Chapter 109

Just then, her phone rang.

Rachel knew it was William calling even before she looked at the screen. Her brows furrowed. What was the meaning of this? William knew she couldn’t hear him, so why was he deliberately calling her?

Rachel ignored the call.

Soon, William sent her a text: [Are you with Tyler?]

Rachel sneered. What a busy man he was! He was probably busy keeping Samantha company at the hospital. Why would he have the time to show her concern?

Instead of replying to his question, Rachel asked him back: [Where are you?]

[I’m outside, attending to something. Answer my question.]

Rachel stared at his perfunctory response and couldn’t be bothered to text a reply. She switched her phone off and said to Tyler, “I’m heading back.”

Tyler pointed at her face. “Like this?”

That was when Rachel remembered the slap Yvette gave her earlier. She left the hotel room in such a panic that she completely forgot about it.

“It’s fine. I’m heading back. Thank you in advance for Project Oasis.”

With that, she opened the car door and hopped out.

Tyler didn’t stop her from leaving. He stared at her gaunt figure, which looked as though it had all of its energy sucked out.

He rubbed the bridge of his nose. Was she that exhausted?

Rachel hailed a cab by the roadside. When she opened the car door, she could feel the tugging ache in her right hand.

Tyler really lasted way too long. Shouldn’t things be quicker under the effects of an aphrodisiac?

She once heard someone claim that if it took a man very long to climax, it meant that he either had sex so frequently he was no longer so sensitive, or that he naturally lasted long in bed.

Which category did Tyler fall under?

When Rachel arrived home, a familiar, saccharinely sweet voice sounded through the door the moment she opened it.

“William, Rachel wouldn’t be happy to find out you brought me home.”

“It’s fine. I don’t even know where she is right now,” William said, clearly displeased.

Samantha blinked at him with her large, innocent eyes. “William, don’t overthink. There’s probably a misunderstanding between Rachel and Mr. Hunt. She loves you so much, she would never do something to let you down! But since your relationship with Mr. Hunt is so poor…”

Rachel really shouldn’t get too close to him. And that proposal–are you sure Rachel was the one behind it?

“That can’t be! It would be terrible if she really were helping Mr. Hunt to go against you! But it’s fine. No matter what happens, the baby and I will always be by your side.”

Rachel tightened her grip on the keys in her hand.

Her feet felt like they were nailed to the ground. Her face went chalk-white, and her heart skipped a beat. She felt her breath catch in her lungs, unable to take the next breath.

Samantha was pregnant!

No wonder William left in such a hurry after receiving the call. As it turned out, Samantha was pregnant.

A bright female voice suddenly rang in the air.

“Rachel…? Why…why are you back?”

Rachel snapped back to reality, and her gaze landed on Samantha’s panicked face. She forced a smile on her face. “Ms. Judd, what brings you here to my home?”

Samantha stared at Rachel, her face ashen. As if completely forgetting that Rachel was deaf, she stammered, “Some…something cropped up. Rachel, did you hear everything we said?”