Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 10

The corners of Rachel’s lips stretched into a smile as she stared at them, saying with feigned confusion, “What did you say just now?”

Realization dawned upon Samantha that Rachel was deaf and couldn’t hear a word of what they said earlier.

Samantha didn’t actually mind Rachel knowing the truth, but right now was a critical period. If Rachel were to discover their affair, ask for a divorce, and drag William to court, she would have the right to half of his assets.

Samantha forced a smile and said, “Nothing. We were just talking bout the LS proposal. William said that it looked very much like something you would write.”

The smile on her face looked so mild and harmless.

“I was just thinking, we’re all in the same company. Why would you stand on Mr. Hunt’s side? Wouldn’t that be helping our enemy?”

“Yes, I wrote the proposal,” Rachel admitted calmly.

Samantha covered her mouth in shock and yelped, “What did you say?! Rachel, you wrote the LS proposal? You’re helping Tyler Hunt? Is it really as the rumors claim–that you and Mr. Hunt are…

tone turned somber, “Ms. Judd, don’t believe everything

with Tyler were at the very least kept strictly work–related. What was more, she had

red, and she sniffed, looking as though she

rumors that outsiders are spreading. Why are you

turned to look at William, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked so pitiful that one couldn’t

a man. She

proposal

You’ve truly disappointed me. Everyone’s tongues are wagging about your relationship with Tyler. How will everyone in the company and business circles talk about me

the end, she said instead, “This project was my mom’s dying wish. It was the only thing I could

the sake of Samantha’s career prospects, he had no qualms about dismissing her mother’s final wish on her

gave her no way out, Rachel had to find a

That was why she didn’t even realize it when William gave Samantha the

all sorts of possibilities. She wasn’t the only one eyeing the project, after all,

expected her most beloved man to be the one to stab