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

on, sweetheart, can’t you come up with a better excuse? We

was the way she said it that made them suspicious, so she tried again. This

him. Why

and chuckled helplessly while rubbing his forehead.

go by that logic, then every girl

started laughing as

cute. You look all sweet and innocent, but this level of cuteness?

this guy, just tell

babe.”

out again

played along perfectly. He placed his palm gently on her back and chuckled. “Yeah. She really is my girlfriend.” Rather than being convinced, the whole thing came off more like the two of

patience, waved her hand dismissively. “Alright, honey, scooch over and let us have a turn. Whatever kind

Do you want a hot young thing or a mature guy? We’ve got them

that man and loved him so deeply, only to be betrayed in the end. Resentment rose in her chest, and she couldn’t shake

as she looked across at