Chapter 250 - Ditching Him

"We were just discussing…" Daniel tried to come up with an excuse but he was not sure what to say so he paused.

"We were, umm..." Rachel tried to speak when William interrupted her.

"Rachel, go downstairs" William ordered his daughter.

She looked at Daniel, who was begging her with his eyes to not leave him alone with his and her father.

'I told you there are people at home, control yourself but you didn't, now pay for your actions' She glared at him with her eyes communicating what was in her heart.

'Still, please don't leave me alone with your father' Daniel replied back with his eyes.

'Sorry Dan, can't go against my father. You just asked me to not revolt against him' Rachel pleadingly looked at him and nodded her head at William, "I'll never oppose what you say, dad" Rachel said and shamelessly left Daniel to be eaten up by her father.

'This girl' Daniel glared at the retreating back of the woman who didn't bat an eye before ditching him.

'I'll punish you harder next time, you wait' Daniel thought to himself.

After Rachel left, Harry broke the silence, "Was it just me, or something weird just happened here?" Harry looked at William with a lot of questions in his mind.

"Why are you looking at me? Ask your capable and amazing son this question" William replied.

Daniel was not sure how to act, right now he was not standing in front of the man he rescued but he was standing in front of his girlfriend's father who probably figured out what they were doing inside.

William as Rachel's dad gave out a very scary vibe which really shook Daniel.

"What is happening here, Dan?" Harry questioned his son.

"Can we go somewhere and talk?" Daniel requested the two men as they were still standing in the lobby.

"Fine" 

William agreed and headed towards the big gallery at the end of the lobby, Harry and Daniel followed him there.

"Now tell me, what were you and Rachel doing in her room?" William seriously questioned Daniel.

"We were discussing your wife's health" Daniel meanwhile came up with this lie and used it.

"Daniel, do you think I and Harry grew old without going through your age?" Will sarcastically questioned him.

"We dated women way before you did" Will added.

Daniel gulped in fear but he calmly said, "I  love Rachel and we are in a relationship as we already mentioned to you multiple times…"

"Wait, what?" Harry interrupted Daniel in surprise as he had no idea about this news.

"Yeah dad, sorry for hiding it for so long" Daniel apologized to him.

"What long? She proposed to you on the Ireland trip and you came back just today, so it's okay" Harry assured his son.

"What?" Daniel looked at his dad in confusion.

"We all already knew Rachel would be proposing to you on this trip. That is exactly why we gathered here to surprise you two to celebrate the good news. This was all Catherine and the three old men's idea. I tried to stop them but…"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Daniel looked very confused as he didn't understand one thing his dad said.

"Oh yeah, since Rachel couldn't propose to you, so you might not know" Harry smiled in understanding.

"Dad, what proposal? What are you saying?" Daniel had no idea what Harry meant.

Then Harry told him how Rachel informed James about this proposal due to which James allowed her on this trip. That's when Daniel understood she lied to come on this trip with him.

"Yesterday, I tried to warn you of this party but you were busy researching William and you didn't let me talk" Harry said.

"Okay got it" Daniel understood what happened.

"So, Rachel said she couldn't propose to you then how come you two are dating?" Harry questioned Daniel.

Daniel looked hesitant to answer his dad when William chimed in, "Tell him Daniel, tell him the truth. Either you will tell Harry everything or I will, which one would you prefer?" William threatened him.

"Dad, remember the night we threw a party for Jim to celebrate his success in the business world?" Daniel decided to be honest with his dad.

"Yes, I do"

"That was the night I and Rachel started dating each other." Daniel confessed to his father.

"What?" Harry looked at his son in shock, Daniel looked away in guilt as he never hides anything from his father but for the first time he decided to in Rachel's case.

"Seriously Harry, what is wrong with you and your parenting? I was away from my daughter all these years and yet I had major updates on her. Also, I was the one to find out about their relationship before you in spite of being away. And you? You live in the same city as your sons and you don't know anything about them" William disappointingly shook his head.

"True William, you are absolutely right. My one son became an actor going behind my back and another son is dating the girl in secret we all anyway want him to marry. I failed as a father" Harry dramatically said.

This was enough for Daniel to realize these two men were having fun teasing him. He understood William already told Harry about him dating Rachel when they two were spending time in the art gallery and his dad had been pretending all along.

But he decided to keep quiet and act along with them.

"Sorry dad, you know how mom and the three grandpas would react if they find out me and Rachel are dating. So, we mutually decided to hide our relationship from everyone" He calmly shared the reason behind his actions.

"How will Catherine and three old men react?" William asked him.

Daniel hesitated for a second, but he spoke, "They will force us to get married and..."

"Whattttt???" William looked shocked, "You don't intend to marry my daughter? Is this why you have been hiding your relationship?"