Countdown to My Divorce

William clenched his fist, his feet rooted to the ground as a chill seled over his brows.

“Mr. Hunt, you know our relationship. You can’t touch Rachel.”

“Settle scores with Howard before talking to me, and solve your dann problems before I go to your grandfather about it!” Tyler roared. Smoke billowed from his lips, circling him, veiling the frustration on his face.

Given Tyler’s temperament, William knew that pestering him further would only make things worse.

He had said everything there was to say.

Just as he turned to leave, Tyler’s voice rang in the air once more.

“William, don’t assume that everyone is as vile as you are. I won’t have anything to do with married women. That’s my baseline.

At that, William’s tense shoulders finally relaxed. He trusted Tyler’s words. The fact that Tyler clarified that meant that he truly was innocent.

Very soon, William left in his car.

Tyler shot William a last look of disdain before glancing at the door upstairs that was

“Come on out.”

still tightly shut.

door open and stood right there, her face pale as a ghost. She walked stiffly down

her expression. “Heard

“Yeah…” Rachel nodded mechanically.

chest when he saw the vast difference in her attitude. Just minutes ago, she had been so eager and

prefer it if

could hear no

door to question him about what had happened that night. Tyler’s words hit the nail on the head, piercing her

to William

for Tyler. Shouldn’t William be making Howard pay the price for what he did? Howard was the one who drugged her, not

slide if Samantha had

Certainly not!

into a pit of despair; although the initial shock had faded, her heart was

laughable how she was suddenly seeing so many sides of William

at Tyler and said calmly, “Thank you, Mr. Hunt. I’ll amend the proposal according to what you said, but

through his hair irritably. “Why do you have so many demands? Let me make myself

Chapter 40.

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“You’re the CEO of LS Enterprise, for goodness‘ sake. Why