Lahat ng Kabanata ng Countdown to My Divorce: Kabanata 761 - Kabanata 770

Young men could never stand being provoked by another. Tyler's words made Sawyer say, "My brother-in-law is the district mayor here! He's the husband of my blood sister! I'm warning you, you'd better stop now while you can! Quit acting like you're all that!"Sawyer looked smug and arrogant as he spoke, the annoying look on his face giving Anne the urge to smack him hard.Rachel was much calmer in comparison. "Have you heard that the heavens will punish the proud?""I've never heard of that and don't wish to, either. I'm proud, so what? Lady, just think about it. What's so bad about being with me? My brother-in-law is the district mayor, while my sister is a bank chief. Just look at how impressive my family background is. Any woman would want to be with me, yet here you are, being choosy. I can forget it if you really don't want to be with me, but why are you picking on me?"The things Sawyer said and did were truly disgusting.However, Rachel seemed to take on a different perspe

Tyler glanced at the mayor, then asked Yale, "Are you sure that's the case?""Yes, I'm sure about it," Yale replied. "Got it. Make the necessary arrangements and make haste."With Yale's brief and succinct report, Tyler knew what was going on."Yes, sir."Yale walked out with his phone in his hand. The next thing he had to do was easy enough. All that was needed was a phone call—he didn't even need to make a trip elsewhere.Jeremy looked at Sawyer, his aura imposing."What's going on?"The moment Sawyer saw Jeremy, he burst into tears and started whining like a disgruntled housewife. "Jeremy, they bullied me! I was having fun with my friends at the beach when these two women came up to us, asking us if we were interested in them."We're young men in the prime of our youth, so of course we have desires of that sort. They were the ones who suggested doing it on the beach, but they ended up accusing us! How were we in the wrong? Her friend then came over and beat us up. Look a

Sawyer grinned sardonically. "Is that a joke? Do you think you'll be allowed to post anything about this place in the public sphere? Are you ignorant or naive?"Rachel's gaze swept across everyone, including Jeremy and the two policemen who brought them here. All of them looked dismissive, as though this matter at hand was so trivial, there was no need for them to conduct any investigation whatsoever.So this was how they handled matters. Rachel didn't dare think about how insecure or unsafe the residents here felt to live under the oppression of power and influence without any notion of justice.At that moment, Tyler spoke up. "I'd like to see if I can post this video out there." He turned to Rachel. "Film them and I'll post it. I'll see how far these people can go to subvert justice."Jeremy's aged yet sharp eyes landed on Tyler. Thus far, he had seen his fair share of people in his rather long life. This man before him exuded an imposing aura he had never felt before. Thro

"Fine! Since you want to take this the hard way, don't blame us for being nasty. You'll be suffering when my brother-in-law comes back!" Sawyer said through gritted teeth.Just then, Jeremy walked back in, his face dark.However, Sawyer didn't notice the change in Jeremy's countenance. He was set on teaching a lesson to these people who dared to offend him."Jeremy, they refused to sign their names! Let's just detain them like we always do!""Detain? The evidence is right here, but you want to detain us before looking into it? Is this how you always do things around here?" Tyler said.He remained composed throughout, showing no signs of panic. His sharp features exuded a sense of calm and an aura that no common man could have. At the mention of evidence, Sawyer started panicking. "What evidence? Where did you get your so-called evidence from? Oh, I know! You're just trying to frame and slander me!""Take a look at the evidence and you'll see if we're slandering you or not."

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