Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 112

“I was helping Mr. Hunt into the washroom and accidentally got soine water splashed on me. Mr. Hunt’s assistant helped buy this outfit for me.”

Rachel sounded neither offensive nor defensive; she spoke without so much as a twitch in her eyebrow, making it difficult for William to find anything suspicious in her tone.

Samantha asked curiously, “How did you help Mr. Hunt alleviate the effects of the drug? I heard that it’s impossible to resist them just by sheer willpower!”

Smiling, she explained further, “Rachel, I’m not doubting your and Mr. Hunt’s innocence. I’m just curious. I don’t know much about it, and only heard about it on TV.”

Her words deliberately pushed Rachel into the eye of the storm.

Samantha was no stranger to the birds and the bees. Everyone knew that ordinary people would find it nearly impossible to overcome the effects of such aphrodisiacs. 1

Although William didn’t ask any further, the look in his eyes made it clear that he was waiting for Rachel’s response.

The tension in the room was palpable.

Rachel felt her breath catch in her throat and her heart race. She alone knew how antsy she felt inside despite how calm and composed she remained on the outside.

clenched her fists so hard, her nails dug into the flesh of her palms. The sudden, sharp pain

William found something amiss, things would only become more troublesome from

get past this as

deep breath and tilted

of the drug, but you know Tyler and how mind–boggling his tolerance level is. You can’t compare

risky her answer was. In fact, the alternative of

she knew clearly that a lie would need to be covered up by even more

Aside from one particular detail, she had no qualms about telling William

strange to

no human

was capable of things beyond human ability in many aspects, tolerating things many others found impossible. He tolerated

the background of William’s relationship with Tyler, but each time she mentioned Tyler, she could clearly sense something amiss

ensued in the room. William’s face fell, but he kept quiet, his silence a form of torment

nervous, she

moment later, William retracted his gaze and said, “Once Project Oasis comes to an end, I hope you’ll cease all interactions with Tyler.

“Okay,” she complied obediently.