Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 210

“It’s true. His family does have a child with leukemia. And yes, he’s been pocketing quite a bit of money. Roughly a million,” Yale reported calmly.

Rachel couldn’t help but gasp.

Tim must have had a death wish. Did he actually embezzle a million dollars from Tyler?

A million sounded like a lot, and it was. But when it came to a disease like leukemia, even that amount might not go very far. No matter how much money one had, illness had a way of burning through it like fire through paper.

If Tyler really chose to pursue the matter, Tim was done for. If Tim couldn’t repay it, he’d be facing prison.

Tyler frowned slightly. A look of surprise flickered in his eyes. “That much?”

“Yeah. Maybe you hadn’t noticed before,” Yale replied.

Yale could understand. Tyler was the type to focus all his attention on business. He barely spent any mental effort on the logistics of his personal life. Probably because of the recent rush with the Oasis project, Tyler had simply overlooked these things.

After a beat, Yale asked, “Mr. Hunt, do you want to press charges?”

Tyler waved him off. “No. The company needs to focus on the project right now. I don’t have the time to waste on lawsuits. Just fire him and start looking for a new personal assistant.”

“Yes, sir.”

sigh she hadn’t

and uncompromising,

it was understandable. After all, compassion still existed beyond the rule

as soon as that thought appeared, Rachel quickly shook her head and tried to

to fall into that trap. For all she knew, next

wrapped things up, he

aff on the stiff fold–out chair beside his bed. The day had been too chaotic and emotionally draining. Even on that uncomfortable chair, however,

opened her eyes to

bed. Startled, she bolted upright and quickly looked around. What the

sleep on the chair. She

had she ended up in Tyler’s

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threw off the covers and was about to get up, the bathroom

walked out, dressed in a crisp black suit,

Some color had returned to his face, but he still appeared a little

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