All Chapters of Countdown to My Divorce: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Rachel poured a glass of water for Cecilia and helped her into a chair. After Cecilia calmed down, she said to Rachel, "Don't worry. Mr. Lewis took my suggestion. The shareholders agreed to it."Rachel heaved a long sigh of relief.She knew clearly that William had been forced to a corner; given how antagonistic he was with Tyler, he wouldn't have made such a compromise so easily otherwise.William also knew that while Tyler could afford having the project delayed, the same couldn't be said for him.Most of the profitable projects in the market in the first half of the year were signed under Tyler's company. The projects Lewis Enterprise managed to clinch didn't offer much—they were only sufficient for the company to break even.There were also the two projects Rachel clinched, but they were probably snatched from under Tyler's nose. She just didn't know about it."Great. I need to take a day off work and go home tomorrow," Rachel said. Cecilia's face changed. "Back to your o

At Rachel's words, Samantha's face fell. She looked at Rachel with a pitiful expression and pleaded, "Rachel, don't you know Mr. Hunt? For you, it's just a matter of a phone call. How am I supposed to secure an appointment with him?"Samantha tugged on the hem of William's jacket, the same piteous look still on her face."William, talk to Rachel. Don't you always say that she's the nicest?"William looked at Samantha's red-rimmed eyes and comforted her tenderly, "Don't worry, I know Rachel best. She wouldn't decline to help. Forget helping you, she even gives money to the homeless on the streets!"Samantha heaved a sigh of relief and patted her chest. "That's great! I knew Rachel wasn't such a heartless person."Rachel's eyes narrowed.William turned around and said to her, "Rachel, you know Mr. Hunt. He even helped you before. Just find an excuse to ask him out for a meal. It shouldn't be a problem."Again, it wasn't a question but a declaration.Rachel's eyes were filled wi

After Rachel left, she headed to the mall. She remembered that William said he wanted to accompany her to the mall to buy her father a gift.Out of basic courtesy, she texted him. [Do you have time now? If not, I can go alone.]William replied to her rather quickly. [Rachel, I'm still in a meeting. Head over first and use my card. Take it as a gift from me to our father.]Rachel knew William way too well to understand that his words meant he didn't have the time to come over. She kept her phone, looking placid. She didn't have her hopes up, anyway. Rachel didn't have a good relationship with her family. Aside from her father, who treated her slightly better, everyone saw her as a jinx—she was a pariah in the house. At the thought of this being their last meeting, Rachel figured that just one gift for her father might not be sufficient. She decided to buy one for everyone.By the time she was done, William hadn't texted her at all. Since she had time, she bought some outfits f

The air suddenly turned tense.Rachel fell silent for a while. Then, she said to William, "Mr. Lewis is so thoughtful toward his subordinate. Not only does he accompany his subordinate on a shopping trip, but he's even giving her a laptop as a gift."William was unperturbed; his tone was mild as he replied in a voice barely above a whisper, "Samantha's new, you know. I've got to encourage her. As a director, she had to go out to negotiate contracts with other companies. If she goes out for meetings with a laptop that might crash anytime, others might laugh at the fact that a director of Lewis Enterprise doesn't even have a decent laptop to use. This is for the sake of the company's reputation, you see."Rachel looked down, masking the gleam in her eyes."I've been using my laptop for a while now. Since Ms. Judd is buying her laptop today, why don't you buy one for me too? For all you know, there might be a discount for two." She turned to look at the saleslady. "Are there discoun

Another woman would have been charmed silly by Tyler's flirtatious and deep, sensuous voice, but that would never happen with Rachel.She knew him too well. If she were to fall into his trap, he would certainly mock her. Tyler had a mean streak, and normal people couldn't afford to mess with him.Rachel recalled his reply to her today. She held herself up as best as she could and forced a smile. "Didn't you say that you're busy?"Tyler pulled out a cigarette from his case and put it to his lips. "I am busy. I came out to do something and ended up bumping into a pitiful worm."Rachel was still having difficulties breathing. Her face was pale, and even her lips had turned white. She smiled self-derisively. "I might need to trouble you to do me a favor and send me to the hospital, Mr. Hunt. Or you could call an ambulance for me. You can just leave me be, even if I lose consciousness."She sounded surprisingly calm and collected.Tyler cast her a casual look. "Are you trying to mak