Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 176

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Rachel’s eyes widened. “When did I push you?”

Samantha flinched at Rachel’s exclamation, looking as pitiful as an injured puppy. In a trembling voice, she murmured,” Rachel, I’m not blaming you. I accidentally fell.”

Rachel raised her voice. “I repeat, I did not push you.”

Samantha pursed her lips and remained silent, but the pitiful look on her face spoke volumes.

William’s brows furrowed as he turned to look at Rachel.

“Even if you have something against Samantha, you can’t push he! You can always come to me and tell me what’s on your mind. I can explain things to you.”

Rachel was no longer taken aback by William defending Samantha Her heart had turned numb long ago.

She simply stared at him and repeated herself, “I’m telling you, I didn’t touch her.”

William’s eyes turned even darker, like the clouds in the sky, telling of an impending storm. “You and she were the only ones around!”

William gave his final word, which sent Rachel into despair. She didn’t even have the desire to speak up for herself.

out into wild laughter, which deepened the knot on

deny it? If you weren’t the one who pushed her,

“I…”

mid–sentence. She truly had no idea how to even begin to explain things to

she couldn’t stop herself from asking him, “You don’t trust

the kind of person she is after spending seven years with her? He believed she was the one who pushed Samantha down, simply based on Samantha’s

back of his hands popped. In a low voice, he said, ”

Howard almost took advantage of

Would William believe her?

the one who pushed her, how could Rachel possibly admit that

rumors about Howard sleeping with her, or that she seduced Howard and together, they

had no logic to speak of. To them, gossip was truth; nothing mattered as long as they

Samantha. He shot Rachel a look of disappointment before bending down and gathering

on what

carried Samantha in his arms, ignoring the strange looks

at her bloodied palms, injured when William pushed her away earlier. Much skin had been

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