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…

“Ms. Judd, don’t believe everything you hear. There’s nothing between me and Tyler

the very least kept strictly work–related. What was more, she had no feelings whatsoever for

body started trembling at Rachel’s stern rebuke. Her eyes turned red, and she

Hunt. Those are just rumors that outsiders are

at William, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked so pitiful that one couldn’t help but

to remain unmoved, not to mention a man. She knew she was completely defeated with

the proposal in Rachel’s

truly disappointed me. Everyone’s tongues are wagging about your relationship with

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

desires completely. For 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 rights

wasn’t the only one eyeing the project, after all,

expected her most beloved man to be the one to stab her in