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.

her fists so hard, her nails dug into the flesh of her palms. The sudden, sharp pain made her flinch and dispelled

something amiss, things

had to get past this as calmly

breath and tilted her head to look

drug, but you know Tyler and how mind–boggling his tolerance level is.

alternative of telling a fib would probably have been

knew clearly that a lie would need to be covered up by even more lies. The more lies she told, the more loopholes in

tell the truth. Aside from one particular detail, she had

was no strange to

regard, Tyler was no human but a

many others found impossible. He tolerated not

but each time

he kept quiet, his silence a form of torment to

felt so nervous, she could

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

“Okay,” she complied obediently.