moment.

But Marcel wasn’t. It was as if nothing had happened, and Rae was quite discouraged by his relaxed appearance.

As it was seven o’clock at night when they arrived, and there were more people going back and forth the stairs, so both of them waited in the car.

The two of them were sitting quietly inside the large compartment. They were separated by the handbrake and the distance between them were far, yet Rae still subconsciously leaned on her side of the car door. Despite doing this, she still felt that the space was very small, too crowded, and was pressuring her unable to breathe.

Marcel waited a while and said to her, “Wait here for a while, I’ll be right back!”

“Okay!” Rae nodded her head quickly as she couldn’t wait for him to leave.

Marcel got out of the car and headed out. Rae didn’t know where he was going, so she sat alone in the car and waited.

Fifteen minutes later, the car door opened from the outside and Marcel got in. While bending down, he handed over a bag.

Rae had a look and there were three big words printed on it — Carnival Cake.

Carnival Cake was the largest cake selling franchise in City B, and Carnival Cake’s cakes were incredibly delicious.

Rae looked at Marcel. She didn’t know whether to accept it or refuse it.

While she was still hesitating, Marcel had already stuffed the box in her hand, and got into the car.

“Thank you, Captain Hopkins!” Rae thanked.

“No need to thank me. I don’t want to keep you from eating your birthday cake because of overtime, and then to blame me because of it.” Marcel said carelessly, his tone sounding indifferent.

Rae’s body stiffened. She was feeling touched originally, then a chill ran down her spine that instant.

After the two walked in, both of them wore foot covers and gloves. Their movements remained light and gentle.

It was a girl’s living space after all, so it was tidied up all nice and clean. The two used their cell phones as lighting, canvassing everything that could be useful.

Suddenly, Rae’s phone shone on a photo album.

She opened and swept a glance at it, then instantly shouted out excitedly, “Captain Hopkins!”

Marcel came over quickly. He had leaned very close to Rae, pressing against her back, and his breathing drifted in slowly. Rae’s spine stiffened. Fortunately, it was dark without lights on, and only with the faint lights on their phones, Marcel couldn’t see the flush on Rae’s face.

The flush on Rae’s face was due to Marcel’s closeness and also the sight of the photo.

Marcel was behind Rae, looking down at the photo from a condescending position. He was slightly stunned with what his eyes had seen, and his body stiffened. His breathing seemed to have sped up and became rapid as well. He seemed to sense that the case was about to be solved.

Rae also felt the excitement in Marcel’s blood. She was excited too and blushing at the same time.

The figures of that photo were actually a donkey and a horse. The donkey was a male donkey, and the horse was a mare.

They were mating.

The male donkey’s front hooves were resting on the mare’s body, looking intimate.

The image was natural, but Rae couldn’t help but blush.

Marcel examined the photo then turned the page over.

Then the photo that came into view at the back was Philippa’s!

Rae backed up in dismay at that instant and accidentally bumped into Marcel’s embrace.

He saw the photo as well, and with Rae soft in his embrace, his hand gently wrapped around her shoulder and whispered, “Don’t be nervous, let’s continue looking.”

Rae immediately moved a step forward, avoiding the area of Marcel’s breath. As the breath coming from him was no longer that compelling, she reorganized her emotions and began to look at the photos.

There was only one photo of Philippa, and the background was a horse farm.

That photo album was the most valuable clue that Marcel and Rae had found in Kenzie’s residence.

The two then left Kenzie’s place. In the car, Marcel called the person who followed Kenzie while Rae sat by the side.

“Where is she?”