Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 669

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Conversely, Rachel realized that although she hadn’t known Tyler for long, he saw clearly the vulnerabilities she hid underneath her veneer of strength.

People fight in a bid to express their displeasure, in hopes that others might understand.

Rachel used to fight over such things, but none of the fights turned out the way she wanted them to.

She wanted Gerald and Jim to take notice of her. In the depths of her heart, she wanted them not to be so biased. She was a daughter of the family, too.

Why were they so biased? It wasn’t her fault they got the wrong child back then.

Yet, the fights she picked and the resistance she put up were seen as insensible behavior. As time passed, it only deepened her disappointment with her family.

Today, Tyler had brought to light her deepest vulnerabilities–as if he could see through her.

Tyler looked at her furrowed brows and the stubborn, unyielding look on her face. He wiped a tear hanging at the corner of her eye.

“Why is our strong Ms. Lloyd crying? You’re so easily touched, I wonder if you’ll get fooled by another man and run away with him. I’d better keep a close watch over you,” he said teasingly.

sadness, but burst

by a man and running

admit that Tyler’s words felt very genuine, as though

a small smile hanging on his lips. He held her chin gently with

her to face

her, his eyes twinkling with a smile

us have come to this point, and you still think we’re just

you now, Ms. Lloyd…”

hung open in surprise at

“Did I speak in a foreign language that you don’t

in a daze. “No…no.

a napkin from his pocket and wiped the tears from the corner of her

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thoughts?”

looked up

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