"But I'm going to settle scores with you."Rachel yanked her hand out of Sheryn's hold. Sheryn stepped forward to stop Rachel, who pointed at her and warned, "If you take one more step, don't blame me for being nasty! I can call the police right now!"Sheryn didn't dare to move a muscle.Rachel dialed Tyler's number, glaring coldly at Sheryn and Anne the whole time."Mr. Hunt, would you like to come over to meet someone?"Got it."Tyler didn't ask much, but through Rachel's tone, he could guess that she probably bumped into someone very unexpected and unwelcome.When he rushed over and saw Sheryn, his brows furrowed and his jawline tensed. He looked at her, his eyes sharp and incisive. When he spoke, displeasure laced his voice. "What are you doing here?"Fear rose in Sheryn's chest the moment she saw Tyler. Frightened, she stammered, "T-Tyler…" "Ms. Sheryn Lyons, are you talking to me? Don't forget, we aren't related anymore," Tyler sneered.Tears fell to Sheryn's cheek
Anne and Sheryn looked at Rachel, eyes wide with shock.Rachel didn't expect to get caught eavesdropping.The three ladies exchanged glances with each other. Finally, Anne explained anxiously, "Um… Ms. Lloyd, you should know Ms. Lyons, right? She's Tyler's cousin."Rachel crossed her arms before her chest and leaned against the table by the side, surveying Sheryn from head to toe."Of course, I do. Come to think of it, you have nothing to do with Tyler now. Or did you run out of the money Howard gave you?"Rachel admitted that her words weren't pleasant to hear. Sheryn had given false testimony to help Howard. Although that matter was still left hanging, Rachel believed that the truth would come to light one day.Sheryn scoffed, her face sullen as it always was whenever she saw Rachel."Don't give me that! I've long broken off contact with Howard Ziegler. That fool is no match for my cousin. That's all there is to him. It won't take long for him to fall from glory."Rachel wa
Upon Tyler's analysis, Yale finally understood the situation.Rachel turned to say to Yale, "But it doesn't matter. We've been here long enough, and it's about time for us to return."Rachel could feel her head pounding at the thought of the truckload of work waiting for her back at home.On the other hand, home was much better than this place. Now that they had offended Jeremy and Sawyer, staying any longer here was risky.That was exactly what Tyler had planned, too. He turned to instruct Yale, "Go get it done."Rachel and Tyler stayed in the hospital till seven in the morning. Rachel saw the dark eye circles on Tyler's face and said, "We still have some time. Do you want to go back to the hotel for a quick nap?""No. I'll head back to pack up. Go call Anne."Tyler rubbed his nose bridge, feeling rather tired. However, he wasn't one to rest when he wasn't done with what he was supposed to do.Rachel suddenly remembered that Anne was around.Rachel and Tyler parted ways, th
Rachel's face flushed with embarrassment at Tyler's quip."Can you please be more reserved about it?"Tyler tightened the hug and rubbed his face against hers. His voice was low and sensuous as he spoke up for himself. "I'm being intimate with my girlfriend. Why should I bother being reserved?"He bent forward and kissed her on the lips."You need to be brave in expressing your love. That'll help make us closer."Rachel suddenly felt the temperature rise with his kiss. Her head was in a mess; she felt herself being led by the nose by Tyler.She leaned into his embrace. Tyler held the back of her neck with one hand while tucking away the stray hair on her forehead."That's going too far."An image of Tyler popped into her mind.In it, he was worlds apart from his usual style. To outsiders, he was cold and distant, calm and mature, reserved, and always kept others at bay. No one could walk into his heart.Yet, he was passionate and eager in bed, always capable of stirring up
Rachel couldn't out-wrestle Tyler and found herself dragged to the hospital.She lay on the hospital bed helplessly, wondering why she had been visiting the hospital so many times recently.Ever since she came back from overseas, she had been going to the hospital due to many different reasons.Well, her health came first. She had to be in good health to fight for what she thought was important.As Rachel lay on the bed, she noticed the fatigue in Tyler's eyes and asked, "Why don't you lie down too? You've been out and about the entire day.""I'll sit here and keep you company," Tyler said as he pulled a chair over and sat down on it.Rachel thought back on the things Tyler had said at the police station earlier. She had been pondering it for a long time and finally decided to ask the question on her mind."I wanted to ask why you thought of making use of your relationship with Mr. Lewis today? Anne was right—it doesn't really matter even if we failed to put Sawyer behind bars.
Tyler's words made Anne fall silent. That was truly what she thought before. She didn't want to bring trouble upon herself, especially since the other party seemed way more influential and powerful than her side. They would only lose out if they were to clash with them head-on.But no matter the outcome, Anne would still do the same. Tyler's words triggered something inside her. She choked back tears and said, "Of course, that's what you guys would say! You're never alone. Even if Rachel got assaulted, she'd be resilient because you're backing her up."Anne started sobbing. "What's the point of telling me all this? Do you think I don't want to be tough before those men? I need to have what it takes to do that!"Tyler, not bothered to mince his words, said blatantly, "If that's what you think, let me make this clear to you. Even if I weren't here to back her up today, Rachel would never be as cowardly as you were. She'd find a way to solve the problem."Rachel subconsciously tur