Chapter 194

Rachel instinctively clutched her phone and backed away. Although she was trying to keep calm, her entire body was trembling uncontrollably.

“Don’t come any closer. If you try anything, I’ll call the cops!”

One of them sneered. “Go ahead. Call them. Let’s see what’s faster, your fingers or our feet.”

Rachel gripped her phone tightly. She suddenly shoved the guy in front of her and took off running. She frantically dialed the police.

“Hello, I’m at- Ahh!”

Before she could finish, someone kicked her hard in the back, and she tumbled violently to the ground.

Her already injured palms scraped hard against the concrete again. She gasped from the pain.

She winced as she tried to get up, but her hair was suddenly yanked from behind, jerking her head back.

“Ahh-”

A muffled cry escaped her lips.

A guy in a baseball cap had a smug grin on his face. He patted Rachel’s face. “Why bother running? Do you think those skinny legs can outrun us?” He jerked his chin toward the two others. “Drag her into that alley over there.”

Two of them grabbed Rachel by the arms and began pulling her toward a dark alleyway. Just one glance into that black void sent a chill down her spine.

It was like a bottomless abyss. Her chest clenched with dread, and fear engulfed her until it felt hard to breathe.

She screamed at the top of her lungs.

“HELP! Somebody help me!”

Her desperate cries echoed down the street, but no one came. She was no match for these people.

Rachel’s heart filled with dread.

The men started tugging at her clothes. She thrashed, but to them, her resistance was futile.

Lying on the cold pavement, her body trembled. She shut her eyes and felt hot tears streaming down her cheeks.

Suddenly, she heard a man’s voice.

“What the hell are you doing?”

The men froze. They turned and saw a man approaching.

“I’ve already called the cops.”

“What? You called the cops?” They panicked. After scrambling to pull their pants back up, they bolted.

Rachel lay there in a mess, too shaken to imagine what might have happened if that stranger hadn’t appeared.

The man helped her sit up.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine. Thank you.” She was trembling all over, but she still forced herself to respond.

He led her to his car, opened the back door, and gently helped her inside.

Chapter 194

As Rachel leaned back against the seat, she caught a familiar scent. It was one that made her heart skip.

‘Isn’t this…’

She turned her head. Sitting beside her was a man she knew all too well.

Rachel’s mouth opened slightly in disbelief. It took her a moment to speak.

“Mr. Hunt, why are you here?”

Tyler leaned toward her slightly. He studied her for a moment before smiling. “Rachel, why do things like this keep happening to you?”

Rachel smiled in a self-deprecating manner. “Guess I’m just unlucky.”

Just days ago, the incident with Howard had barely wrapped up, and now this had happened.

Tyler glanced toward the dark alley the men had dragged her into. “What the hell were you doing out here at this hour? Playing hide-and-seek?”

Rachel was used to Tyler teasing her, so she simply smiled. “I came to get a tattoo removed. I didn’t think I’d be out this late.”

“Oh, that butterfly on your back.”

Rachel took a deep breath and looked at Tyler with a serious expression. “How do you know I have a butterfly tattoo on my back?”

She was sure of one thing. She’d never been naked in front of him. Given its location, only someone really close to her could have seen it.