Chapter 377

Rachel couldn't believe Matthew would say something so shameless. When he mentioned "cool down", she knew he was referring to intimate matters. Even though they had broken up, she was taken aback that he still had lustful thoughts. Yet, a part of her was tempted.

But she quickly pushed those feelings aside. She knew that letting her guard down could jeopardize not only her family but also Matthew's.

She gritted her teeth and said coldly, "If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude."

He smiled. "What do you mean by 'talking nonsense'? Your lips are chapped. You must be stressed. I could give you a prescription that would fix that." Rachel's eyes widened in realization. So, Matthew wasn't making advances; she'd misunderstood him.

Her face flushed with frustration. "Mind your own business. Just leave and don't come back."

He raised an eyebrow. "You're the one who called and begged me to come."

Her eyes twitched when she realized she had let that slip in her rage. "Fine. Just go." With that said, she turned around and left.

Rachel didn't dare to look at Matthew, fearing she would become emotionally overwhelmed and reveal her true feelings.

forward and blocked her path. "Don't go. I still have important matters to

earlier attempts were just aimed at trying to read her subtle expressions for clues, but he'd come up empty. Now, he was ready

cold expression, "We've broken up. Can you

sadness in his eyes. He cleared his throat and said, "Don't try to cover it up. I know Isaac is putting pressure

overthink it. It's not like that. I just don't have feelings

Lambda City's deputy mayor, Levi Lancaster, to target me.

or the Carters, yet he had gone back on his word. She ignored Matthew and stormed

read much from Rachel's expression. When she walked away, he quickly followed.

snorted. "I'm not in the mood to talk with you,"

stopped at the entrance and hesitated, unsure of whether or not to

difficult for us." They had seen him

them back off, Matthew waved dismissively. "Fine. I'll

talk to him, he decided not to press

for Levi targeting him,

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