Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 200

Rachel immediately understood what Tyler meant. He wanted hero act as his shield.

Considering he had helped her earlier that night, it didn’t feel rig to refuse such a small favor. So Rachel suppressed the awkwardness she felt and sat back down. Thankfully, the lighting was dim enough that no one noticed how flushed she had

gotten.

A few of the women nearby, seeing how close Rachel was to Tyler, couldn’t help but feel curious.

“Hey, sweetheart, where are you from? Even if you’ve got your eye on him, there’s still a first–come, first–served rule,” a woman in a red dress with dark hair asked.

Rachel lifted her chin while trying to suppress her nerves. “You’ve got it wrong. I’m his girlfriend.”

“Girlfriend?”

The group burst into laughter.

A

better excuse? We re

way she said it that made them suspicious, so

him. Why wouldn’t

attempt and chuckled helplessly while

sneered. “Sweetheart, if we go by that logic, then every

started

you’re seriously too cute. You look all sweet and

this guy,

babe.”

broke out again around

firmly this time. “I really am his girlfriend!” Tyler played along perfectly. He placed his palm gently on her back and chuckled. “Yeah. She really is

honey, scooch over and let us have

just say the word, and we’ll hook you up. Do you want a

life. She had poured her heart into that man and loved him so deeply, only to be betrayed in the end.

took a deep breath. Her eyes sparkled as she looked across at